hmmmm.

A survey of old skulls revealed that Neolithic Britons had a one in fourteen chance of having their heads bashed in; most of the attacks were apparently carried out with blunt objects, though some skulls showed evidence of being hacked by stone axes and having their ears cut off.
Findings, July 2006

vigorous convective activity in the southern hemisphere

Astronomers were surprised to discover that Uranus, previously thought to be somewhat boring, is actually quite stormy. "We have never seen such vigorous convective activity in the southern hemisphere before," said one. "Whatever is happening," said another, "has to be well lubricated; it has to be a low friction environment."
Findings, January 2005

dirt

The world's dirt was disappearing faster than ever before.
Findings, April 2008

mediation

"And yet our seeing of things is always mediated by corneas, retinas, optic nerves, and some neural machinery that takes the information from the optic nerve and propagates it into our minds."

Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson pg. 994

extremely cold clouds.

Physicists at Harvard succeeded in capturing a light pulse by beaming it into an extremely cold cloud of sodium atoms; they then transferred some of the atoms into another cloud and shot it with a laser beam, whereupon the light pulse reappeared.

Findings, April 2008

Scientists at the European Molecular Biology Lab in Monterotondo created mutant mice lacking the serotonin receptor 5-Htrla, which helps regulate fear.

Findings, April 2007

attacking vultures

Large flocks of vultures were attacking live animals in Spain.

Harpers, April 2008

astroid spotting

"it was hoped that the document might persuade Congress ... to provide funding for the project, which is aimed at preventing the deaths of billions of people that a collision with a moderate-size asteroid might cause."

Harpers Findings May 2007

another day another application

from the new big foot project

portland