http://www.forteantimes.com/strangedays/science/ The latest Science from Fortean Times UK en-GB Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:38:02 +0000 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:38:02 +0000 webmaster.bizarre@dennis.co.uk webmaster.bizarre@dennis.co.uk http://www.forteantimes.com/strangedays/science/2368/chimeras_and_mosaics.html Half one thing and half another Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:37:59 +0000 http://www.forteantimes.com/strangedays/science/20/questioning_perceptual_blindness.html European explorers found indigenous peoples unable to see their tallships – or did they? Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:48:59 +0100 http://www.forteantimes.com/strangedays/science/76/finding_concrete_evidence.html Modern inventions constantly break new ground – but sometimes they merely rediscover the lost knowledge of older civilisations. David Hambling builds a case for the ancient construction trade. Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:48:59 +0100 http://www.forteantimes.com/strangedays/science/367/more_on_the_ninth_wave.html Seafarers’ tales of the “Ninth Wave” have long been dismissed as impossible by scientists. No longer. Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:48:59 +0100 http://www.forteantimes.com/strangedays/science/382/hive_minds.html Birds’ aerobatic displays, vast shoals of fish and termites building their mounds all demonstrate remarkable coordination – but is it intelligence or something else entirely? Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:48:59 +0100 http://www.forteantimes.com/strangedays/science/398/manufacturing_models.html The creation of the golem is a part of folklore, explains David Hambling, yet the idea of manmade beings lives on through modern robots, AI and computers. Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:48:59 +0100 http://www.forteantimes.com/strangedays/science/1086/death_star_crashes.html For all Henny Penny's fears that the sky is falling, there really is a threat from the heavens Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:48:59 +0100 http://www.forteantimes.com/strangedays/science/1539/the_damned_science.html Hoping to improve society by changing our breeding habits has long been a controversial notion Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:48:59 +0100 http://www.forteantimes.com/strangedays/science/1786/the_viral_genesplicer.html We are one-twelth virus - is this "junk DNA" as useless as it seems? Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:48:59 +0100 http://www.forteantimes.com/strangedays/science/1972/deciding_the_boy_or_girl_question.html Will eating meat, having sex standing up or tying a ribbon round a spoon influence the gender of your child? Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:48:59 +0100 http://www.forteantimes.com/strangedays/science/2158/abominable_no_men.html The determined deniers who resist the weight of evidence and exclude expert opinion from their world-view Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:48:59 +0100