“It has yet to be proven that intelligence has any survival value…”
- The infinite lives of Shrodinger’s cat.
- Lunar ice, confirmed. More here.
- Martian ice, confirmed. More here.
- Planet formation, in action.
- They’re baaa-aaack. And by they, I mean sunspots.
- Mammoth find in Serbia.
- A cold spot in the universe appears to be hotter than previously believed.
- UK man uses metal detector to uncover largest hoard of Anglo Saxon treasure, ever. More here on ‘one of the most important (discoveries) in British archaeological history’.
- Anglo Saxon gold reveals life of warrior kings. More here.
- The man with half a brain.
- Dust from space, courtesy of Australia.
- The world’s best impact craters.
- A star wars missile defense system by any other name would smell just as problematic.
- The extent of Antarctic melting has scientists scratching their heads. Meanwhile, Himalayan glaciers appear to grow during warm periods.
- Finally laying to rest the eternal question of which came first– the echidna or the platypus?
- The great toilet paper war is about to begin. Is everybody in?
- Oldest dinosaur feathers found in China.
- A new tunnel in Istanbul inadvertently unearths 1,000 year-old Byzantine ships.
- Socorro UFO incident from 1964 revealed as hoax.
- Shark infested waters in Palau are now the first to be shark-protected.
- Also Sprach Zarathustra, as you’ve never heard it.
Danke Schöen to Kat & RPJ & Greg & RMG
Quote of the Day:
“If we have learned one thing from the history of invention and discovery, it is that, in the long run – and often in the short one – the most daring prophecies seem laughably conservative…”
Arthur C. Clarke
