What’s been on The Great Beyond this week and a few extras…

Monday February 11

Get well soon Hans / Success for wax powered robot sea glider / What’s in a (Mars robot’s) name? / Debating the science debate

Tuesday February 12Arrest made in space shuttle spy case / Climate pressure on ‘two-footed bio-indicators’ / Happy Birthday Charles / Dino of the day: mini-flying-cute-osaurus / Pretty astronomy pictures

Wednesday February 13

Maths wins at the Grammys / Dino of the day: beach-bum-trumpeter-osaurus / ‘Terrorism risk underestimated’ at US nuke reactors / Even money on Vegas running dry in 2021 / Test your presidential attitude

Thursday February 14

Tigers in trouble twice over / UK space strategy draws fire / Valentine’s Day special / Gorillas in the midst (of a tryst)

Friday February 15

Leaving our mark on the world’s oceans / Peer review, ‘a mighty creator’ and an almighty row / Sagan on a stamp

Other Nature blog posts you may have missed

In the Field: Nature is at the AAAS

Spoonful of medicine: pitches for a scientific film festival

Ones that got away

Japan’s geniuses prefer labs to limelight, from the LA Times

Smoking and ‘a recipe for academic controversy’, also from the LA Times