James J. Williams

New England’s Dark Day, the strange event that turned morning to night

More than two hundred years ago in parts of North America, a strange event, named Dark Day, turned morning to night.…

12 years ago

Asteroid 2012 JU passed Earth, coming closer than the moon

Asteroid 2012 JU passed within nearly 119,000 miles of Earth on May 14, just a whisker away from us in…

12 years ago

Eric Stroud invented the magnetic repellent for shark attacks

Eric Stroud, an American chemist, says he's found a substance - several, in fact - that can repel some of…

12 years ago

Dalai Lama gives Templeton Prize money to charity

The Dalai Lama says he will give away to charity $1.7 million Templeton Prize money awarded to him. The Tibetan…

12 years ago

YouTube user claims he has found proof that NASA is covering up evidence of aliens

YouTube user “rob19791”claims he has found proof that NASA is covering up evidence of aliens because the agency's spacecraft that…

12 years ago

Crows recognize familiar human voices

Researchers have discovered that crows recognize familiar human voices and the calls of familiar birds from other species. The ability…

12 years ago

Oldest Mayan calendar unearthed at Xultun archeological site

The oldest-known Mayan astronomical tables have been discovered at Xultun archeological site in Guatemala, archaeologists announce. Xultun includes the first known…

12 years ago

Mid-Infrared Instrument ready for James Webb Space Telescope

Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI), one of Europe's main contributions to the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is built and ready to…

12 years ago

First self-driven car license approved in Nevada for Google’s Toyota Prius

The world’s first driverless cars will soon be a reality on the roads of Nevada after the state approved America's…

12 years ago

How dinosaur flatulence caused climate change

Scientists have found that dinosaurs may be partly to blame for a change in climate because they created so much…

12 years ago

Biggest full moon graced the night sky

Supermoon has graced the skies, appearing bigger and brighter than usual, as it comes closer to the Earth - and…

12 years ago

Ed Kennedy, scoop reporter who broke the news of WW II end, receives Associated Press apology

The Associated Press has apologized for sacking Ed Kennedy, a war reporter who broke the news that World War II…

12 years ago

Who really won World War II?

Sixty-seven years ago, in May 1945, the Nazi regime collapsed being squeezed ever more tightly between two fronts - the…

12 years ago

Supermoon raises tides around the planet tonight

Supermoon - the nickname for a perigee full moon, closer to the Earth than usual - could cause tides to…

12 years ago

Queen Elizabeth II has never visited Greece, Prince Philip’s homeland

Queen Elizabeth II, one of the most travelled monarchs ever, has been to 116 countries on official state visits as…

12 years ago

Greenland’s glaciers are losing less ice than scientists once feared

Researchers at the University of Washington have found that Greenland's glaciers are losing less ice than scientists once feared. The…

12 years ago

Adolf Hitler profile uncovered in WWII British intelligence report

A newly unveiled report written for wartime British intelligence says Adolf Hitler developed a "messiah complex" towards the end of…

12 years ago

Super Moon 2012: the year’s biggest full moon and closest to the Earth will appear on May 5

Astronomers say the moon will go "super” this weekend, but that will mean bad news for the meteor shower watchers.…

12 years ago

ESA will launch 1 billion-Euro Juice probe to Jupiter in 2022

The European Space Agency is to mount Juice probe, a billion-euro mission, to Jupiter and its icy moons. Juice probe…

12 years ago

Oetzi’s blood is the world’s oldest

Researchers have found red blood cells around the wounds of Oetzi, the 5,300-year-old caveman found frozen in the Italian Alps…

12 years ago

How accurate were Leonardo da Vinci’s anatomy drawings?

The largest exhibition of Leonardo da Vinci's drawings of the human body goes on display in the Queen's Gallery at…

12 years ago

How college dropout Jason Padgett became maths genius after brutal street attack

College dropout Jason Padgett has been hailed a unique maths genius after his brain was damaged in a brutal attack…

12 years ago

New species of limbless amphibian discovered in Kerala, India

A British-Indian team of scientists have announced the discovery of a new species of limbless amphibian. The animal was identified…

12 years ago

Planetary Resources plans to mine asteroids

A group of billionaire entrepreneurs set up prospecting company Planetary Resources and plans to mine asteroids for their resources. The…

13 years ago

Two Welshmen charged over stolen fairy penguin Dirk from Sea World park in Australia

Two men from Wales have been charged after a fairy penguin was taken from Sea World theme park in Queensland,…

13 years ago