It’s the top of the week and time for last’s week’s Top 5 Strangest Stories in Science– the good, the bad and the ugly from your own science and engineering community.

5. Scientists Clone Human Brain Cells. We’ve come a long way since Dolly! This new breakthrough will greatly help the treatment of mental illnesses and nerve diseases.

4. The Most Amazing HD Image of Earth Ever Seen! It would be a crime not to lay eyes on this photo.  Courtesy of NASA’s Suomi NPP satellite.

3. VIDEO: First Ever HD Footage of an Individual Protein. Proteins are notoriously difficult to study, which is why this advancement is so thrilling.

2. Kepler Telescope Finds 11 New Solar Systems. That’s 11 new solar systems and 2,300 candidate planets awaiting confirmation. Not bad, Kepler, not bad.

1. The First Free-Standing 3-D Cloak. The invisibility cloak has already prompted a lot of buzz in the scientific community, but now scientists can make a 3D object in free space disappear . . . It just got real, folks.

(Left)  #1 Story: The unbelievable 3D cloak is one step closer to reality. Image from Science Daily.

Howdy, Knovelists. It’s the top of the week and time for last week’s Top 5 Strangest Stories in Science. Wherever you are on this fine Martin Luther King Day, take a moment to dive into these #weirdscience updates.

5.  NASA Spacecraft Completes Biggest Maneuver. The Mars mission is looking better than ever.

4. Internet Junkies Beware. Apparently, the internet has addictive qualities similar to cocaine.

3. World’s Smallest Frog Discovered. Give a warm welcome to the Paedophryne amauensis, the smallest (and cutest) frog out there.

2. Space Station Dodges Debris From Satellite Crash. A huge hunk of debris almost took out this station ( and 6 astronauts! )

1. Will the Sun Cause a Natural Disaster? A new study in space weather says yes!

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The Mighty Sun May Have Trouble in Store for Us

Photo from smithonianmag.com

Swamped at work with no extra time to browse the strangest headlines in science?  That’s truly a shame, Knovelists, but as usual, I’ve got your back.

Relax, settle in and enjoy Last Week’s 5 Strangest Headlines:

5. Now Showing: Quantum Mechanics. Now you can see quantum mechanics unfold with the naked eye! Tune in.

4. Love Handles and Brain Scarring? (Oh my).  Are you resolute to loose the extra 10 lbs? Here’s another motivation: fatty foods can cause brain scarring!

3. Spider’s Silk Makes Artificial Limbs. Hybrid silkworms produce superstrong silk. It can even make parachutes & artificial limbs!

2. Scientists Super-Size the Ants! Scientists use ancestral genes to resurrect the biggest, baddest ants ever seen!

1. Time-Cloak Stops the Clock! By briefly bending the speed of light, this cloak can mask an entire event. A truly mind-blowing phenomenon.

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 From Our #1 Story: A True “Time Cloak” Distorts Events

Illustration from Physorg.com