News Briefs 16-05-2012

Let the beard begin!

• Scientists think sulfur may answer Gaia theory, Is Earth alive?
• Nepal's enigmatic Kusunda language is on the brink of extinction.
• Crows recognise familiar human voices.
• Chimpanzee plans attacks & innovative ways to fool zoo visitors.
• Research shows sleepwalking is more common than thought.
• Learning experience: let's take consciousness in from the cold.
• Your body's internal clock is at war with modern life (Amazon US, UK).
• Ancient Egyptian dream diaries sought the meaning of dreams.
• Egypt's political turmoil creating opportunities for archaeological theft.
• The universal fascination with ancient Egyptian mummies.
• Skulls found in Florida backyard are from Peru, up to 800 years old.
• The tomb of the last Inca Emperor Atahualpa could be in Ecuador.
• Excavating the surprisingly detailed bodies of Easter Island's heads.
• Stories of UFO crash retrievals from Chile.
• 2000mph UFO in 1952 remains a US Navy classified secret.
• Belize's Chaa Creek prepares for Maya summer solstice.
• Mmm, chocolate 2012 doomsday: 18000lb chocolate Mayan pyramid.
• Rotterdam's amazing Bubble Building.
• Vienna's first cat cafe opens, courtesy of Japan.
• Sugar can make you dumb, so cat hair in your tea must be good.

Quote of the Day:

In ancient times cats were worshipped as gods; they have not forgotten this.

~ Terry Pratchett