4 h. ago Mysterious light flashes in 1950s sky photos have long been linked to UFOs – scientists now have an explanation

Short-lived flashes were first seen in a sky survey before launch of Sputnik satellite

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20 h. ago Newly discovered fossils challenge evolution story of ancient human relative

The fossils of ‘Nutcracker Man’ show both human and gorilla-like traits

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3 d. ago Amelia Earhart expert says there's a 90% chance he'll have found missing aviator's plane within WEEKS

On November 4, archaeologist Richard Pettigrew and his team of 14 experts will set out for Nikumaroro island in search of the famed pilot's missing aircraft.

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7 d. ago The Land of Sweet Forever by Harper Lee review – newly discovered stories from an American great

If we regard this book as literature, it is an unqualified failure. But these juvenile stories and essays shed fascinating light on the repression of Lee’s early lifeWhen a new book is published by a writer dead for a decade, there is always some suspicion that the bottom of the barrel is being scraped. When the writer is Harper Lee, there is also the unpleasant aftertaste of the release of her second novel, 2015’s Go Set a Watchman, which was promoted as a sequel to To Kill a Mockingbird, when in fact it was a formless early draft. The publication was also surrounded by controversy over whether the aged Lee, by then seriously disabled, had really consented to its publication.This new book, The Land of Sweet Forever, is a much more conventional enterprise: a collection of Lee’s unpublished short stories and previously uncollected essays. No deception is being practised here, and if people want to read the lesser scribblings of a favourite author, it is surel...

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7 d. ago Couple renovating 1930s home gobsmacked by discovery inside interior wall

The duo said they had to remove 'endless layers of wallpaper' during the renovation of their newly-purchased property - but that led to an unusual discovery embedded in their living room wall

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2 w. ago Expedition to find Amelia Earhart's missing plane is a 'waste of time', pilot claims

Justin Myers, a pilot with almost 25 years of experience, told Daily Mail he thinks a mission to find Amelia Earhart's lost plane is 'barking up the wrong tree'.

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3 w. ago Newly discovered photos could shed light on fate of Amelia Earhart's plane

Researchers claim a mysterious object seen on a remote island in photos dating back to 1938 provides 'very strong' evidence that it may be Amelia Earhart’s missing plane

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3 w. ago Is THIS Amelia Earhart's missing plane? Expedition this month will finally confirm if the 'Taraia Object' in a lagoon on Nikumaroro Island is her Lockheed Electra 10E

Scientists are about to embark on an expedition to Nikumaroro Island. There, they will investigate the Taraia Object, a 'visual anomaly' in a lagoon that could be Earhart's missing plane.

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last month Are you an introvert, extrovert or newly discovered otrovert? Take this quiz to find out

We all know people who are the life and soul of the party. And those who would rather do anything else than spend their weekend socialising.

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