Below are today’s Fortean Headlines…
- 100 Billion TONS of Water, Nested Beneath Greenland’s Ice Sheet
- UFO Singularities: Are Flying Saucers the Future of Aviation in America?
- Alleged Exotic-Looking UFO Seen Hovering Over British Columbia
- Pussy Riot Set Free, Vowing to Change Russia’s “Totalitarian” State
- Message in a Bottle Leads to Startling Revelation about Climate Change
- Hyoid Bone In Neanderthals’ Necks Suggests That They Could Speak Like Humans
- Ferreting Disaster: “Dangerous” H1N1 Experiments Anger Scientists
- Could Electroshock Therapy Help Erase Bad Memories?
- Here are a few notable scientific achievements of the year 2013
- Dr. Beachcombing’s Second Installment on The Durham Lights
- Robotic muscle found to be 1000 times stronger than human
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Re concern over release of engineered flu viruses
The 1977 ‘Russian’ flu may have been a lab strain that escaped and spread worldwide. The limited utility of engineered bird flu strains coupled with the potential for accidental release with catastrophic consequences has many scientists worried. There may be no way to contain these viruses in the event of error or deliberate actions.