Sunday, August 31, 2008
NASA considers shuttle shelf-life
NASA will study whether the space shuttle can operate beyond its planned retirement in 2010.
--BBC News
Zodiac Killer's Identity And Weapon Uncovered?
Dennis Kaufman: "The identity of the Zodiac Killer is Jack Tarrance. He's my stepfather."
--CBS13
'Bigfoot' still attracts believers
Despite recent hoax, the mythical creature’s popularity endures.
--Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Study says eyes evolved for X-Ray vision
A new study has uncovered an advantage to binocular vision: our ability to see through things.
--PhysOrg.com
Mysterious Sky Phenomenon in Florida
Patrick Shannon: "All clouds and haze abruptly broke off at the edges of this huge 'wedge' of blue sky and were completely missing inside it."
--Oregon SkyWatch
Saturday, August 30, 2008
FAA outage reveals odd computing practices
The FAA relies on just two computing systems, one in Atlanta and one in Salt Lake City, to handle the distribution of flight plans for the nation.
--AP
Woman grows metal wires from her body
In a medical mystery, an Indonesian woman has metal wires about 10-20 cm long growing out of her body (with video).
--Mysterytopia
Display allows viewers to handle 3D images in air
In the future of immersive entertainment, people may not only walk through floating 3D images, but also manipulate the images in air.
--PhysOrg.com
Divine lightning reaction?
A Chinese man who swore to God that he didn't owe money to a neighbor was hit by lightning a minute later.
--Ananova
NASA hacker loses final legal challenge
Gary McKinnon has lost his legal challenge against extradition to the US to face charges of hacking NASA and military installations.
--ZDNet.co.uk
Friday, August 29, 2008
Giant Clams Fed Early Humans
Prehistoric humans may have dined on clams two-feet in length.
--LiveScience
Pre-Incan mummy unearthed in Peru
Female mummy came from ancient Wari culture.
--Reuters
Crazy Bears and UFOs
Brad Steiger shares Native American accounts of Bigfoot-like creatures.
--Alien Seeker News
Bark if you see Mary
Neighbors amazed by likeness of Virgin in a tree.
--Toronto Sun
UFOs: Flying Emotions
Seth Shostak of SETI reacts to the hostile emails he's received related to his skeptical position on "the UFO hypothesis."
--Space.com
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Physicists aim to unlock universe's mysteries
Japan is set to open its largest atomic science park.
--AFP
Almost half of Australia untouched by humans
Australia has some of the last great wilderness largely unchanged by industrial civilization.
--Reuters
'Mythbusters' Tackle Moon Landing Hoax Claims
Hoax believers say the Apollo moon landings must have been filmed in an Earth-based studio.
--collectSPACE
This Pill Will Change Your Life
In the not-so-distant future, six drugs--already in the works--will change how we live, and even how we die.
--Popular Science
Winged-Cat Causes Sensation in China
A tabby from the Qingyan province recently sprouted a pair of fur-covered 'wings.'
--Fox News
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Scream GB
Britain's spookiest cities have been pinpointed in a new survey by Lionel Fanthorpe.
--The Sun
'Complexity' of Neanderthal tools
Neanderthal tools were just as efficient as those made by our ancestors.
--BBC News
New Sphere in Exploring the Abyss
Scientists are hard at work on the tiny submarine that will replace the legendary Alvin.
--NY Times
Cows Have Strange Sixth Sense
Herds of cattle tend to face in the north-south direction of Earth's magnetic lines.
--LiveScience
Exoskeleton suit helps paralyzed people walk
Paralyzed for the past 20 years, a former Israeli paratrooper now walks down the street with a dim mechanical hum.
--Reuters
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Army Funds 'Synthetic Telepathy' Research
University of California researchers have been given a $4 million grant.
--Danger Room
Sky survey yields new cosmic haul
50 new asteroid-sized bodies have been spotted in the outer regions of our Solar System.
--BBC News
Mexicans get microchipped over kidnapping fears
Sales have jumped 13% this year for under-the-skin implants from Xega, a Mexican security firm.
