Day: December 26, 2016

UBR Classic Manny’s Blurb 7: The Star SeedUBR Classic Manny’s Blurb 7: The Star Seed

December 26, 2016| tempestuniverse| 0 Comment | 11:43 pm

Quick chat about the Star Seed phenomena and Kanye West. Correct: Earth is esmated to be 4.6 Billion Years and the Universe at 14 Billion

Pensioner fights off launderette robber with pair of jeans

An 84-year-old used a pair of jeans to help repel a masked man who twice tried to rob him in a launderette. [...]

Highly dangerous new species of spider found

A larger and more venomous species of one of the world's deadliest spiders has been confirmed by Australian scientists. [...]

Zoo issues update on zebra which died in rhino 'incident'

The zebra that died in a zoo in Essex after an "incident" with a rhinoceros was killed after the larger animal unintentionally punctured its stomach. [...]

Jenny Eclair says she 'can't compete' with 'terrible' AI Michael Parkinson podcast

The first episode of a podcast hosted by AI replicating Sir Michael Parkinson has been released - and comedian and podcaster Jenny Eclair has branded it a "terrible, terrible idea". [...]

World chess number one quits tournament after refusing to change jeans

World chess number one Magnus Carlsen has quit a major tournament after being told he couldn't wear jeans. [...]

Freak Christmas dinner injury forces world's best golfer to undergo surgery

The world’s best golfer has suffered a freak injury while cooking Christmas dinner, forcing him to undergo surgery. [...]

The best dogs of 2024

Dogs were the best of us in 2024. [...]

Stranded astronauts send Christmas message from space

Astronauts stranded on the International Space Station over Christmas have sent a festive message back to Earth. [...]

How a child's phone call to a top-secret US number started a Christmas tradition

In early December 1955, the phone rang at an air base in Colorado Springs. The officers on the watch floor of the Continental Air Defense Command (CONAD) - who were [...]

Mosh pit nappy, designed to avoid queues at gig loos, sells out

An adult incontinence nappy, designed for concertgoers to avoid long queues at toilets, has gone on sale. [...]

Argyria: The rare disease that turns people blue

Argyria is caused by a buildup of silver in the body, which discolors the skin. [...]

Top-secret X-37B space plane has been in orbit for more than 1 year

In case you forgot it was still up there. [...]

Did people report seeing UFOs before the 20th century?

Are UFO sightings a 20th-century phenomena, or did people report seeing them earlier in history? [...]

Stone Age people made sun stone 'sacrifice' to banish 'darkened sun' after a volcanic eruption, archaeologists say

Hundreds of stone artifacts discovered on a Danish island may have been offered to the gods to ward off a climate crisis. [...]

FDA bans red dye No. 3 in food

The FDA will no longer allow red dye No. 3 in foods or ingested drugs, citing evidence that high doses of the dye can cause cancer in male rats. There [...]

One of Iceland's largest volcanoes sees swarm of 130 earthquakes — could it be about to blow?

The Bárðarbunga volcano system was responsible for Iceland's largest eruption for 300 years back in 2014. After a recent increase in seismic activity, could it be about to erupt again? [...]

'Warm water' from deep sea flowing towards one of Antarctica's largest ice shelves

Antarctica's Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf may be under threat due to relatively warm water from the deep sea flowing towards the shelf. Is climate change to blame? [...]

20,000-year-old 'human' fossils from Japan aren't what we thought

The bone fragments were once thought to be some of the oldest human fossils found in Japan. [...]

Were the Celts matriarchal? Ancient DNA reveals men married into local, powerful female lineages

An analysis of dozens of British Iron Age skeletons has revealed that Celtic society was organized around women. [...]

Supermassive black hole spotted 12.9 billion light-years from Earth — and it's shooting a beam of energy right at us

The newly discovered "blazar," which has a mass equal to 700 million suns, is the oldest of its kind ever seen and changes what we know about the early universe. [...]

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