Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Compact Galaxies in Early Universe Pack a Punch
The galaxies, each only 5,000 light-years across, are a fraction of the size of today's grownup galaxies.
--HubbleSite
Memory Training Shown to Turn Up Brainpower
A new study has found that it may be possible to train people to be more intelligent.
--NY Times
NYC Is Getting a New High-Tech Defense Perimeter
New York has an audacious blueprint to wrap a high tech cloak around lower Manhattan.
--Wired Magazine
The Man Who Invented Mars
Percival Lowell popularized the idea that we are not alone in the universe.
--Boston Globe
Exorcist calls time on pub poltergeist
Ghostbuster Ian Lawman, 39, had to take drastic action against a violent poltergeist.
--Slough & Windsor Observer
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Colossal squid comes out of ice
Technicians in New Zealand have begun to thaw a rare colossal squid specimen.
--BBC News
Gasoline May Soon Cost a Sawbuck
Big new shock at the pump forecast by two analysts.
--New York Sun
Egypt's Pyramids Packed With Seashells
Many of Egypt's most famous monuments contain hundreds of thousands of marine fossils.
--Discovery News
Flying entities of Mexico - A closer look
An interview with Mexican ufologist Ana Luisa Cid.
--Ghost Theory
You Walk Wrong
How we're wrecking our feet with every step we take.
--New York Magazine
Monday, April 28, 2008
The man who created The Fortean Times
An in-depth look at the life of Charles Fort.
--The Telegraph
Yellow-Bellied Sea Snake in New Zealand
Highly poisonous reptile washes ashore Down Under.
--Cryptomundo
Does the Earth’s magnetic field cause suicides?
Study shows matching peaks of geomagnetism and suicides.
--New Scientist
Bugs Use Plants as Telephones
Research indicates that insects use flora and fauna for communication.
--LiveScience
Why Are Ghosts Seen Wearing Clothes?
A panel of ghost researchers looks at this longstanding spirit dilemma.
--About.com
Sunday, April 27, 2008
”Extinct” Pygmy Elephants Found Living on Borneo
Obscure pachyderm thought to be a descendant of an 18th century royal gift.
--National Geographic
Goodbye, Bunny Ears: Future Antennas May Be Flat
Korean scientists invent “smart skin” material that acts as antenna.
--PhysOrg
UFO enthusiast chases truth, seat in Congress
Ufologist Joseph Buchman running for House of Representatives from Utah.
--Salt Lake Tribune
The Future of Space Sports
How scientists find exercise and entertainment in space.
--Space.com
Vikings acquitted in ancient murder mystery
Theories of Viking sacrifice are debunked.
--MSNBC
Saturday, April 26, 2008
Mysterious voices heard at museum
Paranormal group reveal findings that they say prove spirits roam the museum.
--Welland Tribune
Giant puzzle exposes Germany's communist secrets
Computer system to help piece together millions of shredded Stasi documents.
--AFP
Meet Tyrannosaurus Pecks
The humble farmyard chicken may be descended from T. rex, researchers have found.
--Scotsman.com
Did eaten songbird claw its way through hawk?
Bird of prey found dead along road had claw sticking through its chest (CAUTION: Graphic Photo).
--LiveScience
Banning genetic discrimination
U.S. close to a law preventing discrimination based on genes.
--Nature
Friday, April 25, 2008
Face scans for air passengers to begin in UK
Officials say automatic screening more accurate than checks by humans.
--The Guardian
First One Has Arrived!
The first crop circle of 2008 was discovered on April 19 in a canola crop.
--Unknown Country
The spirited history of Marin County landmark
Celebrants who caroused inside former speakeasy never knew they were dancing on Indian graves.
--San Francisco Chronicle
UK Banks use astrology to play the markets
A growing, albeit secretive, network of astrologers work for seemingly conservative British institutions.
--News Monster
Confessions of a Paranormal Junkie
A fascination with ghosts is also a career path for Noah Voss.
