3 more things about ants

NEWS ITEM Bio-mimicry computer program application uses ant behavior as a model for military strategy.

• • • Ant cam -- Watch ants from a safe distance.

• • • Parasitism and mutualism -- When the hollow ant-friendly plants are used up in the ant-created meadows, ants will destroy nearby trees.

• • •Pests-- Argentine super-colonies exist here because neighboring nests aren't enemies. Now, scientists have found the means to trigger aggression between cousins. Similarly, new research shows a nest-absorption phenomenon in army ants.

3 more things about evolution

NEWS ITEM Examples of humans still amid evolution

• • • H1N1 -- If influenza didn't evolve, it might well be extinct.

• • • Beauty -- Author asserts aesthetics are a side affect of our drive to survive.

• • • Deniers -- The lyrics show that people who don't understand the facts are quick to dismiss the basics; a snippet:

"Your uncle was a monkey, he was swinging through the trees,
he lived on green bannanas, and his arms swung to his knees.
He spoke with such conviction, it really made me think,
Maybe my teacher, He's the missing link!
He said...
I believe in evolution,
ask me no questions, I'll tell you no lies."

3 more things threatened by climate change

NEWS ITEM Story should be updated, republished as "Some Soggy Spot on Kilimanjaro"...?

• • • Fish -- trout and salmon need cold water.

• • • Plants -- cool-weather plants creep north; warm-weather crops face crisis.

• • • Skeptics -- Facts keep piling up against them.

3 more things to know about sleep amid time change

NEWS ITEM The reason it seems like time change screws you up, is because it does

• • • Almost 30% of Americans aren't getting enough Zs.

• • • Sleeplessness makes you stupiditier.

• • • You can sleep when you retire (sleep is medicine).