Scientists Get Rare Look at Dinosaur Soft Tissue
Out among the dark stars — "...dark matter would have affected the temperature and density of the gases that formed the first stars."
Graveyard shift work linked to cancer
Cancer-resistant mouse discovered — (Snurched from
tdj.)More on recent stem cell advances, from the scientists involved — Huh. The conservative position is wrong on the facts. Imagine that. Hey look over there! Liberal bias!
Technology
kproche has a brain the size of a planet — "Spintronics, also known as magnetoelectronics, is a technology that harnesses the spin of particles, a property ignored by conventional electronics."Location-based services using cellular triangulation from Google
Cloud computing from Google
Religion, Politics and Culture
A bit more on Creationism — From a very creative thinker... (Link goes to a comment on the recently-cited American-Statesman editorial.)
A translation spat over the Gospel of Judas — Fascinating stuff on several levels.
Fiction
Flash Fiction Online — A new market for reading (and presumably selling) flash fiction. Check it out.
In which I am found in good company — Extraordinary Engines.
Cool and Weird
Wee little zeppelins! — (Thanks to
sheelangig.)Nine Inch Noëls — (Thanks to
willyumtx, for some tiny value of the word "thanks".)Here's the extratropical hurricane I missed by heading off to Omaha
Bloggy Goodness
The open version of the healthcare discussion — Lots going on in comments.
The comment-screened version of the same discussion — For those wishing to say something quietly.
The last throes of the most recent caption contest