Lab notes: Nobels, no women and no body (but an exciting arm) – the week in science

The Nobels were awarded this week, and the incredible work of some extraordinary minds was duly feted, covering areas as diverse as gravitational waves, circadian rhythms and cryo-electron microscopy. However, frustrated classicist that I am, the news that really had me wild with excitement was the news that the Antikythera shipwreck has yielded all sorts of fresh treasures. These include something that just might, maybe, maybe be part of the Antikythera mechanism (squee!) and a bronze arm. With metal detection results indicating that there are seven to nine statues beneath the seabed, it's going to be hard to wait a year to find out what they're able to recover. However, there's no shortage of other intriguing archeology afoot at the moment as reports that Santa Claus's tomb may have been unearthed show. But if that doesn't seem like sufficient distraction, do ponder the strange and puzzling notions of pug cafes and drive-by sex toy hacking. And after all that sleep well - you need it.