Can Psychedelic Mushrooms Reduce Alcohol Cravings?
A new study looking into potential treatments for alcohol use disorder has shown that psilocybin, the active compound in psychedelic...
Theory Says Black Holes May Offer Space/Time Shortcut
Black holes may indeed be shortcuts through space and time, just like science fiction always promised. And unlike those sci...
You Just Died. Is Your Digital Afterlife in Order?
With more people on the internet, the problem of what to do with the dead is very much a hot topic. Welcome to the digital afterlife, are you ready?
Mysterious Sonic Boom Heard Over Southern California
A mysterious sonic boom rattled residents in parts of coastal Southern California on Monday, leading many to believe they had...
Grandmas Really Are The Best Finally Proven By Science
Grandmas really are the best! And scientists were able to prove it by scanning the brains of grandmothers while they...
Using Cannabis During Pregnancy May Give Children Stress
According to a new study, moms who use cannabis during pregnancy may inadvertently predispose their unborn children to stress and anxiety later in life. Published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, the research highlights a risk that...
Colonists in Off-World Simulations Show Independence
Colonists living in a pair of off-world simulations designed to mimic life on Mars and other potentially habitable environments reduced their...
Space Travelers Might Use Mushrooms as Radiation Shields
Space travelers and off-world colonists may use mushrooms as radiation shields thanks to a special type of fungus known for...
Men Are Using Cashier Receipts to Facebook Stalk Women In Southern Africa
Cash registers across southern Africa print the full name of a cashier on customer receipts, and men are stalking them online using Facebook.
Next Supervolcano Eruption Might Happen Without Warning
The next time a supervolcano eruption pours enough ash into the atmosphere to alter the Earth’s climate, humanity may not...
International Space Station Moves to Avoid Collision with Exploded Satellite
The crew of the International Space Station (ISS) fired maneuvering rockets last week to avoid being struck by a chunk...
Paralyzed Mice Walk Again Thanks to New Drug
In a medical first, paralyzed mice with a “severe spinal cord injury” have regained the ability to walk. The startling outcome is thanks to a new drug developed by researchers at Northwestern University, who hope to approach the Food and...
Many Organisms Could Become Crabs One Day, Thanks to This Bizarre Evolutionary Secret
Many crustaceans are likely to turn into crabs on down the line, thanks to a strange process that biologists call carcinization.
Near-earth asteroid may be broken off chunk of the moon
A team of astronomers believe that a near earth asteroid could actually be a lost fragment of Earth’s moon. Named...
Can Kinetic Launch Send Satellites to Space without Bulky Rockets?
A Pentagon sponsored launch services company has completed the first successful test of their kinetic launch system. Designed to use accumulated speed while still on the ground, this breakthrough launch system could soon become the fastest and cheapest way to...
Experts Urge for Dialogue, “Cool Heads” Following Chinese Hypersonic Missile Test
Flight tests of a new Chinese hypersonic missile system drew international attention in recent days, and fueled some concerns about the possibility of outer space nuclear attacks against the United States and its allies.
Penis Worms Unseat Hermit Crabs as First to Live “Hermit Life”
Sorry hermit crabs, but you weren’t the first to steal other folk’s discarded homes and make them your own. That...
Astronomers Find Possible Evidence of First Exoplanet Detected Beyond Our Galaxy
For the first time, astronomers say they have discovered signs of a planet transiting a star outside of our galaxy.
Researchers Merge AI with Brain Stimulation to Dramatically Boost Mental Function
Researchers from the University of Minnesota Medical School working with specialists from Massachusetts General Hospital have demonstrated that a combination...
Astronomers Develop Technique to Spot Exoplanets Orbiting Two Suns
A team of astronomers has developed a new technique designed to quickly and accurately identify exoplanets orbiting two suns. Known...
“We don’t understand everything that we’re seeing”: Group Convenes in Washington to Discuss Space, the Future, and Extraterrestrials
Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines and a range of panelists gathered to address space, the future, and humankind’s search for the unexplained.
Alternative Propulsion Conference to Showcase Live “Anti-Gravity” Experiments
The Alternative Propulsion Energy Conference (APEC) will livestream a range of anti-gravity related experiments online this Saturday, November 13th, 2021....
Can We Communicate With Whales? New AI Research Is Trying to Figure It Out
A multidisciplinary team of scientists is trying to use artificial intelligence to decode the language of whales.
NASA Announces New Climate Mission to Study Unexplained Weather Phenomena
NASA’s new earth science mission, the Investigation of Convective Updrafts (INCUS), will explore little-understood climate phenomena.
New NASA Video Highlights How Often Asteroids Hit Earth
After an asteroid the size of a small refrigerator recently whipped by Earth at an altitude of only 1,800 miles,...
New Exoplanet Hunting Tool Begins Search for Alien Worlds
A new instrument named NEID, the NN-explore Exoplanet Investigations with Doppler spectroscopy, has come online, providing a powerful new tool...
