The National Security Implications of Space Militarization: A New Frontier for Conflict Prevention
The escalation of space militarization in recent years calls for a closer examination of global security measures.
Intelligence: The Path Toward Exponential Growth
What is the mark of a genius? The ability to reach a solution through an unforeseen shortcut instead of a random walk or an elaborate effort.
The James Webb Space Telescope Has Changed Our View of the Cosmos in 2023. Here Are Some of This Year’s Best Images and Greatest Discoveries.
Here are some of the key discoveries made in 2023 by the James Webb Space Telescope that are expanding our view of the cosmos.
1,200-Year-Old Artifacts Depicting Cosmogonic Myth of Creation Point to Unknown Pagan Cult
Archeologists have discovered a set of 1,200-year-old belt fittings depicting symbols associated with a cosmogonic myth of creation that may point to an unknown medieval pagan cult.
The Top 5 Science and Tech Topics That Make 2023 a Year to Remember
A quick top 5 list of some of our favorite stories, scientific movements, and technological developments from 2023.
Revealed: Science Offers The Surprising Truth Behind Football’s Home-Field Advantage
Explore the intriguing role of home-field advantage in football with groundbreaking scientific insights.
Unlocking the Potential: Embedded Vehicle Data for Enhanced Fleet Management by OEMs and TSPs
Embedded vehicle data is not merely a technological upgrade; it could well be the future of fleet management.
This Startup is Developing a Fusion Propulsion Drive for Deep Space Travel That Could Reach Mars in Just Two Months
A startup founded in 2018 is developing a fusion propulsion drive poised to transform space travel, and it can go really freaking fast.
A Dramatic Dilution of the Disclosure Process: A Temporary Shore Break Against The Waves of Change?
J.P. Hague, Barrister-at-Law, offers an international perspective on the legislative path and outcome of the Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Act of 2023, also known as the “Schumer Amendment.”
Scientists Locate Hidden ‘Alien’ World Previously Unknown to Science in One of Earth’s Most Extreme Regions
An ecosystem scientists are calling an “alien” environment has been revealed in one of the most remote and arid regions of the world, a discovery that could shed light on the origins of life on Earth and how exotic life forms on other planets may come to exist.
Forget About OLEDs. The Department of Energy Is Funding the Development of PHOLEDs
Department of Energy-funded research shows phosphorescent organic light-emitting diodes or PHOLEDs can last long enough for commercial use.
Machine Learning Breakthrough Creates First Ever Automated AI Scientist
Researchers have built an artificial intelligence called Coscientist that can autonomously develop scientific research and experimentation.
This One Physical Trait Could Cause Liberals to Vote for Trump, Conservatives for Biden
Research from the University of Toronto has found that this single physical trait could dramatically affect political behavior, including causing liberals to vote for Trump and conservatives for Biden.
Scientists Analyzing Ancient Scythian Artifacts Have Made a Gruesome Discovery
Anthropologists studying a collection of ancient Scythian artifacts retrieved during excavations at sites in Ukraine have made a gruesome discovery.
NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Has Captured Images of Something Odd Carved into the Martian Landscape
NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter recently captured images of an odd-looking series of ridged lines carved into the landscape of the Red Planet, the U.S. space agency recently announced.
Record-Setting NASA Laser Experiment Beams Ultra-High-Definition Video to Earth from 19 Million Miles Away
A NASA laser experiment has successfully beamed ultra-high-definition streaming video to Earth from a distance of 19 million miles away.
James Webb Space Telescope Spots ‘Unusual’ and ‘Enigmatic’ Features on Ice Giant Uranus
NASA has released stunning new imagery of the ice giant Uranus captured by its premiere space observatory, the James Webb Space Telescope.
Researchers Successfully Demonstrate Star Trek-Style ‘Teleportation’ Without Physically Sending Any Information
A team of researchers report the successful demonstration of Star Trek-style 'teleportation' without sending any actual information between the two parties.
Volcano Turns the Sky Red Over Southwest Iceland, Prompting Evacuations and Placing Officials on High Alert
The eruption of a volcano on southwest Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula sent plumes of ash into the sky on Monday, following several weeks of earthquakes that rocked the region.
More Than 23,000 Years Ago, Earliest Americans May Have Traveled “Ice Highways” Across Oceans to Reach North America
Researchers investigating how and when the first people arrived in North America are proposing that ancient travelers may have followed “ice highways” across the Pacific.
Dream Chaser Spaceplane is Gearing Up to Help NASA Deliver Cargo to the International Space Station
An innovative new spaceplane cargo system is advancing toward its first delivery to the International Space Station (ISS), as one of NASA’s commercial partners providing resupply services.
Study: Psychology Professor’s Relationship App Shows 80% Success Rate at Improving Romantic Relationships
A university professor and his former student have developed a smartphone-based relationship app that reportedly helped 80% of participants in a recent study improve their romantic relationships.
Mysterious Hidden Layer Discovered Beneath Rembrandt’s ‘The Night Watch’
Researchers studying Rembrandt's "The Night Watch" say they have uncovered a mysterious, previously hidden layer underneath the painting.
NASA is Investigating a Strange Series of Coded Messages from Space. They’re Coming from a Familiar Source.
NASA engineers were reportedly left baffled recently after receiving a perplexing series of coded messages from a point in space nearly 15 billion miles from Earth, according to a recent update shared by the U.S. space agency.
World’s First Supercomputer That Will Rival the Human Brain to be Unleashed in 2024
Researchers in Australia are developing the world’s first supercomputer capable of simulating networks at a scale comparable to the human brain, which they say will be complete by next year.
