http://www.unmuseum.org Strange Science News from the Museum of UnNatural Mystery Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:08:47 GMT ListGarden Program 1.3.1 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.unmuseum.org/7wonders/rio.htm On January 1st, 1502, Portuguese explorer Gonçalo Coelho ship's reached a break in the South American seaside that seemed to be the entrance to an enormous river. The bay they found was spectacularly surrounded by huge, oddly shaped mountains that astounded the European explorers. Taking a cue from the date on which they'd found this amazing harbor, they named it the "January River" or Rio de Janeiro. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:08:13 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/pluto.htm For almost three-quarters of a century schoolchildren learned that our solar system had 9 planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. Then in 2006 this changed. Pluto got demoded and suddenly there are only eight planets. What happened? Why did poor Pluto get kicked out of the planetary club? Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:07:18 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/askcur.htm If all matter has gravity, does that not mean that matter is giving off energy? Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:06:18 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/soearch/over0212.htm In this issue: <br>-Cloak of Silence <br>-When Dwarf Stars Collide <br>-Can Kepler Find Some Moons? <br>-Nasty Carnivore is Related to Mammals <br>-Asteroid Zips by Earth <br>-Project Twinkle <br>-Encounter with Uranus <br>-Giant Triangular UFO? <br>and more... Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:03:53 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/7wonders/northernlights.htm In Norse mythology the Valkyries would come galloping across the night sky upon their horses equipped with helmets, spears and armor that would glow and shimmer in the darkness. These lights, colored red, blue, violet and green, would spread in curtains from horizon to horizon, amazing the mortals below. Mon, 02 Jan 2012 03:48:31 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/notescurator/bbs.htm For almost two decades, from the late 70's through the mid 90's, a subculture flourished throughout most of the United States and parts of Europe and Asia. It involved thousands of mostly young, technically-oriented people exploring the capabilities of the newly developed personal computer to allow communication and socialization in ways never seen before. Mon, 02 Jan 2012 03:47:39 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/askcur.htm What is dirt made of? - John <br> Mon, 02 Jan 2012 03:46:30 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/soearch/over0112.htm In this issue: <br>-T-Rex Packs on Some Pounds <br>-Why Do We Have Any Hair? <br>-T-Rex: The Hunter <br>-Pigeon Math <br>-Beethoven's Music Changed by His Hearing Loss <br>-Sister Thedra's Bad Prediction <br>-Quadrantids <br>-Space Junk Hits Africa <br>and more... Mon, 02 Jan 2012 03:43:45 GMT http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sf7TVrm9abY An exploration of the facts behind the "Surgeon's Photo" hoax of the Loch Ness Monster. Wed, 30 Nov 2011 16:38:05 GMT http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdbQ_pyA8ak&feature=player_embedded Baby Meets Christmas Train. Wed, 30 Nov 2011 16:35:34 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/7wonders/everest.htm On May 29th, 1953, two men reached the highest peak in the world. A feat that had eluded realization even after the South and North Poles had been conquired. The next in our series on natural wonders. Wed, 30 Nov 2011 16:33:44 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/xmas_trains.htm Toy electric trains have been identified with the Christmas season for nearly a century. How did these miniatures from the world of transportation become icons of the winter holiday season? <br> <br> Wed, 30 Nov 2011 16:32:45 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/askcur.htm My question is a hypothetical one: what if, for whatever reason, the moon would suddenly be gone? Would it gravely affect life on Earth? I understand life would probably not have started if it weren't for the tides caused by the Moon, but are humans still depending on tides, directly or indirectly? And what about the weather in a Moonless world? Wed, 30 Nov 2011 16:31:38 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/askcur.htm In the movie Fantasia there is a work called "A Night On Bald Mountain" by Modest Mussorgsky and during the intro it says that the Bald Mountain is a real location and according to tradition, is the gathering place of Satan and is followers. My question is this has there been any sighting of paranormal activity around the mountain? Wed, 30 Nov 2011 16:30:20 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/soearch/over1211.htm In this issue: <br>-Ancient Whale Found in Marble <br>-Sunstone Legend Might be True <br>-Nano-sized SUV <br>-Ice 10? <br>-Asteroids Giveth and Taketh Away <br>-Take a Shot at Andromeda <br>-Canadian Lake Monster On YouTube <br>and more... Wed, 30 Nov 2011 16:28:27 GMT http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_JKrvetYuk The story of a queen that honored her husband by building him a magnificent tomb that became one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. <br> Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:08:08 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/7wonders/grand_canyon.htm Despite being more than a mile to the bottom the Grand Canyon isn't the deepest gorge in the world, but it certainly is the most spectacular. The first in our series on natural wonders. Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:05:44 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/maus.htm When King Mausolus died in 353 BC the queen decided to build him a tomb that would be a wonder of the world. She succeeded. Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:04:46 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/soearch/over1111.htm In this issue: <br>-Study Suggests Uranus Was Wacked Twice <br>-Did a Kraken of the Ancient Seas Leave These Bones? <br>-What Makes a Supervolcano Go Off? <br>-Deep, Deep Worm <br>-Cyclops Shark for Real <br>-Ball Lightning Bewilderment <br>-Blueberry Bagel Eating Bigfoots <br>and more... Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:03:18 GMT http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODwlTDOfvGE What really happened to 5 planes on December 5th 1945? Sun, 30 Oct 2011 23:59:27 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/askcur.htm I came across a reference to a General Walther Wever. He seemed to be the main proponent of [German] strategic bombing until he died (some say mysteriously) in 1936. My question is what do you think would have happened had he lived? Might he have convinced Germany of the need for powerful long range bombers, like the ones the Allies used on Germany, sooner rather than later? What effect might it have had if the Germans could do the same to the Allies as they did to them? - Michael <br> Sat, 01 Oct 2011 21:45:32 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/7wonders/megadam.htm This megadam has put out more electricity than any other dam in history. Another in our series on modern wonders. Sat, 01 Oct 2011 21:44:11 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/real_dracula.htm One of the most influential books in the horror genre is Bram Stoker's 1897 novel Dracula. The Vampire Count may be a fictional character, but he is based of a very real, and terrifying, human being. Sat, 01 Oct 2011 21:43:21 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/soearch/over1011.htm In this issue: <br>-New Super Croc Record <br>-Amber Holds Dino Feathers <br>-"Tatoonine" found <br>-Particles Defy Einstein <br>-Can Spaceflight Lead to Blindness? <br>-Flying Cigar <br>-Moon Interferes with Two Showers <br>-Titanic Necklace Stolen <br>and more... Sat, 01 Oct 2011 21:42:11 GMT http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Kfg1YE-BqTc The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. A short documentary. Thu, 01 Sep 2011 15:07:36 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/askcur.htm Could someone build a steam powered submarine or airplane? - Jacob Thu, 01 Sep 2011 15:04:32 GMT https://www.createspace.com/3585408 The Museum of UnNatural Mystery Press releases the sequel to the children's favorite "Cardboard Rocket." Mike, Melissa and Hector's adventures continue. When they find out that their old robot friend, R22-B, is in trouble they take off on a rocket ride into the past to save him. The only problem is that somebody has been tinkering with time and they find their future, as well as that of the planet Earth, may be gone... Order from Create Space: Cardboard Rocket Fiction Ages 8 - 13. Also available through Amazon.com and other find bookstores. Thu, 01 Sep 2011 15:02:27 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/7wonders/cntower.htm CN Rail decided to build a new tower in the city of Toronto to resolve commnications problems there. During planning they realized they could make it the tallest building in the world. Thu, 01 Sep 2011 14:59:59 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/burning_mirror.htm Probably no ancient tale has raised as much controversy as the story of the Greek inventor Archimedes using a giant mirror, or set of mirrors, to set fire to Roman ships. Did it actually happen? Thu, 01 Sep 2011 14:59:01 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/soearch/over0911.htm In this issue: <br>-Liquid Water on Mars? <br>-A Dark, Dark Planet <br>-Building a Mountain out of a Joke <br>-Did the Lotion Kill the Queen? <br>-Not Just for Handbags Anymore <br>-Snowman Not Really Abominable <br>-Crashed Flying Saucer at the Bottom of the Ocean? <br>and more... Thu, 01 Sep 2011 14:57:49 GMT http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1B-XHFb1RQ&feature=player_embedded This short documentary takes the viewer on a climb up the great Pharos Lighthouse of Alexandria, Egypt. It was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. <br> <br> Mon, 01 Aug 2011 01:22:18 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/askcur.htm There is an underwater grid-like structure in the Atlantic Ocean northwest of Africa. This is clearly seen from Google Earth. I have checked all the accompanying data and there is no logical explanation. - Victor Mon, 01 Aug 2011 01:20:20 