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http://www.livescience.com/21971-drought-smaller-gulf-dead-zone.html: Though the parched conditions have wreaked havoc on natural habitat and agricultural crops, drought may have one upside, bringing the fourth smallest dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico since mapping of this annual oxygen-free zone began in 1985. http://www.capitolcolumn.com/news/noaa-report-study-suggest-chronic-drought/: Every year, nutrient runoff from agriculture and other sources flows from the Mississippi River,…

There has been some stuff in the news [abstract] recently about new findings related to Oogonial Stem Cells. It has traditionally been believed that all of the oocyctes (eggs) in a human female’s body are present when she is born and that the system which produced the eggs no longer creates new ones after this.…

Just read an article about a published paper which has found that the introduction of the Asian ladybug to Europe 20 years ago has had multiple deleterious and unforeseen effects. The initial purpose for introducing the bug into Europe was to combat aphids. Apparently the aphids living in trees lining streets would drop goop onto…

source: http://www.yunnanadventure.com/YunnanGuide/Tacheng-Black-Snub-Nosed-Monkey-National-Park-Diqing.html This picture is so cute I could almost cry! “The Black Snub-nosed Monkey, also known as the Yunnan Snub-nosed Monkey, is an endangered species of primate in the Cercopithecidae family. It is endemic to China,[1] where it is known to the locals as the Yunnan Golden Hair Monkey and the Black Golden Hair…

I just read about this and its amazing. If you have shoes which are a little too small, you can stretch them at home with the following method: Fill a one quart freezer bag halfway with water (one bag per shoe). Make sure there’s no air in the bag (a teensy little bit is ok).…

If global mean temperature increases to 4 °C (7.2 °F) above preindustrial levels, the limits for human adaptation are likely to be exceeded in many parts of the world, while the limits of adaptation for natural systems would largely be exceeded throughout the world. Hence, the ecosystem services upon which human livelihoods depend would not…

I would like to quote a few sentences from the Noise Ordinance for the City of Palo Alto, California: 9.10.040 Commercial and industrial property noise limits. No person shall produce, suffer or allow to be produced by any machine or device, or any combination of same, on commercial or industrial property, a noise level more…

Windows Explorer has a flaw. When a location is viewed which containts folders and/or files, it should be able to display the full name of all the folders and/or files. But the way the width of the column which displays the name (and other columns as well) has only a very crude, primitive level of…

NYT: Bicyclists Using Cameras to Capture Accidents – http://mobile.nytimes.com/2012/07/21/technology/bicyclists-using-cameras-to-capture-accidents.xml “Without the video, we wouldn’t know who did it,” said Mr. Wilder, 33, who was bruised and scraped in the crash. Bicyclists say cameras can also deter motorist harassment, a problem that many complain about and that cities like Los Angeles and Berkeley, Calif., have sought…

This is a list of the most important and useful extensions (plugins, addons) for the Google Chrome web browser: Name Description Proxy SwitchySharp Manage and switch between multiple proxies quickly & easily. This plugin works with Privoxy, a must-have ad-blocking proxy. It makes configuring, and switching on and off of Privoxy easy. Do Not Track…