Hard-Working Honey Bees Sweeten The Economy
- Beekeepers from across the United States gathered at a national conference this month, with environmental organizations at their side, to draw attention to the growing plight facing their industry - the decline of honey bees - a problem that has far reaching implications for the U.S. economy.
Brains Designed For Cooperation
- The music starts. You take your lover in your arms. Your bodies begin to sway in time to the music. It all seems so natural. And it is. Without your conscious thought, billions of neurons in your brain are acting and reacting to your lover's movements. At the same time, your lover's brain is doing the same thing. The result is a graceful symphony of motion.
A Step Closer To Quantum Computing
- Physicists at the University of California, Santa Barbara have demonstrated a quantum integrated circuit that implements the quantum von Neumann architecture, providing the key components for a quantum version of a classical computer.
Cedar Point Under Attack By Dinosaurs!
- Dinosaurs are coming to Cedar Point! The Sandusky, Ohio, amusement park and resort will introduce Dinosaurs Alive! on Adventure Island, a prehistoric themed attraction, next summer. The new attraction will be located on four acres on the wooded island located in the lagoons toward the back of the park.
OREO Launches New Twist on Milk's Favorite Cookie
- The most anticipated cookie on the planet has finally arrived. The TRIPLE DOUBLE OREO cookie, which combines two layers of OREO creme, one chocolate and one original, with three layers of crunchy, chocolaty OREO cookies, is now available for munching.
The Garden - The Garden comic strip, populated by intelligent plants and insects. This week: Daisy and Boris play golf-football.
Meet The Presidents! - Concluding more than a year of preparation and planning, the ultimate three-dimensional tribute to America's history and its commanders-in-chief is now a reality as Madame Tussauds Washington D.C. announced that its $2 million-plus U.S. Presidents Gallery -- which houses wax figures of all 44 U.S. Presidents -- has opened its doors.
The Garden - The Garden comic strip, populated by intelligent plants and insects. This week: Daisy the Sports Star?
Caffeine Addicts Beware - Caffeine addicts beware: GourmetGiftBaskets.com has broken the Guinness World Record for the Largest Cup of Coffee at Blog World Expo, in Las Vegas Nevada. A giant 8x8 foot specially constructed coffee mug holds the 2,010 gallons of fresh coffee. 2,010 gallons is equivalent to 32,160 cups of fresh brewed coffee.
A Thousand Bloom Chrysanthemum - Longwood Gardens, one of America's most beloved gardens in the heart of Pennsylvania's historic Brandywine Valley, has just unveiled the largest chrysanthemum ever grown in North America -- a single plant with 991 blooms measuring more than 11 feet in diameter.
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