As always with many of our Grail news briefs, the truth may be stranger than fiction…
- Legendary UFO researcher Jacques Vallee says he’s concerned about modern ufology’s reliance on information provided by the government or military.
- No, contrary to media reports, the dire wolf has not been brought back from extinction: they are actually grey wolves with genetic edits intended to make them resemble the lost species.
- Related: How extinct animals could be brought back from the dead.
- And on the more critical side: Dire wolves remain very extinct. Despite what you are being fed, de-extinction is a con, full of gloss, bullshit and ghoulish greed.
- The undying unicorn: What role could a mythical animal play in our lives — centuries after its existence came into question?
- 3D scan of Titanic wreck uncovers heroic sacrifices during ship’s final moments.
- Archaeologists uncover an ancient Egyptian tomb belonging to a mystery king.
- The hoax that spawned an age of American conspiracism: Donald Trump and Elon Musk are just the latest populists to weaponise fears of a sinister “deep state”.
- Searching for alien life along the cosmic shoreline. (Archived page link)
- Intelligence evolved at least twice in vertebrate animals: Complex neural circuits likely arose independently in birds and mammals.
- The lonely life of a glyph-breaker: The heroic days of deciphering hieroglyphics and cuneiform make for great stories, but will we ever see that happen again?
- Tropical tree in Panama has evolved to kill its ‘enemies’ with lightning.
- AI assists archaeologist in mapping Angkorian-period structures in Cambodia.
- What do Trump’s tariffs have to do with the Titanic? QAnon knows.
- Threat of war in space increases as U.S. general outlines plans to ‘militarize’ low Earth orbit.
- Video of the Day: Rare colorful lightning caught on camera by ISS astronaut.
Thanks Rick.
Quote of the Day:
A great privilege of life under democracies — taking freedom for granted — becomes a weakness when that freedom is under assault.
Ruth Ben-Ghiat (in ‘Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present’)
