Y'know, I find it kind of amusing that in the wake of a serious accident in which five cyclists -- who were, by all accounts, riding safely and following the rules of the road to the letter -- were injured, the police decide to crack down... on cyclists.

... but this is one medal I have to celebrate. Yay for the Canadian show jumping team! And they did it with only three riders, since Mac Cone had to drop out due to his horse's injury (normally, there are four members of each team in team show jumping, and the best three scores in each round are counted -- so only having three riders meant they ( Read more... )

Early-stage sperm cells created from bone marrow

My favourite bit is this:

And if female bone marrow is also able to produce sperm
cells, it raises the possibility that women would be able to pass on
their genetic material through manufactured sperm.
How cool is that ( Read more... )

The way this "Calgary flight scare" is being reported is driving me ( Read more... )

Well, thank heavens. They've caught the
dastardly peers. Our national monuments are safe again ( Read more... )