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USA 32

Mystery Surrounds Destruction of U.S. Spy Satellite in Orbit as Officials Assess Possible Danger to Existing Spacecraft

black hole

Could a Black Hole Be Used as a Power Plant? We Asked An Expert—Here’s the Surprising Answer

meteor impact crater Ames

10-Mile-Wide Ames Impact Crater Linked to 372-Million-Year-Old Violent Extinction Event

Hubble

Hubble Telescope Captured the Moment NASA’s DART Spacecraft Smashed Into an Asteroid

Micah Hanks·March 6, 2023
NASA says the Hubble Telescope captured images of the space agency’s DART spacecraft as it collided with asteroid Dimorphos last September.
bandage harvesting electricity

This Futuristic Bandage Can Heal Wounds by Harvesting Electricity Out of Thin Air

Christopher Plain·March 3, 2023
Researchers from Northwestern University have developed a "magic" bandage that accelerates healing by harvesting electricity out of thin air.
nuclear energy

Green Energy Game-Changer? The Environmental Benefits of Nuclear Fusion

Ellie Sivins·March 3, 2023
Now is the time to be looking at the variety of ways nuclear fusion will be beneficial for the environment in the decades ahead.
Great Pyramid of Giza

Scientists Find Previously Hidden Corridor Inside The Great Pyramid of Giza

Christopher Plain·March 2, 2023
Egyptian Antiquities officials say researchers from the ScanPyramids Project have discovered a previously hidden corridor within the Great Pyramid of Giza
anti-drone Typhoon

U.S. Navy Contractor Shows Off Typhoon’s New Anti-Drone Capability

Christopher Plain·March 1, 2023
International military contractor Rafael Defense Systems has released a video of their new anti-drone Typhoon weapons platform upgrade
COVID-19 origins

Classified Report on COVID-19 Origins Raises New Questions Over Possible Lab Leak Theory

Micah Hanks·March 1, 2023
A recent classified report by the U.S. Department of Energy has revived questions about the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Advanced Defense Technology

$2 Billion Aid Package To Procure Advanced Defense Technology to Ukraine

Sean Munger·February 28, 2023
The DoD is helping to deliver advanced defense technology to aid Ukraine in its defense against the ongoing invasion by Russia.
magic mushrooms

The New Frontiers of Psychedelic Therapy

Amanda Winstead·February 28, 2023
Science is finally breaking down many of the longstanding stigmas around entheogens, revealing new potential for psychedelic therapy.
first law of thermodynamics

First Law of Thermodynamics Breakthrough Could Upend a Century of Equilibrium Theory in Physics

Micah Hanks·February 27, 2023
Physicists in West Virginia have announced a potential breakthrough that could help upend a longstanding constraint imposed by the first law of thermodynamics.
interstellar

Interstellar Conservation: City Lights in Our Sky and Plastic in Our Oceans

Avi Loeb·February 27, 2023
The most consequential choice that our technological civilization can make is between commercial benefits and preserving nature.
excessive secrecy

Excessive Secrecy Could Undermine U.S. Efforts to Evaluate Unidentified Flying Objects, Experts Warn

Micah Hanks·February 26, 2023
Incidents involving several objects downed over North America have renewed debate over excessive secrecy and unidentified flying objects.
unidentified objects

Pentagon: No Plans To Release Images of Unidentified Objects From Recent Shootdowns

Tim McMillan·February 24, 2023
The Pentagon says it has no plans to release images of a series of unidentified objects recently shot down over the U.S. and Canada.
mystical psychedelics

Mystical Experiences from Psychedelics Offer Highest Psychological Benefits, New Study Reports

Christopher Plain·February 24, 2023
New research shows how "mystical" and "insightful" one's experience is while taking psychedelics may directly affect how beneficial those drugs are for treating anxiety, depression, and even PTSD.
Webb Space Telescope

Webb Space Telescope’s Latest Discovery Could Completely Upend Our Current Understanding of the Universe