--New Scientist
Aussie's answer to save Earth from asteroid attack
Proposed plan to protect planet with plastic film.
--The Register
The Alien's Backbone - Part I
A look at the relationship between UFOs and the cattle mutilation phenomenon.
--UFO Digest
Monday, August 25, 2008
Mars Express Webcam Now Live ESA reactivates once-dormant camera on Mars Express.
--Universe Today
Rex coming back to look for yowies "Yowie Man" prepares for new expedition in search of Australia's Bigfoot.
--The Macleay Argus Fire lays bare prehistoric secrets Rich archaeological finds revealed after six-day long blaze clears moor.
--The Guardian Mutilated sheep spark new fear "Big cat" attacks on livestock causing concern in UK.
--icStafford Chupacabras Explained in Children's Picture Book Fictional tale depicts the cryptid as a friendly vegetarian.
--New West
Sunday, August 24, 2008
US-Russia chill threatens NASA space program
Recent geopolitical tensions could affect cooperative space exploration.
--AFP
Armada of UFOs buzzing Territory
Could the Australia's Northern Territory be under attack from an armada of UFOs?
--Northern Territory News
Intel cuts cords with wireless power system
Intel's wireless electric power system could revolutionize modern life by freeing devices from wall outlets.
--PhysOrg.com
Where's Planet X?
The evidence for this 10th planet is compelling, but no one has ever seen the fabled planet.
--ThirdEyeConcept.com
Parents sound off on childhood vaccine divide
Readers describe how their personal experiences informed their decision.
--MSNBC
Huge Pacific Fish Identified as New Species
A man-sized grouper has been identified as a new fish species after genetic tests.
--LiveScience
Saturday, August 23, 2008
Has Couple Found Formula To Win Lottery?
Husband, wife have each claimed $350,000 check this week.
--WNBC
Black hole star mystery 'solved'
Astronomers have shed light on how stars can form around a massive black hole.
--BBC News
Getting inside the minds of moviegoers
Brain scans can help Hollywood figure out how to make and market films.
--LiveScience
A Ghost in the White House!
Could the mysterious figure in a photo taken by Abbie Rowe of construction work in the White House be a ghost?
--Mysterytopia
Bigfoot tricksters blame hoax on promoter
Middleman has filed theft complaint against the men.
--Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Friday, August 22, 2008
Debunked 9/11 Conspiracy Claims From NIST
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) report has responded directly to many conspiracy claims, specifically linked to WTC 7.
--Popular Mechanics
How Much Can You Learn From a Home DNA Test?
One reporter has her DNA analyzed and finds that genetic testing isn't an exact science.
--Discover
Sixth 'Taste' Discovered - Calcium
The capability to taste calcium has now been discovered in mice.
--LiveScience
Two more face transplant triumphs
One operation was on a Chinese man whose face was slashed by a bear.
--New Scientist
Man Makes Record Catch With Barbie Fishing Rod
Toy hooked a state-record channel catfish, at 21 pounds.
--Fox News
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Supernatural science: Why we want to believe
Monsters are everywhere these days, and belief in them is as strong as ever.
--LiveScience
Poltergeists and Our Plastic Reality
Brad Steiger delves into case histories of psychical researcher Harry Price.
--Haunted America Tours
Elephants master basic mathematics
A cunning Asian elephant won a simple counting game.
--New Scientist
Mystery surrounds humming noise
In the U.K, a hum has led to 50 people contacting Sudbury Town Council.
--BBC News
Scientists Make a Fat-Burning Fat
Brown fat is full of mitochondria, the body's energy-producing cellular machines.
--Wired
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Ex-Salem cop channels spirit world
Chuck Bergman helps police and desperate families find missing loved ones.
--Boston Herald
Scientists Say We Can See Sound
New research suggests the human visual system processes sound and helps us see.
--LiveScience
Five Mysterious Skulls
Dare they be called, human?
--Cult Case
Who I Think the Visitors Are
The 'visitors' may be time travelers, from a parallel universe, the dead —or all 3, writes Anne Strieber.
--Unknown Country
Meet Yoda the cat with FOUR ears
The household pet was born with an extra set of ears.
