Mr. Wizard Strikes Again

Okay so there isn't too much to say, but damn science is cool. . .

Water forms floating 'bridge' when exposed to high voltage from PhysOrg.com

While it's one of the most important and abundant chemical compounds on Earth, water is still a puzzle to scientists. Much research has been done to uncover the structure of water beyond the H₂O scale, which is thought to be responsible for many of water’s unique properties. However, the nature of this structure, governed by hydrogen bonds, is currently unknown.

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Not sure about the implications of this, but damn - might bring a whole new meaning to walking on water (as long as you are insulated, of course).

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The cockroaches' ability to learn varies dramatically with the time of day from Exploration

In its ability to learn, the cockroach is a moron in the morning and a genius in the evening.

Dramatic daily variations in the cockroach’s learning ability were discovered by a new study performed by Vanderbilt University biologists and published online this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

“This is the first example of an insect whose ability to learn is controlled by its biological clock,” says Terry L. Page, the professor of biological sciences who directed the project. Undergraduate students Susan Decker and Shannon McConnaughey also participated in the study.

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I think the major difference here is that the cockroach seems to have a genetically hard set bio-rythum vs humans which seem to like messing with their rythum on a regular basis with all sorts of fun stuff :P

Athough if the link can be proved right I expect a test of some kind to come out to help find the 'right' time to learn in the day, or to manipulate our bio-rythum to peak when learning is 'supposed' to occur.