August 18
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 Researchers Throw Down "Free Energy" Gauntlet |
| An Irish technology firm has issued a challenge to the world's scientific community to give its verdict on technology it says smashes one of the basic laws of physics by producing "free energy." |
| Battery-Fueled Car Will Smoke You |
| Silicon Valley gets into the auto production business with the "Tesla Roadster." "You see any cops?" Eberhard asks, shooting me a mischievous look. The car is vibrating, ready to launch. I'm the first journalist to get a ride. |
| Is 'Invisibility Cloak' for Combat Uniforms Here Right Now? |
| An american technology company claims that it's developed visible-light-spectrum, thermal/IR (infrared), and night vision (NV)/near- infrared cloaking technology that's viable, i.e. ready-to-go right now for use by U.S. and Coalition forces. |
| Astonishing Scribbles in the Stonework of RosslynET Stains in the Arctic? |
| Another layer to the secret codes of Rosslyn Chapel has been unearthed. A carving scratched on the wall of the crypt is said to have huge global significance for Scotland and the history of ancient navigation-evidence of a lost system for measuring time and distance involving both latitude and longitude. |
| NASA Can't Find Original Tape of Moon Landing |
| The U.S. government has misplaced the original recording of the first moon landing, including astronaut Neil Armstrong's famous "one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." |
August 19
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| Will Amazon's Stonehenge Rewrite History? |
| The survival of the human race depends on its ability to find new homes elsewhere in the universe because there's an increasing risk that a disaster will destroy the Earth, world-renowned scientist Stephen Hawking says.Brazilian archaeologists say the extraordinary discovery of what appears to be a pre-colonial astrological observatory in the rainforest in the state of Amapa near the border with near French Guiana, throws new light on the ancient peoples of the Amazon, illuminating a far more intricate and advanced society than previously thought. |
| Francis Bacon Vault Believers Want New Dig |
| Advocates of an American version of "The DaVinci Code" have called for another excavation to locate the "secret vault" of Sir Francis Bacon, which they allege is buried beneath the churchyard of Bruton Parish Episcopal Church. |
| Beyond DNA? |
| Researchers believe they have found a second code in DNA in addition to the genetic code. |
| Mystery of the Hot Pillar |
| A pillar in a temple at Agra mysteriously heated up, causing anxiety and fear among devotees who frequent it. "Temple visitors found the pillar and surrounding areas unbearably hot," says a temple priest. |
| Russian Fisherman Haul Up Dead Plesiosaur? |
| Fishermen from the island of Sakhalin in the Russian far east found the remains of an enormous unknown marine creature, according to the director of the region's department of culture. |
August 20
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| MIT's Energy 'Manhattan Project' |
| Solar cells made from spinach. Algae-based biofuel fattened on greenhouse gas. Plasma-powered turbo engines. These are just some of the technologies being developed by a Manhattan Project-style research effort for new energy technologies at MIT. |
| Space Chief Predicts Satellite Attacks |
| The United States' Air Force's new top commander for space predicts future attacks on US satellites and has called for greatly expanded tracking and identification of payloads launched by other countries. |
| Pyramid Pioneers Were Spot On |
| Archaeologists who measured the Egyptian pyramids at Giza more than 100 years ago were surprisingly accurate, a review of historical surveys has shown. |
| Neanderthal Still Posing Questions 150 Years After Discovery |
| In 1856, two workers found 16 bones in a limestone quarry in the Neander Valley, east of Düsseldorf. It was thought the bones belonged to a cave bear, but they were subsequently found to be the remains of early man. |
| Amazing Chariot and Horses Find |
| Archaeologists digging in China were stunned by an astounding discovery - a chariot and its team of horses! The mysterious find was preserved perfectly, with six skeletons still tied to the chariot they were pulling. |