--Madison Magazine
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Weather Modification Comes of Age
The practice of cloud seeding to create rain, mitigate hail or even quell hurricanes is now on the road.
--Discovery News
Black holes reveal more secrets
Researchers studied a black hole just as it was sending forth a jet.
--BBC News
Lizards Rapidly Evolve After Introduction to Island
Italian wall lizards are evolving in ways that would normally take millions of years to play out.
--National Geographic News
Alien Dreams and Memories II
Brad Steiger shares more accounts of people who experience unusual dreams and memories.
--UFO Digest
Nanobacteria – Are They Alive?
Tiny particles called nanobacteria have intrigued researchers in many ways since their discovery 20 years ago.
--PhysOrg.com
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Stealth fighters fly off the radar
The last F-117A Night Hawks in the U.S. arsenal get a low-profile send-off before being decommissioned.
--Los Angeles Times
First successful 'bionic eye' operations
Two procedures conducted in London give hope to the blind.
--The Times
Solar system could go haywire before the Sun dies
New studies suggest a collision with Mercury or Mars could doom life on Earth.
--New Scientist
Will new collider create destructive black holes?
A lot of mass in a little space could lead to a black hole.
--Boston Globe
Strange Things Happen at Full Moon
The moon is whipped by Earth's magnetotail, causing lunar dust storms.
--Space.com
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Strange lights reported in north Valley sky
A new case of the Phoenix Lights?
--12 News/The Arizona Republic
First contact to earthquake zone
Scientists have completed a plan to drill down into an earthquake-generating region near Japan.
--BBC News
Indiana Jones and the Heap of Old Junk
12 surviving Aztec crystal skulls are fakes, say French experts.
--The Independent
Echo of Ancient Cosmic Explosion Seen
Astronomers recently captured a supernova's blinding flash 'echoing' off dust 400 light-years from the detonation site.
--Space.com
Mysterious Flow Turns Yard Into Pond
A 4-foot-wide, 4-foot-deep hole has been gushing water for days.
--WESH.com
Monday, April 21, 2008
Why flowers have lost their scent
Pollution is stifling the fragrance of plants and preventing bees from pollinating them.
--The Independent
The day the aliens landed
Randall Nickerson is making a documentary on a 1994 incident in South Africa.
--The Witness
Earth's Hum Sounds More Mysterious Than Ever
Earth gives off a relentless hum of countless notes completely imperceptible to the human ear.
--LiveScience
New kind of killer virus discovered in Bolivia
The virus – named Chapare – is probably limited to a small swathe of Bolivia.
--New Scientist
I'm loving aliens instead
Robbie Williams has become obsessed with UFOs and extraterrestrials.
--The Guardian
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Battling Ethanol-Propelled Food Prices
Demand for corn-derived fuel is driving up food prices, but new technologies could help.
--Technology Review
Hypnotherapist Has Surgery Without Anesthesia
A hypnotist stunned medics by snubbing anaesthetic and sending himself into a trance before undergoing surgery.
--Daily Mail
The new shape of music
Music has its own geometry, researchers find.
--PhysOrg.com
Six-month moon stays by 2020
NASA wants astronauts who return to the moon to stay there for up to six months.
--smh.com.au
Duck and Cover: It’s the New Survivalism
Survivalism, it seems, is not just for survivalists anymore.
--New York Times
Saturday, April 19, 2008
Even Bigger Quake Could Hit Midwest
Aftershocks could continue for months and trigger another quake in the Midwest, a geophysicist said.
--LiveScience
Deep thinkers see how things will be in 2058
60 essayists analyze future problems and prospects in 50-year forecast.
--MSNBC
Reports Put UFO Near Airport
More on the mass sighting of a UFO in Chetek, Wisconsin, near Rice Lake.
--The Chronotype
Stars born in galactic wilderness
Baby stars have been discovered spawning in the otherwise barren outskirts of a galaxy.
