Texas Democratic candidate for Senate James Talarico has inspired a deluge of spending from the GOP to help prevent a blue wave in Texas, but the 37-year-old’s campaign is privately fretting that the Lone Star State could remain in Republican hands. Sources within the Democrat’s campaign told the New York…
On this day in space! Oct. 31, 2015: Creepy skull-shaped Halloween asteroid flies by Earth, NASA names it the ‘Great Pumpkin’
Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter On October 31, 2015, an asteroid shaped like a human skull flew by Earth. It arrived with excellent timing on Halloween, which made the already-creepy asteroid even creepier. During its closest approach, the creepy asteroid…
Met Police arrest nearly 50 pro-Palestine Action demonstrators as they pledge support for banned group outside US Embassy
Dozens of Palestine Action demonstrators have been arrested after they gathered at the US embassy on Saturday. Defend Our Juries, who organised the protest, said it expected to see 400 people show support for the group by holding up signs reading ‘I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action’ – although images…
9 nightmarish sci-fi spaceships to crawl aboard for Halloween if you dare
Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Abandoned, possessed, or infested spaceships in sci-fi films, books, and video games are usually not a welcoming place to hang your helmet and kick back inside. Many are distinctly marked as DO NOT APPROACH zones…
Scientists finally discover how a common gut bacterium can trigger colon cancer
For nearly two decades, scientists have known that a common gut bacterium can produce a toxin that damages the colon and helps drive the formation of tumors. What they could not explain was how the toxin first attaches to intestinal cells and begins its attack. Now, researchers have uncovered that…
Anger as bearded Oxford University lecturer teaches female students while wearing large fake breasts, low-cut tops, red lipstick and nail varnish
A bearded Oxford academic has been criticised for wearing giant fake breasts in public despite complaints from colleagues and eminent former students. Matt Rattley, a lecturer in biochemistry at St Hilda’s College, has already attracted online controversy thanks to his bizarre appearance, which also involves wearing women’s clothes and makeup.…
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 234 — Living in Lunar Caves
Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Living in Lunar Caves – Could We Live Inside the Moon? – YouTube Watch On On Episode 234 of This Week In Space, Tariq Malik and Mike Wall are joined by Than Putzig of the…
How your brain can turn your own reflection into something unrecognizable
It’s Halloween night. Someone has dared you to turn off the lights and stand in front of the mirror. The rules are simple, stare into your reflection and say her name three times. Bloody Mary. Bloody Mary. Bloody Mary. According to the creepy urban legend, a terrifying figure will appear…
When Crete Dictated The Terms: The Bloody Debt Of Athens To King Minos
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – The contacts between King Aegeus (Aigeus) of Athens and King Minos of Crete in Greek mythology were marked by hostility, war, and a tragic agreement that forced Athens under Crete’s rule. One day, Minos ‘ son, Androgeos, traveled to Athens to participate in the Panathenaic…
Live Updates: Thousands Expected at Another Round of Protests in France
The nationwide unrest in France began with a handful of student demonstrations at high schools in suburban Paris last month. Now, in cities across the country, antigovernment marchers are protesting expensive living conditions, high fuel prices and conditions in schools. Using the unrest as a smoke screen for vandalism, rioters…