Clearly, this will be a year of much braining for me...

Palaeontologists working on top a frozen Antarctic mountain have extracted a rock and ice fossil popsicle encasing the remains of a massive, previously unknown dinosaur.

Also, Physicists do the math on potential warp drive.

Also also, Captain Kidd's 300-year-old ship found.

And finally, A 3,000-year-old "industrial complex" causes researchers to bump their estimation of Egypt's level of technology upward.

Isn't reading science links how you celebrate your birthday...?

Larry, Daryl and... Argus?

Today on "Harry Potter AU theater," a special for the Remus/Tonks shippers who were less than thrilled with the events of Book 7: an AU in which Remus and Tonks jointly come awake from an appalling dream, only to remember that they are, in fact, running an inn in Vermont. Discuss.

(Also, big big love to schmidtybooger and leopard_lady for (separate) birthday lunchies- you rock!)

(Also also, must recommend this art by cloudlessnights, in which Harry, Andromeda, and Teddy celebrate the first post- Deathly Hallows Christmas. Even granted that Teddy is a... special... child, #4 cracked me up.)

"Cake, or death by sword?"

Eddie Izzard to voice Reepicheep.