The movie Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull introduced the mystery of the crystal skulls to a wide audience. Are they really pre-Columbian Mesoamerican artifacts commonly associated with paranormal phenomena? Or are they modern day hoaxes? Dan Aykroyd – yup, from Ghostbusters – is not just a believer; he is an investor. […]
Myth, monster or fish?
Jeremy Wade’s show on the Discovery Channel is well worth a watch for anyone with an interest in the unusual. The series River Monsters is not just about fishing, it’s about exploring local legends, whispers and stories. In the video clip below Wade says; These stories must have come from somewhere… Shows have included quests […]
Where can you see tonight’s blood moon?
There will be a total lunar eclipse tonight. The eclipse – which is expected to produce a blood moon – starts at about 6.24pm BST or 11:20am PDT – will be one of the longest since 2000. It’s expected to last for 100 minutes. There’s more than one catch. There might be clouds. The event […]
Can Facebook help you stop being lonely?
Nivea is 100 years old this year. It was bounded back in 1882 by Carl Paul Beiersdorf. It started in Poland and was then bought by German investors. It’s probably actually older than 100 years as the official birthday (March 28th) is the date when Nivea filed a patent on the production of medical plasters […]
What effects will the sun’s giant explosion have?
On June the 7th, 2011, there was a giant explosion on the sun. The firey blast wave reached from the bottom of the sun to more than half way around its surface. The blast is the largest since 2006 and peaked at 05:41 GMT. The blast will lead to moderate geomagnetic storm activity by Wednesday […]
Blue lobster catch is one in a four million fluke
This blue lobster is real. It’s a rare genetic mutation that scientists think may occur in one in every four million lobsters. This blue lobster was caught in the fishing waters of Prince Edward Island in the Canadian Atlantic province. It was caught by a fisherman, Blair Doucette, who has move then 30 years experience […]
Breathtaking arctic light time-lapse
Amazing time-lapse videos seem to be all the rage on the internet. I recommend you check out this footage from the European Southern Observatory, El Teide and the Canary Sky to catch up on the vids that have already impressed the web. This video was filmed in the Arctic; in the archipelago Lofoten in Norway […]
Can Europe cope with the future of flying?
The EU has a large program underway called Sesar that’s designed to ensure planes can keep flying over Europe in the years ahead. There are a number of problems. There’s no single air traffic control in Europe and so lots of systems have to talk to one another. The system was designed in the 50s; […]
Stunning time-lapse video from the European Southern Observatory
The images in this time lapse video are breath taking – they show nature with clarity and perfection. If your computer can manage it, this video is best watched by selecting the higher P rating in YouTube (down in the bottom menu bar, just along from the timestamp) and flipping to full screen. At times […]
Is this Bigfoot caught on camera?
Loads of us have phones with video cameras these days. We see the effect in the news every day – there is film footage of events that we’d never previously to get see; be those fires, inside of wars, riots, rescues or just animals being cute. Surely this means that our chances of catching video […]
