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Chauvet Cave horses

An “Invisible” Discovery in France’s Chauvet Cave Reveals the 37,000-Year-Old Secret to How Its Ancient Art Has Survived

AMEC

A Strange Cloud on Mars Has Puzzled Scientists for Decades—Now They May Know Why It Forms

CHAPEA

NASA’s Simulated Mars Crew Emerges After 378 Days of Isolation in 3D-Printed Habitat

starfield spacesuit

Starfield, Xbox, and the European Space Agency Are Giving Away a Real-Life Spacesuit

Christopher Plain·January 30, 2024
Starfield creator Bethesda Game Studios, Xbox, and the European Space Agency are giving away a customized spacesuit to whoever comes up with the best design.

James Webb Space Telescope Captures Amazing New Images of 19 Distant Spiral Galaxies

MJ Banias·January 29, 2024
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured a stunning new series of near- and mid-infrared images that depict 19 nearby spiral galaxies in vivid detail.
multi-terrain invisibility

“Chimera” Metamaterial Achieves Previously Impossible Multi-Terrain Invisibility

Christopher Plain·January 29, 2024
A metamaterial that incorporates the camouflaging capabilities of three different animals successfully achieves the first-ever multi-terrain invisibility.
virus-like

Discovery of ‘Obelisks’ Reveals an Entirely New Class of Virus-Like Agents in Our Bodies

Micah Hanks·January 29, 2024
An international team of researchers has revealed the existence of a previously unrecognized variety of virus-like agents that reside within the human body.
Mars Jezero crater

Chances That Odd Soil Samples Collected at Mars’ Jezero Crater Contain Signs of Ancient Life Just Increased Dramatically

Christopher Plain·January 29, 2024
New analysis of the subsurface features beneath Mars Jezero crater dramatically increases the chances the Perseverance rover's soil samples contain signs of ancient life.
lithium battery

Department of Energy-Funded Ultrafast Lithium Battery Charges in Just Five Minutes

Christopher Plain·January 29, 2024
A team of Cornell University researchers funded by the Department of Energy say they have invented a new lithium battery that can be fully charged in just five minutes.
lunar south pole

‘Strategic Location’ For Future Base at the Lunar South Pole is Being Rocked by Mysterious Moonquakes, NASA Images Reveal

Micah Hanks·January 26, 2024
A NASA-funded study of a key strategic location on the Moon has revealed the presence of moonquakes and faults near the lunar south pole.
hellchicken

Human-Sized “Hell Chicken” Roamed The Earth Millions of Years Ago, New Paleontological Research Finds

MJ Banias·January 26, 2024
Scientists have unearthed a new ancient species with a name straight out of a B-movie: the "Hell Chicken."
Hubble Space Telescope

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope Has Made “a Landmark Discovery” in the Atmosphere of This Small Exoplanet

Micah Hanks·January 26, 2024
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has made "a landmark discovery" through observations of the atmosphere of a tiny distant exoplanet.
Ingenuity helicopter

Ingenuity Helicopter Ends Its Historic Mars Mission, as NASA Reveals What Finally Grounded the First Aircraft to Fly on Another Planet

Micah Hanks·January 26, 2024
NASA has announced that the Ingenuity helicopter has formally concluded its mission on Mars, following dozens of successful test flights during its three-year tenure on the planet.
advanced material culture

Evidence of 45,000-Year-Old Advanced Material Culture Discovered in North China

Micah Hanks·January 25, 2024
Evidence of an advanced material culture that once thrived 45,000 years ago in Asia has been discovered in North China, according to an international team of archaeologists.
exomoon

Something is Orbiting These Distant Exoplanets After All, According to Researchers Who Fire Back Over Exomoon Controversy

MJ Banias·January 25, 2024
Have we discovered Exomoons? Recent news of moons orbiting planets outside our solar system has sparked debate in the astronomical community.
hunter-gatherers

People Living in the Andes 9,000 Years Ago May Completely Redefine Our Understanding of Hunter-Gatherers

Christopher Plain·January 25, 2024
Isotopic analysis reveals people living 9,000-6,500 years ago in the Andes Mountains were not hunter-gatherers as previously believed.
fountain of youth

Did This Biomedical Sciences Professor Just Discover the Fountain of Youth?

