Princess Margaret to be cremated “in a break with tradition” reported major news services following the Princess’ death in mid-February, which raises two questions: why the tradition of burying UK Royalty, and why break it and burn their bodies in the 21st Century. The following article extract received from the UK is enlightening. A Calendar […]
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Lucy Climbed Trees and Fell Out
Lucy climbed trees and fell out, according to reports in ScienceDaily and New Scientistst 30 November, and PLoS One, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0166095, and ScienceDaily and Science (AAAS) 19 August 2016 News and Nature, 2016; DOI: 10.1038/nature19332. Scientists at University of Texas (UT) Austin have scanned the bones of the original Australopithecus afarensis (“Lucy”) specimen using an […]
Darwin Sets Christian Faith Behind
“After Annie’s death, Charles set the Christian faith firmly behind him” writes Randal Keynes, a great, great grandson of Charles Darwin in a biography of Darwin, Annie’s Box. Keynes’ book, which focuses on Darwin’s family life, was reviewed in Science, vol 296, p1974, 14 Jun 2002. The reviewer states, “Freed from the last vestige of […]
At 107 Years of Age
At 107 years of age, Australia’s last surviving soldier from the western front of World War 1 died June 24th 2005. Mr Casselly was also believed to be Australia’s oldest male reported The Sydney Morning Herald June 25 – 26, 2005, p1. His family believed he could have lived longer if he had not fallen […]