Rip Van Daphnia

People who've never done science seem not to get excited by beautiful, unexpected observations that don't lead to new conclusions. Here's a good example: an article about someone who found a way to resurrect long-gone plankton and sees that -- yep -- their evolution follows the patterns you'd expect.

I read Scientist Urges Dormant Eggs to Life to Test Evolution and thought, "Holy cow! What could be cooler than this?" Most of my friends would read it and say, "Uh, so?"