The First Aid: Iceman May Have Dressed His Own Wounds

" The 5,000-year-old Tyrolean iceman may have used bog moss as a prehistoric wound dressing, according to a new analysis of his body’s remains. From Wired Science: Suffering from an arrow wound and a deep cut to the right hand, the iceman, known as Ötzi, may have...

Beached whale at centre of rescue effort

The whale had been seen in the area over the past few days and headed out to sea but came back in last night and became beached at Langstone Bridge"The northern bottlenose whale became stranded on mudflats at...

In Love With Laundry Again: A Review of Central Laundromat

I miss having a washing machine and a dryer. I mourn the loss of these appliances more than most. However, there may not be a better city than Kingston to go washing-machine-less. The laundromats here are friendly, cheap, and great places to snag a date. In fact, the...

India Digs Deeper, but Wells Are Drying Up, and a Farming Crisis Looms

"Bhanwar Lal Yadav, once a cultivator of cucumber and wheat, has all but given up growing food. No more suffering through drought and the scourge of antelope that would destroy what little would survive on his fields"

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