Nuclear Fusion Researchers Record Highest Output Level Yet
Nuclear Fusion researchers at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory working in the National Ignition Facility have recorded the highest ever energy output from an experiment to date. Totaling 1.3 megajoules, the record achievement moves fusion researchers incredibly close to the...
New Senate Proposal Seeks to Establish “Anomaly Surveillance and Resolution Office” to Gather Intelligence on UAP
A new proposal in Washington could lead to the establishment of an "Anomaly Surveillance and Resolution Office" within the DOD.
“Critical to Life” Signs of Water Found in Distant Galaxy
Researchers studying the galaxy SPT0311-58, which is over 12.8 billion light years away, say they have found signs of water....
Solar Reactor Makes Aviation Fuel From Sunlight and Air
Researchers at ETH Zurich, a public university in Switzerland, have designed a solar reactor that makes high performance aviation fuel from only air and sunlight. The ETH Zurich team also says they plan to take their technology for making “solar...
Scientists Successfully Measure Exoplanet’s Atmosphere
Using the Gemini South Telescope in Chile, an international team of scientists have successfully analyzed the chemical makeup of an...
Detroit Just Decriminalized Magic Mushrooms and Other Psychedelics
Last week the citizens of Detroit, Michigan voted to decriminalize “Entheogenic Fungi” used for pharmaceutical purposes. This change, which won...
US Army Research Paves The Way For The Development of Breakthrough Biomaterials
The U.S. military has been looking for ways to increase its technological advantage through the use of biomaterials, and now they may have found a way to do just that. In an announcement by US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command...
This Asteroid No One Saw Coming Almost Hit Earth
An asteroid the size of a small refrigerator nearly collided with Earth on October 24th, and no one knew it...
Did An Ancient Comet Turn Chile’s Atacama Desert Into Glass?
Researchers from Brown University studying glass shards in the Atacama Desert of Chile have determined that it was almost surely...
Is The Technology of Dune Possible?
The technology of Dune is way out there, so The Debrief brought in an expert to weigh in on whether Dune tech is even possible.
These Genetically Modified Bacteria Can Be Used to Produce Carbon Neutral Biofuel
A team of scientists from Washington University has discovered a new way to use bacteria to produce readily usable biofuel.
Blue Origin’s Orbital Reef: A Business Park in Space?
Blue Origin, founded by entrepreneur and former CEO of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, has recently announced plans to develop a commercial space station known as "Orbital Reef."
The Top 5 Dystopian Video Games From 2021 To Prep You For the End of the World
To help prevent the end of the world (or better prepare for it), The Debrief has put together the top 5 dystopian video games released in 2021.
The Apollo Wearable Helps You Deal With Stress So You Can Sleep Better And Feel Better
The Apollo Neuro wearable can help you manage stress and feelings of anxiety by teaching the body how to recover and rebalance on its own.
FBI Says The Mysterious “Jetpack Man” Could Be a Balloon
In several bizarre incidents spanning nearly a year, commercial airline pilots have reported seeing what appears to be a person...
New AI Genome Analysis Finds Unknown “Ghost” Ancestor in Eurasian DNA
New findings show how AI could help explain the features of an unrecognized "hybrid" teenage girl who lived 50,000 years ago.
Eclipsed Women: The Need for Scientist-Mothers in Popular Culture
Scientist-mothers are often ignored for a tenure positions or experience a significant reduction in publications, and the media isn't helping.
Steam is Banning Blockchain-Based Games on Their Platform, But Advocacy Groups are Fighting Back
A group of blockchain studios wrote an open letter to Valve after they announced a ban on NFTs and other blockchain technologies on Steam.
These 4 Technologies Can Save Humanity From A ‘Global Warming Hell World’
Climate change is going to kill us, but some have been working to fix it. The Debrief tackles the top 4 inventions that will save humanity.
Sadly, That Technosignature From Proxima Centauri Was a False Alarm
One of the strongest candidates to date for an alien technosignature most likely originated from a source much closer to home than Proxima Centauri, new research says.
This 2.5-Billion-Year-Old Ruby Has Traces of Ancient Life Trapped Inside It
Scientists discovered traces of ancient life trapped inside a 2.5-billion-year-old ruby in Greenland, proving that life will always find a way.
Ultra-High Energy Experiments Move Nuclear Fusion Closer to Reality
Meet the man who wants to take us to the outer reaches of our solar system, and the software he designed to build the engine that can do it.
Online Witchcraft Is Popular as Hell, and It Isn’t Going Away
Witchcraft has a popular online following, so what does that mean for science and its coexistence with this ancient art?
Biofuel to Power Martian Return Missions Can Be Made on Site, New Research Says
Researchers have proposed a method of creating biofuel on Mars using only sunlight, CO2, and ice on the red planet’s surface.