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Niteshift: June 14, 2011

Interviews with Taggert Seigel, director of Queen of the Sun & Mark Verheiden, supervising producer of TNT’s Falling Skies. Queen of the Sun is playing at Cinema Village through June 16 and Coliseum Cinemas June 17-23. Falling Skies premieres Sunday,  June 19 on TNT.

Niteshift: June 7, 2011

Are Extra-Hot Summers Here to Stay?

In the study to be published later this month in the journal Climate Change, Stanford University researchers conclude that many tropical regions in Africa, Asia and South America could see “the permanent emergence of unprecedented summer heat” in the next two decades.

via LiveScience.

New strain of superbug found in cows

A new strain of the MRSA “superbug” has been found in British cows and is believed to be infecting humans.

Environmental campaigners say the new strain has emerged because of the over-use of antibiotics by dairy farmers.

via BBC News

Volcanic explosion causes panic in Peru

“We observed falling rocks, a long column of smoke, and then we were hit with a blanket of falling ash which has caused problems to our eyes and noses,”

via Living in Peru

E. coli outbreak: EU proposes 150m euros to aid farmers

Producers of salad vegetables have seen sales plummet in the outbreak, which has killed 22 people and sickened more than 2,400.

via BBC News

Surprising Find: Live Bacteria Help Create Rain, Snow & Hail

Living bacteria that get whipped up into the sky may be just the spark needed for rain, snow and even hailstorms, research now finds.

via LiveScience.

Why do memories of vivid dreams disappear soon after waking up?

We forget almost all dreams soon after waking up. Our forgetfulness is generally attributed to neurochemical conditions in the brain that occur during REM sleep, a phase of sleep characterized by rapid eye movements and dreaming. But that may not be the whole story.

via Scientific American.

China: Teenager sells kidney for iPad

The 17-year-old, identified only as Little Zheng, told a local TV station he had arranged the sale of the kidney over the internet.

via BBC News

Gil Scott-Heron Tribute Special: June 1, 2011