Scientists Report First Spectrographic Analysis of “Ghosts” in New Study of Rare Atmospheric Phenomenon
Astronomers have successfully obtained spectroscopic data on a rare atmospheric phenomenon known as “ghosts,” according to new research.
NASA Identifies 17 Potentially Habitable Earth-Sized Icy Worlds, Including Two Cosmic Nearby Neighbors
A team of NASA researchers says they have identified 17 potentially habitable icy worlds including two that are cosmically nearby, which may have subsurface oceans teeming with extraterrestrial life.
31,000-Year-Old Artifacts Reveal Use of Advanced Projectile Weapon Millennia Earlier Than Previously Thought
31,000-year-old artifacts reveal that stone age Europeans were using advanced weapons thousands of years before previously believed.
New Plasma Instability Discovery Could Revolutionize Our Understanding of Cosmic Rays
Scientists in Germany report the discovery of a new plasma instability could potentially upend our current understanding of cosmic rays and their origins.
Government-Funded Study Explores Warp Drives as Means of Faster-Than-Light Communication through “Hyperwaves”
This government funded faster-than-light communication research using warp bubbles may be a key to develop FTL travel technology.
All Habitable Worlds Come to an End
How many tragedies of alien civilizations on habitable worlds have we missed over the 13.8 billion years that elapsed since the Big Bang?
Has Dark Matter’s Identity Been Revealed? Scientists Searching for Mysterious Hypothetical Particle May Soon Have an Answer
Scientists may be closing in on the mystery of dark matter, in new research that may link it to the existence of a hypothetical particle.
DOE Backs New Inertial Fusion Energy Research Initiative at New York’s Laboratory for Laser Energetics
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded $10 million to the Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE) at the University of Rochester as part of an initiative to stimulate research into inertial fusion energy (IFE).
Physicists Hope to Finally Resolve Whether Gravity is Quantum by Levitating Micro Diamonds
New experiments to determine whether or not gravity is quantum in nature will involve levitating micro diamonds in a vacuum.
1000-Year-Old Artifact Unearthed in Odd Location 1600 Miles from Its Place of Origin
The discovery of an unusual artifact in Norway’s mountainous Vestre Slidre municipality is prompting investigations by archaeologists.
Entanglement On-Demand Achieved in Breakthrough Study Pointing to “New Frontier” in Quantum Science
Physicists at Princeton University have reported the successful on-demand entanglement of individual molecules, according to new research.
Unknown Mission of Pentagon’s Mysterious X-37B Spacecraft to Resume, Amidst Setbacks and Speculations
The X-37B spaceplane is set to resume one of the U.S. military’s most mysterious space missions, amidst setbacks over the weekend that pushed the spacecraft’s launch forward another day to Monday.
Soft Morphing Aerial Robots Could Revolutionize Space Exploration, Starting with Saturn’s Moon Titan
Soft morphing aerial robots could revolutionize space exploration by overcoming complex terrains, starting with Titan.
Scientists Build Organic Solar Cells Using Wood for Greener Solar Panels
Researchers have utilized lignin, an organic material derived from wood, to improve the stability and environmental friendliness of organic solar cells.
Generative AI Chatbots Can Already Match Our Capabilities in This Key Area of Human Intelligence, Studies Reveal
New studies show Generative Artificial Intelligence, like ChatGPT-4, achieving human-level creativity, challenging traditional views
The First and Only Exomoons Ever Discovered Orbiting Distant Planets May Be Something Else Entirely
Astronomers studying the first and only two exomoons ever discovered outside our solar system say deeper investigations now reveal they don't exist.
‘Invisibility Coat’ That Hides Humans from AI Security Cameras Developed by Chinese Students
Chinese graduate students have developed a cost-effective 'invisibility coat' capable of concealing the human body from AI-monitored security cameras.
These Strange Fossils, Once Believed to be Plants, Were Finally Identified. They Aren’t What Experts Thought They Were.
A curiosity found within a trove of ancient plant fossils from the Cretaceous period has been revealed to be something else entirely.
A Celestial Object “Too Large to Exist” Has Been Detected by Astronomers, Upending Past Theories on Planetary Formation
Researchers say the discovery of a planet too large for its nearest star is challenging existing theories about planetary and solar system formation.
Breakthrough Reveals Flaws in Diamonds Could Lead to Nanoscale Magnetic and Thermal Sensors
A breakthrough that could lead to sensitive new quantum sensors has been achieved by exploiting tiny flaws in diamond fragments.
Compact Particle Accelerator Can Produce 10 Billion Electron Volt Beam in “Major Energy Milestone”
An international collaboration has successfully demonstrated a compact particle accelerator capable of generating a 10 billion electron volt (10GeV) beam.
NASA Funded Experiments Show Detecting Signs of Life in Water Ejected from Enceladus is Viable
Experiments funded by NASA show that sending a probe to Enceladus to search for extraterrestrial life is viable.
Scientists Build a $70 Self-Powered Portable Light That Sanitizes Food
Scientists have developed the Tribo-sanitizer, a device that uses light to enhance food sanitization, and it only costs about $70.
Rare Transient Luminous Event Captured in Imagery During International Space Station Experiment
A rare transient luminous event was captured in imagery obtained during a recent experiment aboard the International Space Station (ISS).
7000-Year-Old Perishable Artifacts Preserved by Ice Are Revealed in Ancient Volcanic Landscape
Archaeologists say an undiscovered trove of ancient artifacts has been revealed by the thawing of ice in northern British Columbia, Canada.