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

Monday February 18

Iran reaches orbit? Not just yet… / SOS: Save our Sharks / $150,000 for that doggie in the window / Is there life on Mars? No.

Tuesday February 19

I for one welcome our dancing robot overlords / Songs about science part III: geology / Russian pole stunt’s American origin / Bee disease ‘threatens ice-cream’

Wednesday February 20

Florida backs evolution in schools (kind of) / ‘Monster’ giant beasts found in Antarctic waters / Watch the skies: lunar eclipse is coming

Thursday February 21

Giant pythons to put the squeeze on California? / Ultrasound scans ‘find the G spot’ / Heavy work for green light

Friday February 22

Why some caterpillars look like **** / Singing politicians fight for water / Have sonar tests claimed another cetacean victim? / Moving atoms is easy, measuring the moves less so / If I were a rich man…

Other Nature blog posts you may have missed

Climate Feedback: Can technology stop the world from warming (and my ice-cream from melting)?

In the Field: Whom can you trust?

Nautilus: Nature Network advice on writing style

Ones that got away

Felling the illegal timber trade – from the BBC

Chemists and secret formulas – from the Houston Chronicle