Mysterious massive light flash over Russia

A Russian dash cam recorded a massive flash of light in the sky over Russia's Sverdlovsk region on November 14th, 2014.  The flash was so bright it went from darkness to almost daylight in seconds. The color didn't look right for a meteor and the the Russian military did not claim responsibility (at least not as of time the linked article below reported it).  It reportedly made no sound.




In this second video around the 20 second mark it looks as if the source of the light may be on the ground in the distance somewhere.



Read more about it here.

Interesting news and articles - October 26, 2014

I've been a little slack with the news updates lately...and I'm not sure I'm going to be doing them anymore.  I've been rather busy with other things lately, and haven't had as much time for reading, so I don't find as many things to post anymore.  Besides, I initially only intended for the news posts to help keep things interesting in between my already dwindling number of posts that I'd written, but I feel like these news posts are starting to dominate the blog which is not what I intended.

So I'm not necessarily putting the blog on a hiatus or anything...but I don't know when the next time I post something will be.  The blog will stay online though.

Archaeology

New digital map reveals stunning hidden archaeology of Stonehenge

Who's Buried In The 'Magnificent' Tomb From Ancient Greece?

Have they found ‘Dracula’s dungeon’ in Turkey? Secret cells beneath Tokat Castle may have been where Vlad the Impaler was held hostage 

Antikythera wreck yields new treasures

1000-year old Viking treasure hoard found in Scotland

Wreck of WWII German U-boat found off North Carolina

History

New DNA Evidence Confirms Pre-Colonial Contact Between Easter Island and South America

History's Mysteries

Ancient Giants of Delavan Lake

1673: The Original Frankenstein?

Cryptozoology

A white sabre-tooth alive and well and living in China?

Britain’s Bigfoot: Naming the Beast

Mysterious

No Explanation For Boom And Debris Field Over Louisiana

Is it a bird, is it a plane? No - it's a mystery man flying past an Airbus full of passengers as it flew over Macclesfield at 3,500ft

NDE Research

Study: Evidence of some form of life after death

Science

The women with superhuman vision

Siberian exploding holes 'are the key to Bermuda Triangle' - scientists

Time Travel Is Possible: How to Send a Message to the Past

Space

Gun found on Mars by NASA rover? --I'm guessing it's just another rock or collection of rocks.

Humanoid statue discovered on Mars? --Probably an illusion.

Rosetta Stalks Dark Comet in Stunning New Selfie

Interesting news and articles - September 14, 2014

Archaeology/Paleontology

2,700-Year-Old Phoenician Shipwreck Discovered

Egypt's Oldest Pyramid Is Being Destroyed By the Company Hired to Fix It

‘Dreadnoughtus Schrani’, A New Genus of Gigantic Dinosaur Discovered With a Remarkably Complete Skeleton

The largest predatory dinosaur ever was 'half-duck, half-crocodile'

Archeologists Make Remarkable Find In Greek Underground Chambers

History

DNA tests ‘prove’ that Jack the Ripper was a Polish immigrant named Aaron Kosminski

Science

Mystery of Death Valley's Sliding Rocks Solved

Mysterious

Mirage or Not? 7 Strange Fata Morgana Sightings From Around the World

UFOs

'Strange Red Glowing Light' Spotted By Pilot Is An Unexplained Mystery

Other topics of interest...

A Skeptical Look At James Randi

Interesting news and articles - August 24, 2014

Ghosts

Haunted house's 'ghost' attacks news crew

History's mysteries

Mystery of the Nazca Lines deepens: Gales and sandstorms reveal geoglyphs of a 'snake and llama' in the Peruvian desert 

Was Neanderthal shot by a time traveller?

Mysterious

Native American Awakes From War Trauma Speaking Russian, Paints Like Dead Russian Artist

Famous Time Slips: Urban Legends or Portals to the Past?

Transient Visitors: Strange Humanoid Encounters

Science

Why are animals having sex in space?

Other topics of interest....

Is this a young bigfoot walking through a suburban New Jersey neighborhood?  Nope, just a bear walking on it's hind legs.

The Strange Tale of the North Pond Hermit --He remained hidden in his camp in the woods for 27 years, until he was finally caught stealing.

5 Mysteries That Scientists Still Can't Figure Out

Interesting news and articles - August 3, 2014

Archaeology

5000-year-old Cochno Stone carving may be revealed

Austria's 'Stonehenge' discovery

10,000-year-old rock paintings depicting aliens and UFOs found in India

Ancient Priest's Tomb Painting Discovered Near Great Pyramid at Giza

How early man hunted the Elephant’s ancient ancestor: Gomphothere roamed North America 13,000 years ago - and was hunted by Clovis

Vintage Bling: Ancient Celts May Have Had Shiny Dental Implants

70,000 Year-Old African Settlement Unearthed

History

Before Salem, There Was the Not-So-Wicked Witch of the Hamptons --Not a recent article, but interesting.  I found it kind of funny that the Governor of the colony, an educated man, essentially didn't think the woman was smart enough to be doing the witchcraft she was accused of doing.  In other words, if an educated man like him couldn't do the stuff she was allegedly doing, then she must not be doing it either!

