Archive for the 'Strange Technology News' Category

Bionic eagle beak a reality!

Saturday, June 21st, 2008

If you remember, a while back we posted an entry about Beauty, the bald eagle who got most of her beak shot off by a hunter.
Happily, she recently got fitted with a prosthetic beak replacement, which has helped her drink and feed more easily.
It’s only a prototype beak, though, and a final version will […]

400,000 plastic balls dumped into LA water reservoir

Thursday, June 19th, 2008

People don’t usually toss lots of junk into a city water reservoir, unless as part of a comic-book villain’s plot to take over the world or something.
But the Ivanhoe Reservoir in Los Angeles recently got 400,000 shimmering black plastic balls dumped into it for reasons that sound like they also cam from a comic book […]

Why is organic milk less prone to spoilage?

Friday, June 13th, 2008

Well, actually, it’s not. The sell-by dates on cartons of organic milk indicate a much longer shelf life compared to regular milk, but that’s not because the milk is organic.
The real reason lies in the processing each kind of milk goes through before being put on the market.
Organic milk is pasteurized at a higher temperature […]