Popocatepetl, Mexico (from earlier this year) Volcanoes! They're Not Just for Breakfast. This past month has seen interesting volcanic activity in Mexico and Central America - that is if your definition of interesting is "Oh, god! Oh, god! We're all going to die!". Six volcanoes have seen various level of activity, from continuous tremors to bursts of ash and smoke: Popocatepetl (Mexico) Santiaguito (Guatemala) Pacaya (Guatemala) Fuego (Guatemala) San Cristobal (Nicaragua) Masaya (Nicaragua) As of this writing, no one has issued evacuation orders. From Reuters/Kim Kyung-Hoon All I Want for Christmas is my... Wait! Is that a Robot? Why, yes! Yes, it is. This week, artist and inventor Kogoro Kurata unveiled the Kuratas robot, the manifestation of his childhood dream to have a cool robot like the ones he watched on television (think Robotech). At 4 meters in high and weighing 4 tonnes, the Kuratas robot is a bohemoth that tr