Day: June 12, 2016

UBR Classic Episode 27: UFO Armada, SOHO, and NUFORCUBR Classic Episode 27: UFO Armada, SOHO, and NUFORC

June 12, 2016| tempestuniverse| 0 Comment | 11:37 pm

On This Episode… The week we discuss another YouTube video that has gone viral. The poster indicates the video shows proof of an alien tactical

What we know from mushroom poisoning trial: Death cap traces in dehydrator, faked cancer and a surprise invitation

An Australian woman accused of murdering her estranged husband's parents and an aunt by serving them a beef wellington laced with poisonous mushrooms has given evidence in court. [...]

Cheese-loving daredevils hurl themselves down steep hill in famous race

Dairy-loving daredevils from around the world have descended on Gloucestershire and thrown themselves down Cooper's Hill in the annual cheese-rolling race. [...]

Display of saint's remains draws huge crowds - but bishop says it 'encourages morbid curiosity'

Tens of thousands of people have flocked to see the remains of a revered Spanish saint, more than 440 years after her death, prompting debate over whether such displays "encourage [...]

Man wakes up with ship in his garden

A cargo ship has crashed into a man's front garden in Norway, missing his home, where he was sleeping, by just a few metres. [...]

Chess grandmaster playing match against 140,000 people reveals expected result

A chess grandmaster who is playing a single game against 140,000 people thinks the match is heading for a draw. [...]

Magna Carta 'copy' miscatalogued in 1940s found to be original

An issue of the Magna Carta, which was wrongly catalogued as a copy in the 1940s, has been identified as original. [...]

Flying duck caught on speed camera could be repeat offender

A duck has been caught on a radar image breaking the speed limit in central Switzerland - and it could be a repeat offender. [...]

Student rescued from mountain twice in four days - after going back to find his phone

A Chinese student who was airlifted from Japan's Mount Fuji last week had to be saved a second time just four days later, local authorities have said. [...]

Woman who faked being a man to get into Magic Circle finally allowed in

How did one woman fool the most famous magic society on the planet? [...]

Letter sheds possible new light on Shakespeare's marriage

New analysis of a letter fragment has possibly shed light on William Shakespeare's marriage - suggesting it may have been less fractious than previously suggested. [...]

'Foolhardy at best, and deceptive and dangerous at worst': Don't believe the hype — here's why artificial general intelligence isn't what the billionaires tell you it is

"Unfortunately, the goal of creating artificial general intelligence isn’t just a project that lives as a hypothetical in scientific papers. There’s real money invested in this work, much of it [...]

Australian 'trash parrots' have now developed a local 'drinking tradition'

Wild cockatoos in Western Sydney have learned to drink from water fountains — choosing to drink from them even if they have to queue. [...]

Weed may be bad for your heart, whether you smoke or consume edibles

Smoking cannabis and consuming THC edibles are both linked to impaired blood vessel dilation, possibly through separate mechanisms, a study finds. [...]

NASA spacecraft finds solar 'cannonballs' may have stripped Mars of its water — proving decades-old theory

After nearly a decade in orbit, NASA's MAVEN spacecraft has, for the first time, directly observed the process that scientists had long suspected was responsible for stripping Mars of its [...]

Facing steep funding cuts, scientists propose using black holes as particle colliders instead of building new ones on Earth

New calculations have revealed that the super-energetic jets produced by spinning black holes could be a source for elusive dark matter particles. [...]

Trump's 2026 budget would slash NASA funding by 24% and its workforce by nearly one third

The Trump administration's 2026 budget request cuts NASA funding by $6 billion, which would lead to the cancellation of Mars sample-return and other high-profile missions. [...]

Mount Etna eruption in images: See Europe's largest active volcano blow from different angles

The latest Mount Etna eruption triggered an avalanche of volcanic material and sent ash miles into the air. Spectacular photos and videos capture the eruption of Europe's largest active volcano. [...]

Swarovski Optik AX Visio 10x32 smart binocular review

Can a claim to be the world’s first artificial intelligence-enabled smart binocular justify the premium being charged for the Swarovski Optix AX Visio 10x32 over a fully analog alternative? [...]

Braided gold Viking arm-ring discovered by amateur metal detectorist on Isle of Man

Around 1,000 years ago, this Viking Age arm-ring from the Isle of Man was likely used not only to display its owner's wealth but also to serve as currency in [...]

The mysterious hill in Sudan that looks like 'landlocked lips' — Earth from space

A 2012 Google Earth photo captured a hill formation in Sudan that bears a striking resemblance to human lips. Not much is known about the unusual landmark, but researchers have [...]

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