The Wrong Answer...

Via my lovely bride:

Bugger...

Toyota advertisement from down under...

Mt. Sharp, in Considerable Detail...

Mt. Sharp rises from the floor of Gale Crater on Mars, which is where Curiosity is busy exploring.  NASA just released a panorama of Mt. Sharp, composed of many photos taken months ago.  It shows the huge mountain in quite sharp detail.  The version below (and the full resolution version here) are the color-corrected version, processed to look as though the scene were viewed on earth...

Court Rules Against National Security Letters...

Well, it's about time!

This Ends Well...

...and in entertaining fashion, despite the ominous beginning...

Steve McIntyre Is Back...

...and he's tearing into the ClimateGate 3.0 stuff.  It's great to see him back “on the job!”

Antarctic Ice Extent...

It's setting new records for the high amounts of ice, again (click image to enlarge)...

Greener, We Are...

Fascinating talk about the fact that the Earth is getting greener (more vegetation), and why...