Friday, July 22, 2011

Brain News - Are we getting stupider, or is our brain becoming more efficient?

Monday, July 18, 2011

Bacon Roses!

Bacon Roses
Instructions on how to make bacon roses

Bacon Roses

Thursday, July 14, 2011

Geologists discover lost world beneath the North Sea

Geologists discover mysterious ‘lost world’ beneath the North Sea - thestar.com
This is an image of a buried landscape discovered three kilometres beneath the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Scotland. Geologists believe it is part of a lost continent that disappeared about 55 million years ago.

About 55 million years ago, a massive chunk of land rose up from the
floor of the North Sea, giving birth to a wild and beautiful river
valley surrounded by steep mountains.


For a million years, this verdant landscape — about 200 kilometres
north of Scotland — was home to countless plant and wildlife species and
rushing, crystal clear rivers and streams.


Then, as quickly as it appeared, it sank back beneath the waves of the ocean, never to be seen again.

Until now.

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