This is an incredible story about a surprising 1918 autopsy, beautifully told by Maryn McKenna, whose Superbug blog has rapidly shot up to the top echelons of my favourites list.

“I like to think the worst is over, but it’s coming up to the first anniversary and it’s something I’ll always remember at this time of year, when the nights close in. This is the time it happened.” David Adam’s brilliant feature/interview with Phil Jones, the scientist at the heart of ‘Climategate’ And in a similar vein, a retrospective by another climate scientist Mike Hulme

Jesse Bering ejaculates about premature ejaculation – is it a sexual fail or an evolutionary win? And comment 11 is absolutely priceless. I