NASA Denies Finding Human Bone on Mars

Mars. Reuters file photo
Mars. Reuters file photo
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NASA Denies Finding Human Bone on Mars

Mars. Reuters file photo
Mars. Reuters file photo

There are plenty of odd-shaped rocks littering the dusty, barren landscape of Mars. But, according to The Metro, one thing that isn't up there are human bones.

There are a few reports emerging at the moment over what looks like a human femur lying casually on the surface of the Red Planet. In fact, this was a picture snapped way back in 2014 by NASA's Curiosity rover.

However, it's now resurfaced over the internet as some kind of 'proof' that creatures once walked the surface of Mars.

NASA itself even took the time to debunk this theory six years ago.

Seen by Mars rover Curiosity using its MastCam, this Mars rock may look like a femur thigh bone.

Mission science team members think its shape is likely sculpted by erosion, either wind or water,' a spokesperson for the space agency wrote in a blog post.

"If life ever existed on Mars, scientists expect that it would be small simple life forms called microbes. Mars likely never had enough oxygen in its atmosphere and elsewhere to support more complex organisms. Thus, large fossils are not likely," he added.



Mystery of North Sea Message in a Bottle Solved After 47 Years

The mystery of a North Sea message in a bottle found on a Swedish island after 47 years has been resolved. Photo: Getty images
The mystery of a North Sea message in a bottle found on a Swedish island after 47 years has been resolved. Photo: Getty images
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Mystery of North Sea Message in a Bottle Solved After 47 Years

The mystery of a North Sea message in a bottle found on a Swedish island after 47 years has been resolved. Photo: Getty images
The mystery of a North Sea message in a bottle found on a Swedish island after 47 years has been resolved. Photo: Getty images

The mystery of a North Sea message in a bottle found on a Swedish island after 47 years has been solved by BBC Scotland News.

Friends Ellinor Rosen Eriksson and Asa Nilsson found the bottle on Sweden's west coast back in February.

Inside was a damp note that was almost unreadable. They laid it out in the sun to dry, and were eventually able to make out some text. The full date appeared to be: “14.9.78.”
The two friends posted about it on social media in the hope of learning more.

It has now been established the letter referred to fisherman James Addison Runcie who had been on board the fishing boat Loraley, but who died in 1995. It was written by his then crewmate Gavin Geddes - who was amazed to be told it had been found 47 years after they dropped it overboard.

Runcie's sister Sandra Taylor, 83, happened to be visiting Cullen where she is originally from, and was stunned to be told the story behind the find in Sweden.

“It's absolutely amazing,” she said.

Asked what she thought her older brother would have made of it all, she said: “He would have been in stitches, he would find it hard to believe.”

She added: “He would have poured out a dram and said 'cheers'.”

Ellinor said they were “completely amazed” to find a “real message in a bottle,” and hoped to discover the story behind it.

“Where I live, we call this activity vraga - it means going out to find something lost or hidden, and to uncover its story. And that's exactly what we've done here, with your amazing help,” she said.

The two finders in Sweden said it was “fantastic” the mystery of the source had been solved, and Jim's sister described the story unfolding as “amazing.”