Mixed Bag

Wildlife: Extinct Tasmanian Tiger's DNA Revived in Mice
That's just wonderful if we can save tigers

Tech: Getting started with awk

Trivia: How Coffee Changed the World
Story of coffee's discovery

Eco-friendly: Scott Adams is building an eco-friendly house
He's also designing his home in an open way, inviting reader comments and putting up versions of his floor plan. Some previous details here.