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brain self-healing

Secret Self-Healing Powers of the Brain Revealed in Landmark Study, Upending Past Thinking on Adult Brain’s Regenerative Abilities

solar eclipse

What Time is the Solar Eclipse on August 12? Here’s Everything You Need to Know

Inca and Aztec empires

Centuries Before the Aztec and Inca Empires Existed, Locals Built Something Incredible in the Colombian Jungle

plasma precipitation

Look: New Mapping Effort Reveals Where “Plasma Rains” Are Bombarding This Nearby Planet

Micah Hanks·September 18, 2023
A recent study has revealed new clues about the effects of plasma precipitation from solar winds on the surface of Mercury.
F-35B

Baffling: $78 Million F-35B Stealth Fighter Reported Missing After Mysterious In-Flight ‘Mishap’

Tim McMillan·September 18, 2023
U.S. military officials continue searching for an F-35B Lightning II stealth fighter jet that went missing under mysterious circumstances on Sunday. 
k2-18b

Did NASA’s James Webb Telescope Just Make The Astonishing First Discovery of Alien Life on Exoplanet K2-18b?

Tim McMillan·September 15, 2023
Is there life beyond Earth? The James Webb Telescope has spotted tantalizing potential signs of alien life on exoplanet K2-18b.
wifi signals

WiFi Signals May Soon Be Used to Watch You

MJ Banias·September 15, 2023
New research shows WiFi signals that can read through walls, presenting profound implications for the future of communication and security.
UAP Independent Study Team

NASA’s UAP Independent Study Team Publishes Its Findings, as the Agency Appoints a New NASA Director of UAP Research

Micah Hanks·September 14, 2023
A report by NASA’s UAP Independent Study Team has called for better data, and reveals the appointment of a new NASA Director of UAP Research.
force gun

Mysterious ‘Force Gun’ May Be China’s Most Frightening Space Weapon

Christopher Plain·September 14, 2023
Chinese researchers say they have developed a "force gun" that can manipulate objects from a distance like a Star Wars Jedi using the Force.
Apollo 17

Something Odd Has Been Detected on the Moon… and It’s Coming from the Apollo 17 Lunar Lander Base

Micah Hanks·September 13, 2023
Scientists studying the sources of unusual signals detected on the Moon have traced them back to the lunar lander base from one of NASA’s historic Apollo missions.
lucid dreams

Unlocking the Symphony of Dreams: Recent Study Translates Musical Genius from Lucid Dreams to Reality

Tim McMillan·September 13, 2023
A groundbreaking neuroscience study has successfully transmitted melodies from lucid dreams to waking reality.
The Sol Foundation

The Sol Foundation: How a New Think Tank of Academics is Applying ‘Cutting-Edge Research’ to the UAP Mystery

Micah Hanks·September 12, 2023
In an exclusive interview, Garry Nolan and Peter Skafish speak with The Debrief about the Sol Foundation, and how it aims to reframe the debate on UAP.
red fire ants

Here Comes the Pain: Red Fire Ants Are Invading Europe

Christopher Plain·September 12, 2023
Red fire ants have finally crossed the sea into Europe, bringing their painful sting and potentially devastating environmental consequences.
morphing hypersonic engine

U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Developing Incredible Morphing Hypersonic Engine

Christopher Plain·September 11, 2023
The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Is Funding the development of a morphing hypersonic engine that can change shape during flight.
SMART ePANTS

SMART ePANTS Unveiled: How Game-Changing Smart Textiles Will Reshape the Future of Espionage and Everyday Wear

Tim McMillan·September 11, 2023
IARPA's SMART ePANTS wants revolutionize wearable technology and take advanced smart textiles to new heights.
wireless power beaming

DARPA Wants to Use Lasers to Send Energy Directly to War Zones. This Is the Wireless Power Beaming Technology That Will Make It Happen.

Micah Hanks·September 8, 2023
PowerLight's game-changing wireless power beaming technology is driving DARPA’s POWER program. Here's how it could also change the future of energy transmission.
AI artists

AI Artists Advocate for Inclusion in Open Letter to Congress

MJ Banias·September 8, 2023
In a move that underscores the evolving landscape of the art world, a group of professional AI artists have penned an open letter to the US Congress.
Psychedelic Neural Hypersynchrony

Psychedelic Neural Hypersynchrony Could Illuminate Human Consciousness, Suggests New Research

Tim McMillan·September 7, 2023
Psychedelic neural hypersynchrony could revolutionize our understanding of consciousness, according to a recent groundbreaking study.
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter

Look What NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Just Spotted on the Surface of the Moon

Micah Hanks·September 6, 2023
Can you spot the small object with the white halo in this image? Here's what NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter just photographed on the moon.
water splitting

