Thursday Links

Heatwave!!!

Woman Tries to Trade Child for Gun

Light fantastic: World's oldest lightbulb still burning bright after 109 years

California butterflies having a tough time

Washington Post: Top public universities faulted on financial aid
Many of the nation's top public universities are giving millions of dollars in financial aid to students from relatively wealthy families instead of to those who urgently need it, resulting in campuses that are often less diverse than those at elite private schools, a new report says.

Colaphone: The mobile you power yourself with a fizzy drink

Men More Evolved? Y Chromosome Study Stirs Debate

Why Cougar Cruises Proved Too Hot for Carnival

CNN: 'Credible threat' from al Qaeda in Yemen
The United States is closely monitoring a "credible threat" from al Qaeda in Yemen against the U.S. homeland, two senior officials told CNN.