All things… reconsidered.

• Answering the secrets of the early universe with cosmic strings… presuming the lab-coats actually find them.
• A canary in the coal mine no more? More here on the collapsing animal populations.
• Underwater menagerie discovered off Tasmanian coast.
• First polar bears were in trouble, now the Tropics. And lest we forget about the whales.
• With “Gecko Grip”, glue may no longer be necessary.
• Microscope watches single cell become embryo. More here.
• Giant telescopes on the moon?
• The “first reporter on the scene” at Roswell in 1947, Frank Joyce, has sadly filed his last byline.
• UK’s Science Minister wants to put a man in space for the kids.
• ‘Unbreakable’ encryption forever, or for now?
• Last of the Seven Ancient Wonders gets a twenty-first century facelift, courtesy of Big Brother.
• Can you hear me… now? Scientists discover key protein that enables hearing.
• Roman sculptures found at the bottom of the Aegean Sea. Imagine what they’ll find if they keep digging deeper…
• Virgin births of the aquatic kind.
• Ultra-thin solar cells could generate power through windows.
• Scientists are unsure if a Jupiter-sized object is a planet or a failed star.

Many thanks to Greg, Rick MG, Red Pill Junkie, Kat and Bordeo!

Quote of the Day:

“Don’t look back… something might be gaining on you.”

Leroy “Satchel” Paige