"But a strange quietness that makes you weep / Was round me like an atmosphere."

Why we shouldn't bother colonizing Io: every time it's eclipsed by Jupiter, its sulfur dioxide atmosphere freezes out, only to sublime back into a gas when warmed by the sun. (via)

The biggest ant war ever is still going on right now. (via)

My brother-in-law gives a TEDx talk: introduction to the double-bass, including some wicked playing.

---L.

Subject quote from "Mount Vernon," Grenville Mellen. Yes, that's in Spenserian stanzas. Really.