“We hung the [robot] arm over the right wing, we panned it to the location and took a look and I said to myself, ‘we are going to die’. There was so much damage.”

Shuttle commander Robert Gibson discusses a very close call on a secret space mission (CBS Space Place). [Hat tip: Bad Astronomy.]

“This one fed on meat. Its name is tyrannosaurus rex.”

Petr Springer, a five-year-old boy in Czechoslovakia can distinguish 69 dinosaur species (Czech News Agency).

“Takeda is making meaningful changes in structure and governance through this reorganization.”

Yasuchika Hasegawa, president of Japan’s biggest pharma firm Takeda, announces that the company is shifting its global research and development headquarters from Osaka to Illinois (AP).

“Discretion is important, so please only discuss your application with your partner and/or immediate family.”

The UK’s ‘security intelligence agency’ MI5 is recruiting a chief scientific advisor. British citizens who fancy becoming chief science spook should start polishing their CVs (Nature Jobs). [Hat tip: Research Fortnight.]