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magnetoplasmadynamic electric propulsion thruster

NASA Tests Prototype ‘Magnetoplasmadynamic’ Electric Propulsion Thruster Designed to Power Future Trips to Mars

language

Universal Patterns Emerge in Human Languages, Revealing “Four Surprising Laws” Behind Their Evolution

Linear Elamite

A Mysterious 4000-Year-Old “Lost” Writing System Has Finally Been Decoded, in a Modern “Rosetta Stone” Breakthrough

neural decoding

Breakthrough in Brain-Computer Interfaces: Scientists Use AI Neural Decoding to Predict Mouse Movements with 95% Accuracy

Tim McMillan·March 27, 2024
Breakthrough AI neural decoding process able to predict mouse movements with 95% accuracy, advancing brain-machine interface technology.
2024 total solar eclipse

2024 Total Solar Eclipse Brings NASA New Opportunities to Study the Sun and Earth’s Mysteries

Micah Hanks·March 26, 2024
NASA officials said on Tuesday that the space agency is planning to conduct a wide array of science experiments during the full solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, that will focus on gaining insights into a mysterious region of the Sun and how it affects the Earth. 
self-cleaning white paint

Sunlight Powers This New Self-Cleaning White Paint That Also Cleans the Air

Christopher Plain·March 26, 2024
Potentially revolutionary self-cleaning white paint that never fades and also cleans the air uses the power of ordinary sunlight.
Ultrasonic Acoustic Attack

Exposed: South African Government Website Published Personal Data of its Lawmakers

MJ Banias·March 26, 2024
Members of the South African parliament have had their personal contact information publicly listed on the parliament's official website, exposing them to a security risk.
aurora

Powerful Geomagnetic Storm Could Lead to Aurora Sightings, Space Weather Experts Say

Micah Hanks·March 25, 2024
Appearances of the aurora borealis are expected to be likely in parts of North America on Monday night, following an intense geomagnetic storm that struck the Earth on Sunday.
Europa clipper

NASA’s Europa Clipper Mission May Soon Discover Alien Life. Here’s What’s Making Experts So Confident.

Christopher Plain·March 25, 2024
Laboratory experiments show a NASA mission planned for launch as soon as this October could be the first ever to detect alien lifeforms.
NASA

A Rare Once-in-a-Generation Total Solar Eclipse Occurs on April 8: What to Expect, and Safety Measures to Take

Chrissy Newton·March 25, 2024
On April 8, 2024, North America will be treated to a rare total solar eclipse. Here's how to prepare for this once-in-a-generation event.
video games

New Study Reveals the Hidden Health Cost of Video Games: What Every Hardcore Gamer Needs to Know

Tim McMillan·March 25, 2024
New research explores the undiscussed physical health risks associated with video games and being a hardcore gamer.
lunar railroad

DARPA’s Lunar Railroad is the Latest Saga in the DoD’s Mysterious Obsession with the Moon

Tim McMillan·March 22, 2024
DARPA's plans to build a lunar railroad are the latest manifestation of the DoD's strategic obsession with the Moon.
BurstCube

NASA Launches BurstCube on New Mission to Study Mysterious Short Gamma Ray Bursts

Micah Hanks·March 22, 2024
NASA has just sent BurstCube on the first leg of its scientific mission to study the most powerful explosions in the known universe.
shakespeare

Digital Research Just Uncovered A Family Secret of the World’s Most Famous Playwright

MJ Banias·March 22, 2024
A University of Bristol academic has uncovered that a mysterious religious tract found in the attic of William Shakespeare's Stratford home in the mid-1700s was written by the famous playwright's unknown sister, Joan Shakespeare.
1,000-year-old ice skate

Archaeologists Discover 1,000-Year-Old Ice Skate Made of Animal Bone

Christopher Plain·March 21, 2024
Czech archaeologists performing a rescue dig in the basement of a local house say they have discovered a 1,000-year-old ice skate.
adaptive durability material

Uncanny “Adaptive Durability” Makes This Strange New Material Stronger Every Time You Hit It

Christopher Plain·March 21, 2024
Engineers have invented a seemingly magical material possessing 'adaptive durability' that makes it stronger after repeated impacts.