Tim McMillan·February 23, 2023
Images captured by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope lead to unexpected discovery that could upend our understanding of the universe.
spy plane selfie

Leaked U-2 Spy Plane Selfie: Five Surprising Facts You Missed About This Iconic Image

Micah Hanks·February 23, 2023
Here are five things you probably missed about this impressive U-2 spy plane selfie with a Chinese surveillance airship.
unidentified object

Unidentified Object That Washed Ashore on a Japanese Beach May Now Have an Explanation

Micah Hanks·February 22, 2023
An unidentified object that recently washed ashore in Japan and prompted investigations by bomb disposal squads may have been identified.
Transmedium Drone

Chinese Engineers Develop Transmedium Drone That Can Fly in the Air and Swim Underwater

Tim McMillan·February 22, 2023
A team of Chinese engineers have developed a new autonomous transmedium drone capable of flying in the air and swimming underwater. 
robot dogs

Soldiers Use ‘Telepathy’ to Control Robot Dogs with Brain Waves: See Video

Christopher Plain·February 22, 2023
A potentially revolutionary system designed to use human brain waves to control robot dogs is ushering in a new era of battlefield technology based on a form of AI-enhanced 'telepathy'.
object detected on radar

Curious ‘Oblong’ Object Detected on Radar Was Closely Tracked by NASA, Officials Say

Micah Hanks·February 21, 2023
NASA officials say an odd, oblong-shaped object detected on radar was tracked by the space agency’s Deep Space Network earlier this month.
psychedelic drugs

Mystery of How Psychedelic Drugs Rapidly Rebuild Neural Connections Solved

Christopher Plain·February 21, 2023
Researchers from the University of California, Davis, believe they now understand why psychedelic drugs like LSD, MDMA, and mushrooms rapidly regrow neural connections within the brain.
artificial objects

A New Era of Optical SETI: The Search for Artificial Objects of Non-Human Origin

Beatriz Villarroel and Geoff Marcy·February 20, 2023
Searching for artificial objects of non-human origin in our skies could provide a promising new route forward in SETI research.
insterstellar romance

Interstellar Romance: Connecting Our Human Affairs to the Stars

Avi Loeb·February 20, 2023
For the first time in the history of astronomy, connecting our human affairs to the stars might make complete sense.
Alex Dietrich

Opinion: The Power of Cooperation Can Help Us Solve the Mystery of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena

Alex Dietrich·February 17, 2023
Retired U.S. Navy fighter pilot Alex Dietrich shares her thoughts on the power of cooperation in solving unidentified aerial phenomena.
graphene

‘Magic Angle’ Superconductivity of 2D Graphene Connected to Double-Slit Experiment

Christopher Plain·February 17, 2023
The magic angel where bilayer graphene turns into a superconductor may have already been revealed in the famous double-slit experiment that showed electrons can be both particles and waves.
Biden unidentified objects

Biden Addresses Unidentified Objects Amidst Calls For Greater Transparency from Lawmakers, Scientists

Micah Hanks·February 16, 2023
On Thursday, President Biden spoke for the first time regarding a series of recent incidents involving the downing of unidentified objects detected in U.S. and Canadian airspace.
AI-Controlled

AI-Controlled Fighter Jet Takes Flight, Marking an Unprecedented Breakthrough in Autonomous Aviation

Tim McMillan·February 16, 2023
In a historic first, an AI-controlled fighter jet racked up more than 17 hours of flight time while autonomously executing advanced fighter maneuvers, including simulated aerial dogfights.
brain fighter pilots

Brain Changes in Fighter Pilots Caused By Extreme Forces Could Aid Future Space Travelers

Christopher Plain·February 15, 2023
Changes to the brains of fighter pilots caused by extreme g forces and high levels of sensory input may offer key insights needed to prepare future space travelers for long-distance journeys to distant planets/
homo floresiensis

