James Oliver issued the world with the shocking revelation in a video that detailed his life on another “planetary system”. He explained: “Hello my name is James Oliver and I’m from a planetary system that is not this one, I’m sorry I’m being very vague I cannot be specific, it’s company procedure. I work for
Month: February 2018
The Big Bang may have been bright and dramatic, but immediately after it occurred the Universe got extremely dark for a long time. In fact, scientists believe that it took up to 200 million years for the first stars to emerge from an obscure soup of matter. As current telescopes aren’t sensitive enough to
A rather unusual blocking pattern in place across much of the western hemisphere, from North America across the North Atlantic into Europe, will set the stage for a major nor’easter to form Thursday night, March 1, 2018, off the Mid-Atlantic coast. Strong winds and coastal flooding are major hazards from this event. A complicated storm
Record-breaking cold temperatures engulfing entire Europe this week are now blamed for the at least 24 deaths. Below freezing temperatures in Europe, in many regions coldest for this time of year since records began, claimed lives of at least 24 people, as of February 28, 2018. At least 9 people died in Poland over the past four days,
Experts had previously believed the Moon was formed when a Mars-sized infant planet – known as Theia – hit Earth with a glancing blow, striking at a 45 degree angle some 4.5 billion years ago. As a result, chunks of Theia and Earth collected in Earth’s orbit to eventually form the Moon. But experts from
Researchers believe they may have now found evidence of a sudden silencing of electrical activity in the brain just before you die. Scientists, who were examining nine patients with ‘do not resuscitate’ orders, hooked the patients up to electroencephalogram (EEG) machines to monitor brain activity. The experts discovered the brain cells continue to function for
In the clip, we see a hiker’s eye view as they approach a dark, ape-like figure making its way through the forest. The camera then zooms in to try and get a clearer image of the creature’s face. But the suspected Bigfoot quickly moves out of the shot and the video cuts. The footage was
Britain and large parts of Europe are currently battling the ‘Beast from the East’ – a Siberian weather blast with heavy snowfalls reported as far south as the Spain and the French Riviera and temperatures as low as -29C recorded in Estonia in the east. But researchers are warning that due to climate change, weather
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft first detected the presence of methane on Enceladus, one of Saturn’s 62 moons, last year. After thorough research, experts believe that the methane could be a byproduct of alien activity. A new study has found that some extremely tough microbes found on Earth could survive in the freezing conditions of Enceladus. What’s
Bosavi volcano located in Papua New Guinea’s Southern Highlands Province is showing signs of awakening after this week’s M7.5 earthquake and hundreds of moderate to strong aftershocks. “As we speak we are seeing smoke building up at the top of the mountain. We had never seen Mount Bosavi as a volcanic mountain but now it’s showing signs,”
GETTY LIFE AFTER DEATH: Is this heart attack victim’s near death experience PROOF OF GOD? The lady, who goes by the name of only Heather, was in hospital for an operation when there was a problem with the anaesthesia drip line which caused her heart to stop for a total of two minutes and 45
They’re the weirdest organisms known to science: unkillable critters that can turn into glass and survive the cold vacuum of space. But sometimes tardigrades just want to take a breather, you know? Chill for a bit in more comfortable surroundings. Which is how scientists discovered a whole new species of them living in moss on
Earth and Sun’s fields are weakening and we’re exiting the magnetic dust cloud. At the same time, our three shields against energy from space are disappearing, we are showing increased vulnerability to space weather from our sun, and cosmic rays are already exceeding expectations. The magnetic protection stops the cosmic connection to earthquakes, volcanoes and storms
The way psilocybin goes to work on the brain of a fly could provide an explanation for why several different species of mushroom all evolved to contain the exact same compound. Although it causes hallucinations in humans, psilocybin could be tricking insects into losing their appetite – making it a protective mechanism against being
Roughly 4 billion years ago an assortment of complex organic compounds went from being mere carbon soup to replicating biochemistry – the first steps to life on Earth. The order of these steps has been a source of debate for decades. Now, a recent discovery about a common protein structure could help tip the balance,
