Silver Lake Said To Weigh Buying Yahoo

The private-equity investor is considering a bid for the Web company that would involve selling Asian assets and turning around—or finding a buyer for—its main operations

Silver Lake Said to Weigh Buying Yahoo

Backlink: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-09-16/silver-lake-said-to-weigh-buying-yahoo-selling-asian-assets.html

Microbiologist turns a skeptical eye on Mono Lake arsenic eaters

Microbiologist Rosie Redfield explains why she, and other researchers, are critical of the ostensible discovery of arsenic-loving bacteria in California's Lake Mono. This is a nice, technical explanation, which digs into some flaws in the research methodology. Short story: We know the now semi-infamous paper isn't about alien life. But Redfield says it doesn't show solid evidence of bacteria incorporating arsenic into their DNA, either.

Microbiologist turns a skeptical eye on Mono Lake arsenic eaters

Backlink: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/kCmDR-im_D4/microbiologist-turns.html

Space Shuttle Images Reveal Ancient Egyptian Lake Bed

A huge lake once waxed and waned deep in the sandy heart of the Egyptian Sahara, geologists have found.

Space Shuttle Images Reveal Ancient Egyptian Lake Bed

Backlink: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/12/egypt-lake/