History's Mysteries

A Colossal Dilemma Within Science and Religion

Mysterious

Large crater appears at the 'end of the world'

Lake mysteriously shows in drought-torn Tunisia

Space

Curiosity Finds Large Iron Meteorite on Mars

‘Impossible’ space drive tested by NASA foretells future of deep-space travel --Here's a short excerpt from this article:

In short, if the results hold up, humanity can say goodbye to huge energy consumption costs associated with space travel, and say hello to deep-space missions and distant world exploration at a fraction of the cost and at 100 times the speed.

Sounds pretty cool, eh?

Interesting news and articles - July 13, 2014

I've been very busy recently, so I haven't done much reading, but I did manage to scrounge these articles up.  Although I think I'm a week late posting them!

Archaeology

Remains of Long-Lost Temple Discovered in Iraq

Roman skeleton discovery could rewrite British history

The Truth About Giant Skeletons in American Indian Mounds

Cryptozoology

DNA study shows yeti is real (sort of) – and Oxford scientist prepares expedition to find it

History's Mysteries

The "Originators" South Pacific Settlements Revealed!

The Universal Symbol of the Ancients Revealed!

Mysterious Earthen Rings Predate Amazon Rainforest

New clue found in Amelia Earhart mystery

NDE Research

Near-death experiences are surprisingly similar - and vivid

Science

First Scientific Proof Of God Found --The gist of this article claims that so called "junk DNA" in humans actually has bible verses in it that translate into Aramaic.  Sounds very cool, but I'm skeptical.

Time Travel From Ancient Mythology to Modern Science

Space

Found! Most Distant Stars in Milky Way Galaxy

UFOs

We Now Know What Caused Most UFO Sightings --In the 50's and 60's that is.  It was the U2 spy plane.

WikiLeaks Documents Discuss Extraterrestrials, UFOs

Interesting news and articles - June 22, 2014

Archaeology

‘Dracula’s tomb’ discovered in Italy

Cryptozoology

Sasquatch Artifact Returned To First Nations

Ghosts

Irish Ghosts and Gaelic Greenery

The ghost of Alcatraz: Tourists spooked by photograph of young woman waiting in the notorious prison’s visitation block

History

Early Neolithic Farmers Brought Their Culture to Europe by Sea

History's Mysteries

The Mediterranean Werewolf: Insania Zooanthropica in Classical Antiquity

Was the ship Columbus discovered the New World burnt by natives? New theory challenges claim Santa Maria was shipwrecked 

Did da Vinci Create a 3D 'Mona Lisa'?


Mysterious

EPA report on mysterious cattle deaths at Area 51

Woman’s Cataracts Healed After Remembering Past Life as Hermit Whose Eyes Were Burned

Yale-Educated Psychiatrist Tells Oprah How He Became a Believer in Reincarnation

Science

Author Says Earthquakes Are Predictable


Mythbusters - Plants have feelings (Primary Perception)

Ancient Skulls Reveal 'Mixed' Neanderthal-Like Lineage

Can Human Thoughts Physically Change Water? A Look at 4 Experiments

UFOS

Mystery lights spotted by residents across hundreds of miles of southern California leave officials baffled

Unexplained sheep attacks 'caused by aliens in UFOs', farmers claim --The subject of livestock mutilations is just so bizarre to me.   They've been going on for so long and there just doesn't seem to be a good explanation.

Former Coast Guard sailor reveals encounter with ‘humanoid creature’

Other topics of interest...

Baby declared dead ‘comes back to life’ after being placed on chapel altar

Hidden portrait discovered beneath early Picasso masterpiece

Why Icelanders are wary of elves living beneath the rocks

Interesting news and articles - June 8th, 2014

Not a lot of links this week.  I've been rather busy recently and traveled some too, so I haven't had a lot of time for reading.

Archaeology

Mould for minting Roman coins found in Talkad --And it may have been used by an ancient counterfeiter.

'Byzantine iPad' Found in Ancient Shipwreck

NASA book explores how archaeology could contribute to understanding Extra-terrestrial Communication

Battered pot found in Cornish garage unlocks Egypt excavation secrets

Evidence Of Ancient Giants of New England

Hidden Paintings Revealed at Ancient Temple of Angkor Wat

Remains of burnt ancient city found in Chandigarh

A glimpse into prehistoric life: Stunning 7,000-year-old hunting scenes discovered inside a Spanish cave

The mammoth that trampled on the history of mankind

Rare Crusade-era seal found in Jerusalem

Cryptozoology

Psychometry Reading of a Deer Skull Handled by a Sasquatch

History's Mysteries

Evidence of Homo Sapiens Mimicking the Ancient Ones

6 Hidden Treasures That Are Still Waiting To Be Found --I'd love to go on a treasure hunt!

The Face of Ancient Giants Finally Revealed!