African ‘Fairy Circles’ That Once Baffled Scientists Point to Mysterious ‘Swarm Intelligence’ in Plants

MJ Banias·March 21, 2024
Mysterious "fairy circles" in Africa that have long baffled scientists aren't the work of angry gods after all, but something even stranger.
UAP Disclosure

UAP Advocates Rally at Senator Schumer’s Office in New York as Efforts Mobilize Across 45 States

Chrissy Newton·March 20, 2024
Advocates for the disclosure of U.S. records involving UAP will attend a rally in New York this week in support of the transparency efforts of Senator Chuck Schumer.
advanced nautical technology

Excavations of 7,000-Year-Old Underwater Village Reveal Use of Advanced Nautical Technology

Christopher Plain·March 20, 2024
Excavations at a 7,000-year-old village that is currently underwater reveal the use of advanced nautical technology by ancient sailors.
underground nuclear tests

Secret Underground Nuclear Tests May Be Obsolete, Thanks to Breakthrough New Detection Capabilities

Micah Hanks·March 20, 2024
Scientists report that secret underground nuclear tests may be a thing of the past, thanks to a breakthrough new method of detecting them.
T Coronae Borealis

NASA Says T Coronae Borealis Nova Set To Create a “New Star” in a Once-in-a-Lifetime Event

Tim McMillan·March 20, 2024
T Coronae Borealis, the "Blaze Star," is set to brighten the night sky in a nova explosion event unlike anything seen since 1946.
nocebo

The “Nocebo” Effect: Scientists Explore How Words and Beliefs Can Make You Sick

Christopher Plain·March 20, 2024
A new book about the "nocebo" effect explores how words alone may be powerful enough to exacerbate or even cause negative health outcomes.
Caribbean

New Evidence Reveals Humans Arrived on This Caribbean Island Far Earlier Than Previously Thought

Micah Hanks·March 19, 2024
Humans may have occupied the Caribbean island of Curaçao as much as 850 years earlier than previous estimates.
dark matter

Controversial Dark Matter Discovery Could Upend Our Current Understanding of the Universe

Micah Hanks·March 19, 2024
A controversial new paper argues that there may not be enough room in the universe for dark matter, after all.
language

Brain’s Language Secrets Revealed in Groundbreaking New Investigations into Speech Processing

Micah Hanks·March 19, 2024
An investigation into how humans process speech is revealing new deep insights into what happens in our brains when we use language in our daily communication with others.
map of the known universe

Astronomers Reveal the Largest Ever Three-Dimensional Map of the Known Universe

Christopher Plain·March 19, 2024
Data collected from quasars fueled by supermassive black holes helps create the first-ever three-dimensional map of the known universe.
cult site

Ancient Cult Site Unearthed by Archaeologists May Have Been Devoted to Persian Water Goddess

Micah Hanks·March 18, 2024
Archaeologists say they have located an ancient fortification that was once a possible cult site devoted to a Persian water goddess.
protostars

James Webb Space Telescope Detects Alcohol and Icy Organic Molecules Around a Protostar Pair

Micah Hanks·March 18, 2024
The James Webb Space Telescope has spotted alcohol and other complex organic molecules in icy areas around a pair of young protostars.
fear switch

Scientists Found the Brain’s ‘Fear Switch’ and How To Turn it Off

Tim McMillan·March 18, 2024
UC San Diego researchers found a "fear switch" in the brain, then figured out how to turn it off in recent experiments.
mold

Mold Will Be the Food of Our Dystopian Future: New Research Examines the Future of Fungi as Food

MJ Banias·March 16, 2024
A new study shows researchers want to genetically engineer mold to replace animal proteins and meat as a food staple in the future.
space headaches

“Space Headaches” May Affect Astronauts Who Have Never Had Migraines on Earth, New Study Finds

Chrissy Newton·March 16, 2024
Astronauts who have never experienced headaches on Earth may develop migraine and tension-type "space headaches" during extended space travel, new research reveals.
(NASA)

Rare Asteroids Showing Strange “Activity” Are Challenging Existing Theories About the Solar System

Micah Hanks·March 16, 2024
Fifteen very unusual asteroids showcasing strange “active” properties have been detected as part of a an international volunteer effort.
Mars

New Study Says Mars Wasn’t That Wet, Not a Great Contender for Alien Life

MJ Banias·March 15, 2024
A new study may prove that Mars was not as wet as we previously thought, making it more difficult for ancient alien life to have formed there.
existential

Navigating Humanity’s Greatest Challenge Yet: Experts Debate the Existential Risks of AI

Tim McMillan·March 15, 2024
Will it revolutionize the world, or become an existential threat to humanity? Experts still aren't sure about our future with AI.
drinking bird toy

“Drinking Bird” Toy Generator Makes Electricity from Evaporating Water

Christopher Plain·March 15, 2024
A new device based on the drinking bird toy can generate up to 100 volts of usable electricity from just evaporating water.
unexplained arctic phenomena

U.S. Naval Research Lab Investigating Unexplained Arctic Phenomena That Evades Conventional Theories

Micah Hanks·March 14, 2024
The U.S. Naval Research Lab is investigating unexplained arctic phenomena that can cause intense “polar lows” and hazardous sea conditions.
origins of life