A Humanlike “Living Fossil” Could Still Be Alive in Indonesia, This Anthropologist Says

Micah Hanks·February 15, 2023
A ancient human, homo floresiensis, may survive in Indonesia, says a retired professor of anthropology at the University of Alberta.
Mushrooms Brain Cells

Lion’s Mane Mushrooms Found to ‘Magically’ Regrow Brain Cells, New Research Shows

Christopher Plain·February 14, 2023
New research has shown that certain compounds found in lion's mane mushrooms that are part of traditional Asian medicine can magically help the body regrow completely new brain cells.
objects shot down

White House Says Mysterious Objects Shot Down Over the U.S. and Canada Remain Unidentified

Micah Hanks, Tim McMillan and MJ Banias·February 13, 2023
Several objects shot down over the United States and Canada within the last week remain unidentified, according to U.S. officials.
origin of life

The Mysterious Origin of Life on Earth and Other Planets One Step Closer to Being Solved  

Christopher Plain·February 13, 2023
Research into which metals were present at the time life first formed on earth is shedding new light on the possible origin of life both here and potentially on other planets.
unidentified objects

New Details on Unidentified Objects Shot Down Over the U.S. and Canada: Here’s Everything We Know

Tim McMillan and Micah Hanks·February 12, 2023
Incidents involving the shootdown of unidentified objects over North America are believed to have involved balloons carrying small payloads, officials say.
UFO shot down

U.F.O. Shot Down by U.S. Military Over Alaska Raises New Questions Over Possible Foreign Surveillance

Micah Hanks·February 10, 2023
A U.F.O. shot down over Alaska on orders from President Biden raises concerns over possible surveillance efforts by adversaries like China. 
lost memories

“Magic” Drug Restores Lost Memories and Unleashes Hidden Knowledge

Christopher Plain·February 10, 2023
Researchers have used an FDA-approved asthma drug to restore lost memories and otherwise hidden knowledge that had been previously considered lost.
XTEND

Discover the Next Generation of Human-Machine Teaming: A Pioneering Company, XTEND, is Looking To Disrupt the Drone Industry

Tim McMillan·February 9, 2023
XTEND, a pioneering technology company, looks to revolutionize the robotics industry by developing the next generation of human-machine teaming.
dog howl

Why Does My Dog Howl? It’s Probably Just Their Inner Wolf

Christopher Plain·February 8, 2023
New research indicates that if your dog tends to howl in response to other dogs, sirens, or miscellaneous noises, it is likely because your furry little friend is much closer genetically to being a wolf than dogs that don't howl.
science politics

Science Is Better Than Politics and Popularity Contests

Avi Loeb·February 8, 2023
The elemental composition of the first interstellar meteor will be decided by a mass spectrometer, not by the number of likes it gets on Twitter. 
ghost particles

“Impossible” Physics Breakthrough Achieved By Researchers Studying Mysterious “Ghost Particles”

Micah Hanks·February 7, 2023
Researchers say they have uncovered a new method of studying protons involving beams of mysterious “ghost particles."
Potentially Habitable Exoplanet Wolf 1069 b

Potentially Habitable Exoplanet Found in Our Cosmic Backyard

Christopher Plain·February 7, 2023
An earth-sized exoplanet that is orbiting within its star's habitable zone has been spotted a mere 31 light years away from Earth, offering astronomers and astrobiologists a tantalizingly close new target in the search for extraterrestrial life.
spy balloon

China Calls U.S. Shoot-Down of Spy Balloon “Indiscriminate Use of Force.” International Law Says Otherwise.

Micah Hanks·February 6, 2023
China’s outrage in response to the U.S. shoot-down of a suspected spy balloon falls limp in light of the facts.
Autonomous

Pentagon Secretly Working To Unleash Massive Swarms of Autonomous Multi-Domain Drones to Dominate Enemy Defenses

Tim McMillan·February 3, 2023
The Pentagon is secretly developing a new program to unleash thousands of autonomous drones to dominate enemy defenses.
technology

Breakout Tech: Here Are Some of the Key Developments and Technologies to Watch in 2023

Clayton Morris·February 3, 2023
As we look at the technological advancements that lay ahead in the coming year, we’re faced with a time-honored question: at what cost?
interstellar

Has Earth Ever Had Encounters With Interstellar AI Devices in Its Past?

