Spring has sprung. Well, it has down here anyhow…
- Australian UFO researcher Bill Chalker shares his opinion on the recent ‘Australian UFO Wave’ hoax. You can read our interview with Chris Kenworthy about the Australian UFO Wave here on TDG.
- Does Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon hold the key to the missing Moon tapes?
- The BBC’s feedback section asks, “Is NASA a Waste of Space?“.
- Scientists plan new space mission to observe quantum gravity. I guess kinda like the Mars Climate Orbiter, which observed planetary gravity…
- Lockheed-Martin awarded contract for new Moon spacecraft.
- Has a British man photographed a TR3/Black Manta/alien mothership?
- Pioneering astronomer Chandra Wickramasinghe retires.
- Temple of Apollo had secret death chamber. Does that sort of thing add to your house value? “Four bedroom with a/c, ensuite, double lock-up garage, secret death chamber.”
- Al Ahram has a story on the journey of the statue of Ramses II.
- Enthusiast uses Google Earth to discover Roman ruins.
- Is Australia’s oldest rock art in danger from mining developments?
- More on the recent digs around Stonehenge.
- As the remake of The Wicker Man opens in theatres, ABC News provides a primer on paganism. The movie is not getting great reviews.
- In fact, it could be competing with Evil Aliens for the worst review of the year.
- When you look at a painting, do you like what you hear? Does this story give a new theory as to why Van Gogh chopped off his ear?
- Antarctic ice says carbon dioxide levels are at their highest in 800,000 years.
- DNA tests show that ‘beast’ was just a dog.
- Return of the alligator-python death-match – researchers consider the second-gator theory. Apparently someone saw a splash of water near a grassy knoll.
- The human brain is naturally inclined towards the supernatural. Does that mean Randi doesn’t have a human brain?
- Yet another review of Deborah Blum’s Ghost Hunters (Amazon US).
- J.K. Rowling fixes continuity error between Harry Potter books.
- Think your work sucks? Would you prefer being a sewer diver in Mexico city (video story)?
Quote of the Day:
Our democracy is but a name. We vote? What does that mean? It means that we choose between two bodies of real, though not avowed, autocrats. We choose between Tweedledum and Tweedledee…
Helen Keller