Cooling La Niña-Like Conditions Are Forming in the Atlantic, and Scientists Are Trying to Figure Out Why

September 3, 2024
An unexpected mystery has appeared at the equator in the Atlantic Ocean, in the form of a sudden cooling trend in the surface waters, despite the ongoing record-breaking warming of the ocean surface and a lack of the conditions that... continued

Two New Shroud of Turin Studies Point to the Authenticity of the Holy Artifact

August 31, 2024
Two new studies are adding to the possibility that the holy relic known as the Shroud of Turin is indeed the burial cloth of the historical Jesus Christ, and not the product of a medieval forgery as implied by the... continued

The Pentagon Appoints NSA Scientist as New AARO Director

August 29, 2024
The U.S. Department of Defense has chosen a new head for the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office [AARO], appointing Dr. Jon T. Kosloski as the new director of the Pentagon's UAP investigations team. Kosloski is replacing the office's interim director, Tim... continued

Earth’s Complex Lifeforms May Have Emerged 1.5 Billion Years Earlier Than Assumed

August 26, 2024
While life on Earth appeared extremely early in the planet's history, it wasn't until a mere 600 million years ago that complex life exploded onto the scene, with the long-standing reign of single-celled organisms giving way to more complex lifeforms,... continued

Earth’s Oldest Solar Calendar Has Been Found at Göbekli Tepe & May Mark a Civilization-Altering Catastrophe

August 23, 2024
A new analysis of the carvings engraved into the ancient stones at Göbekli Tepe have revealed what may be the world's oldest solar calendar, a system of timekeeping that, at over 12,000 years old, predates other ancient calendar systems by... continued

We May Be Able To Detect Gravitational Distortions from Broken Warp Drives

August 22, 2024
A new paper from an international team of physicists has outlined the possibility that we may be able to detect the gravitational waves that spill out of a malfunctioning warp drive—provided a spacetime-bending craft belonging to one of our interstellar... continued

From the Dark Depths Beyond Jupiter: The Origin of the Dinosaurs’ Killer Asteroid Revealed

August 19, 2024
Ever since the discovery of the ancient crater left over from the massive impact that wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago, researchers have sought to uncover the origin of the meteor that heralded the extinction of more than... continued

A Rare Heat Spike Above Antarctica Could Mean More Extreme Weather via a Destabilized Southern Polar Vortex

August 16, 2024
A rare temperature spike in the atmosphere high above Antarctica is threatening to split the southern polar vortex, bringing with it the potential for extreme weather events across the Southern Hemisphere. In July 2024, a Sudden Stratospheric Warming (SSW) event was... continued

The World’s Oldest Cave Art May Have Been Made by Another Species

August 14, 2024
One of the world's most ancient works of cave art appears to be even older than originally assumed, according to a new analysis of the ancient mural found on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, offering profound implications regarding the cognitive... continued

Instead of Dark Energy, the Acceleration of Universal Expansion May Require a Mirror Universe Parallel to Our Own

August 12, 2024
The accelerated expansion of the universe may not rely on the influence of a mysterious dark energy, but could be possible if there is a parallel universe that mirrors our own driving that expansion, at least according to a new paper published by a researcher seeking to find an answer to this baffling phenomenon.... continued