Avi Loeb·February 3, 2023
What is the chance that a technological gadget with an interstellar version of ChatGPT would visit Los Alamos for lunch in 1950?
law of physics

Unexpected Discovery Seemingly Defies Long-Held Experimental Law of Physics, Research Team Claims

Micah Hanks·February 1, 2023
A discovery involving variance in friction at different speeds between two different kinds of surfaces seemingly defies an experimental law of physics, according to newly published research.
warp drive propulsion

How DARPA, Star Trek, and UFOs Inspired This Engineer to Unravel the Secrets to Warp Drive Propulsion

Christopher Plain·February 1, 2023
Meet Dr. Chance Glenn, the university professor and electrical engineer preparing to test his warp drive theory.
Subaru

Mysterious Beams of Light and Curious Spirals: Hawaii’s Subaru-Asahi Star Camera Keeps Capturing Bizarre Scenes in the Night Sky

Tim McMillan·February 1, 2023
From eerie blue spirals to ghostly green beams of light, the Subaru star camera keeps capturing mysterious scenes in the night skies over Hawaii.
nuclear blast wave

Experts Say This is The Safest Place to Survive a Nuclear Blast Wave

Christopher Plain·January 31, 2023
Researchers modeling the effects of a nuclear missile explosion have found the safest type of building, as well as the safest place within that building, to survive the concussive effects of a nuclear blast wave.

De-Extinction Company Colossal Gets a Mammoth Investment, Wants to Resurrect the Dodo.

MJ Banias·January 31, 2023
Colossal Biosciences has announced plans to return the Dodo bird from extinction after 150 millions dollar rase.
detonation propulsion

“Revolutionary” Detonation Propulsion System May Propel Future Crewed Missions Into Deep Space

Micah Hanks·January 30, 2023
NASA has announced the initial development and testing of its first full-scale rotating detonation propulsion rocket engine (RDRE) are complete.
Robotic Tank

Russia Wants To Use Robotic Tanks To Combat Advanced Western Armor in Ukraine. It’s Likely a Fantasy

Tim McMillan·January 27, 2023
Russia claims it is developing a robotic tank that will be capable of destroying advanced Western battle tanks. Defense experts says that's doubtful.

The Intelligence Brief

FBI

Hackers Claim Major FBI Data Breach in Apparent Retaliation Against the Bureau

Science & Discovery News

Inner Core

Earth’s Inner Core May Be Secretly Changing the Length of Our Days

Plasma Experiments Reveal What Controls Magnetic Reconnection

Foam

Scientists Create Carbon-Nanotube Foam That “Remembers” Exactly How Hard It Was Hit

Archaeology & Ancient History

Gobekli Tepe

Göbekli Tepe Remains an 11,600-Year-Old Enigma—and a New Discovery is Challenging Past Views on Its Mysterious Purpose

Noah's Ark core drilling

New Drilling at Controversial ‘Noah’s Ark’ Site Reveals Organic Material and Mysterious Underground Cavities

Secrets of the Ice arrowhead ancient discoveries

Hidden in Ice for Millennia, a 6,000-Year-Old Discovery Has Emerged from Western Scandinavia’s Once-Frozen Landscape

Physics, Time & the Cosmos

black hole

Could a Black Hole Be Used as a Power Plant? We Asked An Expert—Here’s the Surprising Answer

hyperbolic wave attractors

Scientists Just Discovered Strange New Materials That Force Chaotic Waves Into Order

Quantum Jumps in Sound

Quantum Leap: Stanford Team Reports Breakthrough First Observation of Quantum Jumps in Sound

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