2019-03-01
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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
Researchers to Search for the Presumed-Extinct Tasmanian Tiger
April 4, 2017This April, the hunt is on for researchers looking to confirm the continued existence of the presumed-extinct thylacine, better known as the Tasmanian tiger, following recent reports of sightings of the creature. The last known specimen died in captivity in... continued
Little Girl Encounters Curbside Robot, Assures It, ‘You Are Loved’
April 1, 2017Despite the uncertainty surrounding the coming revolution in artificial intelligence, there are those of us that prefer not to see the rise of the robots as the advance of an army of tyrannical exterminators or job-stealing drones, but rather a... continued
New Studies add Evidence to the Younger Dryas Impact Hypothesis
March 31, 2017Two new studies have added new evidence to the theory that a major airburst from a meteor or comet occurred over North America, ushering in a 1,400-year cooling period called the Younger Dryas that occurred between the Pleistocene and the... continued