Here’s some of the weird science and psuedo-science related news for the week:

Science

Scientists Find Soft Tissue in T-Rex Bone

Cool on many levels: this should allow for a lot more information on how dinosaurs actually worked, biologically.

Panda Undergoes Artificial Insemination

I wonder how one gets a job as an artificial inseminator for pandas. And are there turkey basters involved?

Finally, planet hunters see the light

This is very neat: though these extrasolar planets have been inferred from their gravitational effects on their star, this is the first time one has been imaged, albeit still indirectly.

Octopuses occasionally stroll around on two arms, UC Berkeley biologists report

I, for one, welcome our new bipedal aquatic overlords.

Psuedo-Science

Big believers renew search for Bigfoot

Bigfoot Sightings: The Fraser River Filming

Ah, Bigfoot news. One of these days, I’ll have to scribble down my encounter with the Sasquatch. It’s sorta amazing what old Bigfoot documentaries and episodes of 1970s TV shows can do to an 10 year old’s mind.

Underground Extra-terrestrial UFO bases all around the world – a mind boggling theory

The old “underground UFO bases” chestnut: here’s a handy list of entrances to underground UFO bases for those who really want to have their nether regions probed.

Killer Says He Thought Mother, Aunt Were Vampires

Wow, vampire slaying isn’t nearly as cool in real life as it is on television.

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