Environmental factors

Our environment has lots of subtle effects that we are only partly aware of. Here' s an interesting study on myopia that (reasonably) shows how good it is to be kids (and, I supect, adults) outside!

http://www.futurepundit.com/archives/006699.html

Quantum Physics

Here's a theory that shows the far out conclusions quantum mechanics can support.

SCIENCE / SPACE & COSMOS | October 13, 2009
Essay: The Collider, the Particle and a Theory About Fate
By DENNIS OVERBYE
at:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/13/science/space/13lhc.html?_r=1&emc=eta1

The time traveling particle is interesting enough as an hypothesis, but now there is this:
http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2009-11/bread-loving-bird-shuts-down-lhc

which does seem to lend credence to the idea. Only time will tell - at some point, if they never get the collider to work, the theory can be considered supported by evidence.

Ain't Science Wonderful!

Change

Here's a story about an event that is all too common in Earth's history, but, since it works on a different time scale than humans do, we rarely see it. It has implications for evolution (how fast or slow it may happen) and geographic history (does the Earth change in spurts or continuously and gradually). The answer is, of course, both, but this event in Africa is a good example of a "spurt"!

Giant Crack in Africa Will Create a New Ocean
http://www.livescience.com/environment/091102-africa-rift-ocean.html