2019-03-01
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Arctic Ice Extent Hits a Record Low for June
June 24, 2019Following an abnormally warm spring, the Arctic has lost a record amount of ice for the month of June, from both sea surface ice and glaciers in Greenland. On June 12, parts of Greenland saw temperatures rise up to 40°F... continued
A Mysterious Abyss Opens on Jupiter, Threatening to Devour Your Imagination
June 21, 2019Although the planet Jupiter might be in the process of losing its famous Great Red Spot, it has recently gained a new feature that is baffling researchers, in the form of a large dark hole in its cloud tops that... continued
Flight MH370’s Captain Depressurized Cabin, Subduing Passengers, Before Crash
June 19, 2019Although we may never know what truly happened to Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, a new article published in The Atlantic has gathered enough evidence and analysis to determine that the missing airliner may have been taken over by its captain,... continued
Lake Monster Ogopogo Resurfaces in Canada’s Okanagan Region
June 17, 2019The lake monster known as Ogopogo has resurfaced in a video taken by a local shop owner, continuing a string of sightings of the elusive cryptid that calls Canada's Okanagan Lake home. On June 1, Jim La Rocque was visiting... continued
Occasionally, Older Stars Erupt with Solar Superflares, Too
June 14, 2019Young stars that are just starting their luminous lives are known to give off massive solar flares that can be many hundreds to thousands of times more powerful than the largest flares on record from our own middle-aged Sun. Juvenile... continued
Readin’, ‘Rithmetic and… Honeybees? Learning to Add, Subtract and Read Numbers in the Hive
June 12, 2019In a first for insect kind, a series of studies has found that simple honeybees can not only perform basic arithmetic—adding and subtracting the number one from a number provided to them—but they can also learn how to read symbols... continued
The FBI has Released its X-Files on Bigfoot
June 10, 2019It mightn't be based on what Agent Mulder had or had not seen while out for a night of "squatchin", but the Federal Bureau of Investigation has released the documents regarding its official investigation into the elusive cryptid known as... continued
Keeping Schrödinger’s Cat Alive: Researchers Find a Way to Predict Changes in Quantum Superposition States
June 7, 2019A team of quantum physicists at Yale University has announced that they have resolved one of the defining characteristics in the field of quantum mechanics, in that they have not only made the unpredictable behavior of particles at the quantum... continued
“This is the New Norm”: Chaotic Weather Continues to Wreak Havoc Around the World
June 3, 2019It's only been six weeks since our last report on the weather chaos currently gripping the planet, but the onslaught of devastating weather continues to deliver waves of heat, tornadoes, flooding, droughts, and wildfires, resulting in billions of dollars in... continued
More Water Found on Mars and the Unraveling of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot: News from Around the Solar System
May 31, 2019The planets Mars and Jupiter have been making news lately, with a huge reservoir of water ice having been discovered on Mars—one big enough to fill a small ocean—and the unraveling of Jupiter's Great Red Spot, a massive storm that... continued