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Weekender:Fukushima – The Real Story
January 11, 2014There can be no doubt that the incident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan was one of the worst in history, rivalled only by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in Russia in 1986. The damage to the power station... continued
Scientists Find a Way to Fast-track Production of Fossil Fuels
January 10, 2014The search for a viable alternative to fossil fuels has been ongoing for many years. Our oil reserves are not unlimited, and the question of "what to do when the oil runs out" has been hanging in the air like... continued
Huge Solar Flare Erupts from Largest Sunspot for Ten Years
January 9, 2014On Tuesday, the sun's first major solar flare of the year emerged from a massive sunspot on the surface of our favourite star, known as AR1944 and described by NASA as "one of the largest sunspots seen in the last... continued
A Tweet In Time: Are Time Travelers Writing Precognitive Posts On Twitter?
January 8, 2014The quest to find those who have come back from the future all started over a poker game. Astrophysicist Robert Nemiroff and his students were playing cards (for chips) last summer, chatting about Facebook. They wondered: If there were time... continued
Global Warming: Could it be causing sub-zero temperatures and flooding across the planet?
January 8, 2014The term "global warming" suggests that we can expect temperatures across the planet to become increasingly hotter with every passing year. Australia's blazing hot weather certainly broke all records during 2013, with summer and winter temperatures that were 1.2C above... continued
Scientists Claim Threat Of Supervolcano Eruption Greater Than Previously Thought
January 7, 2014A recent study, published in the journal Nature Geoscience, indicated that the risk of a "Supervolcano" eruption could be between 10 to 100 times more likely than previously thought. Scientists originally assumed that seismic activity was necessary to crack open... continued
More Severe Storms Worldwide
January 5, 2014The eastern half of the United States and parts of Canada have been assaulted by a severe snow storm which has left 16 people dead. The snow storm, named as "Hercules", left some areas buried under two feet of snow... continued
Is the Western U.S becoming a UFO “hotspot?”
January 4, 2014The Californian skies held more than fireworks on New Year's Eve, as multiple UFO sightings were reported across the state. From Placer County across to the Hollywood Hills, eye-witnesses have come forward with accounts of glowing lights and mysterious objects... continued
Unexplained Bird deaths Continue Across the U.S.A.
January 3, 2014Unknown Country has previously reported unexplained mass extinction-style events occurring in fish and other marine life (see Rivers of Death and Silent Seas), but the phenomenon also appears to be spreading to our bird life. Unconfirmed reports suggest that, for... continued
Science explains why New Year’s Resolutions are so hard to keep
January 1, 2014It's that time of year again, as we watch an old year slip into a memory and prepare to greet a brand new year, pulsing with possibilities, each new day waiting like a blank page to be filled with the... continued