The pursuers of the alligator in Lake Machado have given up for the time being. They have failed to capture the creature, now named Harbor Park Harry, that has captivated locals for the past week.

After leaving its wildlife park home, a beach-going reptile tries to have a little fun, but succeeds only in frightening humans.

So far, there are five machines which carry 25 titles, including The Odyssey and The Wok Cookbook.

The coldest spot in the U.S. (average temperature 10.1 degrees) has warmed up this summer, as it has almost everywhere else.

They are sea squirts that form dense colonies covering large areas of sea bottom. Scientists worry that the Blob will disrupt the Canadian fishing industry.

If you like to see pilots demonstrating their aerobatic skills.

Researchers say the areas round the vents have tubeworms, anemones, shrimp, and bacterial mats. In addition, there are low-temperature vents that the scientists say might be called ‘hydrocryo’, which means cold-water-emitting vents.

A method has been devised to absorb the heat of the sun in water pipes beneath a road’s surface. This water is stored in another set of insulated pipes.When sensors detect that the road’s temperature falls to a certain level, the warmed water is returned to the pipes under the road, thereby

A mildly successful try at hash browns using Yukon golds, coarsely cut.

A library of all living things is a vast undertaking using the latest neural network software and harnessing the multitudes of amateurs as well as professionals. The Digital Automated Identification System (Daisy) will not only offer access into a gargantuan database, but will allow additions by anyone with an unknown organism and a camera-phone, thereby growing the system.

Richard Feynman couldn’t figure it out, try as he might. But now , two French scientists conclude that it’s all about waves. The article includes a link to the experiment videos.

In a weak moment, I let the college-aged son pick the entertainment. When he suggested an X-Files from our vast collection (thanks to a relative’s generosity, or else she needed to get them out of her house), I said, sure, why not. Then he dug into the food storage area, and emerged with a box of Safeway popcorn, which expired two years ago.

It is easy to forget how many times I froze, hand halfway to mouth, during the golden days of X-Files.

The popcorn was still surprisingly good. The two episodes picked were the cockroach one and Peter Boyle’s Emmy-winning one where he is able to see how people die. Both, of course, have scenes of extreme gruesomeness, and I can only be relieved that we weren’t having strawberries, watermelon, spaghetti, cherry pie, banana cream pie, lemon meringue pie, or chitlins.

Directions for kestrels, owls, songbirds, Canada Geese, mourning doves, and great blue herons, among others. Also feeders and entrance hole sizes for various creatures.