There’s plenty in today’s news briefs that won’t make sense, but it’s fascinating from top to bottom…
- Rethinking death: experiences of the afterlife in the ‘gray zone’ of death.
- Colombian government begins exploration of ‘holy grail of shipwrecks‘ believed to have been carrying $20 billion worth of treasure when it was sunk in 1708.
- London-born boy who died aged 15 to become first millennial saint.
- Killer whales keep ramming and sinking boats. Scientists now may know why: it’s bored teenage orcas looking for something to do.
- Human head transplant machine concept unveiled by start-up – but is it realistic?
- Building embryos: For 3,000 years, humans have struggled to understand the embryo – now there is a revolution underway.
- Eerie pillars of light spotted in the sky over Japan has a down-to-Earth explanation.
- Nova explosion visible to the naked eye expected any day now.
- Tidal power: a forgotten renewable resource?
- Were Egyptians really the first to domesticate cats? Try cave men.
- Australian scientists discover ancient ‘echidnapus‘.
Quote of the Day:
The beautiful thing about learning is nobody can take it away from you.
B.B. King
