I've got your missing links right here (8 October 2011)

Top picks The Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded to three scientists for understanding immunology. Because, let's face it, no one else does. Meanwhile, it transpired that one of the laureates had died three days before. Cue hijinks. “The US is experiencing ant invasions that are like those "endless [movie] franchises that never dies" Great post on invasive ants by Alex Wild. A scan reveals a lemon-size mass in boy's chest. Fearing cancer, surgeons operate & see something odd Can you use brain scanners to detect paedophiles, by measuring their response to images of children? Would you even want to? Top Neuroskeptic post. A great explainer on dark energy, by Sean Carroll. Where one I was completely lost, now I am merely very confused. Awesome artist turns the dingy tunnels near Waterloo Station into musical instruments... with SCIENCE How the Tate Britain used eye-tracking tech to restore a flood-damaged masterpiece. ...