From Around the Web

UFO witness spots large “spherical object” during hike in Portugal 0
- From Around the Web, UFO News
- September 8, 2017
A hiker managed to snap a picture of a UFO flying over Vila Real in Portugal.

By David Aragorn
World’s oldest fossil mushroom found 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- September 8, 2017
Roughly 115 million years ago, when the ancient supercontinent Gondwana was breaking apart, a mushroom fell into a river and began an improbable journey. Its ultimate fate as a mineralized fossil preserved in limestone in northeast Brazil makes it a scientific wonder, scientists report.

By David Aragorn
‘Vampires’ May Have Been Real People with Erythropoietic Protoporphyria, Researchers Say 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- September 8, 2017
An international team of researchers, led by Dr. Barry Paw of the Dana-Farber/Boston Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, has identified a genetic mutation that may be responsible for ‘vampire’ folklore. The research appears this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

By David Aragorn
Study finds some significant differences in brains of men and women 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- September 8, 2017
The largest study to look at sex differences in brain anatomy found that women tend to have thicker cortices, whereas men had higher brain volume.

By David Aragorn
Antarctic Plesiosaur Filtered Food Like Modern Baleen Whales 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- September 7, 2017
In 1984, Texas Tech University paleontologists Sankar Chatterjee and Bryan Small unearthed the fossilized skull of a previously unknown marine reptile on Seymour Island in Antarctica. While Morturneria seymourensis was obviously a plesiosaur, it was unlike any previously found. Now, three decades later, Professor Chatterjee and colleagues have made a new discovery about Morturneria seymourensis, one that adds a new dimension to our understanding of plesiosaurs.

By David Aragorn
MAJOR X-CLASS SOLAR FLARE (UPDATED)0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 7, 2017
On Sept. 6th at 1202 UT, sunspot AR2673 unleashed a major X9.3-class solar flare–the strongest solar flare in more than a decade. X-rays and UV radiation from the blast ionized the top of Earth’s atmosphere, causing a strong shortwave radio blackout over Europe, Africa and the Atlantic Ocean: Link to blackout map. Above: The extreme

By David Aragorn
Linda Moulton Howe; Earth is an Ancient Alien Laboratory 0
- From Around the Web, UFO News
- September 7, 2017
In this stunning new Linda Moulton Howe video, she talks about of how planet Earth has been the laboratory playground of Ancient Aliens for over 270 million years.

By David Aragorn
Breaking News: A Viking Sword Found at High Altitude 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- September 7, 2017
Vikings weren’t known to have traveled into the mountains, but a viking sword has been discovered up in the mountains.

By David Aragorn
Northern Lights in Ohio? Sun Storm May Ramp Up Auroras Tonight!0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 7, 2017
People as far south as Ohio and Indiana may be able to see the northern lights tonight (Sept. 6), thanks to a powerful sun storm.

By David Aragorn
Meet Unistellar, the next evolution in backyard telescopes 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- September 6, 2017
For centuries, astronomers have explored the cosmos through personal telescopes. And, although these devices have grown stronger over the years, they have remained relatively simple in both form and function.

By David Aragorn