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Roman Germanic Skull

Genetic Research Reframes Archaeological Understanding of How the Germanic People Arose 1500-Years-Ago in the Roman Collapse

cyclops median eye

Scientists Propose Our Eyes Evolved From This Ancient “Cyclops” Organ

Volcano Younger Dryas

Volcanic Apocalypse? New Research Pushes Back on the Younger Dryas Impact Hypothesis

radio waves

Something is Producing Radio Waves in the Heart of the Milky Way, and it Has Astronomers Baffled

Micah Hanks·October 14, 2021
Strange radio waves detected by astronomers in recent days have led some to believe that a hidden stellar object may be lurking near the center of the Milky Way.

Meteorite Slams Through the Roof of Canadian Woman’s Home, Landing on Her Pillow

Micah Hanks·October 14, 2021
A Canadian woman recently had a rude awakening as a meteorite tore through the ceiling of her home, covering her in debris and prompting a 911 call.
sci-fi bars

Here Are the Top Ten Sci-Fi Bars Where Thirsty Space Travelers Can Grab a Drink

Matt Staples·October 13, 2021
Even if you aren't the captain of a spacecraft in a science fiction universe, you can still enjoy a space-age cocktail at one of our top ten favorite sci-fi bars.
gunpowder

The Chinese Accidentally Invented Gunpowder. What if it Never Happened?

Ramsha Zubairi·October 13, 2021
The history of war is tied to that of science, and gunpowder is an essential part of our development. What if it wasn't?
Europa life

Probing the Icy Crust of Jupiter’s Moon Europa, Astronomers Search for Alien Life

Raquel Santos·October 12, 2021
Scientists are taking the search for extraterrestrial life beneath the icy surface of Jupiter's moon Europa.
astroagriculture

New ‘Astroagriculture’ Research May Have Just Solved How We Grow Food on Mars

Candy Chan·October 12, 2021
New research shows that nitrogen-fixing bacteria can help plants grow better in Mars-like soils, putting us on the path to astroagriculture.
Wisamo

Michelin Wants to Put Inflatable Wing Sails on Ships to Reduce CO2 emissions

Raquel Santos·October 11, 2021
Michelin presented the WISAMO project, a giant inflatable sail the company wants to install on all maritime vessels to reduce carbon emissions.
oxygen

Breathing on the Moon Will Require Harvesting Oxygen from Lunar Rocks

Candy Chan·October 11, 2021
Engineers have successfully demonstrated how water and oxygen can be extracted by the heating of lunar soil. We can all breath easy now.
Quantum Consciousness

New Research Lays The Foundation For Exploring Quantum Consciousness

Tim McMillan·October 8, 2021
New research demonstrating quantum motion within fractals, has laid the foundation for further exploring the theory of quantum consciousness.
jezero

Mars’ Jezero Crater Was Home to a River Delta Like Those Found On Earth, New Study Confirms

Christopher Plain·October 7, 2021
An international team have determined that Mar's Jezero Crater once contained a massive river delta like those found on Earth.
memories

Scientists May Have Just Gotten Closer to Being Able to Alter Memories, New Research Says

Christopher Plain·October 7, 2021
A team of researchers think they've found the protein responsible for how our memories get hardwired into our brain. What could go wrong?
Coronavirus

Coronavirus Wrote Itself Into Our DNA 20,000 Years Ago, New Study Says

Raquel Santos·October 7, 2021
Researchers conducted a study discovering that a coronavirus outbreak occurred about 20,000 years ago, leaving traces in modern DNA.
insects

Scientists Develop ‘Fear in a Bottle’ to Defend Against Crop Killing Insects

Christopher Plain·October 6, 2021
Scientists are working to produce a chemical scarecrow to ward off predatory insects, which relies on what they call "fear in a bottle".
psilocybin

Music of the Mushrooms: Study Finds Pairing Psilocybin With Music May Help Treat Depression

Candy Chan·October 6, 2021
New research suggests that music could play a beneficial role in psilocybin therapy, a form of treatment of depression and other mental health conditions.
Wayforward Machine

Internet Archive’s New ‘Wayforward Machine’ Reveals the Scary Future of the Internet

Micah Hanks·October 5, 2021
Wayforward Machine gives us a glimpse at what the Internet of 2046 may look like... and it's really concerning.

