1 Million Reward for Message to Represent Us to Aliens

July 30, 2015
As part of the new Breakthrough Initiatives program, Russian billionaire Yuri Milner has announced a $1 million USD prize for crafting the best message to represent humanity to potential extraterrestrial contacts. The message, of which would be transmitted as part... continued

Artificial Intelligence Designers Denounce ‘Autonomous Weapons’ Development

July 29, 2015
A letter denouncing the development of autonomous weapons has been published by members of the International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence, held in Argentina. Signed by 1,000 of the conference's members, including Stephen Hawking, Elon Musk and Steve Wozniak, the... continued

China Constructing Gigantic Solar Farm in Gobi Desert

July 28, 2015
Extreme levels of pollution across China are becoming catastrophic, and now Beijing has begun taking radical steps toward developing clean energy by beginning construction on a 10 square mile solar power station that will generate a massive 200 megawats of... continued

Physicist Claims He’s Built a Warp Drive in His Garage

July 25, 2015
A breakthrough in space warp-based propulsion appears to have been made by a physicist in Omaha and his team--using a DIY-made apparatus built in his garage. University of Nebraska at Omaha professor David Pares has built, and apparently demonstrated, a... continued

NASA Announces Discovery of Earth-Like Extrasolar Planet

July 24, 2015
NASA has just announced the discovery of an earth-like planet orbiting a star similar to our sun, and within the star's habitable zone. The planet has been designated Kepler-452b, and is the first such planet ever discovered. So far, nearly... continued

Advanced Surgical Implant found in Ancient Mummy

July 22, 2015
An ancient Egyptian mummy attributed to the priest Usermontu has been found to have implanted with a sophisticated nine-inch knee-screw, to help fuse his left knee joint. The medical implant was discovered on x-rays taken by a research team at... continued

2015 Set to be the Hottest Year on Record

July 22, 2015
The month of June has broken temperature records in terms of the global average temperature, and so fare there has been a series of 4 record-breaking months this year, with multiple parts of the world seeing above average temperatures. The... continued

Is More Disclosure Coming?

July 21, 2015
Whitley Strieber has published a new journal entry detailing his thoughts about a possible process of disclosure that could take another step when 18 policy documents covering events in Rendlesham Forest in December of 1980 are released next March by the British... continued

Cuban Lung Cancer Vaccine Headed to the US

July 21, 2015
As part of ongoing talks to lift the embargo that has isolated the island of Cuba for decades, the Cuban government is sharing a lung cancer vaccine that they have developed that may help slow the progress of the disease.... continued

Is Narcissicism also “Selfie-Love?”

July 19, 2015
A new study suggests that there is a correlation between frequent posting of "selfies" on social media and narcissism, of which also correlates to other potential personality problems. Jesse Fox, assistant professor of communications at Ohio State University, co-authored a... continued