Hope for Work: Vice President Joe Biden will head a Middle-Class Task Force, which will focus on creating green job opportunities for Americans. LiveScience
Ready to Blow: Alaskans prepare for a possible eruption of Mt. Redoubt. Associated Press
Serotonin Swarm: Scientists discover that a familiar neurotransmitter turns friendly grasshoppers into swarming locusts. Scientific American
Dried Up: Californians brace themselves for what experts suspect may become the state's worst drought on record. Christian Science Monitor
Busted! Police are using Google Earth to spot hidden marijuana plantations. PC World
--Della Watson



