Pair of Supermassive Black Holes Closest to Earth
Astronomers have spotted a pair of supermassive black holes that are not only huge, but are also the...
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TRAPPIST-1 Exoplnets’ Orbital Harmony May Aid Habitability
The orbital harmony of the seven exoplanets spotted in the TRAPPIST-1 star system may indicate that they endured...
“Super Jelly” Can Survive Elephant Stomp and Retain Shape
Researchers have developed a new type of hydrogel called “super jelly” that can withstand the crushing impact of...
First Handheld Railgun Matches 22 Rifle’s Power
The world’s first commercially available handheld railgun is now available for preorder. And according to the company selling...
Multiple European Air Forces Are Conducting Tests With Electric-Powered Aircraft
In the skies above England, a new generation of electric-powered aircraft is being tested and evaluated for military use.
DoD Announces the Establishment of “Airborne Object Identification and Management Synchronization Group” to Study UAP
Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks says the AOIMSG will assume the current duties of the Navy’s UAP task force.
Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks says the AOIMSG will assume the current duties of the Navy’s UAP task force.
Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks says the Airborne Object Identification and Management Synchronization Group (AOIMSG) will assume the current duties of the Navy’s UAP task force.
AI-Scientists May Usher in A Bright Future in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
Scientific progress may accelerate when artificial intelligence (AI) will explore data autonomously, without the blinders imposed by human prejudice.
Scientific progress may accelerate when artificial intelligence (AI) will explore data autonomously, without the blinders imposed by human prejudice.
Refusal to admit anomalies as evidence that our knowledge base may have missed something important stems from our ego. AI won't make the same mistakes.
Paralyzed Mice Walk Again Thanks to New Drug
In a medical first, paralyzed mice with a “severe spinal cord injury” have regained the ability to walk....
Researchers Merge AI with Brain Stimulation to Dramatically Boost Mental Function
Novel Process May Lead to Treatments for Severe Mental Illness
Novel Process May Lead to Treatments for Severe Mental Illness
Researchers from the University of Minnesota Medical School working with specialists from Massachusetts General Hospital have demonstrated that...
Can We Communicate With Whales? New AI Research Is Trying to Figure It Out
A multidisciplinary team of scientists is trying to use artificial intelligence to decode the language of whales.
NASA Announces New Climate Mission to Study Unexplained Weather Phenomena
NASA’s new earth science mission, the Investigation of Convective Updrafts (INCUS), will explore little-understood climate phenomena.
Solar Reactor Makes Aviation Fuel From Sunlight and Air
Researchers at ETH Zurich, a public university in Switzerland, have designed a solar reactor that makes high performance...
New AI Genome Analysis Finds Unknown “Ghost” Ancestor in Eurasian DNA
New findings show how AI could help explain the features of an unrecognized "hybrid" teenage girl who lived 50,000 years ago.
Steam is Banning Blockchain-Based Games on Their Platform, But Advocacy Groups are Fighting Back
A group of blockchain studios wrote an open letter to Valve after they announced a ban on NFTs and other blockchain technologies on Steam.
Your Brain Uses ‘Autocorrect’ To Decipher Language and AI Just Helped Us Prove It, New Study Says
New research from MIT used AI to examine how and why our brains understand language. Your brain works just like your smartphone's autocorrect feature.
Can This Innovative New Infrared Light Therapy Supercharge Your Brain?
New research shows how light therapy can "supercharge" the brains of normal healthy adults, improving cognitive processes and other functions.
This Ancient Babylonian Tablet Contains the Oldest Image of a Ghost Ever Found
The rediscovery of a Babylonian tablet might be the world’s oldest ghost story... and it arrives just in time for Halloween.
The CIA’s Secret War Against WikiLeaks
This week, we analyze a bombshell report appearing this week that disclosed how far the CIA had considered going to halt the efforts of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
New Experimental Brain Implant Uses Electrical Signals to Zap Away Clinical Depression
A proof-of-concept study has demonstrated how a brain implant could treat depression by electrically stimulating specific brain regions.
