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From dramatic lightning strikes to foreboding storm clouds, these stunning photographs showcase the beauty, power and unpredictability of our planet's weather.
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In 1946 the US Navy sent 13 ships and about 4,700 men to Antarctica. Online legend says they went to destroy a secret Nazi base. The Navy's own report and a peer-reviewed study show what the expedition really did, and how the myth was…
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Following a failed attempt to save the stricken observatory, the telescope plummeted to Earth after 22 years of operations. Launched back on November...
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An analysis of plant fossils preserved in amber from Myanmar revealed that the West Burma Block, a chunk of crust that broke off of Australia, seeded Southeast Asia's lush tropical forests.
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“Remember, remember…” Quote of the Day: People should not be afraid of their government. Governments should be afraid of their people. Alan Moore, ‘V’ for Vendetta. The post News Briefs 05-11-2026 appeared first on The Daily Grail.
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The reentry of NASA's dead Swift space telescope is the end of an era for rapid-response space science.
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A Roman-era belt buckle discovered in a Ukrainian forest hints at the ancient conflict between the Romans and the Dacians.
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Magma and a possible environment for ancient life might be present on Mars in the region of a large volcano on the Red Planet.
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On April 6, 1966, children at a Melbourne school watched an object in the sky that some say landed in nearby bushland. The local paper called it a mystery. Sixty years later the witnesses still want an answer. The post The Westall UFO:…
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In 1931 a silent stranger built a cabin on the Rat River. Weeks later he had shot two Mounties and led police on a 48-day Arctic chase. DNA tests on his remains still could not say who Albert Johnson really was. The post The Mad Trapper…
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A neopagan visual archive meant to rival the iconic power of the Christian West.
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Hope you’re feeling good on this fine Wednesday – let’s keep the vibe going with today’s Grail news briefs! Quote of the Day Historians have a word for Germans who joined the Nazi party, not because they hated Jews, but out of a hope for…
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The world's largest single-dish radio telescope has detected a signal that astronomers have been unable to explain. The search for extraterrestrial in...
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The best time to see meteors during the Southern Taurid meteor shower is coming up soon.
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The sale of the Nanotyrannus "Jodi" for over $47 million shines a stark light on the commodification of Earth's history, say Kristi Curry Rogers and Lindsay Zanno.
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A recent rat study hinted that cosmic radiation could pose health risks for future Mars explorers. Live Science asks its readers whether they'd take the journey anyway.
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In April 1935 a Berlin magazine printed a photo said to show the Tatzelwurm, the cat headed lizard of Alpine legend, near Meiringen. A search, a reward and a Swiss press backlash followed. Here is what the original reports say. The post…
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NASA's Swift Observatory is about to make a fiery reentry through Earth's atmosphere after a private mission to save it failed. Most of the spacecraft will burn up in orbit.
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In 2003 a Weekly World News hoax about a time traveling trader named Andrew Carlssin spread to newsrooms around the world. Here is how a tabloid joke went global. The post Andrew Carlssin: How a 2003 Tabloid ‘Time Traveler’ Fooled…
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Traces of the blood cells have been found in the 115-million-year-old fossilized bones of an Aratasaurus. In the movie Jurassic Park, scientists were ...
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