- NASA Baffled by Unexplained Force
Mysteriously, five spacecraft that flew past the Earth have each displayed unexpected anomalies in their motions. --Space.com - RFID tags in garments worry privacy experts
What signals are your clothes sending?
--International Herald Tribune - Unearthing the truth of UFOs
Group investigates reported sightings.
--Boston Globe - A Speck of Sunlight Is a Town’s Yearly Alarm Clock The world’s northernmost town is in total darkness from mid-November through January.
--New York Times - Lunar eclipse may shed light on climate change
Low volcanic dust levels in the atmosphere could be contributing to global warming. --New Scientist
Third Texas officer comes forward on UFO sighting
Mike Zimmerman says he saw something in the sky that he cannot explain. --American Chronicle
Mars Surface Too Acidic for Life To Exist
Martians may be more in the realm of science fiction than astronomical research. --Harvard Crimson
Sept. 11 redux: Video shows jet vaporizing
Test offers evidence to skeptics who cite lack of debris after Pentagon crash. --WorldNetDaily
NASA craft on crash course for the Moon
Water prospecting Wily E Coyote style.
--vnunet.com
Bat's powerful lift is illuminated by fog
Technique shows how bats and insects share the secret of slow flight (with video). --Nature
Saturday Mar. 1, 2008
'Lizard Man' returns?
South Carolina woman wondering if legendary "Lizard Man" destroyed the front of her car (with video).
--WIStv.com
Oh water, where art thou?
A profile of an apparently successful New Zealand water diviner, Dave Penney. --Stuff.co.nz
Police blame ghosts for damage
Romanian cops have closed a vandalism investigation by concluding ghosts were to blame. --Ananova
UFO snapped over Thames
Student shocked when her tourist photos of the London skyline show what looks like a flying saucer (with photos). --The Sun
Bigfoot casts a philosophical shadow
Hearst Museum displays plaster casts of alleged Sasquatch footprints. --Berkeley.edu
Five myths about the satellite smash-up
How perilous? How precise? Operation was messier than it seemed. --MSNBC
Space Script
A look at three examples of possible alien writing.
--Cabinet of Wonders
Blind man sees with the aid of son's tooth
Technique involves creating a support for an artificial cornea from patient's tooth and surrounding bone. --AFP
Sea reptile is biggest on record
The 150 million-year-old specimen was found on an Arctic island. --BBC News
'Bird-boy' found in Russia
Child mimics the language of birds. --Pravda
Thursday Feb. 28, 2008
Rise of the machine
Terminator-style robot war 'could be a reality within 10 years.' --Daily Mail
New Moon Map Is Best Ever
Scientists have created a new map of the south lunar pole that is 50 times more detailed than the last version. --Space.com
Supercomputer Unleashes Virtual 9.0 Quake
To help prepare for the next megathrust earthquake, a team of researchers created realistic three-dimensional simulations. --PhysOrg.com
Scientists advance 'drought crop'
Researchers say they have made a key breakthrough in understanding the genes of plants. --BBC News
Are Arizona firefighters trained for UFO contact?
A 600-page guide may lend credibility to UFO believers.
--abc15.com
Wednesday Feb. 27, 2008
Earthquake hits much of England
It's the biggest earthquake in the UK for nearly 25 years. --BBC News
Archeologists Find 5,500 Year Old Plaza in Peru
It could be one of oldest places built in Americas.
--Reuters
Dean Radin Q & A
The parapsychology researcher discusses ESP, spirituality, and consciousness. --SFGate.com
Curry Spice May Thwart Heart Failure
Tumeric found to aid in heart disease. --WebMD
Forget global warming: Welcome to New Ice Age
Snow cover over North America and much of Siberia, Mongolia and China is greater than at any time since 1966. --National Post
Tuesday Feb. 26, 2008
How Groundwater Shaped Mars
Scientists think a massive ocean once covered one-third of Mars. --Space.com
Electronic tattoo display runs on blood
Wireless blood-fueled display is a true merging of technology and body art. --PhysOrg.com
Where Science and Design Collide
A new exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York contains more than 200 arresting and provocative objects. --New York Times
Ghost-hunters scare KY woman on 'Wife Swap'
The Myers family's ghost-hunting ways made them perfect candidates for a reality show.
