Random Bytes

With the start of the new semester three days hence, "Random Bytes" are back. Gotta stay one step ahead of the students ;-)

In the Sahara, Stone Age graves from greener days
By John Noble Wilford
International Herald Tribune.com
Aug 14, 2008


Death by Volcano
By Randy Alfred
Wired.com, Aug 21,2008


Dopamine fends off zzzzz’s
By Tina Hesman Saey
ScienceNews.com,
August 19, 2008


Manes, Trains And Antlers Explained: How Showy Male Traits Evolved
ScienceDaily, Aug. 22, 2008


Better to be fat and fit than skinny and unfit
By Tara Parker-Pope
International Herald Tribune
Aug 20, 2008


Bisexual Cockroach Dads
By Susan Milius
ScienceNews.com, Aug 22, 2008


Looking Squarely at Death, and Finding Clarity
By CLAIRE PANOSIAN DUNAVAN, M.D
NYTimes.com,
August 18, 2008



Bigfoot hoaxers say it was just 'a big joke'
CNN.com, August 21, 2008

Losing the Yeti in Forgotten Nation of Bhutan
By Tim Sullivan
LiveScience.com, 10 August 2008