Christopher Plain·January 25, 2024
Researchers specializing in aging and cellular senescence say they may have found a real-life fountain of youth hiding within our own bodies.
Darwin

Darwin’s Theories About Life on Earth Gain Fresh Support, May Aid the Search for Life on Other Worlds

Christopher Plain·January 24, 2024
A new study by researchers from the University of Washington is lending fresh support to Charles Darwin's idea that the origin of life on Earth began in phosphate-rich bodies of water.
lunar reconnaissance orbiter

NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Fired a Laser at a Spacecraft on the Moon. Here’s the Reason Why.

Micah Hanks·January 24, 2024
NASA recently revealed that a laser beam was fired from its Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) at a spacecraft on the Moon’s surface.
DragonFire

UK Ministry of Defense Says High-Powered DragonFire Combat Laser Successfully Downed Aerial Target 

Christopher Plain·January 24, 2024
The UK Ministry of Defense has announced the first successful downing of an aerial threat using its DragonFire combat laser system.
clean drinking water

Miracle Filtration System Marks Quantum-Leap in Global Access to Clean Drinking Water Using This Revolutionary Biomaterial

Micah Hanks·January 24, 2024
A new 'miracle' portable water filtration system could make clean drinking water available to people around the world.
micro-robots

Sci-Fi Nightmare? These Insect-inspired Micro-Robots are the Smallest, Lightest, and Fastest Ever Built

Christopher Plain·January 24, 2024
Like something right out of a science fiction nightmare, Washington State University engineers have created a pair of insect-inspired micro-robots that are the smallest, lightest, and fastest ever built.
world's smallest knot

At Just 54 Atoms, Scientists Made History by Tying the World’s Smallest Knot, and They Have No Idea How They Did It

Micah Hanks·January 23, 2024
An international team of chemists has set a new world record for tying the world’s smallest knot, which they say consists of only 54 atoms.

Scientists Successfully Trap Individual Krypton Atoms to Create the First-Ever One-Dimensional Gas

Christopher Plain·January 23, 2024
For the first time ever, researchers from the University of Nottingham have successfully trapped individual atoms of krypton to create a one-dimensional gas.
violent video games

Researchers Examine Whether Violent Video Games Numb People to Real-World Violence

Christopher Plain·January 23, 2024
A team of international researchers took a closer look at violent video games to see if the adversely affect empathy by numbing players to real-world violence.
dragons

200-Million-Years Ago, These Winged ‘Dragons’ Glided Through England’s Ancient Skies

Micah Hanks·January 22, 2024
On an ancient subtropical island that once existed near modern-day South West England, a species of winged creatures that closely resembled tiny dragons once thrived, new research has revealed.
directed energy weapons

Raytheon is Building Two Ultra-High Power Directed Energy Weapons for the U.S. Navy and Air Force

Christopher Plain·January 22, 2024
Raytheon has been tasked to design, build, and test a pair of ultra-high powered directed energy weapons for the U.S. Navy and Air Force.
NASA satellite imagery

“Hazards Remain High” as Volcanic Danger Zone is Revealed in NASA Satellite Imagery Captured Over Iceland

Micah Hanks·January 22, 2024
NASA satellite imagery has revealed the thermal signature of volcanic activity that reawakened on Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula this month, following an eruption late last year that prompted evacuations.
anomalous rocks

Something ‘Anomalous’ on the Moon’s Surface is Exhibiting ‘Unique’ Magnetic and Reflective Properties

Christopher Plain·January 22, 2024
Researchers studying over one million digital photos have found something anomalous on the Moon's surface that exhibits unique magnetic and reflective properties.
James Webb Space Telescope

James Webb Space Telescope Has Helped Solve a Mystery That Left Astronomers Baffled For Years

Micah Hanks·January 21, 2024
One of astronomy’s most perplexing mysteries has been resolved, according to scientists involved with new findings made possible by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope.
Moon

Coincidences of Our Sun and Moon: Are Earthlings Exceptionally Lucky?

