Faves: ChrisWei

Material World - When Glass Acts Like Concrete and Steel - NYTimes.com

ChrisWei — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:54:17 GMT

Great article on glass.

Quoted: With new technology, builders are imagining structures made entirely of glass.

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Protection Sought Again for Giant, Spitting Worms - NYTimes.com

ChrisWei — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:57:23 GMT

WTF?

Quoted: The worm can reach 3 feet in length, is white in color and reportedly possesses a unique lily smell.

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Greening the Herds - Trying to Limit Cows' 'Emissions' - NYTimes.com

ChrisWei — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 18:47:26 GMT

Ok, who farted?

Quoted: Cows at farms across Vermont are having their grain feed adjusted to help them belch less methane, a potent heat-trapping gas that has been linked to climate change.

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North Korea, the dead land - Telegraph

ChrisWei — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:48:30 GMT

North Korea, the dead land - Telegraph

Quoted: Hyok Kang, who escaped from his oppressive homeland in 1998, provides a unique and harrowing insight into Kim Jong-il's dictatorship, which can build nuclear weapons - but not feed its people

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Korean Students Go Online to Cram for Critical Exams - NYTimes.com

ChrisWei — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 22:36:19 GMT

OMG:

Quoted: Last year, South Korea spent 55 trillion won, 6 percent of its gross domestic product, on public education.

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Findings - In That Tucked Tail, Real Pangs of Regret? - NYTimes.com

ChrisWei — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 00:22:35 GMT

Quoted: Do pet cats ever regret anything?

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Human Language Gene Changes How Mice Squeak - NYTimes.com

ChrisWei — Thu, 28 May 2009 20:28:28 GMT

FOXP2 back again.

Quoted: Possession of the human gene changes the sounds that mice use to communicate, researchers reported.

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Doctor Rob Carson saves Nicholas Rossi's life by drilling into his brain | National News | News.com.au

ChrisWei — Thu, 21 May 2009 18:55:07 GMT

Quoted: A COUNTRY doctor saved the life of a dying 12-year-old boy by using a drill to bore into his brain after he fell off his bike.

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A 35,000-Year-Old ‘Venus’ Sculpture Is Found - NYTimes.com

ChrisWei — Thu, 14 May 2009 16:58:30 GMT

Quoted: The small, sexually explicit carving, found in a cave last year, is thought to be “one of the oldest known examples of figurative art” in the world.

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Chemist Shows How RNA Can Be the Starting Point for Life - NYTimes.com

ChrisWei — Thu, 14 May 2009 16:49:54 GMT

Way.

Quoted: An English chemist has found the chemical milieu from which the first forms of life are thought to have emerged on earth some 3.8 billion years ago.

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