Scientists have discovered two new kinds of virus in Brazil that display such size and genetic complexity we may need to rethink exactly what viruses are, scientists say. The two new strains – dubbed Tupanvirus, after the Brazilian thunder god Tupã in Guaraní mythology – are as prodigious as their namesake, and while they’re not
Bridget, an 18-year-old lioness living at the Oklahoma City Zoo, has done something that has baffled her keepers. After 17 years of a normal mane-free existence, she’s sprouted a ruff of hair around her neck – a smaller version of the full mane usually sported by male lions. As nothing has changed in Bridget’s
The sun won’t rise at the North Pole until March 20, and it’s normally close to the coldest time of year – but an extraordinary and possibly historic thaw swelled over the tip of the planet this weekend. Analyses show that the temperature warmed to the melting point as an enormous storm pumped an
There are apparently 72 arts you need to master as a Shaolin monk, and according to the accomplished masters in this video, being able to throw a needle hard enough to pierce a sheet of glass is among the hardest skills to conquer. We’ll take their word on it. But to be truly impressed
Life as we know it needs three things: energy, water and chemistry. Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus has them all, as NASA spacecraft Cassini confirmed in the final years of its mission to that planet. While Cassini explored the Saturnian neighborhood, its sensors detected gas geysers that spewed from Enceladus’s southern poles. Within those plumes
American theoretical physicist, futurist, and populariser of science, Michio Kaku, thinks humans will detect aliens before 2100 by listening to radio communications, but he does not know if we will be able to talk back to them. Speaking on an “ask me anything” question and answer session on social media platform Reddit, the futurist answered
Make some more room on the elephant family tree: genetic analysis has shown that what we know as African elephants actually represent two species rather than one, joining the Asian elephant to make three modern species roaming the world today. In the most comprehensive elephant genome study carried out to date, scientists found a
“This is looking like being one of the coldest periods we have had in the UK for a number of years with almost anywhere at risk of seeing snow over the next few days,” the UK Met Office said February 27, 2018. Amber and Yellow National Severe Weather Warnings for snow, snow and wind, and snow and ice
A study published in the Lancet Public Health journal last week said heavy boozing is a “major factor” in all forms of the incurable illness, after observing more than a million adults diagnosed with dementia in France. Looking specifically at 57,000 cases of early-onset dementia as part of the study, they found the majority –
A newly discovered asteroid designated 2018 DV1 will flyby Earth at a very close distance of 0.29 LD or 0.00075 AU (~112 198 km / 69 716 miles) on March 2, 2018. This will be the 18th known and 6th closest asteroid to flyby Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the year.
Military personnel are involved in a space race of their own as armed forces around the globe look to dominate space to get ahead in wars in the cosmos. Future wars will inevitably involve more high tech weaponry and the country which can dominate space will not only have spacecraft in position ready for battle,
Since the planet’s discovery in 2013, scientists had hoped Proxima b would be able to support life due to its favourable conditions. The planet, which is a staggering 40 trillion kilometres, or 4.25 lightyears away, and orbiting Earth’s closest star Proxima Centauri, is situated in its solar system’s “goldilocks zone” meaning it is not too
A bright was seen and recorded flying across the night sky over Antofagasta, Chile at 23:51 UTC (20:30 local time) on February 25, 2018. The event lasted several seconds before the object disintegrated. In cooperation with Exoss, the American Meteor Society (AMS) received 15 reports from Antofagasta, Arica and Parinacota, and Tarapaca. There are no reports of
Swedish scientists are hoping to develop robotic clones which mirror the personality and consciousness of your deceased loved ones. According to Swedish newspaper Dagen, a funeral agency called Phoenix is already looking for volunteers who would give the company permission to replicate images of their loved ones who have passed away. As a starter, the
But after an 11-minute DIY filming attempt, YouTube user NUA appears to have successfully debunked 1998 photographs of the so-called ‘Black Knight satellite’. This month new video footage from UFO conspiracists, widely believed to be a CGI hoax, did the rounds on social media as alleged further proof of the mysterious alien satellite. Alien researchers
The chilling image was taken by Google in the town of Delicias in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. Ghost chasers spotted what looks like a blonde girl, who resembles disturbing images of dolls from horror films, behind a red car. The “ghost child” appears eerily pale and with her dark eyes fixed on the camera.