Avi Loeb·January 21, 2024
Was the Moon-Sun tidal coincidence on Earth important for allowing complex and intelligent life?
black hole

13-Billion-Year-Old Black Hole is the Oldest Ever Observed, and It Has a Monstrous Appetite

MJ Banias·January 21, 2024
Astronomers have detected the oldest black hole ever observed, dating back to just 400 million years after the Big Bang.
1952 Washington D.C. UFO

The Vanishing Star Enigma and the 1952 Washington D.C. UFO Wave

Beatriz Villarroel·January 21, 2024
Astronomer Beatriz Villarroel examines the enigma of "vanishing stars" in relation to the famous 1952 Washington D.C. UFO incident.
UFO patents

Salvatore Pais’s Mysterious ‘UFO patents’: What Do They Really Mean?

Bernardo Kastrup·January 21, 2024
Whatever technologies these "UFO patents" may represent, they aren’t reverse-engineered UAP technology, argues philosopher Bernardo Kastrup.
emergency landing

Unknown Object Punched “Softball Sized Hole” in Aircraft, Prompting Emergency Landing and FAA Investigation

Micah Hanks·January 19, 2024
The FAA is investigating an incident that prompted the emergency landing of an Atlas Air flight at Miami International Airport late Thursday evening, leaving a hole above one of its engines.
power of light

Engineers Develop ‘Breakthrough’ Method for Creating Infinitesimally Small Objects Using the Power of Light

Christopher Plain·January 19, 2024
Engineers have harnessed the power of light to print metallic nanostructures faster and cheaper than ever before.
early life

Scientists Have Revealed a Crucial Step in How Early Life May Have Originated on Our Planet, and Earth Isn’t the Only Place it Could be Happening.

Micah Hanks·January 19, 2024
New research is offering potentially crucial insights into how living organisms came to exist on our planet billions of years ago.
mass gap black holes neutron stars

Astronomers Baffled by a Mysterious Object in the “Mass Gap” Between Neutron Stars and Black Holes

Christopher Plain·January 19, 2024
Researchers from the Max Planck Institute in Germany have spotted an unknown object in the mass gap between neutron stars and black holes.
insecticide

These Pests Have Evolved a Resistance to Farming Insecticide, New Study Reveals

MJ Banias·January 19, 2024
Researchers have documented the first-ever case of insecticide resistance in field-collected populations of a bluegreen aphid.
fusion laser

Japanese Startup Testing Ground-Based Fusion Laser in Pioneering Effort to Combat Space Debris and Orbital Threats

Tim McMillan·January 18, 2024
A Japanese start-up is planning to test a ground-based fusion laser to combat the growing threat of space debris.
fuel cell that runs on dirt

Northwestern Researchers Invent an Incredible Power-Generating Fuel Cell That Runs on Dirt

Christopher Plain·January 18, 2024
Engineers have created an innovative fuel cell that runs on dirt by capitalizing on the novel power-generating capabilities of microbes.
supermassive black holes

Groundbreaking New Study Reveals Origins of Intense Unexplained Phenomena Caused by Supermassive Black Holes

Micah Hanks·January 18, 2024
New simulations have replicated a phenomenon associated with supermassive black holes, revealing something as yet unknown to astronomers.
wooly mammoths

14,000 Years Ago, Ancient Humans Tracked, Hunted and Killed This Massive Land Animal

Christopher Plain·January 17, 2024
Mounting evidence indicates that 14,000 years ago ancient humans in Alaska tracked, hunted, and killed this massive land animal.
ancient star map

3000-Year-Old Carvings on Enigmatic Disk Unearthed in Italy Could Be Ancient Star Map, Controversial Study Claims

Micah Hanks·January 17, 2024
A stone disk bearing peculiar markings could be an ancient star map, according to new claims that prompted debate among archaeologists.
Ultrasonic Acoustic Attack

