Viral phenomenon: Ancient microbe invaded human DNA

Yahoo News-- PARIS (AFP) – Humans carry in their genome the relics of an animal virus that infected their forerunners at least 40 million years ago, according to research published Wednesday by the British science journal Nature.

The invader is called bornavirus, a brain-infecting pathogen that was first identified in 1970s.

Scientists led by Keizo Tomonaga of Japan's Osaka University compared the DNA of a range of mammals, including humans, apes, elephants, marsupials and rodents, to look for tell-tale signatures of bornavirus code.

A Decaying World: Biosphere 2

200 million dollars went into Biosphere 2. The site was sold to private developers in 2007. It is still open to visitors.

The largest sealed environment ever created, constructed at a cost of $200 million, and now falling somewhere between David Gissen's idea of subnature—wherein the slow power of vegetative life is unleashed "as a transgressive animated force against buildings"—and a bioclimatically inspired Dubai, Biosphere 2 even included its own one million-gallon artificial sea. 

A gallery of pictures can be found here.

Goat trauma: America's hidden tragedy

"It was early Spring. The snow had just melted. Brandon D. went out to play. While in his own backyard, he was attacked by a bloodthirsty roaming goat...
Not even celebrities are safe. Po was riding her scooter when this goat came over the hill towards her. She tried to get away but the goat soon overpowered poor Po."

Don't be a victim. Learn the True Facts about Goat Trauma. (via BoingBoing)