Noumenal News

A lot of the controversy surrounding string theory
is due to the absence of any meaningful way to test for the existence
of the tiny one-dimensional filaments. But now, researchers at the
University of California, San Diego, Carnegie Mellon University, and
the University of Texas at Austin believe they can test at least part
of this controversial theory.
Writing in […]

A leading scholar has said that the end-times rapture theology
propagated by many fundamentalist Christian groups, and said to be an
influence within the Bush White House, is unbiblical and basically
“nuts”.
It is vital that Christians address apocalyptic
questions and the proper handling of scriptural texts because there is
a powerful sense of ‘an end’ right now in our […]

Severin Carrell’s article discussed the prosecution and imprisonment
of Helen Duncan in 1944 under the archaic Witchcraft Act of 1735
(Campaign to pardon the last witch, jailed as a threat to Britain at
war, January 13).
Duncan, the article claimed, was branded “a
witch and spy guilty of revealing wartime secrets” by an Old Bailey
jury because of potentially sensitive information […]

UFO sightings are not unusual these days and unless someone claims to
have been abducted there is little chance they will be labeled as
kooks. The sightings in Arkansas were seen by a retired Air Force
Colonel. Hardly a kook!
Colonel Brian Fields a 61 year old
retired Air Force officer took photos of UFOs dancing and creating
various formations in […]

Earth was visited by aliens in November. Or at
least it’s possible. Many employees of O’Hare Airport in Chicago have
come forward and described a round gray object hovering just below
cloud level around 4:30 p.m. on Nov. 7. But since then, there has not
been a single probe by the FAA or the government.
It is understandable that […]

An astonishing collection of fossil animals from southern Australia is reported by scientists.

The creatures were found in limestone caves under Nullarbor Plain and date from about 400,000-800,000 years ago.

The palaeontological “treasure trove” includes 23 kangaroo species, eight of which are entirely new to science.

Researchers tell Nature magazine that the caves also yielded a complete specimen […]

People of African origin have lived in Britain for centuries, according to genetic evidence.

A Leicester University study found that seven men with a
rare Yorkshire surname carry a genetic signature previously found only
in people of African origin.

The men seem to have shared a common ancestor in the
18th Century, but the African DNA lineage they carry may […]