Organized Crime is Leveraging Artificial Intelligence and Cryptocurrencies, Concerning New UN Report Says

MJ Banias·January 17, 2024
New UN report says organized crime has turned to AI and cryptocurrencies to stay ahead of the curve, and the law.
cannabis the munchies

High Science: Researchers Figure out How Vaping Cannabis Gives You the Munchies

Christopher Plain·January 17, 2024
Researchers say they have figured out why vaping cannabis can trigger an increase in appetite often referred to as "the munchies."
misinformation and disinformation

Misinformation and Disinformation the Biggest Short-Term Threat to Global Stability, Warns Latest Davos Report

Tim McMillan·January 16, 2024
WEF's 2024 Global Threats Report identifies misinformation and disinformation as the top global risk, highlighting urgent need for action.
US space force

U.S. Space Force Orders Advanced Space Simulation Program from Microsoft, But Classification Limits Details

Christopher Plain·January 16, 2024
The United States Space Force has charged Microsoft with designing a cutting-edge space simulation program to train Guardians.
Moon rock

Moon Rock Mystery is Finally Solved, Shedding Light on Curious Phenomena Deep Within the Lunar Interior

Micah Hanks·January 16, 2024
A longstanding Moon rock mystery has finally been solved, according to new research that is revealing the process behind their formation, one that has long eluded lunar scientists.
2,000-year-old lead bullet

2,000-Year-Old Lead Bullet Found in Spain Bears Inscription of This Famous Roman Emperor’s Name

Christopher Plain·January 16, 2024
Archaeologist have unearthed a 2,000-year-old lead bullet inscribed with the Latin name for Julius Caesar near the famous Battle of Munda.
sleep

Sleep or Die: The Mystery of Why Humans Need Sleep May Have Finally Been Solved

Christopher Plain·January 16, 2024
By combining the disciplines of physics and biology, researchers say they may have finally figured out why humans need to sleep.
super-Earth, Earth-sized planet

First Ever Earth-sized Planet Orbiting a Sun-Like Star Has Been Discovered Lurking in Our Solar Back Yard

Christopher Plain·January 15, 2024
Astronomers are reporting the first discovery of an Earth-sized planet orbiting a sun-like star, and its only 73 light years away.
non-human intelligence

Opinion: Non-Human Intelligence at the Threshold

Jacques Vallée·January 15, 2024
Computer scientist Jacques Vallée examines the question of non-human intelligence, and the potential impacts of human decisionmaking at the intersection of AI and UAP.

The Intelligence Brief

Chinese spaceplane

New Defense Intelligence Report Reveals Growing Threats in Space—and China’s Secretive Spaceplane

Science & Discovery News

Wildfire

Los Angeles Wildfires Exposed 7 Million People to Toxic Lead Pollution 80 Times Above Normal Levels, Study Finds

Masaya

Something Strange Is Happening Beneath a Dangerous Volcano Near Two Million People

age reversal

A New Breakthrough in Cellular Reprogramming Reverses 60 Years of Molecular Aging

Archaeology & Ancient History

Chauvet Cave horses

An “Invisible” Discovery in France’s Chauvet Cave Reveals the 37,000-Year-Old Secret to How Its Ancient Art Has Survived

Japan Haniwa

Archaeologists Unearth 1,500-Year-Old Figurine Depicting Mysterious Female Shaman in Japan

60,000-year-old ochre ancient humans

“A Pivotal Period in Human Prehistory”: 60,000-Year-Old Ochre Analysis Reveals Clues About Stone Age Technology

Physics, Time & the Cosmos

Neutron Star Merger

A Strange New Phenomenon Hidden in Einstein’s Equations Could Change How We Understand Gravity

ball lightning

Scientists Create Mysterious Ball Lightning-Like Phenomenon in Laboratory Breakthrough

Schrödinger

Lost for 80 Years, a Recovered Manuscript by Schrödinger Reveals a Surprising Quantum Physics Mystery

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