2019-03-01
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2016 Records a Decline in Carbon Dioxide Emissions in the U.S.
April 21, 2017According to data released by the U.S. Department of Energy, carbon emissions from power generating plants in the United States fell by five percent last year, in addition to a five percent drop seen earlier in 2015. This decrease is... continued
Global Warming Forces an Arctic River to Dramatically Change Course
April 20, 2017Scientists have announced that a river in northern Canada has been dramatically re-routed due to the effects of global warming. Meltwater from the Yukon territory's Kaskawulsh glacier, formerly flowing north into the Yukon River via the Slims River, now flows... continued
China is Testing the EM Drive Aboard the Tiangong-2 Space Station
April 19, 2017In the escalating space-race that has been re-kindled between the world's spacefaring nations, the controversial EM Drive could be taking a leading role in propelling new spacecraft through the cosmos, as China has not only successfully tested their own version... continued
A New DNA-Based Search for the Loch Ness Monster is being Launched
April 18, 2017A university professor from New Zealand is planning to put our modern knowledge of genetics to work in solving a decades-old mystery: does the Loch Ness Monster, nicknamed 'Nessie', actually exist? The University of Otago's Professor Neil Gemmell is proposing... continued
New Research into Developing Intuition and Precognition is being Conducted by the U.S. Navy
April 15, 2017Unknown Country readers are well-versed in the comings and goings of the various psychic research programs conducted by branches of the U.S. military. In addition to these programs, it turns out that the United States Navy is currently conducting a... continued
Food for Lifeforms has been Found on Saturn’s Moon, Enceladus
April 14, 2017NASA has announced that they have confirmation that Saturn's moon Enceladus has a food source that could support potential microbial lifeforms. This crucial ingredient accompanies Enceladus' grocery list of elements needed to support life: carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, organic molecules,... continued
Four New Candidates for Planet Nine have been Discovered
April 13, 2017Four possible candidates for the elusive Planet Nine have been discovered, following an intense, three-day search involving approximately 60,000 amateur astronomers, coordinated through a Zooniverse citizen science project by Siding Spring Observatory at Australian National University (ANU). In addition, the... continued
What Goes On in the Brain of a Psychic Medium?
April 12, 2017What goes on in the brain of a psychic medium? According to the results of a study conducted in Brazil in 2012, the answer is 'not much' -- although that's a good sign in this case. The study focused on... continued
Trump’s Ecological Policies Face Fierce Opposition from 75 U.S. Cities
April 11, 2017On March 28, President Donald Trump signed a new executive order ordering the rollback of a large number of environmental policies put into place by the Obama administration. Rules regulating emissions for power plants, methane leaks, the moratorium on federal... continued
Methane Released from Melting Permafrost is forming Explosive Underground Bubbles in Siberia
April 7, 2017The continued thawing of Arctic permafrost is causing the accelerated release of previously-trapped methane deposits, as evidenced by both satellite imagery and findings made by field researchers in Siberia. Accumulated after having been produced by biological activity, these methane deposits... continued