I’m not a huge fan of the Daily Mail in general, but they do good paranormal coverage, and this is one of the most enjoyable collections of ghost photos I have seen. Some are fakes, of course, but not all. To take a look, click here.
Occasionally I read a biographical note about someone (usually a celebrity or writer) who is wedded to one specific place–a homestead, a landscape, a state or a country–has found complete happiness there and has vowed never to leave.
I envy them.
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Most superstitions–like not letting a black cat cross your path–don’t make sense, so why do so many of us repeat the same rituals over and over? It may have to do with evolution.
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Tree rings can tell you a lot: The Japanese have discovered that, in the late eighth century, the earth was hit by a mysterious blast of cosmic rays (NOTE: Subscribers can still listen to this show). They discovered this by looking at cedar trees.
An analysis of two ancient trees found a surge in carbon-14, an isotope that arrives from space, which was deposited in cedar tree rings only in 774 and 775 AD. What happened?
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