Researchers try various ways to keep drivers alert. So how will the scents be delivered? A spritz in the face from a nozzle in the steering wheel? A squirt of grapefruit from the person in the passenger seat?

But the vibrating belt might work, whereas the vibrating foot pedal might panic one who is dropping off. But the belt might also prove to be relaxing, like a massage.

What about a pair of cymbals descending from the roof of the car?

They didn’t leave the Vieux Carre, where the ground is higher and there are underground power lines. Instead, they took care of one another, and formed tribes.

So named because a major plume of radiation from Chernobyl killed the pine trees, which turned red from the fallout.

It is one of the most contaminated places in the world.

However, as time has passed, scientists note that many rare species of animals seem to be thriving. Some say it is because of the depopulation of the region - that the animals are no longer threatened by humans.

Skype moves deeper into China with a Chinese-language VoIP venture, partnering with TOM Online, which has been offering a simpler version of the Skype software.

These ants, also known as Monomorium destructor, can chew through electrical wiring, among other things. At least 50 were found inside the brand new iPod package purchased by a traveler in Fiji.

He was advised to pop the iPod in the freezer.

So, what would it be like? Could you serve overhead? Try your great backhand? Use topspin?

At one time, the animal measured 46 feet, and weighed about 9 tons, with a head that was 4 feet long. Researchers say the find in the Amazon jungle helps prove that the area that is now rain forest was once an inland sea.

Among residents who live next to a large chemical complex, the number of boys born is half that of girls. Health watchdogs suspect phthalates and hexachlorobenzene (HCB).

A San Mateo startup goes after the hundreds of billions of pages that search engines cannot find.

An endless resource at last.

These stem cells from adipose (fat) tissue could be used in the regeneration or repair of blood vessels, nerves, bones, and heart muscle.

Oooh.

I want one.

For so long, we’ve been told how bad sodium nitrite, the preservative found in hot dogs and cured meats, is for us. Now, the National Institute of Health gives it a thumbs up. The chemical holds huge potential as an inexpensive treatment for a number of ailments. In diseases involving the heart, lungs and brain, oxygen flow is imperative. Injecting sodium nitrite into volunteers, scientists found dramatic improvement.

More here.

Once or twice a year only, and it just happens that this year, Stan’s graces our table/desk two weekends in a row. Only a skeleton crew on hand there today, but someone came in really early, and fried up a bunch of doughnuts, covering many racks.

I got there by 9:00 a.m., and saw the giant, chocolate covered cinnamon rolls that are gone, apparently, by 10:00 a.m. They are as big as houses. Just kidding, sort of.

Later, when my glazed raised has settled a bit, I will try for a closeup of the interior of a Stan’s doughnut.

It’s the latest thing in Switzerland, as participants launch from platforms high up in a tree, and swing to another tree.

Do they utter blood-curdling yells as they do so? I would.