2019-03-01
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2017 was the Second Hottest Year on Record, Barely Beating an El Niño-Fueled 2016
January 11, 2018Europe's Copernicus Programme has announced that 2017 was the world's second hottest year on record, coming in at only 0.1ºC cooler than 2016's El Niño-influenced record at 1.2ºC (2.2ºF) above pre-industrial levels, with 2017 actually being the hottest year on... continued
Cybersecurity Flaws ‘Meltdown’ and ‘Spectre’ Affect Nearly Every Computer on the Planet
January 10, 2018On January 3, a group of cybersecurity experts announced the existence of two security flaws affecting virtually every microprocessor on the planet, codenamed 'Meltdown' and 'Spectre': the Meltdown exploit affects computer processors that were built by Intel over the past... continued
The Beaufort Gyre is stuck in a Clockwise Pattern, Worrying Researchers
January 9, 2018The Beaufort Gyre is a wind-driven circular current in the western half of the Arctic Ocean, that alternates between a clockwise and counter-clockwise motion: when it circulates clockwise, it traps ice and melted freshwater, and when it spins counter-clockwise, it... continued
“Eat me!” A New Study shows how a Common Parasite Turns Mice into Cat-Seeking Zombies
January 6, 2018While we tend to think of the concept of a cat-and-mouse chase to be a one-way affair, this isn't always the case with the animals that originated the phrase: a parasite, called Toxoplasma gondii, can create a suicidal aggressiveness in... continued
New Insight Article: Lonely Love and a Beautiful Lesson from Anne
January 5, 2018Some of our Dreamland listeners and Unknowncountry users have reported contacts with Anne, and some of them are particularly powerful. This one, reported by a long time subscriber and published here as an Insight Article, relates directly to the primary... continued
Hurricane-like ‘Bomb Cyclone’ to Drop Violent Winter Weather along the East Coast
January 4, 2018Following nearly two weeks of record-breaking freezing temperatures, a severe winter storm is forming off of the east coast, one that resembles a winter hurricane in many respects, and will run north from Florida through to Atlantic Canada. Aside from... continued
Senator Harry Reid is Calling for a Congressional Hearing into UFOs
January 3, 2018Former Nevada Senator Harry Reid is calling for what may be a long-overdue congressional hearing into the subject of UFOs. Reid was one of the key players that procured funding for the recently-revealed Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program, a Pentagon... continued
Mars-Cold Weather across Canada and the US Breaks both Records and Windows
December 30, 2017An mass of cold Arctic air has descended from the north over the continent, causing temperatures to plunge across Canada and the eastern half of the United States. Many regions between Nunavut and Ontario are seeing temperatures well below zero... continued
Russian-Made Code in FBI Security Software has Cybersecurity Experts Concerned
December 29, 2017Two whistleblowers from French aerospace and defense conglomerate Safran SA have revealed that the company bought computer code from a Russian company with connections to the Kremlin, incorporated the code into their own fingerprint recognition software, and sold their product... continued
Acclaimed Film Director Guillermo del Toro Disappointed and Terrified by Encounter with “Crappy” UFO
December 28, 2017In a November speaking engagement at Loyola Marymount University’s School of Film & TV, acclaimed film director Guillermo del Toro described an encounter with a UFO near Cerro del Cuatro, Mexico. Being a master storyteller of fantasy movies with lavish... continued