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/7wonders/panama_canal.htm It was a herculean effort requiring the conquest of mountain, jungle and tropical disease, but man finally managed to create a short cut for ships between theses two oceans. Mon, 01 Aug 2011 01:18:27 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/pharos.htm Said to be the only ancient wonder with a practical application, the great Pharos lighthouse at Alexandria guided ships safely in to the city harbor for almost 1,500 years. Mon, 01 Aug 2011 01:17:04 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/soearch/over0811.htm In this issue: <br>-India Temple May Be Richest in the World <br>-Ancient Jewish City Found <br>-Colorful Toad is Not Extinct <br>-Last Dinosaur Standing <br>-Researchers Test "Time Cloak" <br>-Did Lack of Vitamin D Kill Mozart? <br>-Look For Perseids Early <br>and more... Mon, 01 Aug 2011 01:15:22 GMT http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kT59uo3kz98 A short documentary describing the miscalcuation at hydrogen bomb test Castle Bravo that led to the largest radiological accident in U.S. history. <br> Fri, 01 Jul 2011 21:05:07 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/7wonders/goldengate.htm They said it couldn't be built. When the Golden Gate Bridge was finished in 1937, however, it was longest suspension bridge in the world and a wonder of the modern world. Fri, 01 Jul 2011 21:02:06 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/lhc_danger.htm It's a scenario right out of a bad science fiction movie: Scientists working in multi-billion dollar facility accidentally make a tiny black hole. Suddenly the world flattens out into the shape of a giant freebie and then collapses in on itself. Out in space the astronauts on the ISS watch in shock as they now orbit a small, invisible black hole which they cannot see, but has just consumed everyone and thing they knew and loved... Fri, 01 Jul 2011 21:00:59 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/askcur.htm I've heard several stories about the 'cursed' Hope diamond. Most stories about the Hope diamond say its owners had a violent death. Is there any proof of this? Fri, 01 Jul 2011 20:59:52 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/soearch/over0711.htm In this issue: <br>-Supersize Dino Predator Down Under <br>-Blackbeard's Arsenal Found <br>-Meaning of Markings in Hidden Pyramid Chamber? <br>-Scientists Check DNA from Shrunken Head <br>-Dog "Telepathy" is Instinctive <br>-Crashed Saucer at Wright-Patterson? <br>-It's a Bird. It's a Plane. It's Batcopter? <br>and more... Fri, 01 Jul 2011 20:57:59 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/movies/templefire.htm A short documentary telling about the arson of the Temple of Artemis at the city of Ephesus. The temple was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. <br> <br> Mon, 20 Jun 2011 19:07:20 GMT http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PjWejKWfvU A short 3 minute documentary that compares the legendary sea monster "The Kraken" with what is known about the Giant Squid. <br> <br> Wed, 01 Jun 2011 15:13:39 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/7wonders/zunderzee.htm At the beginning of the 20th century the Dutch started on a series of immense projects to enlarge and secure their land against the sea. A new chapter in our series on Wonders of the Modern World. Wed, 01 Jun 2011 15:11:15 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/notescurator/automata.htm We might call them robots today, but automata - mechanical puppets - have a history the go back far beyond invention of the modern term. The ancients were fascinated with machines that looked and moved like animals and people. Wed, 01 Jun 2011 15:10:01 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/askcur.htm Two objects move apart each at just over the speed of light. Can they observe each other? Wed, 01 Jun 2011 15:08:45 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/soearch/over0611.htm In this issue: <br>-Explaining Wrong Way Planets <br>-Silk Shooting Tarantulas <br>-Too Many Dinosaurs? <br>-Unbound Rouge Planets Abound <br>-Electronics Helps Man Regain Control of Legs <br>-New England Sea Serpent Strikes Again <br>-June's Draconid Meteors <br>-Area 51 Revelations <br>and more... Wed, 01 Jun 2011 15:07:03 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/7wonders/chunnel.htm The idea dates back to 1802, but it wasn't until 1994 that a tunnel under the English Channel was completed. Another in our series on wonders of the modern world. Mon, 02 May 2011 12:08:43 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/colrhode.htm Many people don't know that the Statue of Liberty was inspired by a similar gigantic statue that also guarded a busy harbor and represented freedom. It stood in a distant land over a thousand years ago. Mon, 02 May 2011 12:07:17 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/askcur.htm For some reason we had a horde of questions on the Yeti (also known as the Abominable Snowman of the Himalayas) this month from different people, so I'm just going to go through them one by one. Mon, 02 May 2011 12:06:10 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/soearch/over0511.htm In this issue: <br>-Nasty Dino is Missing Link <br>-Spiral Galaxies Grown from Center <br>-Whales Change Their Tune <br>-New Leonardo da Vinci Drawing Found? <br>-More Evidence for T-Rex as Hunter <br>-Intruders Foundation <br>-Russian Dead Alien was Faked <br>and more... Mon, 02 May 2011 12:03:56 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/7wonders/empire_state_building.htm The beginning of the 20th century was marked by a boom of building activity in the city of New York. One building would soon rise among the rest: it would eventually be 1,454 feet in height with 102 stories and become an icon for the city and the 20th century. Part of our new series on marvels of the modern world. Thu, 31 Mar 2011 15:49:33 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/askcur.htm What is a "nãga"? Thu, 31 Mar 2011 15:48:20 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/soearch/over0411.htm In this issue: <br>-Grain of Salt Camera <br>-Older Elephants are Wiser <br>-Henry the Eighth had Rare Blood and Bad Genes? <br>-Neanderthals Wore Feathers <br>-Mysterious Airship in Europe <br>-Lyrid Meteor Shower <br>-Search for Earhart Continues <br>and more... Thu, 31 Mar 2011 15:46:46 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/headshrinkers.htm Only one group traditionally practices the art of taking a trophy human head and reducing it in size to that of a man's fist. Tue, 01 Mar 2011 14:44:47 GMT http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5j16iyNRQM&feature=player_embedded A short doucmentary on the worlds biggest man-made nuclear explosion. The 50 Megaton Tsar Bomba tested by the Soviet Union in 1961 Tue, 01 Mar 2011 14:42:00 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/askcur.htm Is there anything more powerful than an H-bomb? Tue, 01 Mar 2011 14:40:44 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/soearch/over0311.htm In this issue: <br>-Kepler Space Telescope Finds Lots of Possible Planets <br>-Pterosaurs Were Big Boys <br>-Bat Buddies <br>-Lucy and Friends Walked Upright <br>-Sun's Unseen Companion in News Again <br>-Humans Would Ace Neanderthals in Marathon <br>-Mercury/ Jupiter Conjunction <br>-Sea Serpent Art <br>and more... Tue, 01 Mar 2011 14:38:57 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/ztemp.htm The Statue of Zeus - It was a work of art worthy of the King of the Gods and one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World Mon, 31 Jan 2011 14:11:53 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/askcur.htm A Burning Question - Why can aluminum dust burn but a block of aluminum will not? - John <br> <br> Mon, 31 Jan 2011 14:10:40 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/soearch/over0211.htm In this issue: <br>-Scientists Plan to Make Mammoth Live Again <br>-Study Investigates Climate/History Connection <br>-Oldest Human Teeth Found in Israeli Cave <br>-Supermassive Black Hole found in Dwarf Galaxy <br>-King Tut's Tomb to Remain Open for Now <br>-Cardboard Submarine Trailer <br>-Gigantic Spectral Figure <br>-Check out Orion Nebula <br>-Little Girl Finds Supernova <br>and more... Mon, 31 Jan 2011 14:09:10 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/notescurator/nelson_illusions.htm Anybody who reads my column knows that I'm a fan of Steampunk and a fan of Magic. Imagine my excitement when I found a family of magicians combining these two things into a single spectacular show. Sat, 01 Jan 2011 20:52:56 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/askcur.htm Please, can you tell me more about mermaids? I've become fascinated with them, especially about sightings of mermaids. Sat, 01 Jan 2011 20:51:45 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/soearch/over0111.htm In this issue: <br>-Stem Cell Therapy Heals Monkey's Spinal Injury <br>-Research Explains Similar Embryo Development Stage <br>-Vikings Brought Back Woman from North America <br>-T-Rex Built for Speed <br>-Ball Lightning All in the Head? <br>-End UFO Investigation and Start Debunking <br>-Quadrantid Meteor Shower <br>-Invisibility Cloak on the Way? <br>and more... Sat, 01 Jan 2011 20:49:17 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/marchwooden.htm It's the time of year when TV stations reach back into their vaults and pull out holiday classics. There is one film that has a longevity that most Christmas films can only hope for. It's known as "Babes in Toyland" or "March of the Wooden Soldiers." Tue, 30 Nov 2010 22:42:30 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/askcur.htm I've recently became interested in piracy. Can you tell me who the cruelest pirate was? - Anonymous. <br> Tue, 30 Nov 2010 22:40:48 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/soearch/over1210.htm In this issue: <br>-Planet from another Galaxy Discovered <br>-Researchers Make Progress on "Telepresence" Screen <br>-Detecting a Landslide by Listening for It <br>-New Lizard Found on Menu <br>-Did Michelangelo Give David A Secret Weapon? <br>-Communion with Aliens <br>-Lunar Eclipse <br>-Save the Christmas Trees! <br>and more... Tue, 30 Nov 2010 22:39:04 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/hangg.htm The city of Babylon must have been a wonder to the ancient traveler's eyes. "In addition to its size," wrote Herodotus, a Greek historian in "Babylon surpasses in splendor any city in the known