Michelin Wants to Put Inflatable Wing Sails on Ships to Reduce CO2 emissions
Michelin presented the WISAMO project, a giant inflatable sail the company wants to install on all maritime vessels to reduce carbon emissions.
Scientists Develop ‘Fear in a Bottle’ to Defend Against Crop Killing Insects
Scientists are working to produce a chemical scarecrow to ward off predatory insects, which relies on what they call "fear in a bottle".
Music of the Mushrooms: Study Finds Pairing Psilocybin With Music May Help Treat Depression
New research suggests that music could play a beneficial role in psilocybin therapy, a form of treatment of depression and other mental health conditions.
House Intelligence Committee Approves Bill to Mandate Intelligence Sharing in “Pursuit of Unexplained Aerial Phenomena”
Congress continues to narrow its focus on what it calls a “mysterious threat to U.S. airspace and our military forces.”
Congress continues to narrow its focus on what it calls a “mysterious threat to U.S. airspace and our military forces.”
Recent legislation approved by the House Intelligence Committee includes a mandate that would increase the sharing of data collected about unexplained aerial phenomena (UAP), according to language within the bill.
LSD Induced Changes May Explain How Brain Generates Behavior
Researchers have found that LSD causes changes in the brain that may offer insight into how the brain actually directs behavior.
High Serotonin Levels Combat Cocaine Addiction in Mice, Says New Study
Happiness is...not being addicted to cocaine.
Happiness is...not being addicted to cocaine.
Researchers have found that elevated serotonin levels, the hormone of happiness, can prevent cocaine addiction in mice. What does this mean for us?
Deadly Supervolcano Eruptions Remain a Threat for Centuries, New Study Finds
Supervolcano eruptions, among the most deadly events that occur on planet Earth, may remain a threat for centuries according to new research.
Four Submarines All Vanished in the Early Months of 1968. The Story Behind Their Disappearances Remains a Cold War Mystery.
Questions linger over a bizarre series of Cold War incidents involving submarines that left few clues about what caused their destruction.
Questions linger over a bizarre series of Cold War incidents involving submarines that left few clues about what caused their destruction.
Questions linger over a bizarre series of Cold War incidents involving lost submarines, which left few clues about the cause of their destruction.
Tech Workers Rebel Against a Lame-Ass Internet by Bringing Back ‘GeoCities-style’ WebRings
The internet used to be the bastion of authentic creativity and self expression. This movement wants to make it suck less...
The internet used to be the bastion of authentic creativity and self expression. This movement wants to make it suck less...
In response to today’s lame-ass Internet, mediated by big corporations, tech workers are bringing back 'GeoCities' style WebRings.
Most Fast-Evolving Genes Are Linked to the Evolutionary “Big Bang” of the Human Brain
New Research Narrows in on the Mystery of the Human Brain's Rapid and Unprecedented Evolutionary Development
New Research Narrows in on the Mystery of the Human Brain's Rapid and Unprecedented Evolutionary Development
New Research Narrows in on the Mystery of the Evolutionary "Big Bang" of the Human Brain By Examining "Human Accelerated Regions" of Genetic Code.
COVID-19 Origins Remain Undetermined, According to Intelligence Community Assessment
An unclassified summary by the U.S. Intelligence Community shows that agencies remain divided over COVID-19 origins.
NASA Just Released One of The Most Detailed High-Def Videos of Mars, and You Need To See It
On August 17th, NASA released a nearly 3-minute video featuring a high-def panorama of the Martian surface shot by the Curiosity Rover.
Impact at Popigai: Earth’s Most Unusual Crater Documents an Epic Ancient Cataclysm
The Popigai crater, a 100-km-wide impact area in Siberia, documents events from long ago that caused one of the greatest periods of change in Earth's long history.
Here Is What You Need to Know About UFOs According to the AIAA Aviation Conference
Chris Plain Takes a Deep Dive into the Top 5 Takeaways about UFOs and Flight Safety
Chris Plain Takes a Deep Dive into the Top 5 Takeaways about UFOs and Flight Safety
Many recurring themes emerged during the UFO panel at the AIAA Aviation conference, so here are 'The Debrief's Top 5 Takeaways.'
