Summertime science on the Web

I'll be taking a few days off over the Fourth of July weekend, and that means I'll be staying away from the keyboard as much as possible. As always, blog postings may pop up if there are news developments, and if I have enough time and bandwidth to follow through. I'll be resuming the regular schedule on Tuesday, just in time to gear up for the shuttle Endeavour's next launch attempt. In the meantime, here's an extra dose of Web links (some serious, some not) to see you through the long weekend:

• Subaru Telescope: A fireworks display in the Helix Nebula
• New Scientist: Brain scanner passes 'Vomit Comet' test
• Cracked: 7 substances that laugh in the face of physics
• ONN: 'Green' menu takes no ingredients from nature 
• Telegraph: Japanese scientists to breed 'super tuna' 
• Discover Magazine: 10 great views from the moon
• NASA on Flickr: One giant leap for Peepkind 
• The Economist: Powered by chicken feathers