2019-03-01
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Heat Events Around the World–33 Dead in Montreal
July 7, 2018Heat waves have been laying siege to regional temperature records around the world since the last week of June, as large areas of heat pressure, or heat domes, strewn across the hemisphere, have increased temperatures in relatively mild climates such... continued
The Case for Aliens that aren’t so ‘Alien’
July 6, 2018When speculating on what the future might look like in his 1927 book "Possible Worlds and Other Papers", geneticist and evolutionary biologist J. B. S. Haldane wrote "Now my own suspicion is that the Universe is not only queerer than... continued
Trump Announces Formation of “Space Force” Military Branch; Pentagon is Interested in Faster-Than-Light Travel
June 28, 2018President Donald J. Trump has announced that he has ordered the formation of a sixth branch of the U.S. military, adding the "Space Force" to the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marines, and Navy. Trump made the announcement at a... continued
Machine Intelligence is The Key to Accurate Climate Prediction
June 26, 2018 One of the key challenges in facing a rapidly-changing climate is accurately predicting how global warming will affect individual regions around the planet: one area may suddenly be stricken with prolonged drought, while another may be inundated with catastrophic flooding.... continued
New Unknowncountry Site Damaged: Update June 24
June 22, 2018We would like to thank everyone who has donated! We are now in the process of creating a new domain with a new level of security. Next week, we will proceed to restore the backup of the new website to... continued
Malignant Brain Tumor Cases have Doubled over the past Twenty Years in England: Are Mobile Phones to Blame?
June 21, 2018A new study has revealed that the rates of malignant brain tumors in England has more than doubled over the past two decades, once again raising concerns regarding the effects of radiation on human health. While the study does not... continued
A Carbon-Capture Company is Pulling Greenhouse Gases from the Air to make Fuel
June 19, 2018While the world might be making the steady shift away from fossil fuel energy sources, there is concern that avoiding a climatological catastrophe might take more than simply halting our production of carbon dioxide waste, and that our civilization might... continued
Antarctica’s Ice is Melting Three Times Faster than Before, Putting Northern Coastlines under Increased Threat
June 16, 2018A recent large-scale survey of Antarctica's ice sheets has revealed that the rate of ice melt from the (mostly) frozen southern continent has tripled over the last decade, releasing volumes of water into the ocean on par with the freshwater... continued
Mysterious “Sonic Attack” Illness from Cuba has Struck in China
June 15, 2018Cuba may be off the hook as a possible culprit behind a debilitating illness that struck US and Canadian diplomats stationed in Havana in 2016, as the same phenomenon is now happening to US embassy staff in China. Although the... continued
A New Genetic Survey Reveals that 90 Percent of All Species Evolved at the Same Time
June 13, 2018A recent survey of the DNA of over 100,000 of the Earth's animal species, including modern humans, has yielded a shocking result: 90 percent of all extant species arose at the same time, between 100,000 and 200,000 years ago, upending... continued