world." Strangely, however, one of the city's most spectacular sites is not even mentioned by Herodotus: The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Sun, 31 Oct 2010 22:54:06 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/askcur.htm I have recently been researching the Romanov family out of curiosity. I have heard the legends about Anastasia or one of the other children surviving. I was wondering if it was likely that a Romanov child really did escape the firing squad? Sun, 31 Oct 2010 22:52:49 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/soearch/over1110.htm In this issue: <br>-Is Your Pit-Bull Having an Out of Body Experience? <br>-Dinosaurs Even Bigger Because of Cartilage <br>-More Geoglyphs in Peru? <br>-Neanderthals May Have Victims of Eruptions <br>-Modified Worms Produce Spider Silk <br>-Rain of Rocks <br>-Titantic Sunk Because of Miscommunication? <br>and more... Sun, 31 Oct 2010 22:49:55 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/notescurator/coils.htm Some great musical Halloween fun in a geeky, scientific and dangerous sort of way. Thu, 30 Sep 2010 15:49:30 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/askcur.htm What is the difference between a dragon and a drake? Thu, 30 Sep 2010 15:48:11 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/soearch/over1010.htm In this issue: <br> <br>-Tractor Beam for Bacteria? <br>-Spider Makes Silk Stronger Than Kelvar <br>-Water May Give Moon Observatories Trouble <br>-Scientists Find Dinosaur with Feathers and Weird Shark-Like Fin <br>-Three "Lost" Amphibians are Found <br>-Spooky Rain <br>-Mummies Can't Sign Consent Forms <br>and more... Thu, 30 Sep 2010 15:41:05 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/copper.htm The scroll labeled 3Q15 was an anomaly. It was unlike its companion manuscripts in almost every way. It was not made of leather or papyrus, but a sheet of almost pure copper. The contents were not literary or doctrinal in nature. It was simply a list with 64 entries that described where to find a unique and fabulous treasure of incalculable value. Not just an intellectual treasure, but one composed of gold and silver. Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:18:21 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/askcur.htm I've heard several legends about the Holy Grail, and I was wondering if there's any evidence of an actual Holy Grail. If there is, that what can it do? Can it grant immortal life like in "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade?" Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:16:55 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/soearch/over0910.htm In this issue: <br> <br>-Pets Helped Make Modern Man <br>-Ligar Birth Brings Fine <br>-Remains of John the Baptist Found? <br>-One Hundred Dinosaurs in Central Park <br>-"Lens" Increases Wind Power <br>-Apollo 11 Aliens <br>-A Star Hustler Dies <br>and more... Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:15:27 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/kpyramid.htm It's 756 feet long on each side, 450 feet high and is composed of 2,300,000 blocks of stone. Until the 19th century it was the tallest building in the world and, at the age of 4,500 years, it is the only one of the famous "Seven Wonders" that still stands. Even today it is remains the most massive building on Earth. It is the Great Pyramid of Khufu, at Giza, Egypt. Sun, 01 Aug 2010 16:52:17 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/askcur.htm Are there any real accounts of large birds of prey attacking or carrying off people? Sun, 01 Aug 2010 16:51:09 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/soearch/over0810.htm In this issue... <br> <br>-Cobra May Have Not Brought Queen of Nile to Her End <br>-Strange Object Found Near Distant Star <br>-Ancient Temple Comes with IKEA-like Instructions <br>-Torosaurus is Really Triceratrops <br>-Stonehenge had Wooden Twin <br>-Globster Controversy <br>-SETI Chance Is a Million to One <br>and more... Sun, 01 Aug 2010 16:49:20 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/notescurator/ironsky.htm Anybody who regularly follows "From the Curator's Office" knows I'm a fan of Steampunk and interested in the movement toward alternative ways of making films.. Recently I've stumbled across a motion picture project that seems to encompass both. Iron Sky is a Finnish/German production slated to debut in 2011 that features an invasion of Earth from Nazis who have spend the last 73 years hiding on the far side of the moon. Sat, 03 Jul 2010 21:49:13 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/askcur.htm A reader writes: <br> <br>"This is the link to 'death ray tubes.' These are a workable model of a death ray gun, you can buy it for 350 US$ and it works for carving rock. It does exist and as seen in the site united nuclear.. So are lots of other sci-fi inventions… And they do work too.. You get warnings to not direct them toward humans… They will melt..." <br> <br>Are they really selling a death ray? Sat, 03 Jul 2010 21:47:39 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/soearch/over0710.htm In this issue... <br> <br>-Ancients Discovered Rubber Too <br>-Dogs Have Lost the Nack <br>-Dinosaur Era Marine Reptiles Not Cold Blooded <br>-Universe May Not Be As Dark as