--Daily Mail
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Shroud of Turin stirs new controversy
A Colorado couple researching the shroud dispute radiocarbon dating.
--LA Times
Inventors are sure cars can fly
Most flying cars never get off the page, let alone the ground.
--USA Today
Astronomers Find a 'Minor Planet' near Neptune
The small, comet-like object is likely made of rock and ice.
--Universe Today
Premature baby 'comes back to life'
Miscarried fetus, which had been declared dead five hours earlier, was found to be breathing.
--Jerusalem Post
Israeli Turtle Gets Skateboard to Replace Legs
Arava the disabled turtle is using her new set of wheels to get around.
--AP
Monday, August 18, 2008
Star Trek warp drive is a possibility
Two physicists have devised a new scheme to travel faster than the speed of light.
--Telegraph
Bird flu hopes from 1918 victims
Victims of the 1918 flu virus that killed 50m still have protection.
--BBC News
3D galaxy map to probe dark energy's history
The Sloan Digital Sky Survey has made detailed 3D maps of relatively nearby galaxies.
--New Scientist
Bigfoot press conf. & the art of selling a website
What was most revealing about the Bigfoot press conference was not what was said, writes Chris Matyszczyk.
--CNET News
10 Best Science Fiction Planets
Sometimes an author will create a world whose presence has a weight and ring of truth.
--Discover
Sunday, August 17, 2008
USAF still silent on Stephenville
Billy Cox has been pressing the U.S. Air Force for a response to MUFON's report on the Stephenville UFO.
--Sarasota Herald-Tribune
How Big Brother watches your every move
The average Briton is being recorded 3,000 times a week.
--Telegraph
Sightings of 'Wolf-Like' Creatures in Stafford, UK
A tribe of subterranean creatures who surface to hunt for food could be behind the 'werewolf' sightings.
--Phantoms and Monsters
Minding Mental Minefields
A new report from the National Research Council argues that the military should harness the power of neuroscience research.
--Science Progress
Earth's Plate Tectonics May Eventually Stop
The Pacific is the biggest ocean on Earth, but it's getting smaller every day.
--LiveScience
Saturday, August 16, 2008
Bigfoot Hunters Press Conference Reveals... Little
Bigfoot hunters tell stories but don't offer any evidence at press conference.
--FOX News
When the world gets sucked in
History shows people have fallen for hoaxes time and time again.
--NEWS.com.au
Portal to mythical Mayan underworld found
Archaeologists discovered maze of stone temples in underground caves.
--Reuters
Supercarrier had strange experience
Mike Conley relates the story of an aircraft carrier's UFO encounter in the Bermuda Triangle.
--McDowell News
Ocean 'dead zones' becoming global problem
"Dead zones" with too little oxygen for life are expanding in the world's oceans.
--AP
Friday, August 15, 2008
Head of Roman empress unearthed
Archaeologists digging in Turkey have found a colossal marble head.
--BBC News
Rise of the rat-brained robots
300,000 rat neurons make connections with each other.
--New Scientist
Brain will be battlefield of future
A report predicts 'pharmacological land mines' and drones directed by mind control.
--The Guardian
Death Rays, Hovercars in 'Battleground 2000'
Back in '79, Usborne Publishing took its readers on an illustrated trip to the far-off world of the year 2000.
--Danger Room
'Beer goggles' are real - it's official
People really do appear more attractive when our perceptions are changed by drinking alcohol.
--New Scientist
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Spaceship Could Fly Faster Than Light
Physicists suggest that a future spaceship could fold a space-time bubble around itself.
--Space.com
Mysterious Valleys
Scott Corrales looks at strange locations in South America.
--Inexplicata
Think you know what a ghost won't or can't do?
The things only a real Paranormal Investigator will tell you, if you only ask!
--Haunted America Tours
World's Tallest Woman Dies at Age 53
Sandy Allen was 7-foot-7.
--Fox News
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
It's ghost season in Japan — who you gonna call?
Mid-August is considered a spiritual season because of Buddhist traditions.
