A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine tells the tale of this super-muscular German baby. The child was born with huge, well defined muscles, and today, at the age of four, he can hold two 3 kilogram weights with his arms extended horizontally.
Doctors believe the abnormality is caused by a rare genetic [...]

Today is the anniversary of the birth of Alan Turing, a great mathematician, philosopher, and inventor of modern computer science. The Turing Machine and Turing Test are both named for this persecuted genius.
Two great looks at Turing are
Alan Turing: The Enigma (a biography) and Cryptonomicon (a highly fictionalized but well informed novel).

History was made on Monday when SpaceShipOne became the first private craft to reach into space, flying from the Mojave Airport to a height of over 62 miles.
Space.com has complete coverage, and there’s more here about the Ansari X Prize, a $10 million bounty to the first team to repeatedly launch a three-person team [...]

At left, a 17-year-old orangutan named Indah and her baby Cinta chill in a tree at the San Diego Zoo. Indah’s been in the news after DNA tests revealed the surprising fact that a nine-year-old orang named Satu is the father of her baby, rather than 27-year-old Clyde, the zoo’s dominant male.
The Miami Herald also [...]

The summer solstice occurs this weekend across the northern hemisphere, marking the point when the seasons change and the sun is at its northernmost point in the sky. It’s also the longest day of the year and has religious significance in many cultures.
This photo from the SOHO observatory was taken in the extreme ultraviolet range, [...]