This Skeleton is Real and It Is . . . HUMAN

Wow. The skeleton shown above was discovered ten years ago in the Atacama Desert. DNA tests have revealed that the skeleton (which is six inches in length) belonged to a human girl who was between SIX AND EIGHT YEARS OLD when she died.

More information and pictures here. (And yes, I checked to make sure that the date on the article wasn't April 1.)

The Cicadas Are Coming!

In the past two years, New York has seen two hurricanes, a tornado, a crippling blizzard and an earthquake. This May, we'll be preparing for an insect invasion.

More here.

Whatever shall we do with them?