The idea of one day travelling to another star system and seeing what is there has been the fervent dream of people long before the first rockets and astronauts were sent to space. But despite all the progress we have made since the beginning of the Space Age, interstellar travel remains just that –
When a child first does something without being asked, their parents want to celebrate. Researchers at the University of Southern Carolina (USC) are having that moment right now. The team claims to have created the first AI-controlled robotic limb that can learn how to walk without being explicitly programmed to do so. The algorithm
Our Solar System is filled with dust from crumbling asteroids and comets, but only some planets are honoured with a grainy ring to call their own. Both Venus and Earth have this pleasure, escorted around the Sun by a band of cosmic matter. The little planet of Mercury, on the other hand, was once
It’s not a sight you expect to see in the driest spot in the country. A massive lake formed in Death Valley National Park near Salt Creek last week after a storm packed with tropical moisture drenched Southern California, triggering flooding on several park roads. Rare 10-mile-long lake forms in Death Valley after heavy rains and flooding
An intense March storm is challenging all-time low barometric pressure records and has begun to unload heavy snow and blizzard conditions in the central U.S. The National Weather Service’s Weather Prediction Center has called this storm a ‘cyclone of historic proportions.’ A Great Plains cyclone of historic proportions is now underway across the central U.S.
The bizarre claim was made today (March 13) by UFO-hunter Scott C Waring, who runs the conspiracy website UFO sightings daily. Sharing his latest alien discovery, Mr Waring said he found the lunar structure near one of the Moon’s many craters. The supposed alien object was snapped by NASA’s Lunar Orbiter, which took snapshots of
A newly discovered asteroid designated 2019 DG2 flew past Earth at a distance of 0.61 LD / 0.00158 AU (237 112 km / 147 334 miles) on February 26, 2019. This was the first of two known asteroid flybys within 1 lunar distance on February 26. 2019 DG2 was first observed at Mt. Lemmon Survey on
The death toll from the floods produced by extremely dangerous Tropical Cyclone “Idai” rose to 63 and the number of affected people to nearly 1 million on March 13, 2019. Heavy rain has also affected South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal, claiming lives of at least 3 people. Idai is an extremely dangerous cyclone expected to make landfall near
A UFO was supposedly spotted in the skies over Newbury, Berkshire, which left local pets terrified, a witness has claimed. Source link
A shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M5.5 hit the Hilina Region of Kilauea volcano, Hawai’i Island at 10:55 UTC (00:55 local time) on March 13, 2019. The agency is reporting a depth of 5.9 km (3.6 miles). The epicenter was located 8 km (5 miles) N of Apua, 12.7 km (7.5 miles) SE of Kilauea
It’s been almost a full year since the start of an intense earthquake swarm near the island of Mayotte and it seems we’ll have some answers soon. While GPS stations show significant subsidence at the island, suggesting emptying of a nearby magma chamber, authorities launched several major observation missions at the end of February, with results expected
Jupiter: a massive, lifeless gas giant out there on the other side of the asteroid belt. It’s a behemoth, containing 2.5 times as much mass as all the other planets combined. To top it off, it’s named after the Roman king of gods. Earth: a tiny rocky world, almost too close to the Sun,
Viruses are the IKEA furniture of the living world. In the right kind of cell, a handful of instructions and a few molecular tools can churn out multitudes of infectious Billy bookcases. No DIY builder wants to travel all over town to gather materials – theoretically, germs shouldn’t be any different. Yet a new
Her name is Yuka: an ancient woolly mammoth that last lived some 28,000 years ago, before becoming mummified in the frozen permafrost wastelands of northern Siberia. But now that icy tomb is no longer the end of Yuka’s story. The mammoth’s well-preserved remains were discovered in 2010, and scientists in Japan have now reawakened
A team of scientists and designers recently teamed up to create a tool that would show Australians what the climate is expected to be like in their cities in the year 2050 – and it led to a startling discovery. “In 30 years’ time, winter as we know it will be non-existent,” researcher Geoff
Death Valley, the hottest and driest place in North America, isn’t exactly known for record rainfall or pop-up lakes stretching as far as the eye can see. But after a massive storm lashed the desert with rain and brought chilly temperatures through Southern California, that’s exactly what happened, according to photographer Elliott McGucken. He was
