2019-03-01
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A Potential Precursor to Life Has Been Discovered in a Protoplanetary Disk
March 14, 2022Astronomers have discovered the presence of what is the largest molecule yet detected in a protoplanetary cloud that surrounds a young star. While not expected to have been produced by biological means, this relatively complex organic compound could be a... continued
Preventing WWIII: Walking the Nuclear Tightrope in the War for Ukraine
March 10, 2022In response to the invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces, countries that are part of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) are sending troops and vehicles to neighboring countries in an effort to contain a possible Russian advance, in case President Vladimir Putin decides... continued
Gravity Itself is Contributing to Glacial Melt in Greenland
March 9, 2022A team of researchers studying the dynamics of meltwater lakes that form on the surface of Greenland's glaciers has discovered a previously-undiscovered source of heat that is melting the world's largest island's ice sheets from the bottom up: the sheer... continued
The World’s Largest Bacteria May Be a Single-Celled Missing Link [UPDATE]
March 5, 2022[The body of this article wound up going missing at some point, leaving the posting empty. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. ~Matt] Microbiologists have discovered what is now known as the world's largest bacterium, a single-celled... continued
New Insight: Russian “Cognitive Warfare” as a Weapon Against the West
March 1, 2022Since Russia began methodically spreading propaganda in the early days of the Soviet Union, the country's intelligence services have gained enormous knowledge about how to induce their own people and others to believe lies. Since the rise of the internet,... continued
Russia’s Ukraine Invasion: Will it Lead to Wider War?
February 26, 2022As Russia prepares an all-out effort to capture the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, Germany, EU and the US prepare to cut critical Russian banks off from the SWIFT financial transfer system. This will result in the collapse of the Russian... continued
“Stealth Omicron” Subvariant Is Poised To Overtake Other Coronavirus Strains
February 24, 2022There are calls by some health experts to have a subvariant of the highly-transmissible Omicron to be given its own designation as a Greek-lettered variant of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. Responsible for a resurgence in cases in Denmark, the BA.2 subvariant... continued
An Unredacted Map Detailing a US Navy UAP Encounter Has Been Released
February 22, 2022An unredacted version of a briefing slide detailing the movements of one of the US Navy ships involved in a series of UAP encounters off of the California coast in the summer of 2019 has been released, offering not only... continued
Western North America is Suffering from the Worst Megadrought in 1,200 Years
February 18, 2022The prolonged drought being experienced by the western portion of North America—now considered a "megadrought"—is the driest seen by the region in over 1,200 years, and is considered a worst-case climate change scenario, according to a new study. "Climate change... continued
Planet Nine May Have Smaller Siblings as Company in the Dark Reaches of the Solar System
February 16, 2022New computer modeling of the early Solar System has found that there were probably more planets orbiting the Sun billions of years ago, but were either destroyed in planetary collisions, lost to the depths of interstellar space as rogue planets,... continued