The U.S. Air Force is preparing to launch a 53 meter long blimp into space, taking the first step towards the creation of a new cheap and reliable satellite system.
The V-shaped helium blimp, known as Ascender, will be launched next month from an airstrip in Texas, and hopefully, will slowly climb to an altitude of [...]

The next time you’re at Taco Bell, be safe: slop some salsa on that burrito supreme.
Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley say they’ve identified a compound in cilantro, one of salsa’s key ingredients, that acts as a natural antibiotic, preventing foodborne illnesses. The compound, dodecenal, proved to be twice as potent as commonly used [...]

In our continuing series of monkeys eating ice cream, we present this little fellow, beating the heat with a chilly treat in Lahore, India.
In related, though thoroughly non-monkey news, Carvel Ice Cream is observing its 70th anniversary, and giving out free or cheap ice cream to celebrate. Now go have a Cookie Puss.

Aila, a 10-year-old capuchin monkey, is a star student at the “Helping Hands: Monkey Helpers for the Disabled” organization’s monkey college in Boston. This
Reuters story tells the tale, and Yahoo News has a great gallery of photos.
We wish we had a monkey to dial the phone, fetch drinks, and turn the pages of books for [...]