He tripped, and as he fell down the stairs at Fitzwilliam Museum, he broke three vases on a windowsill.

They were 300-year old Qing vases. Stars of the museum’s collection.

He doesn’t understand why they were so exposed. The museum head has asked him not to come back.

The police do not see a case. Speaking of which, why weren’t the vases in a protective one?

At the Garvan Institute, researchers say their drug can prevent as well as heal the effects of arthritis. Tests on mice have been successful, and human trials may begin as early as next year.

Me: Arrrrrgh, this stupid software.
Computer: Ah, I sense your annoyance. Take a deep cleansing breath.
Me: Damn. I accidentally threw away the file.
Computer (dims screen, plays more soothing music, emits smell of freshly baked bread) It will be better soon.
Me: Oh crap! Why is the browser crashing over and over?
Computer: I’m so sorry. Let me order in some fried chicken.
Me: Actually, I want some freshly baked bread.

His palette is made up of the stuff of nature - fog, wind, tornadoes, turbulent fluids - and frequently involve the viewer’s participation. Fog works can be seen here. Click on ‘Portfolio’ for lots more.

Found in China, the ‘Crowned Dragon’, Guanlong wucaii, has a large feathered crest, a highly unusual feature for a carnivorous dinosaur.

If you have small children in your house, you should keep the machine unplugged until it’s needed, and store it where kids can’t get at it.

One is nicknamed ‘Whale’, one looks like a flying hamburger.

She lives a life she didn’t choose.

The makers, Ugobe, Inc., took their inspiration from a one-week old Camarasaurus. Pleo expresses happiness, fear, aggression, and sadness. He can also sneeze, sigh, cough, snore, hiccup, and yawn.

He is engineered to learn from his environment. If only he had been around when my kids were small.