Twisted Disney Princesses

10 things you don't know about Hubble.

Galactic Centre in 10E9 pixelly goodness.

A brewery in a Muslim country.

The biggest hoard of Anglo Saxon gold ever found has been located by a metal detectorist. Other links. And in other news, a mini Stonehenge has also been found, a find described as important. more inside

Spider silk tapestry. They wove a tapestry from spider silk. Now on display at the American Museum of Natural History. Spider. Silk. really. caution for the phobic: links contain images of spiders

Rock. IGneous rock. *internal voice adopting James Bond kinda voiceover here*

Who needs topsoil anyway?

Mouse steals leopard's lunch. Leopard is puzzled.

I will not read your fucking script. Really. I will not read it on a dare I will not read it for a scare

Hospital food bingo , and heeeere's your host - Traction Man!

Big breakfast.

Big fleet.

At last. Thousands of people have come together to demand justice for Alan Turing and recognition of the appalling way he was treated....Alan and the many thousands of other gay men who were convicted as he was convicted under homophobic laws were treated terribly.

IKEA chánges fönt. From Futura to Verdana. And it gets noticed. Petitions to change it back are started. IKEA is bemused.

Vauban - Between 1667 and 1707, Vauban upgraded the fortifications of around 300 cities in France, and some of his finest work is on the World Heritage list.

Farouk al-Kasim arrived in Norway in 1968 (the story from the day of his arrival in Norway is recounted in the article, and the stuff of legends) and would end up helping guide Norway into responsibly managing its oil reserves. more inside

Visual assessment of problematic transitions.

The Placebo effect is getting stronger. The effect of sugar pills is estimated to have doubled (in some instances) in 2 decades, the effect varies in strength from country to country and even the colour of the pills is being shown to have an impact. Fascinating stuff (and my first exposure to the term nocebo too). more inside

YES!! Oh yes oh yes. Clippy messes with the wrong .doc