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neanderthals
If you're european -- particularly if you're redhead, pale, freckly, or blue-eyed -- you almost certainly have Neanderthal genes in your family history. They've been recently reunderstood to be completely 'human' (albeit not the modern human we know now).
If you saw a Neanderthal walking down the street today, you wouldn't think much (and ( Read more... ) -
Rosslyn Chapel
Rosslyn Chapel was haven for beesThe bees entered the hive through a carved flower ( Read more... ) -
global cooling
Well gee, who woulda known?
Sun blamed for Europe’s colder winters
When the Sun’s magnetic output is low, winters in Europe tend to be cooler than average - whereas higher output corresponds to warmer winters. That is the conclusion of a new study by physicists in the UK and Germany that looked at the relationship between winter temperatures in ( Read more... ) -
gardening
Spent the afternoon gardening at Starhawk's house -- it was nice, just us sharing borscht and dirt. She's an important 'elder' of sorts (and awfully sweet), so she deserves our labor and aid, gladly given.
We'll celebrate Beltane together very soon. -
as predicted
Right on time:
Via: AP:
Wholesale prices rose more than expected last month as food prices surged by the most in 26 years.
The Labor Department said the Producer Price Index rose by 0.7 percent in March, compared to analysts’ forecasts of a 0.4 percent rise. A rise in gas prices also helped push up the index.
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