You can't escape drug testing

A teaspoon of sewage is all that's needed to test an entire city for drug use.

Imagine how this could be used...do we need Constitutional protection for the sanctity of our excretions? Will overzealous prosecutors "tap" your sewage line?

And...what does this mean for the animals on the receiving end of our sewage, since most of the drugs survive sewage treatment? Perhaps this explains poor performance of fish on most standardized achievement tests, and the lackadaisical attitude to authority figures that seems to prevail among sea lions?

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Ode to a big old fat female

It's got to be a first. Recording artist Mark Holmes sings the praises of a "Big, Old, Fat Female." Finally, praise for longevity, and the badges that can only come with time:

"I was out on the reef eating some slime
Sucking it down, enjoying it fine
When that beautiful girl swam into the light
She was really big, built like a boat
But it was easy to see why she didn’t float
Hook, line and sinker, it was love at first sight

She was a big, old, fat
A big, old, fat,
A big, old, fat, female"

There's more, but you'll have to go hear it yourself. It's easily worth the few seconds of download time.

Oh, and that big, old, fat female in the song...who is she? See if you can guess.

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New islands emerge as Arctic ice melts

Retreating ice is revealing new Arctic islands never before seen off the coast of Norway. These uncharted islands are dramatic evidence that climate change is having big effects NOW.

Norway is worried, and notes that the islands are currently unclaimed. Other new islands are appearing off Canada and Greenland.

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Get naked for conservation 2

Video clips of the nude global warming protest. Hat tip: Pepijn

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Orca attacks seals on beach

Amazing video of an orca coming onto a beach to catch a seal.

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