January 2009
Nut-cracking monkeys find the right tool for the... →
Monkeys now?
A high-albedo diet will chill the planet -... →
A Light Green Revolution?
Examining the increased incidence of autism →
I suspect a large amount of it is due to changes in the way it is diagnosed as much as any increase in actual autism numbers. I also think that it is somewhat overvalued by some with the suggestion…
Three cups of brewed coffee a day 'triples risk of... →
But what about tea? The monkeys tell me that should be OK…
Study queries monkey legend roots →
Of course, the one thing Hartlepool is know for isn’t true.
Mad Science: Another Stonehenge Discovered Under... →
Spectre of Capitalism by William Keegan →
VINTAGE (1993), Edition: New Ed, Paperback, 10 pages
Myths of Creation by Philip Freund →
Peter Owen Publishers (2003), Hardcover, 306 pages
Patrick Moore on Mars by Patrick Moore →
Cassell (1999), Hardcover, 222 pages
Roswell Incident by MOORE →
HarperCollins Publishers, Paperback, 176 pages
Modern Science 1896-1945 (History of Science) by... →
Facts on File (2004), Edition: Revised, Hardcover, 206 pages
The Rise of Reason: 1700-1799 (History of Science)... →
Facts on File (2004), Hardcover, 204 pages
History and Lore of Freaks by C.J.S. Thompson →
Senate (1996), Paperback, 320 pages
Oedipus and Akhnaton (Abacus Books) by Immanuel... →
Sphere (1980), Edition: New Ed, Paperback, 208 pages
The Birth of Science: Ancient Times to 1699... →
Facts on File (2004), Edition: 2, Hardcover, 238 pages
Grampian Curiosities by Robert Smith →
John Donald Publishers Ltd (2005), Paperback, 224 pages
Peoples of the Sea by Immanuel Velikovsky →
Doubleday (1977), Edition: 1st, Hardcover, 261 pages
A Dictionary of Superstitions by Iona Opie →
Oxford University Press, USA (1989), Hardcover, 510 pages
Unended Quest: An Intellectual Autobiography by... →
Flamingo (1986), Edition: New Ed, Paperback, 270 pages
The Scientific Proof of Astrology: Tune into the... →
Quantum (2004), Paperback, 277 pages
The Age of Synthesis: 1800-1895 (History of... →
Facts on File (2004), Edition: 2, Hardcover, 188 pages
Vikings' bleeding-edge tech came from Afghanistan →
Could we reduce love to a pill? Maybe, says expert →
What is to be gained by reducing love to a chemical process that can be controlled? A new class of date rape drugs?
UFO damages Lincolnshire wind turbine →
This has been reported everywhere, but I have been kind of behind on my updating.
UFO wind turbine prang site sealed →
So now, they’ve sealed it off? Is it part of a vast government conspiracy concealing the presence of aliens here n Earth? Or is it because the wreckage of the wind turbine represents a hazard to…
Send old Shuttles to Mars, says Scotty ashes prang... →
Not sure about the actual model proposed here, but there may be merit in the general idea.
Computer puzzle may ease post-traumatic stress →
But what if your PTSD stems from your complete incapability to do well at Tetris?
U.S. advisers back 1st drug from DNA-altered... →
By Susan Heavey ROCKVILLE, Maryland (Reuters) - The first drug made using genetically engineered animals to near U.S. approval won key support on Friday from an advisory panel that judged it safe and…
U.S. scientists learn how to levitate tiny objects →
So they haven’t done it yet, but they’ve worked out that if two things repel eachother you can make one float on top of the other. And of course it makes Nanotechnology possible.
Extinct Tasmanian ''tiger'' DNA has clues to... →
Of course, the reasons they became inbred are not disclosed by this analysis. I suspect it was due to population pressure after European settlement.
Why wind turbines aren't bat-friendly -... →
Ancient supercontinent was a diamond factory -... →
Black holes may precede galaxies, astronomers say →
I suppose there’s no real reason why they couldn’t. It only needs matter, not stars for them to form.
Macworld, CES, VMWare Fusion, and Windows 7 →
Of course, the big news this week has been the two huge tradeshows. The last Apple attended Macworld, and the first post-Gates CES. The big question is: Was the Phil-note better than the…
Invention: Software research assistant →
Of course, I don’t need such software to make me look smart, but some of you other people might find it useful.
The year's weirdest animals →
Darwin missed 'earliest' Galapagos species -... →
Many studies needed to tie genes to cancer: study →
By Michael Kahn LONDON (Reuters) - Many genes linked to various cancers do not appear to raise the risk of getting cancer after all, according to an analysis of hundreds of studies published on…
Mystery stone circles may point to water on Mars -... →
Why mountains are bad for the ozone layer -... →
First we learn that forests are the biggest polluters, now mountains are destroying the ozone layer. Clearly we need to stop the environment from destroying itself.
Implants for babies could help deaf learn to speak... →
At first, I suspect many people were misled by the term “implants”. No doubt, this will be frowned upon by deaf advocacy groups who claim that deafness is not an illness to be cured. Makes it a…
Contraceptive pill to blame for male infertility:... →
There may be some merit in this, but one has to wonder at the motives behind the Vatican conducting such research. The pill has done a lot of good, possibly more than any bad side effects, while the…