Bomb-sniffing wasps? Researchers have developed a way to quickly train wasps to detect odors. A more crucial development, the Wasp Hound, lets them know when the wasps actually smell something (since it's really hard to tell otherwise).

You never know when you'll need this information. Learn how to distinguish edible, though not necessarily tasty plants from their poisonous cousins. Just in time for your July cookouts! more inside

Curious George - E3 Monkeys? During the "outage", I was over at AskMe and saw that some MeFites are planning an E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo) meetup on Wednesday, 5/18. Any monkeys attending E3 and/or the meetup and/or in LA and just wanna hang out this week? more inside

What you didn't know about salt. Apparently, table salt is going to kill us all. more inside

Curious George: Oscars Did anyone else see some text appear on the screen during the animated feature intros? more inside

White Power? I guess not. As discussed previously, Panzerfaust Records was responsible for Project Schoolyard, which distributed white power music to kids in an effort to foster hate.

The Army that marches in its stomach... needs to do some laundry once in awhile. The new Laundry Advanced System (LADS) is capable of washing and drying 400 pounds of laundry an hour, and only produces 40 gallons of wastewater a day. more inside

Saving Lives...Rewarding Teens...Providing Peace of Mind? With the Teen Arrive Alive program, you can purchase a decal that will allow civic-minded drivers to report on your deliquent child's driving habits, or you can splurge for the GPS program that allows real-time tracking of their location. Check out the rewards program!

Curious George - Monkeys in Space Does anyone remember writing to Baker, one of the monkeynauts from a 1959 Jupiter mission? more inside

Where's George? No, not that George. I received a $10 bill in change at the gas station yesterday that had I'm registered with www.wheresgeorge.com stamped on it in red letters. Lo and behold, I can find out where else my bill has been! more inside

Kryptonite takes one for the team. In response to the recent revelation that anyone could pick your bike lock with a pen, the lock manufacturer has announced a lock exchange program. more inside

Can a robot have a Londonderry Air? Dannybot, a short film by Frank Lesser, explores the future when robots will fight our wars for us. There's even a roblog.