--Daily Herald
Music special: Five great auditory illusions
Illusions can help us understand the workings of the human brain. --New Scientist
Monday Feb. 25, 2008
Skeptical Bigfootry in the Classroom
Loren Coleman recounts a recent college lecture appearance. --Cryptomundo
New Mexico Spaceport: Pressing Forward for 2010 Planning nearly complete, construction bids eminent.
--LiveScience
The Myth of the Million Dollar Challenge
A critical examination of Amazing Randi’s paranormal test. --Daily Grail
Hope dims that Earth will survive Sun’s death
New models chart Earth’s final days.
--New Scientist
What Makes a Great Ghost Photo?
Criteria for judging spirits on film. --About.com
Sunday Feb. 24, 2008
Warning of catastrophe from mass of 'space junk'
'Failure to act would be folly,' says report to UN.
--The Observer
Report: Elmo Doll Threatens to Kill Toddler
Elmo doll says "Kill James!" in a sing-song voice to 2-year-old boy. --FOX News
PC beats doctor in scan tests
A computer does better than a doctor at diagnosing certain brain diseases. --BBC News
'Phantom Ship' Spotted by Visitor
Mathieu Giguere believes he saw a Phantom Ship floating in the Tatamagouche Bay, Nova Scotia.
--Truro Daily News
A Lead on the Ark of the Covenant
Scholar traces Ark to a dusty bottom shelf in a museum in Harare, Zimbabwe. --TIME
Saturday Feb. 23, 2008
Electron filmed for first time ever
Movie shows how an electron rides on a light wave after having been pulled away from an atom. --PhysOrg.com
Meet Mavis, the super-charged grandmother
Mavis Price seems to have a freakishly high level of static electricity coursing through her body. --Daily Mail
Arizona to become 'Persian Gulf' of solar energy
Spanish company to build one of the largest solar power plants in the world outside of Phoenix. --AP
Scientists "see" ghosts
Team finds that poorly-lit conditions fool our brains into seeing things that are not really there. --Telegraph.co.uk
Are firefighters trained for UFO, alien contact?
600-page Fire Officer's Guide outlines what could happen in the event of a UFO crash. --ABC15.com
Friday Feb. 22, 2008
Scientists Measure What It Takes to Push an Atom
Study shows atom hopping instead of rolling.
--New York Times
Yet Another Roswell Witness Surfaces
Former Army Sergeant claims to have handled debris.
–-UFO Mystic
Grad Student Invents Gravity Lamp
The ’Gravia’ can stay lit up to four hours. –-UPI
Private Race to the Moon Takes Off
Nine new teams to vie for the $30 million dollar
X-Prize. –-Space.com
Lake Norman Has Own Monster Myth
A profile of North Carolina’s resident lake monster.
–-McDowell News
Thursday Feb. 21, 2008
Panic after 'Franken-fish' is caught in Britain
Known as the 'gangster' of the fish world, the giant snakehead has razor-sharp teeth. --Daily Mail
Patients who are frozen in time
A look at advances in cryonics. --The Guardian
Self-healing rubber bounces back
Material is able to self-repair even when it is sliced in two. --BBC News
Martian crater records aftermath of giant flood
Billions of yeas ago on Mars, a river suddenly burst to the surface from underground. --New Scientist
Autism Breakthrough
Doctors amazed by girl's ability to describe the disorder from the inside. --ABC News
Wednesday Feb. 20, 2008
Antarctic depths reveal bizarre new life forms
Creatures include sea spiders the size of dinner plates, giant worms and jelly fish with 18 ft-long tentacles.
--The Telegraph
Big Bang Wasn't the Beginning
Computational physicist Neil Turok is challenging the standard notion. --Wired
Turning Greenhouse Gas Into Gasoline
Process could transform carbon dioxide from an unwanted pollutant into a vast resource.
