Archaeology/Paleontology
Did BEER create civilization? Ancient man developed agriculture to brew alcohol, NOT to bake bread, claims scientist
Unlocking the scrolls of Herculaneum
An unidentified royal statue head found in Luxor
Giraffe was on the menu in Pompeii
The Sounds of History: Acoustic Significance in Ancient Architecture
Crytozoology/Folklore
Iceland's Hidden Elves Delay Road Projects
Werewolfsquatch: Werewolves, Yetis, and Wild Men
History's Mysteries
The Lost Giants: A Great Big Contentious Debate
Mysterious
Has the mystery of nine skiers who died in the Siberian wilderness in 1959 been SOLVED? Author claims new 'scientific' explanation for the Dyatlov Pass incident --In short, the theory blames the deaths on terror induced by infrasound cause by the wind going to the mountains. While that might be plausible, I don't think it's a full explanation. I don't think infrasound is going to make someone's eyes and tongue disappear.
Man's life-changing injury remains a mystery
Science
Can hidden information in photographs be used to spot criminals?
Human-Robot Integration: Coming to a Factory Near You
Desert Billboard Makes Clean Drinking Water From Thin Air
Scientists Levitate Objects in Three Dimensions with Sound Waves
Dogs poop in line with Earth’s magnetic field, says study
Mystery flashes linked to quakes -- Also check out my post on earthquake lights.
Just four months until we can understand dogs! Dog-to-English translator to become a reality --If that's true, the product as it is now doesn't look too impressive to me. The video didn't even include a demonstration of a translation, only an explanation on how the device is supposed to work. And I don't know if some dogs would even wear the device. If they can pull it off though, I think it would be awesome.
Scientific Fraud
Nobel winner declares boycott of top science journals
Professor admits faking AIDS vaccine to get $19M in grants --At the end of the article it says the professor agreed not to seek government contracts for three years...I hope that isn't the only consequence he has to face after wasting all that money. I think there should be a steep fine for wasting all that money on bogus research.
Space
Nova Centauri 2013 Turns Pink
UFOs
Terrified airline pilot DUCKS as he sees UFO heading straight to cockpit
Gloucestershire police's calls about aliens revealed -- This was my favorite call transcription from the article:
Elsewhere in the county, this report was taken from a caller in the Stroud area on May 22, 2010: “Road obstruction, caller has come home to find an alien’s car parked on his driveway.”
Other topics of interest...
A new suspect in bee deaths: the US government --Well...not directly but indirectly due to a failure to ban certain pesticides.
The Inuit Paradox - How can people who gorge on fat and rarely see a vegetable be healthier than we are?
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