UFOs

Are aliens invading Solihull? Mother films floating red orbs in the sky for 40 minutes – although she admits 'I thought I'd had too many rum and cokes'

Mysterious dancing fireball captured on camera

Interesting news and articles - May 18, 2014

Archaeology/Paleontology

For ‘Cleopatra’s Needle,’ a Cleaning to Last 500 Years

'Missing Link' Skeleton May Solve Mystery of First Americans

Santa Maria? Wreckage of Columbus' Famous Ship Possibly Found

Stone circles found on Virginia property

Mysterious Rock Lines Found In Peru Predate Ancient Nazca Lines By Centuries, Scientist Say

Archaeologists discover 5,600-year-old tomb in Egypt

500-Year-Old Vampire Grave Unearthed in Polish Marketplace

'Biggest dinosaur ever' discovered

History

10 Unusual Events in World War II

Letters to priest provide rare insight into life of Jackie Kennedy

Mysterious writing in rare 16th-century Homer identified

History's Mysteries

The Mystery of Bouvet Island --A team of researchers visit the remote island in the South Atlantic to research a new part of the island that formed due to volcanic activity.  They come across a lifeboat, oars, and a copper tank, but no signs of a camp.  Another expedition comes to the island a couple of years later and finds no trace of the boat, oars, or tank.

Proof Of the Actual Ancient Americans

Mysterious

Metal mystery continues: Roof hole not from plane part

Psychic Phenomena

MH370: Remote viewing and psychic sleuths

Science

Air Force prepares to dismantle HAARP ahead of summer shutdown

'Vampire therapy' could reverse ageing, scientists find

New life: Scientists create first semi-synthetic organism with 'alien' DNA

Scientific Fraud

MSM Pushes Doomsday Arctic Ice Sheet Propaganda

Space

‘Sibling’ sun found 110 light yrs from Earth

MORE Mars Light Anomalies. Curious? Neither is NASA

UFOs

UFO Sightings Reported in China's Heilongjiang Province --Not just sightings, but landings!  But it is suspected they are parts of a Russian rocket, not aliens.

Why Mysterious UFO-Like Lights Glow in this Norwegian Valley

UFO Flies Through US Man's Window: Was It Space Junk, A Plane Part Or... What?

'Flying Dorito' in West Texas skies

Possible UFO crop circles spotted at Muckaty Station, Australia

On The Trail of the Men in Black

Kaifeng City: China’s Roswell?

Other topics of interest...

The Stone Age People of North Sentinel Island --Home to an uncontacted tribe of people who have no writing and don't know how to make fire.  Any attempts to contact, even when gifts are brought, are met with hostility.

Just Say the Magic Word --Terrorism, that is.

Western lawmakers gather in Utah to talk federal land takeover --The Old West wants it land back!

The Elf Whisperer of Iceland

Do our thoughts exist in the physical world?

Interesting news and articles - May 4th, 2014

Archaeology

The Colosseum's Badly Needed Bath - The first full cleaning in the Colosseum's history aims to return the Roman monument to its former splendor

Crimea’s looted treasure on the political agenda

Researchers Announce Breakthrough On Understanding Demographic History Of Stone-Age Scandinavian Foragers And Farmers 

Tsunami created North Sea ‘Atlantis’ 8,000 years ago

Mysterious Buried Artifacts Discovered in Egypt's Valley of the Kings

Cryptozoology

Locals in Bethel, Alaska Report 'Hairy Man' Sightings

Loch Ness monster is “spiritual” say Buddhists --This, or something along these lines, might be more believable that an actual physical being living in the loch.

Has sonar finally found the Loch Ness Monster? Images reveal an 'unusual' object lurking deep beneath the Scottish lake

The Science Behind Bigfoot Odor

The Big Grey Man of Ben Macdhui - Britain's Very Own Bigfoot?

Ghosts

Meet the UK's scariest ghosts from Henry VIII's spirit to haunting headless horsemen

History

Keeping Time: Why 60 Minutes?

History's Mysteries

Ancient Civilizations? Check Out These Mysterious Structures Found On The Bottom Of The Ocean Floor

Not Ancient Aliens: Rethinking the Origins Of Ancient Mysteries

Scientists Discovered the Egyptian Secret to Moving Huge Pyramid Stones

Mysterious

Does the Lineage Of Giants Still Exist?

6 Fascinating Unsolved Mysteries Involving Cryptic Messages

Mysterious Holes In Indiana Sand Dune Could Be 'New Geological Phenomenon'

Science

Milky Way's Structure Mapped in Unprecedented Detail

Use your illusion: why human vision is a mathematical impossibility --How you see it is all in your mind.

