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Roger Highfield writes in the Telegraph (U.K.) newspaper that it may be dangerous for cancer survivors to have children, since the genetic changes caused by radiation and chemotherapy can be passed down to their children and grandchildren, putting them at greater risk of developing cancer.

Researcher Dr. Yuri Dubrova has discovered that this happens with mice, and he now wants to look at statistics to see if there’s evidence that this happens with human beings. “I am uncomfortable with extrapolating our results,” he says. “?The mouse data are not enough to change our perception. We are desperate for human data.”
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Paul Harris writes in The Observer (U.K.) newspaper that newly released U.S. military documents, obtained under the Freedom of Information Act, show that fighter jets were scrambled in the U.K. in 1956 to chase UFOs.Other recently declassified documents revealed a 1980 UFO Sighting by British air force fliers.

In 1956, after receiving calls about bright lights darting across the sky, fighters from an RAF base spent more than seven hours trying to shoot down the UFOs. The U.S. Air Force intelligence report says “12 to 15” objects were picked up on radar screens on August 13, 1956 and tracked for more than 50 miles. One UFO was clocked at a speed of 4,000 mph, while others traveled in formation, making sharp turns.
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Ever wonder why the notorious KKK is called the “Klan?” According to Scottish veterinarian and author Russell Lyon, it’s because it was started by a group of horse whisperers from Scotland.

Lyon spent five years tracing the history of these secret societies, which originated in 18th century Scotland. Six of them emigrated to America and were recruited by the Confederate army. After the war, they formed the Ku Klux Klan, which intimidated and killed southern blacks.

Lyon says, “The methods which the horsemen of Buchan used were totally different from the modern horse whisperers. They told the public they had this magic word to control their animals, but [they] were actually doing was to use different sorts of smells to condition their animal to behave. read more

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Some strange creatures have come up from the deep lately. Scientists in New Zealand have discovered the walking coffin fish, the wonky-eyed squid and the Pacific spookfish. Researchers in Chile found a giant beached blob.

The huge, gelatinous sea creature was found stranded on the beach in Chile. Biologist Elsa Cabrera, who found the critter, thinks it’s the giant Octopus Giganteus. The last time one of these was seen was in 1896, when one washed ashore in Florida. Samples of the animal’s skin were lost, but photos of it are stored at the Smithsonian.
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