Monday, April 13, 2009
Science in Depth
Mini subs unlock mysteries deep below the ocean's surface.
--Scientific American
Edge of Space Found
Scientists have finally pinpointed the boundary between Earth's atmosphere and outer space.
--Live Science
More than abductees
Yes, Betty and Barney Hill said aliens whisked them away. But they also worked for equal rights.
--Concord Monitor
7 (Crazy) Civilian Uses for Nuclear Bombs
Nuclear weapons have been used throughout the last 50 years for a variety of purposes.
--Wired
An Interview with Khat Hansen
Choctaw Medicine woman reveals details of Bigfoot encounters.
--Alternate Perceptions Magazine
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Weird Easter traditions from around the world
A top 10 list of the world's strangest Easter customs.
--Mirror.co.uk
Albanian woman finds bullet in face
An Albanian woman lived for 12 years with a bullet lodged below her cheekbone without noticing it.
--ABC.net.au
Is dark energy getting weaker?
Blasts from the past sketch a picture of a universe whose runaway expansion may finally be slowing.
--New Scientist
Bendy laser beams fired through the air
Curved tracks could help direct lightning or steer particle beams around colliders.
--Nature
China's real Area 51 UFO zone revealed
For years many westerners have wondered about the location of China's equivalent of Area-51.
--All News Web
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Today's Pirates Hearken to 'Golden Age'
A total of 4,757 acts of piracy against ships have been reported since 1984.
--LiveScience
Why We're Superstitious
Bruce Hood claims that belief in the supernatural is a result of the way our mind is designed.
--TIME
The Road to Area 51
After decades of denying the facility's existence, five former insiders speak out.
--Los Angeles Times
How 'bout them defenseless nukes?
Billy Cox reports on Robert Salas and the 1967 UFO/Missile incident he witnessed.
--Herald Tribune
Humans and Aliens Might Share DNA Roots
The building blocks of life may be more than merely common in the cosmos.
--Wired
Friday, April 10, 2009
Signs of earliest Scots unearthed
Tools are similar to those used in the Netherlands and northern Germany 14,000 years ago.
--BBC News
Top 10 Weird Ways We Deal with the Dead
Dying is a fact of life, as is the disposal of a body after the fact.
--LiveScience
DNA analysis may be done on Mars
New project is called Search for Extraterrestrial Genomes.
--New Scientist
Owen Davies's top 10 grimoires
Books of magic spells have exerted a huge influence on religion and science.
--The Guardian
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Blazar
Time-lapse video of gamma-ray sky.
--Wired
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Judge hits Morris County UFO hoaxers with fines
2 men released helium balloons with traffic flares tied to them as an experiment to debunk the pseudoscience of UFOs.
--Newark Star-Ledger
'Death Star' Laser to Recreate Sun's Power
A newly completed facility has begun harnessing lasers to create a fusion reaction.
--Space.com
Report From Antarctica
Heaps of trash or historical treasures?
--Wired
Rescue workers try to help poison pellet man
Emergency workers were caught up in a World War I gas alert after treating a man who had taken poison pellets.
--DailyRecord.co.uk
Brain decline reflected in patient's brush strokes
Paintings mirror the brain changes suffered by a man with neurodegenerative conditions.
--New Scientist
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Listening to the Earth's deepest secrets
An ambitious plan to scan the US with ultrasound.
--New Scientist
Longest Solar Minimum Since 1913
It's the quietest sun in a century.
--Earthfiles
Otherworldly Scenes Found on Seafloor
Strange communities of extreme microbes have been discovered at the bottom of the sea in the Gulf of Mexico.
--LiveScience
Huge foot-shaped enclosures discovered in Jordan
University of Haifa excavating team exposed five compounds.
--Astigan.com
Free At Last
Fareed Zakaria on how to achieve genuine energy independence.
--Newsweek
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Scientist: My quake prediction was ignored
A researcher says he predicted Monday's devastating earthquake that killed dozens of people in Italy.
--CNN
Needle removed from bum - after 31 years
Lao Du, 55, of Zhengzhou, said the needle was left in his rear by an 'amateurish' doctor in 1978.
--Ananova
New Exoskeleton Gives Soldiers Super Strength
Stronger, faster and harder is the promise of a new exoskeleton developed by Lockheed Martin for U.S. soldiers.