Scientific Fraud

The case for blunders in science

Earth ‘Serially Doomed’: UN Issues New 15 Year Climate Tipping Point – But UN Issued Tipping Points in 1982 & Another 10-Year Tipping Point in 1989!

Space

'Coldest ever' star spotted just beyond our solar system - and it could be as frosty as Earth's North Pole --Interesting that a star could be so cold!

Unexplained Intergalactic Radio Bursts Confirmed At Arecibo

Spiritual Phenomena

How a three-year-old who 'dreamt of heaven' as surgeons fought to save him after his appendix burst has inspired a Hollywood blockbuster 

Near-Death Experiences of the Blind; How Does That Work?

Interesting news links - April 21, 2014

Archaeology

Archaeologists' findings may prove Rome a century older than thought

Cryptozoology

SPOTTED: New images from SPACE appear to show Loch Ness Monster is 'ALIVE' --If it is Nessie, then she must be bigger than I thought.  If you compare the size of what ever it is to the trees and road on shore, 'she' is quite large.  My guess it is some kind of camera artifact or glitch.  Or possibly even some kind of small, low cloud that only looks like it is underwater.

History

The Vatican's Precious Manuscripts Go Online

During Cold War, CIA used ‘Doctor Zhivago’ as a tool to undermine Soviet Union

Spiritual Phenomena/Consciousness

Visions of the Impossible: How ‘fantastic’ stories unlock the nature of consciousness

Science

Cosmic bloom? Early blossom for cherry tree after space trip

Space

Fluid Mystery: How Did Mars Ever Have Liquid Water?

UFOs

Wichita’s mystery in the sky --It's weird...it almost looks like a triangular cloud leaving a contrail.  It's whitish along the edges, but appears like it may be clear in the center...or is it?  It almost looks like it might be just a bit darker inside the triangle than the rest of the sky is.  It's a very slight difference and I can't really tell for sure...maybe it's just an illusion.  I don't know.  Pretty cool photo though.

What is the Wallis UFO? Young mother tells how mystery object sped off before her eyes

Another cool photo!

UFO suspicions still cloud disappearance of Frederick Valentich

What is the Black Ring of Leamington Spa? Mysterious object in the sky is captured by girl, 16, on her iPhone

Other topics of interest...

15 Signs That Alien Life Actually Exists

Interesting news links - April 6, 2014

Archaeology

Ancient city of Petra was a 'celestial calendar', says new study

Pyramid in Croatia? Secret Dalmatia follows a 1570 map in Zagora

Bizarre Skeletons Unearthed In Russian Mound, Satyr and Giant Horse

Cryptozoology

Bigfoot Sighting: West Linn Oregon --So it was determined that this "bigfoot" was probably just a piece of foliage that gave the appearance of something standing upright and running off when the camera panned away.  It's a conclusion I would agree with.  But videos like these are kind of why I'm not much interested in the bigfoot topic anymore.  It was never really more than a casual interest to me anyway, but seeing low quality video after low quality video has only served to make the topic stale to me.  I mean, in this particular video it's not just something out of focus in the distance, the whole video is just an extremely low quality.   It almost seems bizarre that a video taken now could be of such a low quality, even on a cell phone.  Unless she's using a really old cell phone.  Anyways, I'm tired of grainy, low quality bigfoot videos.

History

Mystery of Blarney Stone's heritage finally solved

World's Oldest Masks Show Creepy Resemblance To Humans

Historians unravel mystery of cryptic Lincoln note

Did the pharaohs know hieroglyphics? - Polish Egyptologist explains

Noah COULD have floated his boat, say scientists: Ark really could have coped with two of every animal  -- They estimate it could hold 2.15 million sheep, which they thought would be about the average mass of an animal.  They say the ship could have stayed afloat with that much weight, but weren't sure if they could actually fit that many animals on the ship.

Is this the first weather report? 3,500 year old inscription revealing a 'tempest of rain' could rewrite Egyptian history -- I think this probably fits in well with one of my favorite documentaries, The Exodus Decoded.  It's an awesome documentary that explains the10 plagues of Egypt by using the eruption of Thera as the primary cause.  It departed slightly from the typically accepted date of the exodus out of Egypt, but this new weather report may put the two in line.

Towering Ancient Tsunami Devastated the Mediterranean --I've said before that I think Atlantis corresponds with the Minoan civilization in Crete....could this be more evidence of that?

Mysterious

Mysterious booms worry Osceola County Florida residents

Weather experts baffled by mystery plume on New Mexico radar near 1945 nuclear bomb test site

Fairy tales? --A few fairy sighting stories.

Psychic/Spiritual Phenomena

Southend Student Emerges from Coma with 'Psychic Powers'

What’s It Like On the Other Side?

