A severe storm swept through New Zealand late Tuesday into Wednesday, November 8, 2017, leaving much of the South Island without power. Wind gusts reached 154 km/h (95 mph), maximum hourly rainfall 33 mm (1.29 inches) and snow was reported even at low elevations. The storm front moved through the upper West Coast of the South Island, and to
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YouTube UFO and conspiracy theory channels have been airing the video that was reportedly filmed in 1992 in Eiger, Switzerland, and shows what appears to be a body with an alien-like over-sized head, large eyes, small, spindly arms, and torso – much like the stereotypical image of an alien. One picture of the being shows
Professor Hawking sent a dire forecast for the future of humanity, telling the Tencent WE Summit Earth will be destroyed by 2600. The 75-year old said overpopulation will lead to unsustainable amount of energy consumption which will ultimately finish in the end of the world. The theoretical physicist said the world’s population has been growing
A very bright fireball exploded over northern Germany around 20:56 UTC (21:56 CET) on November 6, 2017. The event lasted between 3 and 20 seconds. The American Meteor Society (AMS), received 23 reports by 13:00 UTC, November 8. The event was seen from Germany, Sweeden, Norway, Netherlands, Belgium, and France. Video courtesy T. Nielsen, AMS Nobody
The Northern Lights were streaked across the skies in Britain overnight, bringing an eerie green tinge to large swathes of the country. The curious phenomenon was caused by a strong solar wind which is set to continue into tonight, bringing the Aurora Borealis to Canada and parts of Alaska. The University of Alaska Fairbanks’ Geophysical
Unlike other fish that share its habitat, the deep-sea pearlside is active at dusk and dawn – a behaviour referred to as crepuscular, meaning it’s neither nocturnal or diurnal. And now it turns out this fish has an eye cell that works differently from any other light-sensing cell researchers have encountered – and it might even
The Aurora Borealis tinged the skies an eerie green in parts of Britain last night. A particularly strong solar wind was behind the dazzling phenomenon, which is caused by particles from the Sun striking the Earth’s magnetic field. There is a “definite possibility” that the Northern Lights will be visible again tonight according to Dr
It didn’t look like much at first. A small piece of stone, just 3.6 centimetres (1.4 inches) in length, encrusted in a layer of limestone. Found in a 3,500 year-old Bronze Age Warrior’s Tomb in Pylos in Greece, it was set aside for more exciting treasure – but turned out to be the most stunning
A violent storm, described as one of the worst to hit the region in a decade, hit eastern Queensland, Australia on November 7, 2017, with hurricane-force winds, heavy rain and large hailstones. Bundaberg Mayor Jack Dempsey said the severity of the winds was something he had never seen before. The storm hit the region Tuesday
Getty*Nick Pope Case closed: The new book sheds light on a theory that the UFO was not alien in origin. Andrew Pike, a qualified astrophysicist, writer and broadcaster specialising in astronomical anomalies and the history of science, has penned a new book questioning just what could have happened at two US Air Force bases by
End of world prophets, who believe in the growing Nibiru/Planet X theory, are convinced it is a mini solar system consisting of a sun, planets and moons, which is lurking on the edge of our solar system. They claim it has a huge orbit of the sun. Nibiru believers are convinced the “rogue system” is
So-called Planet X researchers who believe that a rogue planetary system known as Nibiru is on a collision course with Earth, are now pointing towards a new disaster a week on Sunday. Some of these conspiracy theorists and doom mongers are certain that a monstrous celestial body know as Black Star, will pummel Earth with
A controversial online portal billing itself as “the first website in the world to provide mass & public access to research papers” could soon finds its mission derailed in the US, after losing a potentially precedent-setting legal battle last week. A district court in Virginia sided with the American Chemical Society (ACS) on Friday in
The destruction will hit vulnerable areas all over the world from France and Italy to Alaska and Russia, to the American West Coast, Indonesia and Japan – and loss of life is predicted to be in the millions. The group has been charting the movements of the so-called Black Star, aka Nemesis, Nibiru and Planet
Fossils of humanity’s oldest known mammalian ancestors have been discovered on the coast of Dorset, UK – and they date back to the dawn of the Cretaceous period. The 145 million-year-old teeth, found by an undergraduate student, belong to a pair of rat-like animals from the mammal group that led not just to humans, but
Stephen Hawking fears it may only be a matter of time before humanity is forced to flee Earth in search of a new home. The famed theoretical physicist has previously said that he thinks humankind’s survival will rely on our ability to become a multi-planetary species. Hawking reiterated – and in fact emphasised –
