The Silence of the Setting Sun
The Winter Solstice is the most sacred day of the year in the Taoist calender. It marks the end of the Old Sun and the birth of the New Sun. During the few days before December 21st things go very
Daily Archives: December 19, 2012
Overtoun Bridge – Scotland’s Mysterious Canine Suicide Spot
There are some things in this world that are simply beyond explanation. Like the fact that in the past 50 years, about 50 dogs have jumped to their deaths from the exact same spot on the 100-year-old Overtoun Bridge in
Judge Overrules Mother Over Cancer Treatment For Seven-Year-Old Boy
A seven-year-old cancer sufferer is due to have life-saving surgery today after a High Court judge intervened to order the operation against his mother’s wishes. Neon Roberts is likely to die by next spring unless doctors act urgently to remove
Smartphones Set To Get Even Smarter
Our mobile phones of the future will be able to diagnose illness through the way we smell, allow people to “touch” items they see online and transform shopping through reality apps that allow you to try on clothes. Super-smart phones
Scientists Find Habitable Tau Ceti Planet
Astronomers have discovered what may be five planets orbiting Tau Ceti, the closest single star beyond our solar system whose temperature and luminosity nearly match the sun’s. If the planets are there, one of them is about the right distance
