Black Dog Blog

How are the bitey fallen! Since when are vampires reduced to angsty objects of lust for teenage girls, asks BBC Magazine?

Some amber with an unusual payload.

Pretty welding sparks.

"Hurrah, we've just accidentally dug into a magma chamber!" Oh, geologists. <3

Fascinating thing here about a follow-up to Milgram.

I thought spending my life with my foot in my mouth was bad…

Advice on chip pan fires has been changed.

Conifer pruned into plum pudding

Disappointing news. Cedric the Tassie devil, considered the best hope for his species because he seemed to be immune to the face cancer that's killing them, has developed tumours.

Winter medical myths 'debunked'

Mermaids! <3 Beautiful things.

Oi, hands off me beaver!

Sexy Muslim underwear. NO CONNECTION TO PREVIOUS ARTICLE COMMENTARY.

I want a robot. Do you too? So why aren't they selling them yet? Because, as this thing shows, they can't get anything about them right… except their names. And the cool ones of those are going fast!

The psychology of crying. Tear ducts are awesome. Psychology isn't, at least at this superficial level.

Now this really is awesome! Single virus used to convert adult cells to stem cells. There's a lot more to it, so read the full article if you think protein-making is just the coolest.