Several readers mentioned this Wired article: Extreme Test: Going Ballistic on Bulletproof Vests
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Our Editor-at-Large Mike Williamson sent this: Nature’s power plants; On the hunt for renewable energy, scientists revisit Mother Nature’s original power source: Photosynthesis and plants
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Here in the U.S., a new Federal law that allows carrying guns in National Parks went into effect on Monday. This will be a relief to our readers that live in bear country. (Up until Monday, all that could be used to stop a bear attack inside a National Park were shouts of “Bad bear, go home!” and pepper spray.)