--Discovery News
Knights Templar worshipped the Turin Shroud
A Vatican researcher has uncovered evidence that the order guarded and venerated the Shroud.
--The Telegraph
It's Not a Flying Car - It's a Driveable Airplane
A plane combines the ease of driving with the thrill of flying.
--Autopia
Monday, April 6, 2009
Ice bridge ruptures in Antarctic
Break-up is a 'really strong indication' of warming.
--BBC News
Mystery creature bites, claws family's SUV
A creature leaves its mark, ripping a vehicle to pieces.
--WCNC.com
Decoding Mysterious Green Glow Of The Sea
Many longtime sailors have been mesmerized by dazzling displays of green light.
--ScienceDaily
UFO technology might shield against 'solar storm'
Zero point energy and other advanced technologies could help prevent catastrophe, writes Jeff Peckman.
--Examiner.com
Gamma-Ray Burst Caused Mass Extinction?
A similar celestial catastrophe could happen again, according to a new study.
--National Geographic
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Man finds message in a bottle from 1913
The nearly century-old note is tattered but still readable.
--The Spokesman-Review
Poker skills could sway gaming laws
Two studies have provided some of the best evidence yet that poker is skill-based.
--New Scientist
Unusually quiet sun means less trouble for Earth
There have been fewer sunspots and weaker magnetic fields than in nearly a century.
--AP
Snap! We've got a ghost photo too
Creepy goings-on at Tantallon took a new twist with the discovery of a second ghost photo.
--The Telegraph
Man coughs up nail stuck in his nose
Doctor determined the nail was up his nose for 30 years (with video report).
--KKTV 11 News
Saturday, April 4, 2009
Robot achieves scientific first
A robot called Adam is the first machine to have independently discovered new scientific knowledge.
--BBC News
Quantum setback for warp drives
Include quantum mechanics in the calculations and faster-than-light drives become unstable.
--Technology Review
Virus battery could power cars
Viruses have been used to help build batteries that may one day power cars and electronic devices.
--PhysOrg.com
Iraqi archaeologists discover Babylonian treasures
The findings include royal seals, talismans and clay tablets bearing Sumerian cuneiform inscriptions.
--Astigan.com
Bees' brains morph to avoid mid-life crisis
Middle age for little buzzers comes quickly, at two to three weeks' old.
--LiveScience
Friday, April 3, 2009
Jupiter's stormy Great Red Spot is shrinking
The spot, which is actually an ancient monster storm, lost 15 percent of its diameter over 10 years.
--CNN
Mystery Of Big Black Cat Deepens In NY Suburb
'Suspicious animal sightings' signs posted around Rockland County.
--wcbstv.com
Drug-free memory erasure
A new drug-free therapy wipes away fearful memories in rats and humans.
--New Scientist
Having a sister makes you happier
Study shows the same is not true for having a brother.
--The Telegraph
The Great UFO Hoax of 2009
Two people cooked up a spaceship hoax 'to show everyone how unreliable eyewitness accounts are.'
--Newsweek
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Near-death experiences: Heaven can wait
Do near-death experiences really offer a glimpse of the afterlife-- or is there a more rational explanation?
--The Independent
Old, Brutal Surgeries Inspire Modern Devices
Modernization of antiquated surgical procedures expands treatments.
--Wired
No Trespassing: UFO CE-2's
Mexico has been a hotspot for physical trace cases writes Scott Corrales.
--Inexplicata
Deep Solar Minimum
Sunspot counts for 2009 have dropped even lower than last year.
--NASA
Frog fitted with false leg
A bullfrog had his shattered lower leg bone replaced with an inch-long metal pole.
--Ananova
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
He Charted the Moon Before Galileo
Did Thomas Harriot keep his great discovery a secret to avoid decapitation?
--Discover
New robot 'steered by human thought'
A helmet-like device measures a person's brain activity and sends signals to the machine.
--AFP
Sweet dreams are made of geomagnetic activity
Are fluctuations in the Earth's magnetic field giving you bizarre dreams?
--New Scientist
4,000-year-old temple discovered in Cyprus
Structure predates any found on the Mediterranean island by a millennium.
--AP
Pondering the View from Within a Black Hole
A person falling into the black hole would be able to see outside of the event horizon say researchers.
--Universe Today