Exciting Conspiracy Theories Offer Psychological Payoff New Research Finds

Tim McMillan·October 5, 2021
New research published in the British Journal of Psychology suggests people tend to believe conspiracy theories for the same reason they enjoy...
babbel live

Babbel Live Makes Language Learning Real With Live Online Courses

Jason Kobely·October 4, 2021
Babbel is innovating again, this time by balancing the convenience of app learning with the unquestioned value of live, in-person language training. 
magic mushrooms psychedelics

Are Transdermal Patches The Future of Medicinal Magic Mushrooms?

MJ Banias·October 4, 2021
This transdermal patch will deliver psilocin, the active ingredient in psilocybin mushrooms, with fewer risks for medical treatment.
unidentified aerial phenomena

House Intelligence Committee Approves Bill to Mandate Intelligence Sharing in “Pursuit of Unexplained Aerial Phenomena”

Micah Hanks·October 4, 2021
Recent legislation approved by the House Intelligence Committee includes a mandate that would increase the sharing of data collected about unexplained aerial phenomena (UAP), according to language within the bill.
Trojan asteroid

NASA’s Lucy Spacecraft Zeros in On Mysterious Trojan Asteroid Swarms Following Jupiter

Micah Hanks·October 1, 2021
Lurking in orbit around our Sun and sharing a path with Jupiter are the mysterious Trojan asteroid swarms, which astronomers have now trained their sights on for future study.
mimas

Scientists Develop a Real-Life Death Star Laser

Christopher Plain·September 30, 2021
Researchers have successfully merged a 30-laser array into one coherent, ultra-powerful beam, bringing the dreams of a Death Star cannon closer to reality.

Spiritual Machines: Silicon Valley’s Quest for Immortality

Micah Hanks·September 30, 2021
It is among the oldest and greatest questions humans have ever asked: what happens after we die? Since early times,...

This Company Is Changing How Men Take Care of Their Skin

StackCommerce·September 30, 2021
Geologie realizes skincare falls somewhere between finally mowing the back lawn and chatting with their significant other about The Bachelor on their priorities list.
future

The Future of Education is Not Math and Science, But Curiosity and Compassion

Christopher Plain·September 29, 2021
Perttu Polonen makes a case for an approach to child education that will be critical to preparing them for a marketplace defined by change.
bats

Bats May Have Infected Us With COVID-19, But New Research Says They Can Help Us Fight It

Candy Chan·September 29, 2021
Could new treatments for Covid-19 come from the carrier of the disease itself? Bats may just be our answer to curing COVID-19.
mosquitos

Army Researchers Wage Genetic Warfare on Disease Spreading Mosquitoes

Tim McMillan·September 28, 2021
New U.S. Army-funded research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reveals gene-editing techniques can be used as a...
zebra

This New App Is a Hassle-Free Way to Save Money on Car Insurance

Jason Kobely·September 28, 2021
The Zebra is all about making auto insurance as simple and hassle-free as possible. Average customers save around $440 annually on car insurance by using it.
void

Astronomers Discovered A Weird “Void” In Space, and It Has A QR Code.

MJ Banias·September 28, 2021
Astronomers have discovered a giant "void" in our Milky Way, and for the first time, you can use your phone to see it up close.
technosignatures

The Top 5 Places In Our Solar System Astrobiologists Say Aliens Would Be Hiding Their Technology

Sarah London·September 27, 2021
A top 5 list of where scientists think I can find my hot alien boyfriend, or where alien technosignatures may be hiding in our solar system.
exoplanet

New Discovery on the “Strangest Exoplanet Ever Found” Has Astronomers Puzzled

Candy Chan·September 27, 2021
Astronomers have now detected clouds on a gas giant exoplanet nearly 520 light-years from Earth.
experiencer

The Experience: The Cultural Rise of Alien Abductions and Those Who Encounter Them

Ralph Blumenthal·September 24, 2021
Former New York Times reporter Ralph Blumenthal explores the rise of the alien abduction phenomenon and the people who experience it.