Lost and Found in Psychic Space: Airplanes, Aviators, and ESP

After Near-Death, Woman Claims Heavenly Conversation With Jesus

Science

Big Bang – The greatest fairy tale ever told --I feel like this guy is just stating the obvious.  But vast swaths of people in academia, the media, and even a lot of the educated general public seem to not see it.

Sea Anemones Are Half-Plant, Half-Animal, Gene Study Finds

Scientists: mammoth cloning 'now possible'

Green Guru James Lovelock on Climate Change: ‘I don’t think anybody really knows what’s happening. They just guess’ – Lovelock Reverses Himself on Global Warming -- Some of the stuff in this article isn't new news, but it's even more evidence that global warming (a.k.a. climate change) is not caused by our carbon emissions.  How much evidence does it take to convince people otherwise?

'Zebra Stripes' in Earth's Magnetic Field Have Surprising Source

Space

New Gully Appears On Mars, But It’s Likely Not Due To Water

First Asteroid Found Sporting a Ring System

Saturn's Moon Enceladus Has Underground Ocean

Small World Discovered Beyond Pluto

Dwarf planet discovery hints at a hidden Super Earth in solar system

UFOs

Former Air Force officer claims UFOs were cover-up in Mirage Men film

Mysterious UFO appears on Mississippi trail camera --If you watch the news video at the link, it shows several different shots.  The shot that shows what appears to be some kind of object reminds me of a Goa'uld cargo ship from Stargate SG-1 (but much smaller).  Ultimately...I'm guessing the lights are just from a small drone though.

Mysterious unidentified flying object photographed over Texas --It's suggested in the article that this is actually a legitimate photograph of a classified aircraft.

Other topics of interest...

University of York red-faced after it uses the wrong Roman emperor in new logo

So You Think You're Smarter Than A CIA Agent --Some average citizens are better at predicting world events than CIA analysts with access to classified information.

Bill Clinton says alien invasion could unite the world -- But could we be sure that it's aliens and not just someone trying to consolidate world power under their own authority by staging a faux alien invasion?  Not that a united world would be a bad thing, but if the world was united...who'd be running things?  A united world could be a good thing or a bad thing...it depends on who's in charge.

The Lost Sandringhams --The story of a British battalion that allegedly disappeared into a cloud in 1915.  Except they didn't really disappear into a cloud.  And it's not really a mystery either.

Vatican Astronomers Ramp Up Their Search For “Brother Extraterrestrial” --An interesting article...not only does the head of the Vatican Observatory think there may be alien life out there, he also considers the possibility that aliens may have remained in "full friendship with their creator."  Could he be thinking that aliens are actually angelic beings?

Interesting news links - March 16, 2014

Archaeology/Paleontology

Ancient Roman Gladiator School Discovered In Austria, Recreated In 3D Models

Santorini tree rings support the traditional dating of the volcanic eruption

Ancient Native American City Discovered

Shilling discovery could rewrite Canadian history

New Texts Found in 'Dead Sea Scroll' Caves

1,500-year-old Roman gold coin unearthed at Chinese tomb

Medieval Candelabra Hints at Forgotten Sea Routes

Huge new dinosaur in Portugal was predator king

German archaeologist suggests British Museum's Warren Cup could be forgery --He said it seemed out of place for the time period.  But an update to the article after the archaeologist was shown an image of corrosion on the object indicated that he may have changed his mind now.

Cryptozoology

On the Trail of Florida's Bigfoot—the Skunk Ape

History

The Strange Survivor Of A 12th-Century Civilization -A lone minaret is the only known remains of an old civilization in Afghanistan.

Ancient Egyptian Soldier's Letter Home Deciphered

History's Mysteries

'Rocket cats': Warfare manual showing 16th-century weaponry puzzles experts --Whatever the reason was, it was probably not a good idea.

Stonehenge bluestones had acoustic properties, study shows


Mysterious

The Black Knight Satellite, Bracewell Probes, and Philip K. Dick

Spiritual phenomena

Beatles Guitarist George Harrison 'Lit Up the Room' When He Died

Science

Plants Are Far More Intelligent Than We Ever Assumed

Mysterious Flashing 'Earthquake Lights' Maybe Explained

Scientific Research Suggests We Unconsciously React to Events Up to 10 Seconds Before They Happen

What Happens When Memories Aren't Seen In First-Person? Out-Of-Body Experiences Are Harder To Remember

Life Continues on After Death States Scientist


Space

Hubble Witnesses Mysterious Breakup of Asteroid

Monster Rare Yellow Hypergiant Star Discovered --But it turns out it is actually one very large star with a smaller star orbiting it so closely that it touches the surface of the larger star.

UFOs

West Virginians report 'intelligent fireball' UFO over small town

Interesting news and articles - March 2, 2014

Archaeology/Paleontology

2500-year-old ancient statue discovered in Gaza Strip

New Study Reveals Source of Stonehenge Rocks

Spanish team's discovery revamps chronology of the Pharaohs --It may be that Akhenaten didn't rebel against his father's style of ruling but ruled jointly with him as Pharaohs of Upper and Lower Egypt.