Once Thought <br>-Mystery Sarcophagus Found in Italy <br>-Adamski and the Moon Base <br>-Teenager finds Ichthyosaur <br>and more... Sat, 03 Jul 2010 21:44:42 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/ratte.htm Hitler was in love with big, technological weapons. Mighty battleships, supersonic rockets and jet aircraft were just a few of the advanced devices the Third Reich put onto the battlefield during World War II. One planned weapon that didn't make it into action, however, was the Landkreuzer P-1000 "Ratte." A true rolling fortress it was far heavier and more powerful than any other tank considered by any other country before, during or after the war. If this super tank had been built, how might it have affected the conflict? Tue, 01 Jun 2010 12:52:58 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/askcur.htm I was wondering what the Curator's thought was on the stories of the Dudleytown hauntings in Connecticut . Could Dudleytown be haunted by the spirits of the old town that once resided there? Tue, 01 Jun 2010 12:51:39 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/soearch/over0610.htm In this issue... <br> <br>-Ancient Lead Important for Nuclear Experiments <br>-Mars Fossils May be Easier to Find Than First Thought <br>-Plasma Rocket Might Go to Asteroid <br>-Beavers Produce New Record Dam <br>-Study Says All Life Has Common Ancestor <br>-Shooting Stars from Lyra <br>-Giant Oarfish Found on Swedish Coast <br>and more... Tue, 01 Jun 2010 12:49:33 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/ephesus.htm "I have seen the walls and Hanging Gardens of ancient Babylon, the statue of Olympian Zeus, the Colossus of Rhodes, the mighty work of the high Pyramids and the tomb of Mausolus. But when I saw the temple at Ephesus rising to the clouds, all these other wonders were put in the shade"- Philon of Byzantium. Read the update of our classic Seven Wonders of the World page on ancient Ephesus. Thu, 29 Apr 2010 13:21:48 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/askcur.htm How can so much of the interior of the earth be hot molten lava, and have the ground stay around a cool 55 degrees? Why does the heat not work its way to the surface? Where's the convection? Thu, 29 Apr 2010 13:20:37 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/soearch/over0510.htm In this issue... <br> <br>-Massive Fireball Startles Midwest <br>-Cornell Gives Up on Ivory-Billed Woodpecker <br>-Giant Lizard Found in Philippines <br>-"Oriental Yeti" Captured <br>-High School Science Teacher Find Rare Fossil <br>-Dinosaurs in Colorado? <br>-Monstrous Crustacean Stowaway <br>and more... Thu, 29 Apr 2010 13:18:43 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/nazca.htm Check out our updated page on the mysterious Nazca lines of Peru. Did the ancients use them as temples for human sacrifice? Wed, 31 Mar 2010 13:19:16 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/notescurator/mysterious10.htm The curator tells us about ten anomalous places he'd like to visit before it is too late. Wed, 31 Mar 2010 13:18:27 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/askcur.htm A TV cable has only has two wires in it, but it can have over a hundred different channels coming through it at the same time. How is the possible? Wed, 31 Mar 2010 13:17:31 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/soearch/over0410.htm In this issue... <br> <br>-Giant Eagle Might Have Preyed on Humans <br>-Eggshells Yield Ancient DNA <br>-Leonardo Da Vinci's Giant Horse Statue Feasible <br>-Scientists Put Macro Object in Superposition <br>-Queen's Tomb Found <br>-Chupacabra Visions <br>-Crash at Aurora <br>-New Smithsonian Exhibit Draws Protestors <br>and more... Wed, 31 Mar 2010 13:16:10 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/askcur.htm Is every ancient extinct reptile a dinosaur? Mon, 01 Mar 2010 04:04:11 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/quantum2.htm Last month we started our expedition into the weird world of quantum physics. A place where things do not exist unless you look at them, where cats can be both dead and alive at the same time. This month we will focus on how some interpretations of quantum physics suggest that everything in the universe is instantly connected with everything else, no matter how distant apart they are. Mon, 01 Mar 2010 04:03:07 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/soearch/over0310.htm In this issue... <br> <br>-Dwarf Dinos on Island <br>-Roses that Smell Like Root Beer in Future <br>-Mummy Case to be Returned to Egypt <br>-King Solomon's Wall Found <br>-Thunderstorm Gama Rays may Threaten Airliners <br>-Jacko Spotted in Polymer Droplet <br>and more... Mon, 01 Mar 2010 04:02:01 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/askcur.htm How does a gun silencer stop the loud sound of a gunpowder explosion? Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:03:06 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/quantum1.htm The mystery at the heart of quantum physics strikes directly at our perception of whether the universe and everything in it, including ourselves, is real. Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:02:07 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/soearch/over0210.htm In this issue: <br> <br>-Statistics Help Find Fraudulent Art <br>-Alligators' Lung Works Like Birds <br>-Pyramids Not Built by Slaves <br>-Chinese Dino Venomous <br>-So Long and Thanks for All the Fish <br>-ISS Moves into the 21st Century <br>-See an Asteroid <br>and more... Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:59 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/askcur.htm When I look up at the night sky, how many of those stars are really stars and how many are galaxies? Thu, 31 Dec 2009 22:30:39 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/notescurator/ball_lightning.htm I write a lot about people who have encounters with anomalous things, but rarely do I just stumble across someone in my everyday life that tells me they encountered a rare electrical phenomenon called ball lightning. Thu, 31 Dec 2009 22:29:15 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/soearch/over0110.htm In this issue: <br> <br>-Is New Exo-planet a Waterworld? <br>-Revolutionary Paper Battery May Have Many Applications <br>-More of the Dino Warm/Cold Blooded Debate <br>-Recently Found Fragments Open Questions about Shroud of Turin <br>-HARPS Finds 32 Planets <br>-Cloud-like UFO? <br>-Quadrantid Meteor Shower <br>and more... Thu, 31 Dec 2009 22:27:51 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/askcur.htm I have a thermometer hanging on the wall that also has a humidity gauge. The humidity gauge is just a round strip of metal. How can a strip of metal tell how much humidity is in the air? Tue, 01 Dec 2009 05:45:31 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/electric_xmas.htm Today one can hardly find a street in North America during the month of December where the majority of houses are not lit up with a dazzling display of hundreds or even thousands tiny electric lights. Where did these traditions come from and when did Christmas become electric? Tue, 01 Dec 2009 05:44:08 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/soearch/over1209.htm In this issue: <br> <br>-Crack Will Become New Sea <br>-Researchers find Supersize "Cosmic Web" <br>-Crash Shows That Water is On Moon <br>-Brothers Claim to Have Found Mysterious Missing Army <br>-Super Volcano Eruption Destroyed Forests 3,000 Miles Away <br>-Intra-Mercurial Planet <br>-Snails: Better than Beef <br>-Blue Moon <br>and more Tue, 01 Dec 2009 05:42:54 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/askcur.htm What does the moon's unusual orbit tell us about Earth's past? Sat, 31 Oct 2009 23:51:36 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/apop2012.htm Books, internet sites and now even a major motion picture suggest that bad things are going to happen on December 21, 2012. Is any of this craziness based on scientific fact? Sat, 31 Oct 2009 23:45:01 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/soearch/over1109.htm In this issue: <br> <br>-Group Tries to Debunk Shroud of Turin <br>-New 4.4 Million-Year-Old Human Remains Found <br>-Researchers Find Dinosaur Stampede <br>-Ida Not Our Relative <br>-New Leonardo Work Found <br>-Earhart Died on Nikumaroro <br>and more... Sat, 31 Oct 2009 23:44:01 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/askcur.htm Is there any way to resolve the Biblical Story with Science? Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:53:14 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/ghosts.htm They are called phantasms, specters or spirits. Most people just call them ghosts and are either fascinated by them, or are terrified of them, or sometimes both. Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:49:21 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/soearch/over.htm In this issue: <br> <br>-Massive Wall Discovered in Jerusalem <br>-Rat as Big as Cat <br>-Super Subs will Open Ocean Floor to Amateur Explorers <br>-Rat Eating Plant Found <br>-Tiny T-Rex. Startles Scientists <br>-Teenagers Kill Alien-like Animal <br>and more... Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:48:21 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/askcur.htm What is a "vitamin", and how can sunlight make vitamin D? Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:06:07 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/notescurator/league_art.htm A do-it-yourself way to commemorate your favorite book or movie and add a conversation piece to your home. Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:04:18 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/soearch/over0909.htm In this issue: <br> <br>-Space Elevator Getting Closer? <br>-Cave System Found Under Egyptian Pyramids <br>-Egyptian Tombs Could be Gone in 150 Years <br>-Giant Pandas in Trouble <br>-Pterosaurs Unlike Anything Else <br>-Book Review - Cosmic Jackpot: Why Our Universe is Just Right for Life <br>-Florida Muck Monster <br>and more... Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:02:35 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/askcur.htm Why do scorpions fluoresce under a UV light? Sat, 01 Aug 2009 01:00:09 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/rogue_shark_2.htm In twelve days in the summer of 1916 shark attacks along the New Jersey shore had left four dead and one maimed with the rogue shark still on the loose. Sat, 01 Aug 2009 00:58:26 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/soearch/over0809.htm In this issue: <br> <br>-Cats Developed Special Purr to get Human Attention <br>-Scientists Hunt Giant Worm <br>-Long Nailed Dinosaur <br>-Hubble Back in Service for a Day <br>-Purple Blobs <br>-The Perseid Meteor Shower <br>-Blue in M&amp;Ms Could Save Spine <br>and more... Sat, 01 Aug 2009 00:56:43 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/askcur.htm Is it possible to channel a pipe from Earth to Moon and pump in some of earth's atmosphere so as to support free life? Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:16:32 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/rogue_shark_1.htm Four are dead and a fifth maimed in the America's worst shark attack incident in the history of the nation. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:14:33 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/soearch/over0709.htm In this issue: <br> <br>-Sharks Operate Like Serial Killers <br>-Find Makes Dino-Bird Connection More Likely <br>-Topless Mona Lisa-like Painting Exposed <br>-Warp Drive Might Create a Black Hole <br>-New Flying Car to be on Market <br>and more... Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:12:25 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/askcur.htm I'm wondering if it's possible to use the principles of magnetism for travel. For example, could a ship with a highly focused electromagnet aim and pull itself to a planet's magnetic field, or to the heavy metal core of an asteroid? Could this same idea be used to create a flying car, by pushing or pulling off more than one point at the same time? Wed, 03 Jun 2009 12:29:29 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/soearch/scitoday.htm Our page of breaking science news stories gets an update with more news categories and articles! Wed, 03 Jun 2009 12:26:18 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/soearch/over0609.htm In this issue: <br> <br>-Komodo Dragon: Venom or Toxic Bacteria? <br>-Cat-sized Primate Significant Fossil <br>-Island "Hobbits" New Species <br>-Meteorite Hit Created Dangerous Gas <br>-DNA Could Tell if Lincoln was Already Dying <br>-E.T. Search Going for a Decade <br>and more... Wed, 03 Jun 2009 12:23:21 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/askcur.htm Is it true that for a satellite to hold the same position over the earth it can only be over the equator? Sat, 02 May 2009 00:40:33 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/bluebook.htm After investigating over 12,600 incidents the military's 22 year-long effort to crack the mystery of UFOs ended with anger, suspicion and claims of a cover up. Sat, 02 May 2009 00:38:42 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/press/index.htm A new book from the author of the "The Martain Who Looked Like a Dog Series." <br> <br> When Mike, Melissa and Hector ordered a submarine from an ad on the back for a comic book, they got less, and more than the expected. Robots, flying saucers, space aliens, sunken treasure and pirate looters were in the package too! <br> <br>Paperback $5.49. Ages 8 - 13. Available from the UnMuseum Press or Amazon.com Sat, 02 May 2009 00:37:06 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/soearch/over0509.htm In this issue: <br> <br>- Drying Salt Lakes May have Caused Extinction <br>- "Drowned" Spiders Comes Back to Life <br>- Researchers Search for Cleopatra and Antony Tombs <br>- Long-necked Stegosaur Found <br>- Knights Templars Guarded Shroud <br>- Astronaut Believes in UFO <br>and more... Sat, 02 May 2009 00:32:20 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/press/index.htm From the Martian Who Looked Like A Dog Series <br>From the author of the "Bunny Stories." <br> <br>Zebop, the last Martian, finds living on Mars very lonely. So he takes this saucer and flies to the planet Earth. There he disguies himself as a dog. Zebop comes to live with Jeffrey and together with their friends, Brenda and Rex, they have many adventures. Zebop has much to learn about the ways of planet Earth! <br> <br>Book#1 "Zebop Finds A Friend" - Zebop travels 36 million miles to Earth, but will anybody want to be a friend to a fuzzy alien? <br> <br>Fiction Ages 6 - 8 Thu, 16 Apr 2009 14:12:44 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/press/ Thu, 16 Apr 2009 14:08:21 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/askcur.htm Was Bruce Lee Assassinated? The story behind his mysterious death. Tue, 14 Apr 2009 23:35:08 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/notescurator/magicteaching.htm Magic &amp; Teaching- Can a book about the history of magic tell us something about education? Tue, 14 Apr 2009 23:32:22 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/soearch/over0409.htm In this issue: <br> <br>-NASA Telescope Looks for ET's Home <br>-Dinosaurs on the Way Back to Life <br>-Oldest Evidence of Upright Walking <br>-Dead Sea Scroll Authors - The Essenes - Did Not Exist <br>-Smallest North American Dino Found <br>-British Release "Dog Walker" UFO Report <br>-Death of Dr. J. Allen Hynek <br> <br> Tue, 14 Apr 2009 23:29:57 GMT http://www.unmuseum.org/unmain.htm The Museum of UnNatural Mystery announces the addition of an RSS feed to publish changes to the site and make its popular Science Over the Edge feature more widely available. Tue, 14 Apr 2009 23:02:32 GMT