Scientists have announced that they are closer to solving the mystery behind unpopped popcorn kernels! The American Chemical Society’s BioMacromolecules journal will contain the details of a study into maximizing the “pop-ability” of the corn kernel. Read here for more.
Wired is running an article on some of the interesting things that have been spotted using Google’s map service combined with satellite imagery. I did some fiddling and was able to locate Area 51 (or so I think). Check out this Wired article for more interesting pics.