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Friday, November 20, 2009
The Top 8 Dinosaur Discoveries of 2009
Paleontologists have had a good year, bringing a slew of new dinosaurs to the books.
— Popular Mechanics
Could Jupiter Moon Harbor Fish-Size Life?
Below its icy crust, Europa is believed to host a global ocean up to a hundred miles deep.
— National Geographic News
Spirit Confronts Paranormal Team at Historic Plantation
A cranky ghost in the kitchen was recorded during one team visit.
— LancasterOnline.com
FBI hunting elderly bank robber
The 'Geezer Bandit' was seen wearing tubes connected to an oxygen cylinder.
— BBC News
Giant Lungless "Worm" Found Living on Land
A new amphibian species can survive on land with no nostrils, lungs or legs.
— National Geographic News
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Meteor the size of oven lights up the night sky, alarms Utahns
A fast moving meteor lit up the night skies over most of Utah just after midnight Wednesday.
— KSL.com
Mummy's CT scans show heart disease came before fast food
Research suggests that while modern risk factors may account for the current epidemic of heart disease, the ailment predates them.
— USA Today
More evidence that Transcendental Meditation helps the heart
Heart disease patients who practice TM have almost 50% lower rates of heart attacks, stroke and deaths.
— LA Times
Man killed wife 'during a dream'
The court was told man's disorder meant he was not in control of his actions when he strangled his partner of 40 years.
— BBC News
Hundreds of birds seem to mourn deaths of fellow ravens
Ravens have feelings, too, at least judging from an eerie scene Tuesday morning on Minnie Street in east Fairbanks.
— Newsminer.com
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Tiny insect brains can solve big problems
Some bugs can recognize human faces, count and categorize, studies say.
— Discovery
Lion opens family's car door with his teeth
A family thought there was nothing to worry about as they drove through a South African safari park.
— The Telegraph
Time-traveling browsers navigate the web's past
System gives browsers a "time-travel" mode, allowing users to find web pages from particular dates and times.
— New Scientist
Movie '2012' helps us prepare for future
The new blockbuster movie "2012" is exciting and fun ... but is it based on anything close to reality?
— American Chronicle
New mysteries of the Shroud unveiled
Body inside ancient linen 'levitated' while leaving image.
— WorldNetDaily
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Mystery 'dark flow' extends towards edge of universe
Something big is out there beyond the visible edge of our universe.
— New Scientist
Starvation 'wiped out' giant deer
Why this giant animal suddenly went extinct some 10,600 years ago had remained a mystery.
— BBC News
Invisibility Visualized: New Software for Rendering Cloaked Objects
Tool renders the visual effects of cloaking mechanism and its imperfections.
— Science Daily
Strong Leonid Meteor Shower Peaks Early Tuesday Morning
The best seats are in Asia, but North American observers should be treated to an above average performance.
— Space.com
Is Doomsday Coming? Perhaps, but Not in 2012
Scientists give many reasons not to worry about predictions based on the Mayan calendar that the world will end in three years.
— NY Times
Monday, November 16, 2009
2012 and the Coming Apocalypse
A look at how the latest "end of the world" prediction mirrors fears from the past.
— The Paranormal Pastor
Paranormal Monsters of Texas
Nick Redfern details two cases of potentially paranormal Bigfoot encounters in Texas.
— Mania.com
Jellyfish swarm northward in warming world
Massive wave of jellyfish causing major problems for Japanese fishing industry.
— PhysOrg.com
TV show V may reflect real UFOs, ET visitors
Contrasting how the new alien invasion TV series may play out in real life.
— UFO Digest
Hollywood: The Paranormal Fear Factory
An examination of a disturbing trend amongst recent paranormal films.
— Daily Grail
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Anniversary of "West Lothian Question" UFO mystery
Thirty years ago forester Bob Taylor had a remarkable encounter with a UFO, which purportedly left physical traces. Related video: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3.
— West Lothian Courier
Water discovery fuels hope to colonize moon
Finding could mean drinking water, rocket fuel, more for future lunar camps.
— Space.com
Wide Angle: Doomsday in 2012?
What is the real science behind "2012"? Discovery News asks experts to get to the bottom of the doomsday hype.
— Discovery News
ChemTrails: What Are They Spraying?
A series of photos taken over Yuma, AZ, show what some believe to be evidence of chemical spraying.
— Phantoms & Monsters
Are Earth's Oceans Made Of Extraterrestrial Material?
Researcher suggests that water was not part of the Earth's initial inventory but may have come from ice-covered asteroids.
— Science Daily