Breakthrough Discovery of New Water Splitting Method Allows Easier Production of Hydrogen

Micah Hanks·September 6, 2023
A new method of water splitting that allows hydrogen to be produced more easily has been discovered by a team of German chemists.
Random Number Generator

New Quantum Random Number Generator Uses This Novel Material to Enable Stronger Cybersecurity

Micah Hanks·September 5, 2023
The development of a new kind of random number generator for use with encryption technologies could help ensure safer exchange of information.
humanoid robot

This Next-Generation Humanoid Robot Could Soon Be Your New Coworker

Micah Hanks·September 5, 2023
Apollo, a new humanoid robot designed to work alongside humans, is poised to reshape the industrial workforce.
Viking symbols

These Enigmatic Viking Symbols, Used in Ancient Encrypted Messages, Keep One of History’s Strangest Language Secrets

Micah Hanks·September 4, 2023
Why part of an ancient set of Viking symbols strangely vanished around 700 A.D. remains one of history's most perplexing linguistic mysteries.
interstellar

Reconstructing the First Interstellar Meteor

Avi Loeb·September 4, 2023
Now that the composition of the first suspected interstellar meteor IM1 has been measured, can aspects of it be recreated in the lab?
dark matter

Mysterious Dark Matter Could Interact with Gravity Non-Locally, New Research Suggests

Micah Hanks·September 1, 2023
Dark matter, the mysterious nonluminous material thought to populate close to 85% of the universe’s matter, may interact with gravity in a non-local way, according to newly published research.
All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office

The All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office Has Finally Launched Its Official Website. Here’s What’s Missing.

Micah Hanks·August 31, 2023
The All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) that oversees the Pentagon’s investigations into UAP finally has its own website.
AI-controlled drone

New Video Shows High-Speed AI-Controlled Drone Beating Top Human Pilot Racers for the First Time

Christopher Plain·August 31, 2023
An AI-controlled drone just beat the best human pilots in a first-person view drone race, a feat that previously seemed impossible.
Viking missions

Did We Find and Then Accidentally Kill Alien Life on Mars? Rethinking the Viking Missions

Tim McMillan·August 30, 2023
Debate continues over whether we may have missed signs of life on Mars - and inadvertently killed it - during the historic Viking missions.
simulated chemical reaction

Simulated Chemical Reaction ‘Magically’ Slowed by 100 Billion Times by Using Quantum Technologies

Christopher Plain·August 30, 2023
The seemingly magical properties of a quantum computer allowed researchers to slow down a simulated chemical reaction by 100 billion times.
ufo sightings

Pilot UFO Sightings Collected by NASA Reveal Serious Safety Concerns Over Objects in U.S. Airspace

Micah Hanks·August 29, 2023
Incident reports describing recent U.S. pilot UFO sightings in controlled airspace convey the serious concerns aviators have about potential collisions with unknown objects, The Debrief has learned.
Aurora

Aurora Spaceplane Concept Looks Like an Area 51-style ‘Black Jet,’ and It Could Revolutionize Hypersonic Spaceflight by 2030

Micah Hanks·August 29, 2023
German aerospace company POLARIS is advancing its development of AURORA, a next-generation spaceplane with a familiar and intriguing name.
space travel kills you

Researchers Discover Yet Another Way That Space Travel Kills You

Christopher Plain·August 29, 2023
New research has revealed yet another way that long exposure to microgravity environments during space travel slowly kills you.
Mach 4 Passenger Aircraft

NASA Taps Boeing and Northrop Grumman to Develop Ultra-High-Speed Mach 4 Passenger Aircraft

Christopher Plain·August 28, 2023
NASA has tasked Boeing and Northrop Grumman to develop viable designs for a commercial aircraft capable of Mach 4 travel.
submarine

Game Changer in Underwater Warfare? New Chinese Study Claims Breakthrough Technique to Track U.S. Stealth Submarines

Tim McMillan·August 28, 2023
A new Chinese study aims to challenge U.S. dominance in submarine warfare by introducing a new method for tracking stealth subs.
beam

Northrop Grumman’s Phantom Laser Delivers Compact, Rugged, High-Energy Beam Weapon Source to Empower U.S. Tactical Capabilities

Micah Hanks·August 25, 2023
Northrop Grumman just equipped the U.S. military with Phantom, a compact-sized high-power laser beam weapon designed for rapid deployment.
quantum internet

Breakthrough Method of Creating Individually Polarized Photons Could Yield Unhackable Quantum Internet

Christopher Plain·August 25, 2023
A new method for generating and polarizing individual photons may be the breakthrough needed to unlock a quantum internet.
basins of attraction

