I'd like to be, Under the sea...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8408233.stm

Truly splendid! I'd heard about crows and badgers being able to use tools, but an invertebrate? Well, I always knew my ex-boss could wield an axe, so maybe tool use in invertebrates isn't all that uncommon. But this example is rather splendid: an octopus with a coconut shell. The above links to a video. I watched it about 3 times, all the time thinking: how cool is that?

I'm... so ronery, so ronery...

Happy birthday to the XMM-Newton observatory. Gets pretty lonely up there, I'm sure. In case you were wondering, it's a big ol' telescope with X-ray capability, so it's been able to pick up some pretty pictures like the supernova below. Apparently its the oldest one recorded.

On another note, the climate change conference is underway in Copenhagen. The funniest thing I've seen from this so far is Barack Obama pledging to cut emissions by 15%, with China saying something like "is that all? We can do better than you, we're going to cut by, erm, 30%!" I look forward to the counter bid by the US. Only this time I think the Republicans might be getting in the way. Bah.

I want one of these for Christmas

Imagine, if you will, a nightclub.

The lights! The music! Wow!

Quick swig from a bottle of beer, then it's off to cut some rug. Off we go, putting some moves together, yeah! (OK, so I have the co-ordination of a new-born giraffe, but I JUST DON'T CARE!)

Look up at the ceiling. That's quite a cool glitterball... Wait...

IT'S A TRAP!!!!!!!