Breakthrough Synthesis Reveals New Clues in Search for the Origins of Life

Tim McMillan·March 14, 2024
Scientists report the successful synthesis of a molecule that could play a crucial role in the search for the origins of life.
mysterious symbols

Archaeologists Unearth 2,000-Year-Old Relic Covered in Mysterious Symbols from Lost Ancient Language

Christopher Plain·March 14, 2024
Archaeologists have unearthed a 2,000-year-old hand covered in mysterious symbols from an unknown, ancient language they've never seen.
snake-like robot

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Has Created a Snake-like Robot to Search for Life on Enceladus

Christopher Plain·March 13, 2024
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has built a snake-like robot called EELS to search Saturn's moon Enceladus for signs of life.
volcano on Mars

Giant Volcano on Mars, Hiding in Plain Sight for Decades, is ‘Long-Sought Smoking Gun’ for Scientists

Micah Hanks·March 13, 2024
Scientists have discovered a gigantic volcano on Mars near the planet’s equator that remained unnoticed for decades, according to newly published research.
liquid crystal

“Previously Unseen” Phenomenon in Liquid Crystal Challenges Conventional Laws of Physics

Micah Hanks·March 13, 2024
A previously unknown principle of motion, observed for the first time within liquid crystal, has been discovered by a team of researchers.

Engineers Create “Ultrablack” Coating for Light-Sensitive Equipment Operating in Outer Space

Christopher Plain·March 13, 2024
Engineers create an "ultrablack" coating for space applications that absorbs 99.3% of the light it encounters across a wide range of light wavelengths.
1952 UFO

Fragmented Facts: AARO Report Unearths Odd Claims Involving U.S. Recovery of Material From 1952 UFO Incident

Micah Hanks·March 12, 2024
Was a fragment shot off a UFO near Washington D.C. in 1952? There may be more to this seemingly dubious story than meets the eye... but you wouldn't know that from reading AARO's recent, deeply flawed historical report.
cosmic expansion

New Cosmic Expansion Data Could Mean “We Have Misunderstood the Universe”, Nobel Prize Physicist Says

Christopher Plain·March 12, 2024
A Nobel Prize winning physicist studying cosmic expansion says that new astronomical data may mean we have misunderstood the universe.
Europa Clipper

NASA Reveals Message Europa Clipper Will Carry During its Search for Extraterrestrial Life on Jupiter’s Moon

Tim McMillan·March 12, 2024
NASA's Europa Clipper will carry a special message on its journey to Jupiter's moon as it seeks signs of extraterrestrial life.
single-molecule devices

Researchers Create First-Ever Single-Molecule Devices That Can Be Turned ‘On’ and ‘Off’ Using Only Light

Christopher Plain·March 12, 2024
Researchers say they have built the first-ever nanoscale, single-molecule electronic devices that can be turned on and off with light.
James Webb Space Telescope

James Webb Space Telescope Spots Triangulum Galaxy’s ‘Tendrils’ Amid a Chaotic Stellar Nursery

Micah Hanks·March 11, 2024
The James Webb Space Telescope is offering new perspectives on a chaotic star-forming region in the Triangulum galaxy in stunning new images.
mutation

Mutation Helps Team Solve a Meiosis Mystery That Has Baffled Scientists for Close to a Century

Micah Hanks·March 11, 2024
Studies involving mutation have revealed the molecular mechanism behind a previously unresolved biological pattern involving chromosomes.
UAP

Pentagon UAP Report Says No Evidence U.S. Has Collected Exotic Technology, Kept Programs Hidden from Congress

Micah Hanks·March 9, 2024
A new Pentagon UAP report says it found no evidence of extraterrestrial technology or secret programs being kept from Congress.
plant roots

Newly Found Remains of a 390 Million-Year-Old Forest Reveals Something Mysterious About Ancient Trees

MJ Banias·March 8, 2024
Researchers have uncovered the earliest fossil evidence of an ancient 390-million-year-old forest, and it alters how our understanding of ancient Earth.
glowing plants

Glowing Plants that Turn Energy into Light Are About to Be Commercially Available for the First Time

Christopher Plain·March 8, 2024
Company Light Bio says it will begin shipping orders for the first-ever commercially available glowing plants next month.
LSD

Psychedelic Therapy Breakthrough: FDA Awards First-Ever ‘Breakthrough’ Status to LSD-Based Drug for the Treatment of Anxiety

Tim McMillan·March 8, 2024
The FDA's historic nod to LSD-based drugs for mental health could revolutionize treatment for anxiety and depression.
UAP

UAP Incident Over the Gulf of Mexico Revealed by U.S. Congressman Confirmed in Newly Declassified Files and Images

Micah Hanks·March 7, 2024
New details involving a military pilot UAP encounter have come to light, following the release of documents in response to a FOIA request.

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