Scientists have long assumed that fungi exist mainly to decompose matter into chemicals that other organisms can then use. But researchers have now found evidence that fungi possess a previously undiscovered talent with profound implications: The ability to use radioactivity as an energy source for making food and spurring their growth.

This probably won't come as a huge shock to, well, anyone, but for the various bloggers who are getting sued by individuals or companies upset about what they're saying, bloggers do appear to be protected by anti-SLAPP laws. Of course, this doesn't mean bloggers can just go and defame or libel anyone -- but as long as there's support behind what they're saying, it sounds like a court will recognize if the suing party is simply trying to shut someone up, rather than respond to actual libel or defamation. If you're unfamiliar with them, anti-SLAPP laws are designed to protect individuals who are sued by companies who are simply trying to shut up the individual. The idea is that a big company can just file a libel suit against someone they don't like (even if there's no libel), and since it's so expensive (and scary) to be sued, the individual will be forced to quiet down. Anti-SLAPP laws give the individuals a quick way to fight back and stop such bogus lawsuits.

The Army says it won't demand post-by-post approval for soldiers' blogs. Its rules say otherwise.

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