2019-03-01
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A Study on the Evolution of Saliva Uncovers a ‘Ghost’ Species of Early Human
August 4, 2017A new study has uncovered evidence for a previously-unknown species of archaic human that may have contributed to the genetic makeup of a group of people living in modern-day Sub-Saharan Africa. Aside from revealing that there may have been even... continued
Jim Marrs, December 5, 1943–August 2, 2017
August 3, 2017Jim Marrs died today. He was a frequent guest on Dreamland, a beloved participant in Unknowncountry's Dreamland festivals, and a dear friend of Whitley and Anne Strieber. He was a fearless reporter who brought an unstoppable combination of brilliance, determination... continued
Titan’s Complex Chemical Makeup Offers Two New Building Blocks for Life
August 2, 2017Two new discoveries regarding chemical ingredients that are associated with the formation of life on Titan have been announced. With its dense nitrogen, methane and ethane atmosphere, and liquid hydrocarbon seas, Titan is currently of interest to scientists looking to... continued
Facebook Shuts Down AI Programs that Developed their Own Language
August 1, 2017 Researchers with the Facebook AI Research (FAIR) development project have had to shut down two artificial intelligence programs because they began to develop their own internal language that the researchers couldn't decipher. On the surface, the invented language looks like... continued
A New Crop Circle has Formed that Features Ancient Sacred Geometry
July 29, 2017A new crop circle featuring a variation on the ancient geometric symbol of Metatron's Cube has formed in a wheat field close to Cley Hill, south of Warminster, UK. The 400-foot formation was discovered on July 18, 2017. Metatron's Cube... continued
A Sprinkle of Seaweed can Eliminate Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Cattle
July 28, 2017One could say that we have a beef with the rising amount of methane (CH4) in the atmosphere: although this powerful greenhouse gas breaks down much faster than carbon dioxide, it traps 86 times more heat than CO2 over a... continued
June 2017 was only the Third Hottest June on Record — But Don’t Celebrate Yet!
July 26, 2017 June 2017 was the third-hottest month of June on record, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), putting 2017 on track to be the second hottest year on record. On the surface, this sounds like good news, but... continued
Jurassic Slow-Poke: The T-Rex May Not have been Able to Run at All
July 25, 2017 Who can run faster: A Tyrannosaurus rex, or Jeff Goldblum? Researchers are now putting their bets on Mr. Goldblum, in light of a new finding that might settle the debate regarding whether or not the tyrant lizard king could run... continued
TEPCO Plans on Dumping 777,000 tons of Contaminated Water into the Ocean
July 22, 2017Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) has announced that they plan dump 777,000 tons of tritium-contaminated water into the Pacific Ocean, as part of their multi-billion dollar recovery efforts at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. The total amount of radioactive... continued
Australia Inhabited for at Least 65,000 Years, 20,000 Longer than Originally Assumed
July 21, 2017The revised dating and uncovering of new artifacts from an archaeological site in Australia's Arnhem Land has prompted archaeologists to revise theories as to when the ancestors of present-day Aboriginies first settled in what we now call Australia, pushing that... continued