French Fusion Reactor Promises a New Energy Era–Eventually

August 22, 2013
It used to be China that was considered to be at the forefront of the development of fusion energy (the same energy the sun uses), but now it appears to be--of all places--that lovely tourist destination of southern France where... continued

Discovery of Still-Liquid Mammoth Blood Means a Clone is Close

August 22, 2013
Scientists are now closer than ever to bringing an ice age species back to life. Researchers from the Northeast Federal University in Yakutsk found liquid blood in a 10,000-year-old mammoth discovered off the coast of northeast Russia. With the help... continued

Tiny Comet Strikes Sun as Huge Solar Explosion Takes Place

August 21, 2013
In the early hours of Tuesday, August 20, a comet estimated to be only sixty to a hundred feet across dove into the sun, causing a huge solar explosion. Just before the comet hit, a coronal mass ejection exploded off... continued

Travel to the Stars May be Much Closer than Previously Thought

August 21, 2013
The speed of light may be the key to our getting off this planet. NASA physicist Harold G. White and his team are trying to determine whether faster-than-light travel--a "Star Trek"-type warp drive--might someday be possible (NOTE: Subscribers can still... continued

Scientists Implant False Memories

August 21, 2013
Researchers at MIT have successfully implanted false memories in mice. Using a technique called optogenetics, researchers were able to isolate neurons controlling a single memory in the brain, tag them, then later stimulate them with light to induce the memory.... continued

Greenland Ice Sheet Melting from Above and Below

August 20, 2013
The Greenland ice sheet is not only melting from above, but also from below. It has been discovered that this is caused by heat flowing up from Earth's mantle. It's variable across Greenland, absent in some places and intense in... continued

New Evidence that Princess Diana was Murdered

August 18, 2013
On December 8, 2000 Unknowncountry.com published its first story about the possibility that Princess Diana had been murdered by shadowy figures, possibly connected to the British intelligence agency MI6 and by extension to the royal family. In our story, we... continued

Unknowncountry Weekender: When a Comet Strikes the Sun–WATCH OUT

August 17, 2013
In the year 775 AD, the sun didn't just emit a large flare, it emitted something close to a superflare, and scientists who have been studying this mysterious and extremely dangerous phenomenon now believe that they understand what caused it,... continued

Whitley on Coast to Coast Last Night: Do Aliens follow Laws?

August 17, 2013
Whitley Strieber appeared on Coast to Coast AM on Friday, August 16 from in the first two hours to announce the publication of his new novel, Alien Hunter. The book imagines about alien and human police working together, and Whitley speculated... continued

Google is Either Lying to the Court or the Public about Privacy

August 16, 2013
Google is either lying to the court or lying to the public, Consumer Watchdog said today, after the Internet giant made new public claims asserting it respects users’ privacy--claims that are starkly contradicted by an earlier court filing it would... continued