--Japan Times
The Pill may change women's choice in men
Scientists believe taking the pill changes the way a woman reacts to a man's smell.
--The Telegraph
Chasing Dust Devils from Earth to Mars
Scientists suspect that dust devils on Mars help lift dust into the atmosphere.
--Space.com
19 terrifying incidents involving fish
26 dead, 297 injured and two left traumatized.
--Practical Fishkeeping
US boasts of laser weapon's 'plausible deniability'
An airborne laser weapon dubbed the 'long-range blowtorch' has an added benefit.
--New Scientist
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Fear Factors
Understand your phobias (rational or otherwise).
--Washington Post
Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks Tuesday AM
Look for a good display of shooting stars in the pre-dawn hours.
--LiveScience
Horror film gene makes some scream, others laugh
The secret of why horror films make some people scream in terror while others may simply laugh has been revealed.
--The Telegraph
Invisibility cloak 'step closer'
Researchers have developed a material that can bend light around 3D objects.
--BBC News
Gnome returns after adventure
Murphy the gnome is pictured on a beach and hiking down a mountain.
--Ananova
Monday, August 11, 2008
Vampire bats suspected in Venezuela deaths
At least 38 Warao Indians have died in possible rabies outbreak.
--AP
Meltdown in the Arctic is speeding up
Scientists warn that the North Pole could be free of ice in just five years' time instead of 60.
--The Observer
Pedal to the Metal
Scott Corrales recounts UFO car chases.
--Inexplicata
Crop Circles, Firebirds, & 'Vacuum Domain'
Certain locations are known for regular sightings of luminous phenomena.
--CropCircleAnswers.com
Sunday, August 10, 2008
'Dinosaur-Like' Creature Sighted on Island
Brian Irwin talks with local villagers about a large 'reptilian' creature that has been sighted in Papua New Guinea.
--Phantoms and Monsters
Let there be life: Games go organic
Developers are nursing creative gameplay out of Mother Nature's mulch.
--MSNBC
Quakes caught by laptop sensor
A device put into laptops to prevent damage if the machine is dropped has been put to a novel use by scientists.
--BBC News
First complete Neanderthal genome sequenced
Full nuclear sequence, offering clues about our relatives' demise, expected within months.
--Nature
NASA Dispels Internet Rumors About Life On Mars
Officials caution against speculation as the Phoenix Lander continues to collect specimens from the Red Planet.
--InformationWeek
Saturday, August 9, 2008
D.B. Cooper's loot said to be stashed in B.C.
Galen Cook claims notorious hijacker left $200,000 in Vancouver bank.
--National Post
106 mpg 'air car' creates buzz, questions
The car would be powered by a combination of compressed air and fuel (with video).
--CNN
Underground City Found in Leavenworth, KS
Some speculate the underground town was created in the 1800s and could have been used during slavery or for fugitives (with video).
--KCTV5
Poltergeist caught on video
The spooky antics of a poltergeist have been caught on camera (with video).
--The Sun
Figure 8 Crop Circle Reported in UK
Formation in Below Milk Hill, near Alton Barnes, Wiltshire appears to be a figure 8 with tear drops.
--Crop Circle Connector
Friday, August 8, 2008
Montauk Monster Mystery Goes Hollywood
A movie production crew claims to have the 'kidnapped' carcass.
--Fox News
Spooky Waverly Hills may return as hotel
Old Waverly Hills Sanatorium could become Louisville's next luxe lodging.
--The Courier-Journal
German scientists dig for their own Stonehenge
Archaeologists have discovered traces of a Bronze Age place of worship.
--Reuters
CERN lab set for beam milestone
On August 9th, protons will be piped through LHC magnets for the first time.
--BBC News
Green Concept Cars That Are Waaaaay Out There
Gallery: flights of fantasy carrying auto design into the future.
--Wired
Thursday, August 7, 2008
DNA Tests to Be Done on King Tut's 'Children'
Two mummified female fetuses were between five to seven months in gestational age.
--AP
Seeing is Hearing: New Type of Synesthesia
For some, visual movement triggers a perception of sound.
