Actor Michael Sheen has described some very strange UFO experiences he’s had at his hometown in Wales. Sheen, who is well known for starring in movies… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/331339/sheen-port-talbot-is-on-some-weird-alien-map…
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To Live or Die by Google Search Brings an Escalating Cost
“Where’s the best place to hide a body? The second page of a Google search.” The gallows humor shows that people rarely look beyond the first few results of a search, but Lee Griffin isn’t laughing. From a report: In the 13 years since he co-founded British price comparison website GoCompare, the 41-year-old has tried to keep his company at the…
Every visible star is within Milky Way
When you look up on a starry evening, you might think you’re looking across the universe. In fact, all the stars we see with the unaided eye belong to our Milky Way galaxy. Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/before-summer-ends-see-the-milky-way…
‘Ban All Watches From Exams To Stop Cheating’
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the BBC: All watches should be banned from exam halls to discourage cheating, says an inquiry into the extent of malpractice in exams taken by pupils across the UK. Smart watches, connected to the internet, are already banned from use by students taking public exams. But the review, commissioned by exam boards, says it…
These Students Are Breeding Endangered Finches. But Will It Save the Species?
The southern black-throated finch is thought to be extinct in New South Wales, and only an estimated 1,000 are left in the wild in Queensland. Source: https://www.livescience.com/students-breeding-endangered-finch.html
September’s birthstone is the sapphire
Sapphires, a form of the mineral corundum, were once believed to be protection against snakes. Source: https://earthsky.org/human-world/september-birthstone-sapphire…
It was cold in Australia last weekend
The August 9-12 weather event in Australia was one of the longest cold stretches and greatest snowfall totals so far in this century, according to climate and atmospheric scientists. Source: https://earthsky.org/todays-image/australia-gets-a-cold-snap-aug-2019…
Lyme disease in England and Wales is most common in older, white women
An analysis of hospital records has found that people with Lyme disease in hospitals in England and Wales tend to be white, female and relatively affluent Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2213426-lyme-disease-in-england-and-wales-is-most-common-in-older-white-women/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Why the news on dementia deaths is not as bad as it sounds
Dementia has been named the leading cause of death in England and Wales, but individual risk for the condition is falling, and cancer actually kills more people Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2212892-why-the-news-on-dementia-deaths-is-not-as-bad-as-it-sounds/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
86 Skeletons Unearthed from Hidden Medieval Graveyard in Wales
Archaeologists discovered dozens of bodies in coffin-like stone boxes called cists. Source: https://www.livescience.com/66104-medieval-cemetery-wales-skeletons.html