2019-03-01
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2023 Puts Paris Accord Temperature Target in Jeopardy with New Global Heat Record
January 23, 2024It's official: 2023 was the hottest year on record, according to the planet's top five meteorological organizations, with the global average temperature coming in at just a hair under 1.5°C (2.7°F) above the pre-industrial average, beating the previous record holders... continued
Gunung Padang, Sacred Megaliths in Indonesia May Be as Old As—if Not Older Than—Göbekli Tepe
January 18, 2024A team of archeological and geological experts studying Indonesia's ancient megalithic site of Gunung Padang have discovered evidence that artificial structures at least as old as—and possibly even older than—Turkey's Göbekli Tepe, buried deep below the terraces that adorn the... continued
New Legislation Aims to Create UAP Reporting Channels and Legal Safeguards for Civilian Aviators
January 15, 2024A new bill introduced to Congress seeks to establish UAP reporting channels for civilian pilots and provide legal safeguards against potential retaliations for reporting their unusual encounters, with these new measures to be facilitated by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).... continued
Yet Another Key Ingredient for the Formation of Life has been Found on the Icy Moon Enceladus
January 10, 2024Yet another key ingredient in the recipe for biological life has been found on Saturn's icy moon, Enceladus, a chemical compound that, in addition to being a potential energy source for primitive organisms, could also act as a basis for the... continued
Dwindling to Less Than 1,300 Individuals, Humanity Almost Went Extinct 900,000 Years Ago
January 5, 2024A new study of the human genome has discovered evidence that humanity nearly went extinct nearly 900,000 years ago, due to the species having dwindled to less than 1,300 reproductively-capable individuals, quite probably from a climate-related disruption. This genetic bottleneck... continued
A Chance Conversation with a Humpback Whale May Lead to Meaningful Contact with Extraterrestrials
January 3, 2024A team of researchers looking to communicate with terrestrial whales as a method of developing techniques that might be used to contact extraterrestrial intelligences managed to hold a twenty-minute conversation with a humpback whale in the waters off of Alaska—a... continued
Wishing an Auspicious Start to 2024, from Whitley and the Team at Unknown Country
January 1, 20242023 was quite a year. Militarization and wars and battlefields distract much of the world's attention from the imminent presence of increasingly unpredictable weather redirecting the way everyone lives. From a historic and political perspective "In too many ways,... continued
30 Percent of Controversial Nazca Mummies’ DNA is “Not from Any Known Species”
December 26, 2023A recent analysis of the DNA of the controversial Nazca Mummies show that 30 percent of their DNA is "not from any known species," according to Mexican journalist Jaime Maussan; although he previously said that this portion of their genetic... continued
Mysterious Fluctuations in the Earth’s Magnetic Field Have Been Mapped, Courtesy of Ancient Mesopotamian Kings
December 21, 2023New insights into an unexplained anomaly in the Earth's magnetic field that occurred 3,000 years ago have been brought to light through the examination of Bronze Age clay bricks inscribed with the names of Mesopotamian kings that ruled during the... continued
Detours on the Road to Disclosure: UAP Amendment Knocked Down, but Senator Schumer Promises to Keep Fighting
December 18, 2023The Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Disclosure Act of 2023— also referred to as the Schumer Amendment—has been defanged by obstacles to the landmark legislation launched by a cadre of key Congressional Representatives, reportedly acting on behalf of influential defense contractors and... continued