Via Daniel, the news that the brains of cockroaches and locusts contain natural antibiotics capable of wiping out 90% of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Cockroaches live in filth, someone must have reasoned.  Why don’t they get sick? The group found that the tissues of the brain and nervous system of the insects were able to kill more […]

From the Discoveries High and Low Department. Via Geoff Landis, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has discovered two natural bridges on the moon. In a first, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter camera team spotted a natural bridge on the Moon in an image from King crater, on the lunar farside. The bridge appears to have formed when […]

“This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers, as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising, the apprehending of poachers, ways to control vermin, and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper. Unfortunately, one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in […]

So for the holiday weekend we had caprese salad made with fresh tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, and fresh basil pesto, along with pork roasted with fingerling potatoes and onions. Contentment ensued.