Netherlands gas supplier Holthausen Group has taken a Tesla Model S and hacked it to run on electricity and hydrogen. Combined with their “Project Hesla” components, the vehicle can travel 1,000 km (620 miles) – more than double the distance of the cheapest Model S. The Tesla model S is one of the most
According to Moran Cerf, a neuroscientist at Northwestern University who has been studying decision-making for over a decade, the surest way to maximise happiness has nothing to do with experiences, material goods, or personal philosophy. It’s all about who you decide to spend time with. But “it’s not just advice to choose your friends carefully,”
US President Trump has put America at odds with the rest of the world, literally, when it comes to the goal of combating climate change. At an international climate conference in Bonn on Tuesday, Syria announced its plans to join the Paris climate accord – an agreement forged in 2015 for nations to band together
Tropical Storm “Rina” formed at 03:00 UTC on November 7, 2017 (23:00 AST, November 6) as the 17th named storm of the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season. Its remnants are expected to reach Ireland and the United Kingdom on Friday, November 10, bringing rain and gale force winds. Only 7 other hurricane seasons on record had 17+ named storms by
A strong earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.5 hit New Guinea, Papua New Guinea at 21:26 UTC on November 7, 2017 (07:26 local time, November 8). The agency is reporting a depth of 107.4 km (66.7 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.5 at a depth of 122 km (75.8 miles). According to the USGS, the
Earth is again under the influence of a recurrent, positive polarity, northern extension Coronal Hole High Speed Stream (CH HSS). G1 – Minor geomagnetic storm level threshold was reached at 11:55 UTC, followed by G2 – Moderate at 19:21 UTC. Over the past 24 hours, solar wind parameters were indicative of the arrival of Co-rotating
There are now a total of 50 exoplanets far beyond our solar system, that are of interest to astronomers and astrophysicists across the globe In the search for exoplanets, the key goal is to find worlds that sit in the habitable “Goldilocks Zone,” a region that is neither too close nor too far from a
The world is shifting from fossil fuels to renewable energy in a big way right now, but a group of scientists has come up with a new kind of material that works like a renewable substitute for coal. This ‘instant coal’ biofuel brings the high energy efficiency of coal without the usual damaging side-effects –
A YouTube video claiming to expose the truth about Nibiru, also known as Planet X or Wormwood, claims Earth is heading for a massive “cosmic event”. The video titled, ‘Planet X Nibiru Won’t Come to Earth But will Hit Jupiter & Destroy Everything, 8th November 2017’, claims Earth will be spared a direct collision. But
The Indian Medical Association declared a public health emergency on Tuesday, November 7, 2017, as toxic smog engulfed Indian capital Delhi. In some areas, Air Quality Index (AQI) reached a maximum of 999 and went beyond what instruments could measure. According to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the smoke-laden air from Punjab and Haryana, and moisture-heavy winds
When is the Leonid meteor shower this year? The Leonid shooting stars will peak this year in the early morning hours of Friday November 17, continuing into the following morning of Saturday November 18. Individual meteors can bee seen throughout the month of November, but it is during the peak when the real show takes
The robot version of Professor Einstein was created by Hanson Robotics, the same manufacturers of Sofia, an AI bot who has just been granted citizenship in Saudi Arabia. It comes amid fears over the rise of AI, with many, including Professor Stephen Hawking, fearing robots could one day replace humans as the dominant species on
Experts have long thought extraterrestrial life could be found on one of the moons in the solar system as they are more likely to have water than the planets. And now scientists may have just made a massive breakthrough in the search for aliens. Nasa’s Cassini spacecraft spotted hydrothermal spray coming from one of Saturn’s
Indonesian authorities have raised the alert level for Mount Lokon in Tomohon, North Sulawesi to waspada (Level II) on Monday, November 5, 2017, amid increased volcanic activity detected under the volcano. Residents and visitors are prohibited from coming within 1.5 km (0.93 miles) from the crater on Monday, after increased seismic activity marked by tremors since
The massive aviation firm has announced that it will arm a range of hyper advanced fighters with powerful laser weapons. Lockheed Martin won a contract with the US Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) worth a reported $26.3million (£20million) to develop a “high power fibre laser” which can be fitted to fighter jets. The contract is
Speaking at the Web Summit technology conference in Lisbon, Portugal, the theoretical physicist reiterated his warning against the rise of powerful, conscious machines. While Prof Hawking admitted that AI could be used for good, he also stated that humans need to find a way to control it so that it does not become more powerful
