http://www.forteantimes.com/strangedays/science/ The latest Science from Fortean Times UK en-GB Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:09:02 +0100 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:09:02 +0100 webmaster.bizarre@dennis.co.uk webmaster.bizarre@dennis.co.uk 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, 09 Apr 2008 14:16:23 +0100 http://www.forteantimes.com/strangedays/science/20/questioning_perceptual_blindness.html European explorers found indigenous peoples unable to see their tallships – or did they? Mon, 21 May 2007 18:35:24 +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. Mon, 21 May 2007 13:53:33 +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. Mon, 21 May 2007 13:53:29 +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? Sun, 20 May 2007 18:13:11 +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. Sun, 20 May 2007 18:13:11 +0100