'Mother Lode' of Amazingly Preserved Fossils Discovered in Canada

Rare Neolithic or Bronze Age rock art in Ross-shire

11,000-Year-Old Settlement Found Under Baltic Sea


Ghosts

A Sighting Of The Bank Of England Black Nun Ghost

History

World War II’s Strangest Battle: When Americans and Germans Fought Together --It's also the only time American soldiers have defended a medieval castle.


Leading Edge: Francesca Tronchin on Elvis and Roman Architecture

These 5 Corporations Helped Carry Out the Holocaust

History's Mysteries

Were the ancient Greeks and Romans colour blind?

Super Megaliths in Gornaya Shoria, Southern Siberia --Wow...these things are quite large.  How is this not bigger news?

Mysterious

Mysterious phenomenon in Wichita neighborhood: Pond water turns blood red

Mystery Voynich manuscript gets preliminary alphabet

Religious Phenomena

‘There Is An Afterlife’: Man Claims He Visited Heaven During Near-Death Experience

Summons from a Guardian Angel, telepathic plea or out-of-body beckoning?

Oklahoma City man says he saw angels during near-death experience

Science

Twisted Threads Make Strong, Supple Robots

3D-printed exoskeleton helps paralyzed skier walk again

How Dogs Know What You're Feeling

Scientific Fraud

Genetic Fallacy: How Pesticide Companies Silence Scientific Dissent

Over 100 published science journal articles just gibberish

Space

Scientist believes evidence of alien life on Mars was destroyed

UFOs

UFO sightings on the First Coast, Florida

UFO over Colombia --It kind of looks star shaped...what's interesting to me though is that although you can mostly just see a series of lights together, unlike a lot of similar sightings I've seen, this one actually looks like it might be a solid object with lights on it as opposed to individual lights just flying in a formation.  But my guess is that this is just some sort of drone.

UFOs over Midlothian, Scotland --I think they bear a slight resemblance to squids.

Other topics of interest...

Desert Breath: A Monumental Land Art Installation in the Sahara Desert

Ants Build Raft to Escape Flood, Protect Queen

Is the Universe a Simulation? --An interesting thought attributed to Nick Bostrom from the article, "If such simulations are possible in theory, he reasons, then eventually humans will create them — presumably many of them. If this is so, in time there will be many more simulated worlds than nonsimulated ones. Statistically speaking, therefore, we are more likely to be living in a simulated world than the real one."

Are Super-Intelligent Aliens Hiding Within Our Atoms? --Another interesting thought.  What if intelligence is more vast on a smaller scale?  What if we should be looking through the microscope for intelligence instead of the telescope?

Interesting news and articles - February 16, 2014

Archaeology

Ancient baby DNA suggests tie to Native Americans

Drug References Found on Walls of Ancient Egyptian School

Prehistoric village found in downtown Miami

Cryptozooology

Kuzbass Yeti moves to Kazakhstan

History

Cicero was the funniest Roman, says Mary Beard


The Fascinating History of Eugenics --I'm not sure "fascinating" is the word I would use here.  "Sad" would probably be a more appropriate word.

900-Year-Old Coded Viking Message Carved on Wood Fragment Finally Solved, It Says “Kiss Me”

History's Mysteries

The Man in Black: Pennsylvania’s Flood Visitor

New Voynich manuscript clue surfaces

Shroud of Turin: Could Quake Explain Face of Jesus?

Initial DNA analysis of Paracas elongated skull released – with incredible results

The unexplained stone doll --A stone doll found where one might not have expected to find it.

The Hutchison Effect, The Mahabharata, and Acoustic Levitation

Mysterious

Acomb buzz remains a mystery

Window-Shaking ‘Boom’ Felt Across Okla. County Goes Unexplained

Meet the girl who cries STONES instead of tears baffling doctors and panicking villagers

SPECTRAL. Transdimensional City Appears in Russia --Just looks like a blur to me...a mirage or possibly even a camera artifact.  The article links to another example of a mysterious city appearing out of nowhere in China in a Daily Mail article here that really does look like a city though.  But it is most likely a mirage too...not a glimpse of an interdimensional city.

Psychic Phenomena

Why is National Geographic Lying About ESP?

Science

Why Does This Indonesian Volcano Burn Bright Blue?

Forget the Big Bang theory – the universe 'THAWED' from a long, deep freeze, claims physicist --Right or wrong, I'm glad there's an academic thinking outside of the box instead of just trying to fit everything into the same theoretical box everyone else is using.

SeaOrbiter is the world's first non-stop research vessel hoping to find Atlantis --Although I think that Atlantis is actually Knossos and Akrotiri...I think this vessel is an excellent opportunity for future research and observation of other places and things.  I'd love to get a job working on this thing!

