Weird Science Roundup: Killer Kelp, Science Movies, and the World's Fastest Everything

• The kelp best known as an ingredient in miso soup has invaded the San Francisco Bay, worrying environmentalists because of the risk it could pose to the area's delicate ecosystem. Just when you thought it was safe to go in the water... • One small step for man, one giant leap for Twitterkind! Nature News is twittering the Apollo 11 mission in real-time as it happened 40 years ago. • If you've ever yearned for the chance to re-make Star Wars: New Hope, here's your chance: The Web site Star Wars: Uncut is crowd-sourcing the movie, offering 472 15-second clips of the film to re-make. • The Toronto International Film Festival will commence with a documentary of Charles Darwin, brought to you by movie stars and real-life couple Paul Bettany and Jennifer Connelly, who star as Darwin and his wife, respectively. • And finally, check out this video of, ...