Friday Hot Stories

• Itemized Abductions
  Local Ufologists tell why they believe. -Philadelphia Weekly
• Brain-Enhancing Drugs
  If drugs can safely give your brain a boost, why not take them? -Wired
• 'Medusa' Worms Found in Mud Volcano
  Photos of new undersea worms. -National Geographic News
• Inventor builds She-3PO robot
  The attractive Aiko was created by Le Trung. -The Sun
• Company launches pre-chewed pencils
  The pencils look like they have already been chewed making pupils less likely to put them in their mouths. -Ananova
• And now for a world government
  The financial crisis and climate change are pushing national governments towards global solutions, writes Gideon Rachman. -Financial Times
• Turning air into water? Gadget does just that
  WaterMill is touted as a pricey but environmentally friendly H20 source. -MSNBC
• Plan to Simulate Movements of 300 Mil. Americans
  Researchers will use the model to understand the spread of contagious diseases, fads, and traffic flows. -PhysOrg.com
• Hubble Finds Carbon Dioxide on Extrasolar Planet
  The ability to identify organic compounds on other planets is key to being able to find other habitable worlds. -Wired
• Ghosts, aliens and us
  What Puritan witch-hunter Cotton Mather called the 'invisible world' is real to many Americans. -LA Times
• Secretive Space Vehicle Tested at Private Site
  Blue Origin is developing a rocket-propelled vehicle that takes off and lands vertically. -Space.com
• Photography captures spirit of the spirit world
  A Minneapolis photographer constantly searches for signs of an afterlife. -Minnesota Public Radio
• What's Old Is New: 12 Living Fossils
  Known as living fossils, some creatures have lasted for millions of years with barely a change. -Wired
• Filmmaker to Install Camera in His Eye Socket
  What once was a prosthetic glass eye will now serve as the means for "lifecasting." -Wired
• The Mysterious Ainu
  A look at Japan's unique indigenous peoples. -Cryptomundo
• Great Empires Declines as Climates Changed
  New evidence may connect ends of eras with increased dry weather. -LiveScience
• Councillor: 'I watched six UFOs over North Wales'
  Welsh UFO flap continues, now with a government witness. -dailypost.co.uk
• Mt. Rainier puts on a show!
  Scott Sistek has put together some spectacular photos of lenticular clouds over Mt. Rainier. -KOMO News
• More fireball sighting reports in Portland
  Oregonians in the Portland area saw a bright fireball flash across the sky Thursday evening. -KTVZ.com
• Farmer in Lebanon grows super-sized spud
  The giant potato weighs 24.9 pounds (with photo). -AFP
• Scientists ask: Is technology rewiring our brains?
  Some scientists think the wired world may be changing the way we read, learn and interact. -AP
• Power Doesn't Corrupt, Study Suggests
  Strike one against the idea that "Washington insiders" are corrupted by power. -LiveScience
• Ancient rock painting reveals unknown bat
  A cave painting in Australia may depict a previously unknown species of large bat. -BBC News
• Two Mormon missionaries find sasquatch print
  Tyler Beck and Brad Blazzard think they saw a set of sasquatch footprints outside of their home in Burns Lake, British Columbia. -Houston Today
• Ghost Stories: Visits from the Deceased
  After a loved one dies, most people see ghosts. -Scientific American
• The Mad Scientist Bringing Back the Dead.... Really
  Take a look at Mark Roth's lab. It's mad. It's heroic. It's science the way it's supposed to be. -Esquire

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