The Illusion of Superiority: A Salute to Nature

Avi Loeb·August 25, 2023
Our illusion of superiority relative to nature is unwarranted. In science, humility is a prerequisite for learning something new.
dark energy

Dark Energy Mystery Could Be Solved by Studying Andromeda Galaxy, Say Astronomers

Christopher Plain·August 24, 2023
A team of Cambridge researchers says the mystery of dark energy might be solved by studying the movements of the Andromeda Galaxy.
neutrinos

Mysterious New Properties of “Ghost Particle” Neutrinos Unveiled With Help From an Ancient Supernova

Micah Hanks·August 24, 2023
Researchers may now be closer to understanding the secret interactions that occur between neutrinos when stars explode, according to new research into the behavior of the mysterious subatomic particles.
Mohajer-10

Iran Just Unveiled the Mohajer 10, Its Extremely Familiar-Looking New Strike Drone

Micah Hanks·August 23, 2023
Iran revealed a familiar-looking new addition to its aerial arsenal on Tuesday, the Mohajer 10, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) the country says can fly non-stop for up to 24 hours.
manipulating time

Researchers Manipulating Time Cause First-Ever Successful Photon Collisions

Christopher Plain·August 23, 2023
Researchers say they have demonstrated the first engineered photon collisions by manipulating time with help from metamaterials.
space balloon

Experience the Universe Like Never Before: Space Balloons Looking To Elevate Luxury Adventure Tourism

Tim McMillan·August 23, 2023
Discover a luxurious journey beyond our planet aboard a space balloon as one company aims to redefine Redefining space tourism.
graphene

Clean Power Breakthrough: “Impossible” Energy Generation Using Graphene Challenges Century-Old Physics Paradigms

Micah Hanks·August 22, 2023
Researchers have upended a long-held tenet of modern physics that says useful work cannot be obtained from random thermal fluctuations, with a little help from the novel properties of graphene.
FalconWorks

Move Over Skunk Works. Here Comes FalconWorks

Christopher Plain·August 22, 2023
Leading UK defense contractor BAE Systems has announced the creation of their new advanced projects division, FalconWorks.
Gamma Ray Burst

Eerie Afterglow of What May Be the Most Violent Cosmic Event Observed by Astronomers Could Challenge Existing Theories

Micah Hanks·August 22, 2023
On October 9, 2022, an unusual gamma-ray burst possessing a prolonged visible afterglow was observed by a team of astronomers that was unlike anything they had previously witnessed.
space espionage

Space Espionage Escalates: The New Frontier of Cold War Tensions and U.S. Defense Challenges

Tim McMillan·August 21, 2023
The rise of space espionage, mirroring Cold War tensions. Discover how foreign intelligence targets U.S. space tech and its global impact.
Russian spacecraft crash

Russian Spacecraft Crash Ends Country’s “Last Hope” to Revive Its Lunar Program, Raises New Questions

Micah Hanks·August 21, 2023
A Russian spacecraft crash that occurred over the weekend saw the country's Luna 25 craft collide with the moon, bringing a mission aimed at ending the country’s 47-year hiatus in lunar exploration to a smashing conclusion.
trap light

Researchers Successfully Trap Light Using Powerful Magnets

Christopher Plain·August 21, 2023
Researchers have shown to ability to trap light using a specialized type of metamaterial with astounding magneto-optical properties.
most powerful magnetic field

Strange New Stellar Object Has the Most Powerful Magnetic Field Ever Discovered, Astronomers Say

Micah Hanks·August 18, 2023
Researchers have discovered a new stellar object with “highly unusual” characteristics, which they say possesses the most powerful magnetic field anywhere in the known universe.
celestial object

Mysterious Pulses Could Reveal Unknown Radiation and Plasma Properties of Distant Celestial Object

Micah Hanks·August 18, 2023
Researchers report that they have detected unusual pulses being generated by a celestial object that could help them unveil new clues about its behavior.
strange quantum metals

Impossible Science: Researchers Finally Figure Out Why Strange Quantum Metals Are So Strange

Christopher Plain·August 17, 2023
Physicists claim that the mysterious properties of strange quantum metals that make them so perplexing may finally be explained.
blended wing body

The Air Force Aims to Fast-Track Development of Transformational New Blended Wing Body Aircraft Prototype

Micah Hanks·August 17, 2023
The USAF is fast-tracking designs for a new blended-wing body aircraft that consumes less fuel and has increased range and payload delivery.
absolute zero

Cool Lasers: Nearing Absolute Zero, Researchers Use Clever New Method to Chill Membrane to Shockingly Low Temperatures

Micah Hanks·August 16, 2023
A team of researchers says they have developed a new technique that allows them to cool a small membrane to temperatures nearing absolute zero with nothing more than light from lasers.

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