Space

Mars ufo? --An interesting find, but probably just a meteor or comet or some kind of atmospheric phenomena.

Could Black Holes Give Birth to 'Planck Stars'?

Mysterious Energy Ribbon at Solar System's Edge a 'Cosmic Roadmap'

UFOs

Argentina: UFO "Took Away The Jellyfish" from Monte Hermoso

Interesting news and articles - February 2nd, 2014

Archaeology

4,000-year-old erotica depicts a strikingly racy ancient sexuality --This archaeology may be NSFW!

Ruins Near Pyramids Reveal Leopard Teeth, Calf Bones

Blueprint for 'Noah's Ark' found?

Archaeologists Unearth What May Be Oldest Roman Temple

‘Sweden’s Atlantis’ at Bottom of Baltic Sea: 11,000-Year-Old Settlement Uncovered

Evidence Shows Prehistoric Humans Used Fire 300,000 Years Ago

Cryptozoology

Bownessie mystery deepens after scientist reports lake 'encounter'

History

Magic mirror of shaman Queen used in ancient Japanese rituals

Renaissance Art of the End Times Revealed in Rediscovered Apocalyptic Book

Himmler Papers Shed Light on Personal Life of a Nazi

History's Mysteries

Ten enduring mysteries of the Longyou caves

From Indonesia To Turkey New Archaeological Discoveries Uncover The Mysteries Of A Lost Civilisation -- Very interesting piece by Graham Hancock.  I love his work investigating mysterious ancient archaeology!  It would be like a dream job for me to do the kind of work he does.

The Mohenjo Daro ‘Massacre’ --I've heard of this place before and the theory that it was eradicated by an atomic blast.  It's fascinating, but I don't know that we need to jump to the conclusion that someone was using an atomic bomb all those millennia ago.  I don't know if we can rule out something from space crashing...perhaps a meteor or comet.

NDE Research

The big con -- A Michael Prescott blog posting with some of his thoughts on the afterlife and how this physical life may be the real illusion.

Science

Talking Plants Could Speak Planet's Problems

Physics experiment suggests magnets with only one pole actually exist

Spy Device? One-Way Sound Machine Created

Space

Water Plume 'Unequivocally' Detected at Dwarf Planet Ceres

Penn State’s Lunar Lion Team Wants to Be the First University Team to Send a Lander to the Moon

Exploding Star: New Supernova Discovery Is Closest in Years

Mystery Mars rock reveals unexpected chemical composition

UFOs

UFO Changing Colors - Hovering - Caught on Cell Phone - Northern California!

Eyes to the skies - our UFOs are back in Katherine region, Australia

Other topics of interest...

Third of Russians think sun spins round Earth?  --This article is from a few years ago but I was shocked the figures in it.  I wonder what the results would be if the same poll was conducted here in the US?

NSA Using Angry Birds To Mine Data

Interesting news and articles - January 19, 2014

Archaeology

French town probes 'second' Lascaux cave

There She Blew! Volcanic Evidence Of The World's First Map --But is it really a map?

Lego Supports Slumping Mummy

Searching for the Amazon's Hidden Civilizations

Earliest math document discovered in China

Tomb of an Unknown Pharaoh and a Forgotten Dynasty Discovered in Egypt

Archaeologists find elongated skulls in Maya underwater cave

Weird Facts About King Tut and His Mummy

Cryptozoology

Bigfoot Is Wandering Michigan Man's Property And Eating Pizza, He Claims In Police Report

Ghosts/Afterlife

Will Mittens the Kitten Get to Experience an Afterlife?

Did Roger Ebert Have a Deathbed Vision?

History

Kangaroo in 400-year-old manuscript could change Australian history --It does look like a Kangaroo.

History's Mysteries

Shocking evidence Hitler escaped Germany  --Article about another book that claims Hitler escaped Germany at the end of World War II instead of committing suicide.  Another book, Grey Wolf: The Escape of Adolf Hitler made similar claims a while back.  I didn't read Grey Wolf, but I did listen to a podcast with one of the author's about the book.  I thought it was very interesting, but I wasn't convinced.

Toxic wine led to Greek tragedy: NZ scientist --Scientist suggests Alexander the Great died from drinking a toxic wine.

Fate of Ark of the Covenant Revealed in Hebrew Text -- Yet it still not clear.

Elongated Human Skulls Of Peru: Possible Evidence Of A Lost Human Species? --It may be that some elongated human skulls may not have gotten that way by the binding method.

Mysterious

Mysterious booms baffle Central Virginia residents

What is this mystery object spotted on Google Moon? Bizarre wedge-shaped 'craft' appears on the lunar surface --Although it largely just looks like a mound or hill with light reflecting off of one side of it, I must admit, the 7 light-like dots arranged in a triangular formation on the darker side does look rather unusual.  But I'm not sure I'm ready to chalk it up to aliens or a secret moon base.

