Insects (Environment)
While efforts are being made to find new chemicals to kill insects, they may be having the reverse effect by discouraging spider presence, a natural insect deterrent even just from abandoned silk according to this study.
http://arthropodecology.com/2012/11/28/fear-factor-spider-silk-reduces-plant-damage/
Time Capsule Apartment (Interesting People)
There’s a story behind this woman who left her apartment just before World War II and yet kept paying the rent until her death this year, a story she took with her, but her apartment offers a glimpse into that time.
http://www.messynessychic.com/2012/05/09/the-paris-time-capsule-apartment/
Human Limits (Science)
A look at the different known limits for human survival from temperature, to oxygen, to pressure.
http://www.lifeslittlemysteries.com/2757-limits-human-survival.html
Mars (Space)
Mars is so cold, apparently, that some of its snowfall is dry ice:
http://www.space.com/17583-mars-snow-carbon-dioxide-discovery.html
Storytelling (Writing)
Twenty-two rules for storytelling based on Pixar studios. While I don’t agree that all of them work for everyone, they offer a good starting point when you’re beginning, and some things to think about even further on the writing path.
http://io9.com/5916970/the-22-rules-of-storytelling-according-to-pixar
Fall into a world where beauty is a facade, and one elf is pushed beyond reason to rid herself of the smooth-skinned curse. ~ Now available as an eBook:
Curve of Her Claw
All interesting again, but I would really love to hear more, know more of the history behind the Time Capsule apartment. This is so intriguing and, short of writing the story myself (LOL) I wonder why she never went back, what happened, why she walked away from it all. Human nature at it’s finest.
Yeah, very curious. However, since it was discovered after her death, we may never know.