--New York Times
Rare Egyptian 'Warrior' Tomb Found
A team of Spanish archaeologists made the surprise find on Luxor's west bank. --National Geographic News
The Dark Side of Light
To scientists, light's properties are a constant source of intrigue. --PhsyOrg.com
Tuesday Feb. 19, 2008
Diana murdered, Al Fayed claims
Al Fayed said Princes Philip and Charles plotted together. --BBC News
Longest Accelerator Probes Tiniest Particles
A tour of the Stanford Linear Accelerator.
--Wired
The skunk ape
Florida's answer to the abominable snowman.
--The Times
Robot Plumbs Lake On Way To Jovian Moon
A polar-style, under-ice exploration may have out-of-this world applications. --ScienceDaily
Get ready for the eclipse that saved Columbus
The Moon will turn an eerie shade of red for people in the western hemisphere late Wednesday. --AFP
Monday Feb. 18, 2008
DA's office finds cache of JFK memorabilia
The batch includes a suspect transcript of a conversation between Oswald and Ruby. --Dallas Morning News
Inside America's Satellite-Killing Missile
The weapon the Pentagon wants to use to shoot down a failing satellite has one weakness. --Danger Room
Real life Ghost Busters
Is Mansfield home haunted?
--Mansfield News Journal
An 'Invisibility Cloak' For Sound?
Theoretical device could mask sound in 3-D.
--Duke University News
Audio: Cristo Louw Interview
A discussion with the head of South Africa's UFO Resource. --Binnall of America
Sunday Feb. 17, 2008
Child-Man in the Promised Land
Today's single young men hang out in a hormonal limbo between adolescence and adulthood.
--City Journal
I have Alice In Wonderland Syndrome
A man writes of a strange neurological condition which affects his visual perception.
--guardian.co.uk
Machines 'to match man by 2029'
Machines will achieve human-level artificial intelligence by 2029, a leading US inventor has predicted. --BBC News
Five Sci-Fi Scenarios That Will Come True
In the next 25 years, technological advances made famous in movies and on TV will become reality.
--PC World
HIV can 'never be cured'
AIDS virus thwarts even the best drugs by hiding in the gut. --Nature
Saturday Feb. 16, 2008
Third right foot discovered in Gulf Islands
Three severed right feet have washed ashore on the Gulf Islands in the past six months. --Canada.com
First order for pet dog cloning
A South Korean company says it has taken its first order for the cloning of a pet dog. --BBC News
Does faith healing really work?
After years of tortuous pain, Ailsa Marsh was stunned when a spiritual healer banished her suffering in an instant. --News Monster
Identical twins not as identical as believed
Contrary to our previous beliefs, identical twins are not genetically identical. --PhysOrg.com
Ghosts of University Park Campus
There apparently are plenty of ghosts to be had at Penn State's University Park campus. --Centre Daily Times
Friday Feb. 15, 2008
First multiple planet system found by microlensing
The newly discovered system has less massive versions of Jupiter and Saturn. --New Scientist
Scientists Scan Striking Nanoscale Images
Gallery of photos from scanning probe microscopes.
--Wired
Map shows toll on world's oceans
Only about 4% of the world's oceans remain undamaged by human activity. --BBC News
Teleportation and Wormholes
The science behind the new movie 'Jumper.' --LiveScience
High-Tech Lockup
Inside 4 next-gen prison security systems.
--Popular Mechanics
Thursday Feb. 14, 2008
Titan's surface organics surpass Earth
Saturn’s orange moon has hundreds of times more liquid hydrocarbons than all the known oil and natural gas reserves on Earth. --PhysOrg.com
Conspiracy Theories and Cut InterTube Cables
Did the Israelis or the US sever the intertubes providing Iran with internet access? --Earthfiles
Ear-Piercing Sirens Used to Drive Teens Away
'Mosquito' device emits high-frequency noise which is audible to young ears. --AP
Druid Grave Unearthed in U.K.?
A series of graves found in a gravel quarry have been dated to 40-60 A.D. --Discovery News
Barnacles Reach Out To Valentines
Barnacles are stuck to rocks, which presents a challenge for mating. --Scientific American
Wednesday Feb. 13, 2008
The End of Aging?
Inside the new hunt for a cure to growing old.
