New tests on the Shroud of Turin show that it's much much older than thought. Quote from the article: "A determination of the kinetics of vanillin loss suggests that the shroud is between 1,300 and 3,000 years old" Great article linked here.

It's hard to believe.. SBC, originally a 'baby bell' is currently in talks to potentially purchase AT&T. Story

Search Engine Relationship Chart (tm) Interesting for those 'geeky' minded of us- this is an interactive screen that demonstrates the interrelationships between the major search engines. Nifty.

So long, Johnny.

Artificial Spider Silk - finally. Someone let Pete Parker he's obsolete For years, scientists have been trying to either a) milk spiders (not possible, just annoys the spiders) or b) build their own spider silk. Why? Because it's amazingly strong vs it's weight- so it's exciting to hear researchers at the University of Wyoming in Laramie have decoded the genetic formula for spider silk. With the genetic formula, they can even customize the silk to desired flexibility, strength etc. Link takes you to the article on National Geographic.

What does 255,000 look like? It's hard to conceive that many lives taken in the tsunami tragedy. This page helps you put that number into context. Link on the title.

Tsunami Videos:

Mirrors: 2 3 4 5 (11.5 MB) of a Tsunami hitting Phuket Beach, Thailand

Mirrors: 2 3 4 5 6 (3.4 MB) An entire.. village? town? washed away.

Mirrors: 2 3 4 5 (1.6 MB) from Thailand

Mirrors: 2 3 (783 KB) from Penang, Malaysia

Mirrors: 2 3 4 5 (7.6 MB) from Sri Lanka.

Mirrors: 2 3 4 5 6 (10 MB) from Patong Beach, Thailand. English translation of the audio.

Mirrors: 2 3 (6.2 MB) Filmed on beach

Mirrors: 2 3 4 (6.2 MB) Amazing video, demonstrating the true impact of the wave.

Mirrors: 1 2 3 4 (1.3 MB) From Kenya, fishing boats being tossed around like toys in the water.

Mirrors: 1 2 3 (2.6 MB) From an unknown location, filmed by a British tourist.

Amazing story of survival: Excerpt from the linked story: "In Malaysia, the crew of a fishing boat brought in an Indonesian woman they had rescued four or five days after she was sucked out to sea. The woman, from Aceh, had clung to a floating sago palm and survived on its fruit. "

Briton Surfs Tsunami, Survives British surfer was lucky enough to surf out the first massive wave before the full 30' tsunami hit- he was able to ride it into a hotel restaurant and get to safety before the full force of the second wave hit. Full story linked to Reuters.com