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Astronaut Edgar Mitchell Claims Alien Cover-up

Dr. Edgar Mitchell is a veteran of the Apollo 14 mission and he was the sixth man to walk on the Moon. Dr. Mitchell also insists that aliens have visited Earth and that governments are actively covering it up. "I happen to have been privileged enough to be in on the fact that we've been visited on this planet and the UFO phenomena is real," Dr Mitchell said. "It's been well covered up by all our governments for the last 60 years or so, but slowly it's leaked out and some of us have been privileged to have been briefed on some of it. "I've been in military and intelligence circles, who know that beneath the surface of what has been public knowledge, yes - we have been visited. Reading the papers recently, it's been happening quite a bit." Dr Mitchell, who has a Bachelor of Science degree in aeronautical engineering and a Doctor of Science degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics claimed Roswell was real and similar alien visits continue to be investigated. He told the astonished Kerrang! radio host Nick Margerrison: "This is really starting to open up. I think we're headed for real disclosure and some serious organisations are moving in that direction." NASA issued a quick denial. In a statement, a spokesman said: "NASA does not track UFOs. NASA is not involved in any sort of cover up about alien life on this planet or anywhere in the universe. "Dr Mitchell is a great American, but we do not share his opinions on this issue." If Dr. Mitchell is correct about a cover-up than this is exactly the type of denial one would expect NASA to make. You can listen to the interview with Dr. Mitchell where he discusses the UFO phenomena here. Permalink | Recent Headlines | News Feeds Read more…

Japanese zoo celebrates Christmas with baby pandas (AFP)

25.12.2006 07:45 Science - Source: Yahoo Science

TOKYO (AFP) - A Japanese zoo had some extra Christmas cheer as it celebrated the winter birth of twin giant panda cubs, a rarity for the famously infertile animals.

The Adventure World zoo in the western Wakayama region said it was only the second known time that a giant panda in captivity had given birth in the winter.

The world's first winter-born panda cub outside of the wild was delivered at the same zoo in 2001.

The newborn babies, the seventh and eighth giant pandas born in the zoo, and mother Meimei are in good condition after Saturday's delivery, said zookeeper Tadashi Ishikawa.

"Meimei is such a good mother, taking good care of both of the cubs," Ishikawa said. "Often, especially in the wild, the mother panda focuses on caring for a healther one and leaves the other one to die."

It was the fifth delivery for the veteran mother, who also gave birth to twin cubs in August 2005 and September 2003. She and her partner Eimei are the biggest panda family outside of China, Ishikawa said.

Giant pandas are notorious for their low sex drive, which is pushing them to the brink of extinction. Mothers also prefer to give birth in the warmer months when it is easier to care for the cubs.

Fewer than 1,600 giant pandas are believed to be left in the wild, mostly in the mountains of Sichuan province in China's southwest, as their natural habitats have been destroyed by humans.

China has employed the animals as a diplomatic tool and owns all the giant pandas resident in Japan except Ling Ling, the sole panda at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo, who was allowed to take Japanese "citizenship".

Ling Ling frustrated zookeepers when he failed to impregnate Shuan Shuan, a female panda on loan from Mexico City. After nearly two years in Tokyo, Shuan Shuan was sent back to Mexico in September 2005 in a cage that read "Adios."