This week in stories we’re covering at The Debrief… NASA and DARPA warp drive pioneer Sonny White’s new company, Casimir, has unveiled a potentially breakthrough chip technology that allegedly draws power directly from the quantum vacuum. Meanwhile, NASA has revealed that something is invading the ocean waters off the northeastern U.S. coast, and recent satellite imagery just caught it in the act. And finally, the Pentagon has released a trove of U.S. government documents related to UFOs under its new Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters (PURSUE). Here’s everything we know so far.
In the meantime, here’s a quick look at all the other stories we’re covering right now at The Debrief:
- 11,000-Year-Old Major Discovery in Canada Could Challenge “Everything We Thought We Knew” About North American Prehistory
A major archaeological discovery at Sturgeon Lake First Nation in Canada is challenging long-held ideas about life in early North America. - Japan Just Unveiled a Game-Changing New Combat Drone—And You Won’t Believe What It’s Made Of
A new Japanese combat drone recently unveiled by the country’s defense minister is made from an unlikely source material. - Did Dante’s ‘Inferno’ Predict Impact Physics Hundreds of Years Before Its Invention?
Dante Alighieri’s Inferno turns out to be an excellent model of impact physics, with Satan taking the role of an extinction-causing asteroid. - A Hot Pink Katydid Just Pulled Off One of Nature’s Most Surprising Camouflage Tricks
The findings, published in Ecology, center on Arota festae, a leaf-mimicking katydid found in Panama, Colombia, and Suriname. - Massive 11,000-Carat Ruby Discovery Now Ranked One of the Largest Ever Found in Its Country of Origin
A massive ruby found in Myanmar could be one of the most valuable of its kind, according to officials who revealed the discovery last week. - 146,000-Year-Old Tool Discovery Reveals Unexpected Adaptations to Harsh Ice Age Life
Ice Age tools dating back 146,000 years, discovered in an ancient Chinese cave, reveal surprising human adaptations to a harsh environment. - New Study Reveals Language Evolves in Predictable, Weather-Like Patterns, Researchers Say
A new study from the University of Portsmouth suggests that changes in language may not be random, but instead follow predictable patterns. - These ‘Three Horsemen’ of Antarctic Instability Could Transform the Oceans into a Driver of Climate Change by 2030
Antarctica has been affected by a “perfect storm” of major events that could finally trigger widespread melting on the icy continent. - Fusion Breakthrough? Magnetizing Plasmas with High-Powered Lasers Paves the Way Toward “Direct Drive” Fusion
New fusion research reveals how plasma can spontaneously generate its magnetic field, in a fundamental breakthrough. - Dreams May Reflect More Than Past Experiences, New Study Finds
A new study shows that our personal traits, as well as real-life events and experiences, actually shape what we dream about, creating patterns in our subconscious. - Violent Space Weather Can Send Orbital Space Junk Careening Toward Earth, Endangering Launch Missions
Volatile solar activity increases the amount of space debris entering Earth’s atmosphere, creating unpredictable hazards for space launches. - New Research Reveals How Dancers’ Brains Align in Real Time During Movement
New research reveals how dancing partners can align their brain activity in real time as they move. - “This is not a Routine Launch Update”: EarthDaily Analytics Launches Six Satellites Capable of Detecting Complex Planetary-Wide Changes ‘At Scale’
EarthDaily Analytics has announced the successful launch of six satellites capable of unprecedented daily monitoring of the Earth’s surface. - A Subtle Shift in the Nile May Explain the Rise of an Ancient African Empire
Recent research from the University of Michigan now provides a geological explanation for why this part of the Nile became the foundation for Kushite civilization. - A Bizarre New Humpback Whale Behavior Dubbed “Gaping” Leaves Scientists Baffled
A strange, newly observed humpback whale behavior has left scientists perplexed, according to a new research study. - Something Deep in the Ocean is Causing Global Sea Levels to Rise—Now Scientists Reveal What’s Driving the Anomaly
Scientists tracking the factors driving a global rise in sea levels over recent years say a key missing piece of the puzzle may have finally been revealed.