Saturday, April 21, 2007

Some news links

Fossilised trees mystery solved - from the BBC. The local paper had a slightly more detailed article on the same topic; the found the tops of some fossilized trees that they had known about from stumps for a long time.The wave that destroyed Atlantis - also from the BBC. About the destruction of the Minoan civilization by a tsunami, probably from the eruption of Santorini. Not sure why this is still being put forward as a "new" idea, since I read about it 10 or 15 years ago.

Some Old-Fashioned Guys for an Old-Fashioned Job - from the NY Times. About the lights on the Empire State Building.

Almost Human, and Sometimes Smarter - another from the NY Times. About chimpanzees.

Pill That Eliminates the Period Gets Mixed Reviews - also from the NY Times. Title is pretty self-explanatory.

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