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China Building a Supersonic Submarine
August 6, 2015Chinese researchers have announced that they have made a breakthrough that brings the development of a supersonic submarine one step closer to reality, using a special liquid membrane to reduce the friction that the surrounding water would create on the... continued
Record Heat in Mideast, Unusual Cold in Australia
August 4, 2015A ferocious heat wave is scorching the Middle East. A high pressure system has stalled over Iran and Iraq and is resulting in some of the highest temperatures ever recorded in populate areas. If the system should move north, it... continued
MH-370: New Evidence, But What Does It Really Mean?
August 1, 2015A fragment of the wing of a Boeing 777 has washed up on Reunion Island 580 miles southeast of Madagascar. The part, a wing element called a flaperon, was found thousands of miles from where Indonesian Airlines Flight 370 was... continued
Meet Silicon Valley’s Tech Witch
July 31, 2015California's Silicon Valley's tech gurus are famous for their technical problem-solving skills, but as we've all experienced, sometimes there's a ghost in the machine, that particular gremlin that no amount of tech support seems to exorcise. But tech companies know... continued
1 Million Reward for Message to Represent Us to Aliens
July 30, 2015As 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, 2015A 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, 2015Extreme 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, 2015A 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, 2015NASA 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, 2015An 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