Saturday, June 25, 2005
- For the past few nights the moon has appeared larger than many people have seen it for almost 20 years. This article puts forward the two most prevalent theories as to why our brains falsely perceive a difference in the moon's size.
Tuesday, June 21, 2005
- The National Archives has created a freely-searchable database of all those who served at the Battle of Trafalgar.
Monday, June 20, 2005
- A report from the first day of the IWC's meeting. Mongolia is a member of the IWC?! WTF? Most Mongols have never seen the sea, let alone a whale...
- A newly-proposed quantum model states that the 'changes to the past change the future' paradox does not exist. It would be possible to visit, but not to interfere in a future changing way.
Tuesday, June 14, 2005
- Members of the Rootschat forum take part in a monthly competition to uncover as much as possible about a randomly-selected individual. Sounds like good fun!
Monday, June 13, 2005
Live 8
I've just won a pair of tickets for Live 8!!! 
Saturday, June 04, 2005
- Amateur genealogists are turning to DNA testing to trace their ancestry. But how much can this tell us about where we come from?
Friday, June 03, 2005
- Literacy teaching in England's primary schools is to be reviewed following a critical report on standards by MPs. Techniques such as 'synthetic phonics' will be investigated, with a view to using them more.
- Palaeontologists think they have found a way to tell whether dinosaur fossils are from males or females. The findings behind the technique also provide further evidence of the links between dinosaurs and modern birds.
- Scientists have extracted and decoded the DNA of a cave bear that died 40,000 years ago. They're starting work on Neanderthals now. Dudes, this is sooooooo cool!
