Monthly Archives: July 2010

Jul 3 2010

Image of Nuclear Explosion in Space

This is a recently-declassified US government photo of a hydrogen bomb detonating in space. The test, called Starfish Prime, set off the nuke 250 miles above the Earth’s surface. NPR explains that the US did so see if the Van Allen radiation belts around the Earth had military uses

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Jul 3 2010

Have Scientists Discovered a True 21st Century Love Potion?

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Most people think of love potions as the stuff of fantasy, the love-struck hero selling his soul for a magical elixir. What attracts two people to each other has always been somewhat of a mystery and for many people, that’s the way they want it to remain.

Jul 2 2010

Digging Starts on Buried Stone Circle


Archaeologists have begun a major dig to unearth the hidden mysteries of a buried ancient stone circle site that is ten times bigger than Stonehenge. The enormous 4,000 year old Marden Henge, in Wiltshire, is Britain’s largest prehistoric structure stretching for 10.5 hectares.

English Heritage is carrying out a six-week dig hoping to reveal the secrets behind the giant henge which has baffled historians for centuries. Most of the Neolithic Marden Henge has been destroyed over the years due to farming and erosion but minor excavations estimate the site to between 2,000 and 2,400BC.

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