The National Weather Service (NWS) confirmed late Monday, November 6, 2017, two EF2 tornadoes hit western Mercer County, Ohio on November 5. One EF1 tornado was confirmed in Clark County. A warm front provided the focus for Sunday morning thunderstorms that eventually turned into a bowing line segment across northeastern Indiana into northwestern Ohio, NWS
One is top-secret Area 51 in Nevada, the other is the Wright-Patterson US Air Force test and research base at Dayton, Ohio. The latter is actually where the US Air Force confirmed it took the remains to straight away, but some conspiracy theorists believe they were later moved to Area 51. Roswell has been at
Environment Canada says the first Arctic front of the season moved across British Columbia on Thursday, November 2, 2017, bringing a blast of cold air, strong winds and the first snowfall of the season. As of early November 7, one person is missing. Cranbrook set a new record of 20 cm (7.87 inches) on Friday, November 3, breaking
Volcanic eruptions inevitably call to mind the mental image of an incredibly hot, molten pool of magma, bursting forth from the ground in an orgy of fiery destruction. But you might be surprised to know that before the fireworks take place, that super-hot mass of molten rock isn’t necessarily super-hot or molten at all –
There’s a small, icy object floating at the outer edge of our Solar System, in the messy Kuiper belt. Or it could be two objects, astronomers are not sure. But NASA is on track to find out more, as that object has been chosen as the next flyby target for the New Horizons spacecraft –
Carbon might be the backbone of organic chemistry, but life on Earth wouldn’t be what it is today if it weren’t for another critical member of the periodic table – phosphorus. Transforming run of the mill hydrocarbons into the kinds of molecules that include this important element is a giant evolutionary leap, chemically speaking. But
Light is ubiquitous and vital, but also incredibly strange – and it’s possible we’ll never exhaust the opportunities to learn more about it. Case in point: researchers at Harvard have developed a material that can generate and maintain completely new and more complex states of light. The tool uses polarisation to generate structures such
Self-styled Nibiru expert and film producer Yuval Ovadia said the strange image was tangible evidence of Nibiru or Planet X. In the disclosure yesterday he even went further and blasted other Nibiru truth seekers attempts at proving the myth, saying most footage or images revealed by them so far were fake or inaccurate. The Nibiru
A newly discovered asteroid designated 2017 VE flew past Earth at 0.88 LD / 0.00227 AU (~339 597 km / 211 009 miles) on November 4, 2017, one day before it was discovered. This is the 46th known asteroid to flyby Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the year. Asteroid 2017 VE
The French Péridord black truffle, Tuber melanosporum, is one of the world’s most prized and expensive delicacies – and now it’s been cultivated the farthest north it’s ever grown. This was part of a deliberate program to see if truffle host trees can be grown in new regions as climate change threatens their natural habitat
We first spotted them 12 years ago. Jets of water vapour shooting into space through ice fissures at the south pole of Enceladus, a frosty moon orbiting Saturn. That was in 2005 – long before NASA’s Cassini dove into Saturn in scientific sacrifice – but the hydrothermal spray detected by the probe has never been
Since the deployment of the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have been able to look deeper into the cosmic web than ever before. The farther they’ve looked, the deeper back in time they are able to see, and thus learn what the Universe looked like billions of years ago. With the deployment of other cutting-edge telescopes
Boriska Kipriyanovich, 20, has allegedly baffled experts with his knowledge of outer space since he was a child. He claims to have flown to ancient Egypt as a pilot. When he was a schoolboy, he said the Martians have a strong connection to the ancient Egyptians on Earth. He said life on Earth will change
500 000 people in Latin America and the Caribbean are at high risk from coastal hazards, according to a new study by researchers at UC Santa Cruz and the University of Cantabria, Spain. The catastrophic 2017 hurricane season provided ample demonstrations of the vulnerability of populations and infrastructure in coastal areas to natural disasters. A new
Scores of Nibiru doom-mongers believe a rogue planet, sometimes known as Planet X or Wormwood, has entered our solar system to hail the end of the world. The Planet X theory claims Nibiru orbits the sun every 3,600 years, and is now set to collide with Earth later this year or in 2018. One purveyor
Violent thunderstorms swept through parts of New South Wales, Australia on November 5 and 6, 2017, producing strong winds, large hail, heavy rain and high elevation snow. The storms caused widespread damage and sent at least 2 people to a hospital. This is just the beginning of a few months of the storm season, authorities