Random links
- Premenstrual Women Seek Snakes
- Are there benefits to PMS? "... recent research involving images of snakes has revealed that the luteal phase of a woman’s menstrual cycle enhances cognition when it comes to evoking evolutionary imprinted fear known as 'fear modules.'"
- A lethal beacon for migrating birds
- "The researchers point out that the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill off Alaska, a benchmark of environmental disasters, killed around 250,000 birds, and that communication towers are annually responsible for a figure 27 times that size." It seems that the tallest few towers account for about three-quarters of the bird fatalities. Some suggested solutions are also offered in the article.
- The Burger Lab: Revisiting the Myth of The 12-Year Old McDonald's Burger That Just Won't Rot (Testing Results!)
- Basically homemade burgers of the same shape don't really rot either - testing relates it to the rate of moisture loss as mold and bacteria need water to grow.
- Ocean Renewable Power, Tidal Energy Company, To Sell Electricity To Maine
- The price they're to be getting paid for this run at about 2 times the current average electricity price, with an increase of 2% per year. Perhaps this will start to come down in cost somewhat relative to fossil fuels in coming years as the article suggests.