Don’t jump to conclusions about anything you see in today’s Grail news briefs…
- Stonehenge megalith came from Scotland, not Wales – meaning it was moved more than 450 miles – ‘jaw-dropping’ study finds.
- When dying children suddenly awaken: investigating cases of ‘terminal lucidity’ in kids.
- Confused robo-taxis are gathering in droves to honk at each other all night.
- The metamorphosis of the mad scientist: an institution of horror movies, this iconic character has evolved along with our views on science itself.
- Astrologists are overly confident and terrible at astrology, study finds.
- Space travesty? Chris Hadfield comments on the astronauts ‘stranded’ on the International Space Station.
- Mind and matter entangled – Dr Dean Radin talks about a lifetime of experimental work on the intersection of physics and consciousness.
- In praise of the weird.
- A brief history of bog bodies: the bodies of Iron Age Europeans are so well preserved in peat bogs that they’re sometimes mistaken for modern murder victims.
- When vultures nearly disappeared in India, half a million people died too – a new study suggests that by being nature’s clean-up crew, they help stop the spread of disease.
- Time’s arrow within glass appears to go in both directions, raising huge questions.
- 1 in 4 unresponsive coma patients show signs of brain activity and may retain some awareness.
- It’s heeeere: the house from Poltergeist is up for sale for the first time since 1979.
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Quote of the Day:
I don’t mind stealing bread from the mouths of decadence
But I can’t feed on the powerless, when my cup’s already overfilled
Temple of the Dog (‘Hunger Strike‘)
