Earth-like planets and goofy ways to run

In case you didn't know it, an Earth-like planet has been found outside the solar system, according to the Washington Post. But don't think we'll be visiting there anytime soon. It's about 28,000 light-years away. That takes you way outside of your cell phone network. It might not even be anything to snap a cell phone picture back to mom about, as it's likely just a bigger badder version of our own hellish Venus or icy-hot Mercury (freezing on night side, blisteringly hot during the day).

In other science news that may have escaped your notice, some researchers at Cornell wanted to understand where walking and running came from. They did simulations of how bipedals move (things like people that walk on two feet). They discovered that walking and running are the most energy efficient ways to move at low and high speeds, respectively.

Even cooler, they discovered a new type of motion, which they've called a “pendular run”, which you can see demonstrated (along with walking, running and level walking) in a video on their site and others here. Apparently, even though it's the most efficient motion, it's rarely used by humans. I think we should call it "wunning" and all try it!