--Scientific American
Eye spy: U.S. scientists develop eye-shaped camera
Design could improve the performance of digital cameras.
--Reuters
Dark Energy's Fingerprint Found in Distant Galaxies
Studying the forces driving the universe apart.
--Discovery News
Crop Circles & People
Matthew Williams is the only person arrested, charged and convicted for making a Crop Circle.
--UFO Mystic
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Teacher finds new cosmic object
Strange gaseous blob is one-of-a-kind.
--BBC News
Knights Templar heirs in legal battle with the Pope
Lawsuit against Benedict XVI calls for him to recognize the seizure of assets worth 100 billion euro.
--The Telegraph
Mystery vibrations have Green Bay couple spinning
Bob and Leona Ehrfurth are at loss to explain home's annoying noises.
--Green Bay Gazette
New Mexico Fireballs
Audio & video of a bright fireball that streaked across the skies of New Mexico on Aug. 4th.
--SpaceWeather.com
'Leprechaun-alien' snapped
A tiny elf-like figure was allegedly caught on camera, as he flees a forest.
--The Sun
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Bracing for a Solar Superstorm
A recurrence of the 1859 solar superstorm would be a cosmic Katrina.
--Scientific American
Ventura County hot spot puzzles experts
A two-acre patch has heated up to 800 degrees, and firefighters and geologists are unsure why.
--LA Times
Discovery primed to unleash solar revolution
Scientists mimic essence of plants' energy storage system.
--MIT News
Ancient shark had colossal bite
The megalodon was one of the most fearsome predators of all time.
--BBC News
Montauk Monster Update
Creature photos have generated a great deal of interest.
--Cryptomundo
Monday, August 4, 2008
World's Smallest Snake as Thin as Spaghetti
A new species of snake has been found hiding out in a forest on Barbados.
--LiveScience
Inside the Grieving Brain
Memories of the person they missed prolonged their grief, giving them pleasure as well as pain.
--Newsweek
Greek legends
Exploring three cities of the ancient world where myths are set in stone.
--Baltimore Sun
The Paranormal: A New Science
Philip Imbrogno notes the similarities of reports that span from hauntings to UFOs.
--Llewellyn Journal
Memo Links
UFOs and JFK Assassination
Robert Wood discusses scorched MJ-12/CIA document.
--Earthfiles
Sunday, August 3, 2008
Are we heading for a human-powered future?
Would you still watch your favorite television program if you had to cycle for an hour before you could view it?
--CNN
Microsoft study confirms 'Kevin Bacon' theory
Survey of instant-messagers finds any two people just 6.6 degrees apart.
--Washington Post
Researchers may have found cosmic Rosetta stone
The first cosmological object formed in the universe was a tiny protostar with a mass of about 1 percent of our Sun.
--AP
Last Ice Age happened in less than year
The last ice age 13,000 years ago took hold in just one year, scientists have warned.
--Scotsman.com
Saturday, August 2, 2008
Farmer has double arm transplant
German doctors have carried out a complete double arm transplant (with video).
--BBC News
Hair could prove the Yeti really exists
Scientists have analyzed strands of hair found caught on some rocks in jungle near the India-Bangladesh border.
--Mail Online
Foot found on Lake Huron beach in U.S.
Discovery prompts Michigan police to seek help from RCMP in B.C. where five feet found in last year.
--Globe and Mail
We're all victims of alien abduction
Abductees Anonymous members include cops, doctors, lecturers and graphic designers.
--The Sun
'Montauk Monster' witnesses emerge
More coverage on the Montauk Monster (with video).
--Newsday.com
Friday, August 1, 2008
Water Ice on Mars Confirmed
NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander retrieved a sample of ice.
--Space.com
A quick fix for global warming
Could mirrors in space or sea water sprayed in the air be shortcuts to halt global warming?
--BBC News
Unidentified Flying Threats
To defend our airspace, we should investigate UFOs, writes Nick Pope.
--New York Times
The Montauk Monster
Is the 'monster' simply a bloated and decomposed dog?
--forgetomori
A New Explanation for Morgellons
'Chemtrail activist' cites nano-fiber infection.
--io9
