How many of the Bush administration's dirty water deeds do you know about? Take this quiz to find out. Q: Complete this sentence: The Bush administration wants to change the definition of "waters of the United States"... a) ...so that it includes more waters. b) ...so that many small streams, wetlands and ponds are excluded. c) ...to ensure that waters shared with other nations are excluded. d) ...so that privately owned lakes are not included.

What Killed Reece? A sad, but beautifully-written multi-part story by the Minneapolis StarTribune about a boy who died of a mysterious disease and the limits of medical science. Via more inside

Can you not hear the sound of my victory? Dancing finger style Kung Fu from The Ministry of Unknown Science. [via]

The very first stars in the universe. Astronomers from NASA's Goddard Spaceflight Center have published news in the journal Nature claiming that they have seen the light of the very first stars in the Universe, using data from the Spitzer Space Telescope, the infrared "Great Observatory" run by NASA. Could this be the humanity's first glimpse of the universe's first stars? more inside

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Panexa : Cafepress doesn't get the joke hilarious

Bonobos compose music. With Peter Gabriel, even. To complete the sex/money, drugs/alcohol, rock and roll trifecta (pentecta?) I offer you some evidence that various non-human primates like to compose and listen to music. And it makes them mellow. more inside

Scientist teaches the concept of money to capuchin monkeys. And they get the idea, oh yes, they do.

Palestinians hit by sonic boom air raids more inside

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Drunk Monkey Anyone know if there is even the slightest bit of truth behind this?

How the Death Star Works