At least 11 people have been found frozen to death across Europe over the past couple of days as very cold Arctic air engulfed the continent. This event is its peak today and is currently producing below freezing daytime temperatures across entire Europe except for Portugal and southern Spain. February 28 will remain below freezing but
He revealed the close encounter of the third kind in a revealing interview with Australian show 60 Minutes. Instead of his usual colourful tales of his wild alcohol and drug-fuelled party days, Robbie came clean about the extraterrestrial encounter. He said: “I’ve seen one right above me. If I got a tennis ball out I
Everybody can appreciate acts of kindness. But when it comes to explaining why we do them, people often take one of two extreme positions. Some think kindness is something completely selfless that we do out of love and care, while others believe it is just a tool that we cunningly use to become more popular
Imagine a 65-year-old woman who sees her physician frequently for a variety of aches and pains. She might complain of back pain on one visit, headaches another time, and feeling weak on the next. Each time, her physician does a physical exam and runs the appropriate tests, without finding anything to account for her
Alien conspiracy theorists have claimed for years that there are hidden underground bases in the US, where alien visitors held the US Air Force reverse engineer their flying saucer technology. However, it has not widely been claimed there are any in the UK. The alien base conspiracy theory ties in with other claims that the
Then, one by one, the lights drop towards the ground as the so-called object above remains stationary. It is said to have been filmed in the skies above a city in Ukraine. Blake Cousins from the channel said: “Whatever it is, it is spitting out UFOs.” His brother Brett, who helps run the channel, added:
Our closest stellar neighbour, Proxima Centauri, knows how to belch ’em out. According to new research, in March of last year it erupted into an absolute beast of a stellar flare, 10 times brighter than the largest flares produced by our own Sun, even though it has only about one-eighth of the mass. This
Geomagnetic storms caused by negative polarity, south polar coronal hole high speed stream (CH HSS) reached G1 – Minor levels early Tuesday, February 27, 2018. Solar wind parameters are expected to further increase today and a G2 – Moderate geomagnetic storm warning was issued. Solar wind parameters over the past 24 hours were indicative of
One of the world’s most respected theoretical physicists Michio Kaku has predicted that humans will make contact with an alien civilisation within this century. While he doesn’t know if we’ll be able to talk back to them by then, Kaku thinks that humans will detect aliens before 2100 by listening in to their radio communications.
Along the western coast of South America there’s a vast desert so unimaginably parched it’s effectively hell on Earth – but it’s the similarities to another red destination that have scientists hot and bothered. Chile’s Atacama Desert is among the very driest places on the planet, so arid that rain may not fall on
The Global Seed Vault – an insurance policy against potential global doomsday scenarios – celebrated its 10th anniversary on Monday by receiving a shipment of more than 76,000 seed samples. This brings the vault’s library to a total number of 1,059,646 botanical specimens since it opened in 2008. Set inside a mountain on the
An international team of scientists have provided the first proof of an exotic new state of matter, known as Rydberg polarons. This state of matter is formed at ultra cold temperatures, when an electron orbits its nucleus at such a great distance that other atoms end up bound inside the orbit. All these atoms form
The horrifying relationship between a parasitic fungus and its host has just been examined in close detail, and it reveals once again just how brutal nature can be. Scientists now know in gruesome detail exactly how the fungus Massospora cicadina infects so many cicadas, before going on to hijack their behaviour and explode out of their abdomens,
Global powers are pushing flight faster. With Japan looking to reintroduce supersonic speeds to aircraft, China has joined several US companies in working on aircraft capable of achieving hypersonic speeds – and they’re relatively far along. Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing successfully tested their “I Plane” (named because it resembles
Temperature changes large and small are happening around us all the time, and scientists have come up with a machine that can convert those fluctuations into electricity, potentially powering sensors and communication devices almost out of thin air. The energy harvesting is done through what’s called a thermal resonator: a device that captures heat
Two lunar missions have found that water on the moon is widely distributed and not confined to a particular region. The discovery builds on that from last August when scientists at Brown University discovered huge pockets of sub-surface water. At the time they wrote: The nearly ubiquitous presence of water in large and small lunar
A rare snowstorm hit Rome on February 26, 2018, causing severe traffic disruption and forcing authorities to shut down schools and tourist attractions. Snow fell on Italian capital for the first time in six years today in what authorities described the largest snowstorm to hit the city at the end of February in decades. As winds from Siberia
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