10 Modern Civilizations On The Road To Collapse

Tim McMillan·September 24, 2021
From the very moment humans started grouping in complex centralized societies, people became obsessed with the idea of civilization’s collapse. ...
space force

The Space Force Doesn’t Talk About UFOs, But New Legislation May Force It To

Bob Plissken·September 23, 2021
If something anomalous is in the sky, it stands to reason that the Space Force has data on it. Now, it may be forced to declassify that data.
APEC

Inside the World’s Most Exclusive (and Strange) Anti-Gravity Club

Christopher Plain·September 22, 2021
They wanted to defy a basic and fundamental force of the universe: gravity. Welcome to the wildest bunch of scientists you've ever met.
mining

Robot Swarms Being Developed to Mine the Moon

Candy Chan·September 21, 2021
A team of researchers plans to advance space-mining methods using swarms of autonomous robots to mine and collect minerals for space missions.
liquids

Scientists Used Electricity to Alter Our Understanding of Liquids, Then They Made This Amazing Video

Christopher Plain·September 21, 2021
A mesmerizing 2-minute video released by researchers from Aalto University in Finland shows how various liquids reacted to electric fields, and it is weird.
propaganda

Study Finds Disinformation is Being Used to Manipulate Western Media… Like it Has Been Doing for Centuries

Micah Hanks·September 20, 2021
Researchers at Cardiff University say Western Media is being steered by Russian propaganda, but archaeology reveals it is a practice with ancient roots.
rescue

What if the Inspiration4 Crew Were Stranded in Space? Could We Rescue Them?

Candy Chan·September 20, 2021
The world’s first all-civilian trip into space was a success, but as trips to space increase, what happens if astronauts need rescue?
San Marino

San Marino Could Become the U.N.’s New “Geneva” For UFOs

Tim McMillan·September 17, 2021
The subject of “unidentified aerial phenomena” or “UAP,” more commonly known as UFOs, has surprisingly become a topic of serious discussion in the United States.  The Pentagon and Congressional leadership have both taken formal steps not only to acknowledge that...
LSD

LSD Induced Changes May Explain How Brain Generates Behavior

Christopher Plain·September 17, 2021
Researchers have found that LSD causes changes in the brain that may offer insight into how the brain actually directs behavior.

Unusual Sounds Produced by Bright Meteors Point to an Odd Acoustic Anomaly

Micah Hanks·September 17, 2021
Reports of odd sounds associated with bright meteors over the years point to a longstanding mystery of physics.
interstellar

The Dreams of Interstellar Travel and the Team Paving the Way

Christopher Plain·September 16, 2021
Part 2 of The Debrief's exclusive interview with Dr. Harold "Sonny" White, his plans for interstellar travel, and how he plans on getting us there.
psyche 16

NASA Releases Stunning Animation of Upcoming Psyche 16 Asteroid Mission

Christopher Plain·September 16, 2021
NASA has released a stunning video animation of their upcoming mission to an asteroid, Psyche 16, over 370 million miles from Earth.
warp drive

Meet The Man Behind NASA and DARPA’S Warp Drive Programs

Christopher Plain·September 15, 2021
Sonny White left NASA in 2018, taking his Warp Drive theories with him. Now, he's given The Debrief an exclusive interview about his work.
kill

The Top 3 Things From Space That Are Probably Going to Kill Us

Candy Chan·September 15, 2021
Here are the top 3 things from outer space that can potentially wipe out the human species in a few years. This is fun, right?
Martian rocks, extraterrestrial life

First Rocks Sampled by Mars Perseverance Rover Dramatically Improve Chances for Life

Christopher Plain·September 14, 2021
Tests performed on the first two rock samples collected on Mars indicate that the planet was home to liquid water for an extended period.
birds

Will Birds or Toads Be the New Tsunami Early Warning System?

Jazz Shaw·September 14, 2021
Scientists have recently begun investigating whether there may be a better way to detect an earthquake and the answer may come from birds.

The Woolly Mammoth Will Be Back In 6 Years, Says New Start-Up in Partnership with Harvard University

MJ Banias·September 13, 2021
Colossal plans on bringing the woolly mammoth back from the dead and returning an ancient species to the Arctic tundra.
UAP and the Pentagon

Congress Calls For Permanent Office To Address “Unidentified Aerial Phenomena”

Tim McMillan·September 13, 2021
Legislation contained within the upcoming FY 2022 National Defense Authorization Act calls for the establishment of a permanent office to address “unidentified...
social media

Texas Signs Law Prohibiting Social Media Censorship Based on a User’s ‘Viewpoint’

Tim McMillan·September 10, 2021
On Thursday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed into law a bill that would prohibit social media companies from banning users or removing...

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