SAC Dean Tabreham feels like dancin'.

According to a study into our primate cousins which found that male macaques pay for intercourse by using grooming as a currency. [...] Michael Gumert of Nanyang Technological University in Singapore made the discovery in a 20-month investigation into 50 long-tailed macaques in Kalimantan Tengah, Indonesia, New Scientist reports on Saturday. [...] If there were several females in the area, the cost of buying sex would drop dramatically -- a male could "buy" a female for just eight minutes of nit-picking.[...] more inside

The Story of Stuff Possibly guilt and/or New years' resolution-inducing. Also, flash-based video. via.

Protagonize collaborative choose your own adventure stories more inside

Nanosolar - looks like some neat chemistry. There was quite a buzz around these guys last year; they won Popular Science's Innovation of the Year. And though Nanosolar isn't saying much about the technology, there are some worthwhile clues in their patents. more inside