--Popular Mechanics
Organic molecules found on exoplanet for 1st time
Detection offers hope that one day astronomers will be able to analyze the atmospheres of Earth-like worlds.
--New Scientist
UFO spotted over foggy car park?
A freelance photographer captured something unusual in Portsmouth, UK. --Metro.co.uk
Great Seal Secrets Revealed!
Myths surrounding one of America's oldest and most enduring national symbols are about to be debunked.
--AP
Mini-muscleman
Meet the world's smallest bodybuilder. --Daily Mail
Tuesday Feb. 12, 2008
Navy Research Paper: 'Disrupt Economies'
A research project calls for creating man-made floods and droughts to disrupt an enemy state.
--Danger Room
Law Officers Describe Shape-Shifting UFO
An interview with a Dublin, Texas constable.
--Earthfiles
Makeover for Europe's Mars robot
ESA's ExoMars rover is scheduled to launch in 2013.
--BBC News
Ghostly Receptors
Seldom are the odd parallels between ghosts and UFOs given their due. --Fate Magazine
Loch Ness monster quest nears end
Robert Rines believed there were at least two Nessies alive in the murky depths of Loch Ness.
--Boston Globe
Monday Feb. 11, 2008
Reporter on Texas UFO case leaves newspaper
Steve Hammons comments on the integrity of local and national news media. --American Chronicle
UC Davis Tackles Legend Of Chupacabra
California scientists test mysterious DNA.
--CBS 13, Sacramento
New Form of Physical Therapy: Wii Games
"Wiihab" becoming popular in hospitals across the country. --LiveScience
Have You Seen This Dog? Only With Telepathy
Animal psychics claim to communicate with missing dog.
--New York Times
Shootings Shatter Gender Barrier
Loren Coleman examines the changing pattern of school shootings. --Copycat Effect
Sunday Feb. 10, 2008
Biofuels Deemed a Greenhouse Threat
Almost all biofuels used today cause more greenhouse gas emissions than conventional fuels.
--New York Times
Ghost attacked me, says spooked Alba
Actress Jessica Alba says she was attacked by a ghost when she was 17. --smh.com.au
3D television 'a reality within five years'
A true 3D TV that does not depend on wearing glasses could be demonstrated within five years.
--Telegraph.co.uk
Shake a leg to power your phone
Electricity can be produced using the mechanics of human walking. --Nature
Saturday Feb. 9, 2008
The world's first time machine?
Tunnel to the past could open door to future within three months, say Russians. --Daily Mail
How a lunar eclipse saved Columbus
Explorer used knowledge to trick Jamaicans into providing supplies. --Space.com
UFO sightings on the rise
The number of UFO sightings in Britain soared by 40% last year. --Ananova
Wildlife expert tries to back his belief in Bigfoot
Call it what you like -- Bigfoot, Sasquatch, Yeti, the Abominable Snowman -- it's out there, says Larry Battson. --Chicago Tribune
Company sequences man's genome cheaply
Critics question accuracy and US$100,000 price tag.
--Nature
Friday Feb. 8, 2008
Welcome to the Turbulent Year of the Rat
The new Chinese year could see a build-up of international tensions, & natural and air disasters. --AFP
Son of Concorde
New hypersonic airliner will fly to Australia in just over four hours. --Daily Mail
10 Sci-Fi Techs We Could Build...
If they weren't so damn expensive. --Gadget Lab
Mysterious Symbols Projected in Night Sky
Incident involved an aerial disc near Stephenville, Texas.
--Earthfiles
Million-Degree Plasma May Flow throughout Galaxy
Flowing plasma may funnel from one region to another through empty space. --PhysOrg.com
Thursday Feb. 7, 2008
Scientists Create See-Through Fish
Technique makes studying disease processes easier.
--LiveScience
The long quest for life on Mars
Something about Mars has always captured the imagination. --BBC News
Cosmic Finger Taps Our Galaxy's Shoulder
A giant gas finger has hooked into the starry disk of the Milky Way. --Space.com
A Medical Mystery Unfolds in Minnesota
Officials are trying to figure out why workers at a meat plant were stricken with a strange neurological illness.
