Butterflies have photoreceptors in their penises that guide mating behavior (leading to the phenomenon termed "hindsight")

From:  http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/HYUEfAUfVes/headless-flies-respo.html

http://www.centauri-dreams.org/?p=16913

http://zapatopi.net/blog/the_typing_octopus/

Why didn't anyone tell me about the first sucessful launch, orbit, and recovery of a commerical space capsule?

Interesting times, they are here to stay.

This fascinating article was too good not to pass on.

The ghost of Mu-mu would like to share this article with you.  Some fascinating information here on how humans can be studied as ecosystems and more.  Bacteria, friend and foe.

Apparently my ruddy complexion is a good sign.    Who would have known.  Next time someone says I look red I'll ask if it makes me sexier.

Fun article on coyotes and coyote hybrids.    They have been eating Canadian geese eggs.  I don't consider that a bad thing, knowing that the geese have been making a mess of many localities due to increased numbers.

Voyager 2's onboard energy source(s) will be depleted by 2025.    I can track my adolescence through the discoveries of this and it's sister, Voyager 1.  Thanks for the memories.   These hunks of primitive technology will be drifting in the black long after anything that resembles humanity is long gone. 

Foldit is a game where the player attempts to solve a three dimensional puzzle that is a protein.   While scientists can make short work of the chemicals that make up a particular protein, trying to figure out how these proteins are configured in three dimensions is a difficult task.  That's where you come in.

Go ahead, try it.  It's for science!