from the Science Desk

[Simon Bar Sinister]

remember that Icelandic volcano with the unpronounceable name?

well, its big sis may be waking up: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/10/earthquake-swarm-keeps-icelands-katla-rocking/

D:

[Simon Bar Sinister]

giant amoebas discovered: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44998895#.TqQd_HI1Ti4

[phee]

giant amoebas discovered: http://www.msnbc.msn...95#.TqQd_HI1Ti4

Yay we found some Shoggoths!

[Simon Bar Sinister]

apparently, you could see the aurora borealis as far south as Mississippi last night.

this is what it looked like over Wisconsin:

[Simon Bar Sinister]

eruption on Uranus:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45083015/ns/technology_and_science-science/t/eruption-boring-uranus-excites-world-astronomy/?gt1=43001#.TqxYOXI1Ti4

[taysteewonderbunny]

eruption on Uranus:

http://www.msnbc.msn...01#.TqxYOXI1Ti4

That's what she said. [sorry, couldn't help myself.--ha, even funnier. I go to sleep now. Ha!] Butt, seriously, I'm glad Uranus is getting some attention. [lol]

[Simon Bar Sinister]

good interview here:

http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/11/01/8583273-how-strange-can-space-time-get

[Simon Bar Sinister]

remember cold fusion? http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45153076/ns/technology_and_science-science/t/italian-cold-fusion-machine-passes-another-test/?#.TrMSbHI1Ti4

[Simon Bar Sinister]

"Arctic hurricane" hits western Alaska and eastern Siberia:

http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/article/728513/freak_polar_hurricane_pummels_alaska/#paragraph2

[Simon Bar Sinister]

Faster-than-light particle discovered?

http://www.aolnews.com/story/roll-over-einstein-law-of-physics-challenged/1931426/

The CERN crew seems to hope they're wrong about this...they're asking other labs around the world to verify the results.

If this works out, physics will have to be rewritten before our eyes.

whatever's going on, it's still going on:

http://io9.com/5860744/new-data-confirms-neutrinos-are-still-traveling-faster-than-light

[Simon Bar Sinister]

artificial jaw printed out for old lady:

http://io9.com/5882429/need-your-jaw-removed-why-dont-you-just-print-out-a-new-one

[Simon Bar Sinister]

time to stretch your brain: http://io9.com/5890789/the-trouble-with-string-theory