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Rats sniff out ways to save lives in Africa, sea slugs gain photosynthetic superpowers, cabinets of curiosity abound online, the neuroscience of getting conned, being fooled by big numbers again...

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• Going Green
  Whereas today’s “going green” may be a buzz-worthy trend, for these photosynthesizing sea slugs it’s literally been spliced into their DNA.
• Blogs as Wunderkammern
  Has the blogging revolution spurred a renaissance of the taxonomy of wonder?
• How to Run a Con
  Neuroscience delves into the brains of con-men and those being conned in order to reveal how our own greed and desire to be trusted by others gets the best of us.
• You are 80% Less Likely to Die From a Meteor Landing on Your Head if You Wear a Bicycle Helmet
  Bad Science reminds us once more of the danger precipitated by falling in love with large numbers.
• Sniffing out the Future in Morogoro, Tanzania
  Remember that flea-ridden vermin are helping to safely deactivate mine fields in Tanzania while also being put to work detecting the presence and particular strain of tuberculosis in our mucus.

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Originally published November 17, 2008