News Briefs 06-08-2009

Put the needle on the record.

• New Turin Shroud study finds traces of Aramaic words, more than 1800 years old?
• Has Andrew Collins rediscovered Egypt's lost underworld? Listen to an exclusive interview with Andrew by Philip Coppens.
• Henry Lincoln puts the record straight on his new website.
• Are we approaching a semantic apocalypse, and the death of free will or will we stay forever stuck in a narrative?
• The day Whitley Strieber almost vomited in Larry King's face.
• Dolphins' body language mirrors human word patterns.
• Can culture be encoded in DNA? New research says "Yes".
• Bees learn 'foreign' language.
• Swamp Gorillas perform hand clapping ritual.
• Orang-utans fashion only known animal instrument.
• 'Dr Who' sea monster terrifies tourists in Wales.
• Touchable holography.
• Oldest map in Europe? A pocket guide to prehistoric Spain.
• Creationism theme park seized by the government.
• Choose your own apocalypse.
• Palaeontologists suggest T Rex was a baby-killer.
• Summit issues declaration for European Agency for UFOs & Extraterrestrial Affairs (Would that be offworld extramarital affairs?)

Thanks Greg

Quote of the Day:

Lots of people talk to animals, said Pooh. Not that many listen though. That's the problem.

Benjamin Hoff - The Tao of Pooh (Amazon US/UK)