Inspector General Launches Assessment of NSA’s Integration of AI Technologies
The Department of Defense’s Inspector General has announced the launch of a joint evaluation with the National Security Agency’s (NSA)IG...
Pentagon’s UAP Task Force to Gain Broader Access to Intelligence on UFOs
New bill will give the task force unfettered access to UFO data, reports, and records.
New bill will give the task force unfettered access to UFO data, reports, and records.
The Navy's UAP Task Force will now have greater access to information collected by U.S. intelligence agencies about unidentified aerial phenomena, according to a new bill.
Earthquake Swarms Rocking Yellowstone May Help Explain a Longstanding Park Mystery
USGS data on recent earthquake swarms at Yellowstone may strengthen the case for a seismic theory behind the origin of one of the park’s most enduring mysteries.
“Failed Stars” Are Being Used To Understand Exoplanets
Researchers developed a new technique to look at brown dwarfs, also known as “failed stars,” with hopes of shedding some light on exoplanets.
Neutron Stars are Full of Mountain Ranges That You Can Barely See
Little Stars with Little Mountains. Sounds Cute Until One Gets To Close to the Earth and Rips You Apart Molecule by Molecule...
Little Stars with Little Mountains. Sounds Cute Until One Gets To Close to the Earth and Rips You Apart Molecule by Molecule...
New research has shown that the mountains on neutron stars may not be very mountainous at all, only being a fraction of a millimeter in size.
Is Russia Trolling America’s UFO Interest While Teasing a New Mystery Aircraft?
In a cryptic tweet, Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) appeared to troll the United States over its renewed...
Branson and the Billionaire Space Race
This week's newsletter focuses on Richard Branson and the "Billionaire Space Race," as the English business mogul makes his way to space.
The U.S. Navy has Laid Development of its Hypersonic Railgun to Rest
The United States Navy has officially abandoned the development of its hypersonic railgun after more than a decade of development.
Army Develops AI-Enabled Programmable Fiber For Military Uniforms
In a study recently published in Nature Communications, researchers at the Army’s Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies at the Massachusetts...
Detailed Analysis of the Government’s Report on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena
The Debrief has analyzed the Government's recent report on unidentified aerial phenomena with significant takeaways and predictions about what comes next.
Pentagon Launches New Initiative Towards Achieving “AI Superiority”
The Pentagon has launched a new artificial intelligence initiative to help the U.S. achieve AI superiority by preparing combatant command networks for the cyber-focused future of warfare.
Can Google Teach Me French? Tech Giant Takes Aim at Language Learning with Tivoli
Learning Languages Using Google's AI Could Kill Other Language Learning Apps.
Learning Languages Using Google's AI Could Kill Other Language Learning Apps.
Users will soon be able to turn to Google Search to learn foreign languages using a robust AI system called 'Tivoli.' Goodbye Duolingo?
Boeing’s X-20 Dyna-Soar Was The Air Force’s ‘Spaceplane’ That Never Flew
Few remember the USAF's early spaceplane program: the Boeing X-20 Dyna-Soar, which predated the Space Shuttle by a quarter-century.
The Navy Quietly Just Rapidly Deployed an Entire Aircraft Carrier Group To Meet Russian Ships Near Hawaii
The Debrief has learned that in early June, the U.S. Navy rapidly deployed the entire U.S.S. Carl Vinson...
This Secret Nazi Railgun Was An Epic Machine and An Epic Hassle
During World War II, the Nazis built the largest-caliber rifled weapon ever used in combat: the Schwerer Gustav railway gun. It was a pain in the ass.
Pair of Massive Portals Allow Instantaneous Communication between European Cities
Dr. Daniel Jackson, Eat Your Heart Out!
Dr. Daniel Jackson, Eat Your Heart Out!
Called 'pOrtals,' two giant, circular screens create a virtual 'window' between a pair of European cities nearly 400 miles apart.
Harnessing the Power of Cancer to Cure Paralysis and Reverse Brain Damage
A biomedical engineer is studying how to use cancer to potentially reverse brain damage and even possible reverse paralysis.