--BBC News
Ancient Language of Universal Symbols?
Similar petroglyphs found around the planet seem to tell the same story.
--The Daily Galaxy
Friday, April 18, 2008
The Kanzius Machine: A Cancer Cure?
Inventor hopes to live long enough to see machine cure humans.
--60 Minutes
Will ghosts move to new Stadium?
The old Yankee Stadium is said to be haunted.
--Newsday
Evolution: 24 myths and misconceptions
If you think you understand it, you don't know nearly enough about it.
--New Scientist
Using mind control to make flies sing
An Oxford scientist has used mind control to make female flies belt out male love songs.
--The Telegraph
Skyscrapers and Floating Cities That Never Were
Starry-eyed visions of tomorrow's cities are more popular than they've been in 50 years.
--Wired
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Plants 'thrive' on Moon rock diet
A team has shown that marigolds can grow in crushed rock very like the lunar surface.
--BBC News
Neanderthals speak out after 30,000 years
A computer synthesizer has simulated a Neanderthal voice.
--New Scientist
Vitamins May Shorten Your Life
Experts say there is no convincing evidence that taking vitamins A, C and E can make you healthier.
--This is London
Morgellons Fiber Composition Still Unknown
Linda Moulton Howe talks with one of the pioneers in Morgellons research.
--Earthfiles
World Population to Hit 6,666,666,666
Sometime in between May 1 and June 1, the gaggle-of-sixes milestone will be passed.
--LiveScience
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Russia tests monkeys for Mars trip
Macaques may make the flight to Mars first.
--BBC News
Brazil: High Strangeness Creatures
An examination of Brazilian forteana.
--Inexplicata
Holes in the Earth: 170 and Counting
Scientists puzzled by some aspects of craters.
--Space.com
Expedition Faux: The Battle for Media Attention
Loren Coleman looks at dueling Bigfoot hunts.
--Cryptomundo
Ghosts' orb spooks club staff
Moving ball of light flies around bar.
--Sunderland Echo
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
2-Faced Baby is Hailed as Indian Goddess
Miracle baby drawing hundreds of worshipers.
--redOrbit.com
Elephant 'had aquatic ancestor'
Tooth fossils suggest a hippo-like precursor to modern elephant.
--BBC News
When U.S. trembled in fear of comics
A look back at the comic book scare of the 1950's.
--The Leaf Chronicle
Rome’s Exorcist Gives Inside Look at the Devil
Discusses issues of evil, mental illness, and Satan's greatest foe.
--Zenit
Unusual Earthquake Swarm Puzzles Scientists
Over 600 earthquakes recorded in the last ten days.
--Science Daily
Monday, April 14, 2008
Blackfeet Tribe's premier fossil up for bid
Montana Native Americans selling baby dinosaur fossil.
--Great Falls Tribune
Mysterious lights seen as omen for apocalypse
Russian group's doomsday belief fuels controversy.
--Pravda
Parents left son accused of witchcraft to die
Spiritualist decreed the boy to be a witch, parents charged with negligence.
--Ghana News
Study dampens hopes of finding ET
Scientist suggests that Earth-like planets not alien friendly after all.
--MSNBC
No Humdrum Heaven Says Afterlife Cartographer
Man aims to map the great beyond.
--Gaia Community
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Curious cloud formations linked to quakes
Can unusual clouds signal the possibility of an impending earthquake?
--New Scientist
Scientists discover 8,000-year-old trees
Oldest living tree cluster reveals every climate change that ever occurred.
--Reuters
Estimating Size and Frequency of Impacts
Scientists have developed a new way of determining the size and frequency of meteorites that have collided with Earth.
--PhysOrg.com
Nanoshuttle on the right track
A molecular vehicle can carry cargo along a microscopic rail.