--New York Times
UFO witness claims harassment
Texan believes military officials have been harassing him by flying aircraft over his property.
--Stephenville Empire-Tribune
Wednesday Feb. 6, 2008
One Embryo from Three Parents
Genetically modified embryos may be answer to deadly disease. --ABC News
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, in peace
The guru who introduced the Beatles to transcendental meditation has died at his home in the Netherlands.
--The Guardian
Witnesses in Texas Saw Large Rectangles in Sky
New drawings and testimony emerges from January sighting. --Earthfiles
High-Tech Weaponry at Las Vegas Gun Show
Gallery includes automatic rifles, fiber-optic sights, designer pepper spray. --Wired
Blind Man 'Sees'
With Charles Bonnet syndrome, people who lose sight start seeing things (with audio). --NPR
Tuesday Feb. 5, 2008
Luminous UFO Lands in Mexico
Flashes were emitted for over 30 hours, causing alarm among the locals. --Inexplicata
Sniffling mouse could unlock cold cure
The breakthrough means it should now be easier to test new cold remedies. --AFP
Dutch unveil robot to fill car gas tank
A robotic arm fitted with multiple sensors extends from a regular gas pump. --Reuters
Archaeologist Finds Ancient Nasca Iron Ore Mine
Discovery in Peru shows how civilizations before the Inca Empire were mining. --Science Daily
Acid House smiley face found on Mars
The vast visage stares out from a crater.
--The Telegraph
Monday Feb. 4, 2008
Ayahuasca: A Strange Brew
Can a psychotropic jungle potion cure the existential angst of the McMansion set? --Los Angeles Times
After Accident Woman Finds Cow In Car
Cow lands in back seat (w/photos & video).
--TheBostonChannel.com
Conspiracy theories emerge after net cables cut
Is information warfare to blame for the damage to underwater internet cables? --abc.net.au
Solar Eclipse Mostly for Penguins
On Feb. 7 the sun will undergo an eclipse that few will see. --Space.com
The Worst Building in the History of Mankind
It's the Ryugyong Hotel in North Korea, where the world's 22nd largest skyscraper has been vacant for two decades. --Esquire
Sunday Feb. 3, 2008
'Electricity Woman with amazing powers'
Debbie Wolf claims she causes lights to flicker when she gets stressed. --Daily Mail
Navy Tests Incredible Sci-Fi Weapon
The railgun will fire a projectile more than 230 miles with a muzzle velocity 7 times the speed of sound.
--LiveScience
Scientists create 'no tears' onions
Scientists in New Zealand and Japan have created a "tear-free" onion. --PhysOrg.com
Bouts of hysteria after 'ghostly sightings'
Some 200 students are convinced they saw ghosts flying around their school. --NST Online
Researchers make tiny radio from nanotubes
Nanotechnology advances could lead to faster devices.
--Reuters
Saturday Feb. 2, 2008
Tamiflu-Resistant Flu in U.S. and Canada
Mutant strain threatens to breach first line of pandemic defense. --Reuters
Blind golfer hits hole-in-one
A 92-year-old blind golfer has hit a hole-in-one in Florida. --Ananova
China plans to halt rain for Beijing Olympics
'Weather modification' team will manipulate the clouds in summer to try to keep the open-air stadium dry.
--Los Angeles Times
Anti-smoking drug may be tied to suicide risks
FDA: Connection between Chantix, psychiatric problems 'increasingly likely'. --AP
Norway in UFO photos
Major research paper available on UFO Photographs in Norway. --forgetomori
Friday Feb. 1, 2008
'Bizarre' new mammal discovered
The creature is a type of giant elephant shrew.
--BBC News
Blue eyes result of ancient genetic 'mutation'
Scientists believe they have tracked down the cause of the eye color of all blue-eyed humans. --The Telegraph
US drought 'man-made' says study
Water shortages gripping the western US are the result of global warming. --New Scientist
Bat Deaths in NY, Vt. Baffle Experts
Bats are dying off by the thousands as they hibernate in caves and mines. --AP
Green eggs, hold the ham
A chicken in Mexico has gained fame for being able to lay green eggs (video). --Reuters
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