Mo’s Bacon Bar 
Bacon and chocolate together? It sounds like one of those ideas where “just because you CAN do it, doesn’t mean you SHOULD do it.”

Hawaii’s alala bird hasn’t been seen in the wild since 2002.
Federal wildlife officials say they plan to spend more than $14 million to prevent the extinction of the Hawaiian crow, one of the rarest forest birds in the world.  

Another way to ride!

It’s not actually powered by steam in any way, and according to the creator ‘bdring‘ it can’t really turn very well, but if you’ve been looking for an extremely cheap DIY alternative to the Segway, head on over to Instructables where you’ll find everything you need to build your very own Legway. [...]

 
Collecting DNA from an inmate
Law enforcement officials are vastly expanding their collection of DNA to include millions more people who have been arrested or detained but not yet convicted. The move, intended to help solve more crimes, is raising concerns about the privacy of petty offenders and people who are presumed innocent.

Have you had your dose of Scarygirl today?

In 2000, Australian artist Nathan Jurevicius created a character named Scarygirl, a cute but slightly odd little girl who has a giant octopus as a guardian, and thought of a game. Flash forward nine years later, he has finally finished it.
If you haven’t checked it out before, do [...]

Having failed to make it into the pro ranks of 13 other sport, Larry and Bill decided to
create a new sport, caribou racing, where they could decide the rules and who got to play
After scanning through over 1,000 photos this past week, we settled on the select few that touched a nerve with the staff [...]