(Belated) happy solstice to all!
- The Navy pilot who filmed the ‘Tic Tac’ UFO says “it wasn’t behaving by the normal laws of physics”.
- At least 100 stars have vanished from the sky, and scientists say it could point to alien civilizations.
- One nation, tracked: an investigation into the smartphone tracking industry.
- Chinese planes’ navigation systems jammed by pig farm device that was repelling drones used by criminal gangs to spread African swine fever infection. Wut?
- Sorry, still recovering from that last headline. Should be good by the next item…
- Scientists detected a metal “anomaly” deep beneath the lunar surface. Was Iron Sky a documentary?
- In California, a Christian megachurch is trying to bring a 2-year-old girl back to life.
- Ancient humans survived longer than we thought – Homo erectus were in South East Asia until relatively recently, scientists find. Just wait until they hear about Gigantopithecus in North America…
- Ancient Neolithic villagers on the coast of Israel built a 100-metre long seawall to protect their settlement against rising sea levels thousands of years ago.
- Thousands gather at Stonehenge for the winter solstice.
- Prince’s classic album 1999 was influenced by Blade Runner, David Lynch’s Eraserhead, and the prophecies of Nostradamus.
- Image of the Day: Elusive red sprites spotted lighting up the sky in Oklahoma. WE SEE YOU SANTA!
Quote of the Day:
Most human beings have an almost infinite capacity for taking things for granted.
Aldous Huxley