--Nature
First Animal on Earth Was Surprisingly Complex
Earth's first animal was the ocean-drifting comb jelly, not the simple sponge, according to a new find that has shocked scientists.
--LiveScience
Saturday, April 12, 2008
Govt. acknowledges accidents at virus lab
Fears arise over plan to move foot-and-mouth disease lab to mainland.
--AP
'Black holes' charted on the Internet
Messages throughout the world are constantly lost to cyber black holes.
--LiveScience
Crews of 5 Airliners Report UFO Activity
The objects were described as brilliant spheres that were also surrounded by lights.
--Inexplicata
Where On Earth Is Waldo?
Artist creates giant rooftop Waldo in Vancouver for internet users to find using Google Earth.
--Telegraph.co.uk
U.S. Air Force Drones Wash Ashore
Several unmanned military drones with U.S. Air Force markings washed ashore in Alabama.
--local6.com
Friday, April 11, 2008
Future unclear for proposed UFO theme park
Loss of funding puts Roswell project in jeopardy.
--Mercury News
Storms uncover ancient 'ghost forest'
2000-year old stumps emerge, confirming local legend.
--KTVB.com
New rocky planet found in constellation Leo
Tiny exoplanet is 30 light years from Earth.
--PhysOrg.com
Researchers put ghosts under microscope.
Hard science looks at hauntings.
--Whitehaven News
New NASA spacecraft to Probe Moon Dust.
LADEE orbiter to be launched in 2011.
--Space.com
Thursday, April 10, 2008
New anti-terror weapon: hand-held lie detector
Controversial device to start being used in Afghanistan.
--MSNBC
Man 'targeted by aliens'
Bosnian man believes aliens are pelting his house with meteorites.
--Ananova
Assassination Copycats
Loren Coleman looks at assassination clusters.
--Copycat Effect
Psychic crackdown on the cards
EU passes new law to curb bogus mediums.
--The Guardian
Astronomers discover our ‘twin’ solar system
Raises more hope for finding habitable planets "out there".
--Daily Mail
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Spectral six-year-old made my blood run cold!
Reporter joins ghost hunters on an overnight expedition.
--Northumberland Gazette
Robotic Lunar Base With Legs Changes Everything
NASA drawing up plans for mobile moon base.
--Space.com
Beeping Creatures
An examination of the connection between paranormal events and beeping sounds.
--UFO Digest
Bizarre Frog Has No Lungs
Amphibian in Borneo gets oxygen through its skin.
--Live Science
Breaking: Campeche Chupacabras
News on the latest appearance of the mysterious cryptid in Mexico.
--Cryptomundo
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
'Regional' Nuclear War
Think you might escape the aftereffects of a limited nuclear war that happens on the other side of the globe from you? Think again.
--Wired
World's smallest girl proud of her tiny size
At just 1ft 11 in tall, she is dwarfed by her neighbor's baby, but Jyoti Amge is 15 years old.
--The Telegraph
Fayed conspiracy claim collapses
The inquest into the deaths of Diana and Dodi Al Fayed has ruled they were unlawfully killed by grossly negligent driving.
--BBC News
Ghost hunters encounter museum spook
The Niagara Area Paranormal Society conducts an investigation.
--Welland Tribune
Mysterious White Rock Fingers on Mars
Photo of Martian landform.
--Astronomy Picture of the Day
Monday, April 7, 2008
Life on Mars
Stunning 3D photos show the Red Planet's mountain ranges for the first time.
--Daily Mail
Bizarre Objects Caught by Game Trail Cameras
The object itself is ghostly white
against the rest of the image.
--Earthfiles
'Be gone, Satan'
Ottawa's former exorcist, a 78-year-old priest, is interviewed.
--Ottawa Citizen
Solar System's 'look-alike' found
Two exoplanets were close matches for Jupiter and Saturn.
--BBC News
The mystical experience of shamanism
Susan Mokelke describes the shamanic experience.