6 Credible Elf Incidents?

Space

New Exoplanet Hunter Directly Images Alien Worlds

'Hand of God' Spotted by NASA Space Telescope

A rare crash at the Milky Way's core

Triple star system 'can reveal secrets of gravity'

Mystery Rock 'Appears' in Front of Mars Rover

Mysterious Unexplained Short Signals From Outside Our Galaxy Baffle Astronomers

Science

Searching For The Science Behind Reincarnation

Does a Woolly Mammoth Need a Lawyer?

Natural ball lightning probed for the first time

Twin DNA test: Why identical criminals may no longer be safe

Why Birds Fly in a V Formation

We All Have at Least Three Eyes—One Inside the Head

New evidence that plants get their energy using quantum entanglement

Scientists Claim That Quantum Theory Proves Consciousness Moves To Another Universe At Death

Japanese Scientists Prove That Auras Actually Exist --Article says who lead the experiment, but never actually cites a source.  An interesting development though...if it's true.


UFOs

Bremen UFO 'looked like a plane but was louder'

Sacred Cows: Belief, Skepticism, and Unexplained Aerial Phenomenon

UFO disrupts flights at Bremen airport in Germany

Interesting news and articles - January 5, 2014

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?

Interesting news and articles - December 22, 2013

I didn't know if I would have time to put another one of these posts together or not this month, but I managed to get one put together here.  I'm hoping to have a Christmas themed post out tomorrow!

Archaeology/Paleontology

Peruvians Experimented With Brain Surgery 1,000 Years Ago

There’s a 1,200-year-old Phone in the Smithsonian Collections

Human Hand Fossil Turns Back Clock 500,000 Years on Complex Tool Use

Explorers hot on the trail of Atahualpa and the Treasure of the Llanganates

History's Mysteries

Ancient Spider Rock Art Sparks Archaeological Mystery

Incredible New Insights into Noah's Ark from Clay Tablet Inscription

Mysterious/Paranormal

10 Unexplained Mysteries From Arkansas

Argentina: More on the "Giant Humanoid" Photograph

Academia Vs Paranormal Researchers: Graduate Degrees Do Not Make Experts

Disturbing Things Kids Have Said When Talking About their ‘Imaginary Friends’

Space

Mars Rover Finds Ancient Life-Supporting Lakebed

Hubble Discovers Water Plumes Over Europa

Earth and Moon Seen by Passing Juno Spacecraft (Video)

Sun will 'flip upside down' within weeks, says Nasa

Cassini Spies Mysterious Object Named ‘Peggy’ at Edge of Saturn’s Rings

Science

Green Lightning Revealed in Volcanic Eruption


Study: Earth was warmer in Roman, Medieval times

Real-Life 'RoboCop' May Be Coming to a Street Near You

Reversing Aging: Not as Crazy as You Think

UFOs

The UFOs spotted over Mt Annan were seen as far as California

UFO mystery as bizarre flying saucer shape is captured in the sky above Cyprus --The title describes it as a "flying saucer," but it just looks like another light in the sky to me.

Other topics of interest...

Dickens’ Forgotten Christmas Tale: The Haunted Man

Interesting news and articles - December 8th, 2013

This might be the only "news links" post I do this month.  I've been busy lately with the holidays and I've barely had time to put this one together, so I don't know if I will do another one this month or not.  We'll see how it goes.  In the meantime though, check out some of my Christmas themed posts from years past!

Archaeology/Paleontology

Americas’ natives have European roots

'Cultic' Temple, 10,000-Year-Old House Found in Israel

'Secret' Labyrinth of Tunnels Under Rome Mapped

Cryptozoology

A Map of the United States' Mythical Lake Monsters

Mystery 'alien-like creature' seen in Bristol harbor --There's video at the link...pretty cool looking glowing creature...if it really is a creature.

Move Over Sasquatch, Here Comes Britfoot! --I'm mostly just posting this because I liked the title of the article.  I found the picture to be very unconvincing.

History's Mysteries

Comte de Saint Germain: Rosicrucian, Ascended Master, or Immortal?

The Waffle Rock: What the Heck is it?

Did Frederick William Birmingham build a flying machine based on his bizarre 1868 UFO "vision" in Parramatta, NSW, Australia?

Mysterious

No Answers for Rattled Old Mystic Residents About Mysterious Booms --How cool is it that a town that hears mysterious booms also just so happens to be called "Old Mystic?"

Brown Mountain Lights: Fire Erupts in the Linville Gorge

Mystery Object Falls from Sky in Long Island

UFOs and Phone Interference

Mexico: Alleged “Luminous Entities” Photographed in Playa del Carmen (Quintana Roo)

The Mystery of Dimes Appearing From Nowhere and Other Strange Phenomenon

Science

Scientist wants to teleport Martians to Earth

Space

What’s The Bright Spot On Planet Ceres?

Astronomers discover ‘accidental’ giant planet ‘that should not be’