Ok, so maybe this is a hyped report of a press release, but best I can tell, the story represents actual research done at the University of Pittsburgh Safar Center, funded by the Navy. Unless I'm falling for a big old hoax, they have managed to resuscitate some dogs after three hours of suspended animation/clinical death.

I'm also reading a nice treatment of mass, via 3 Quarks Daily. Over my head, maybe... but it's enough to whet the appetite.