A key component of space travel in science fiction has taken a major step to becoming reality with an experiment that has successfully induced suspended hibernation in lab rodents. Instead of using potentially dangerous methods such as chemically-induced sleep or freezing the subjects, the technique involved uses ultrasound to lullread more
Scientists studying soil samples returned from asteroid Ryugu have confirmed that the near-Earth object is home to a slew of organic compounds, most importantly one that is essential to the formation of DNA, along with the metabolically-essential vitamin B3. This discovery suggests that life on our planet may not haveread more
The Pentagon has established a new office tasked with investigating unidentified aerial phenomena, the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO). The AARO will replace the Airborne Object Identification and Management Synchronization Group (AOIMSG), established just last November, and is intended to expand the scope of the military’s UAP investigations. This news comesread more
A new, peer-reviewed study on the scientific consensus regarding near-death experiences has been published by a multidisciplinary team of medical researchers titled “Guidelines and standards for the study of death and recalled experiences of death.” This study examines the scientific evidence that has accumulated from research into the phenomenon, andread more