--New Statesman
Sunday, April 6, 2008
New head of voodoo brings on the charm
Max Beauvoir is a voodoo priest who was just named the religion's supreme master.
--IHT
VIDEO: Sunshine in a Can
A Silicon Valley company is harnessing the power of the sun with printable solar panels.
--CNBC
Dead wife contacts husband via mobile phone
Frank Jones claims he is being haunted by text messages from his deceased wife.
--Blackpool Gazette
Robot aliens? TV sci-fi gets it right
Scientists say first E.T. contact is likely to be with machines.
--MSNBC
Take Cover! Stopping a High-Tech Hurricane
People are beginning to push-back against a constantly connected world.
--Christian Science Monitor
Saturday, April 5, 2008
Drugs that don't work: a tough pill to swallow
What's a patient to do when top-selling meds fail the test?
--MSNBC
Computer recognizes attractiveness in women
Scientists at Tel Aviv Univ. have "taught" a computer how to interpret female attractiveness.
--PhysOrg.com
Blips on the Scopes
In 1952, a group of bright blips were spotted on radar flying at hight speeds over Washington, DC.
--TIME
Hydrogen-powered plane takes off
The first manned, hydrogen-powered plane has been tested in the skies above Spain (with video).
--BBC News
The Poop on the First Americans
Ancient excrement may prove humans came to North America more than 14,000 years ago.
--Newsweek
Friday, April 4, 2008
Matrix-style virtual worlds 'a few years away'
Are supercomputers on the verge of creating Matrix-style simulated realities?
--New Scientist
Unidentified object flies Canterbury skies
Teenager captured an apparently fiery object on his digital camera.
--The Press
Hauntings Investigated At Homestead Police Dept.
Phantom typing heard in Homestead, PA building.
--WPXI.com
Close Up of Enceladus' Tiger Stripes
Could life exist beneath Saturn's moon?
--Astronomy Picture of the Day
Fish with fangs generates big response
Biologists aren't sure exactly what kind of fish it is.
--KSL.com
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Rupert Sheldrake stabbed in leg during lecture
Police arrest suspect, a Japanese man who seemed upset by his remarks.
--The New Mexican
Has the youngest known planet been spotted?
The planet may be only 1600 years old.
--New Scientist
Solar Storms Are About to Get Ugly
Every 11 years or so, the sun breaks out in a rash of planet-sized sunspots.
--Wired Magazine
Teleportation, time travel and aliens
Even the most outlandish science fiction could become fact, says Prof. Michio Kaku.
--The Guardian
Inside the Black Budget
Uniform patches show secret programs have their own culture, vocabulary and sense of humor.
--New York Times
Paranoia Pervasive, Study Finds
Virtual reality could be used as a tool to help patients test out their fears.
--LiveScience
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
We have created human-animal embryos already
A British team have successfully generated 'admixed embryos' by adding human DNA to empty cow eggs.
--The Times
When People Can't Stop Praying
A man describes his rare religious form of OCD.
--ABC News
The mechanism of poltergeist activity
Physicists hypothesize changes in the brain that occur at puberty involve fluctuations in electron activity.
--New Scientist
Excavation starts at Stonehenge
The first excavation inside the ring at Stonehenge in more than four decades has gotten underway.
--BBC News
'Jules Verne' Is Giant Leap for A.I.
On Thursday, the unmanned vehicle will make its first rendezvous with the ISS.
--Popular Mechanics
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
No Foolin'
The Top 10 science hoaxes of all time.
--Discovery Channel
10 Best: April Fools' Gags
The web is closing for spring cleaning!
--Wired Magazine
Death for hire
Suicide machine lets you push final button.
--The Times
How to transform your arm into a wing
A reconstructive surgeon has now described the steps that would be needed to transform human arms into wings.
--New Scientist
Parachute found in Washington not D.B. Cooper's
Earl Cossey, the man who packed the chute nearly 40 years ago, made the determination.
--KING5.com
