On the 12th of October 2009 scientists Qiang Cheng, Tie Jun Cui reported to the journal Applied Physics Letters that they created an electromagnetic black hole. You could find the full article attached to this post or here.

ScienceNOW Daily News is reporting a new species of reptile that fills an evolutionary gap. The new species is called Darwinopterus in honor of Darwin's 200th birthday and 150th anniversary since the publication of "The Origin of Species." Check it out at: http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2009/1014/2