It’s been a year since the renowned and profoundly influential physicist Stephen Hawking passed away, and the Royal Mint has honoured his legacy in the form of a new commemorative 50 pence coin. If you’ve ever been concerned that British currency doesn’t feature enough astrophysical equations, we have good news. Although the collector’s item, sold
A new quantum physics experiment just lent evidence to a mind-boggling idea that was previously limited to the realm of theory, according to the MIT Technology Review – that under the right conditions, two people can observe the same event, see two different things happen, and both be correct. According to research shared to
Scientists just discovered evidence of a massive solar storm that happened some 2,679 years ago. Such blasts of plasma and electromagnetic radiation from the Sun have the potential to seriously impact life on Earth, so it’s important for us to understand them as much as we can. The evidence they dug up is in
Support us AD-FREE Producing content you read on this website takes a lot of time, effort, and hard work. If you value what we do here, please consider subscribing today. SUBSCRIBE TODAY An increasing amount of research indicates that solar storms can be even more powerful than measurements have shown so far via direct observations. Researchers believe
Within the constellation of Hercules, 230 million light years away, a fierce and drawn-out battle is finally coming to an end. A pair of colliding galaxies, pulled together by gravity, are at last laying down their arms and joining forces. A newly released image from the Hubble Space Telescope depicts the two star systems
A 2,000-mile wide ‘weather bomb’ swept into Britain with 80mph winds today as Storm Gareth threatened to postpone Ladies’ Day at the Cheltenham Festival tomorrow. Meanwhile another BOMBOGENESIS is hitting Colorado RIGHT NOW! Storm Gareth: A 2,000-mile wide ‘weather bomb’ swept into Britain with 80mph winds on March 12, 2019. Twitter A ‘danger to life’
Support us AD-FREE Producing content you read on this website takes a lot of time, effort, and hard work. If you value what we do here, please consider subscribing today. SUBSCRIBE TODAY Three phreatic eruptions took place at Mayon volcano, Philippines on March 12, 2019. The first at 07:10 UTC (15:10 local time), followed by two more
Incredible drone footage shows a perfectly intact house surrounded by complete devastation after it narrowly missed being leveled by the deadly tornado that killed 23 people when it ripped through Alabama and parts of Georgia more than a week ago. Drone video shows a Georgia home that miraculously survived being flattened by a deadly tornado.Facebook/Matt
The man was camping with a friend in Wyoming in the US when he saw a “green, glowing ball about the size of a basketball” hovering near to his base, he said. The unnamed man gave a vivid account to the UFO investigation network MUFON, and said it all started when he could not sleep,
Support us AD-FREE Producing content you read on this website takes a lot of time, effort, and hard work. If you value what we do here, please consider subscribing today. SUBSCRIBE TODAY Mozambique is on high alert as extremely dangerous Tropical Cyclone “Idai” closes in on the country. Landfall is expected between Chinde and Chiloane Thursday
Support us AD-FREE Producing content you read on this website takes a lot of time, effort, and hard work. If you value what we do here, please consider subscribing today. SUBSCRIBE TODAY At least 12 people have died and 6 have been injured after extremely heavy rain, floods and landslides hit the state of São Paulo, Brazil
Support us AD-FREE Producing content you read on this website takes a lot of time, effort, and hard work. If you value what we do here, please consider subscribing today. SUBSCRIBE TODAY A strong storm named Gareth by the Met Eireann will cross to the north of the Ireland and UK on Tuesday, March 12 into
Support us AD-FREE Producing content you read on this website takes a lot of time, effort, and hard work. If you value what we do here, please consider subscribing today. SUBSCRIBE TODAY The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) has raised the Alert Level for Asosan volcano, Kyushu, Japan from Level 1 to Level 2 (do not approach
When bad things happen, we don’t want to remember. We try to block, resist, ignore – but we should perhaps be doing the opposite, researchers say. A new study led by scientists in Texas suggests the act of intentionally forgetting is linked to increased cerebral engagement with the unwanted information in question. In other words,
Support us AD-FREE Producing content you read on this website takes a lot of time, effort, and hard work. If you value what we do here, please consider subscribing today. SUBSCRIBE TODAY A powerful late-season winter storm will lift up into the Four Corners region on Tuesday, March 12 and then rapidly intensify across the central
For something that’s supposed to help save the planet, solar geoengineering sure has a lot of enemies. Critics warn that artificially reflecting sunlight to cool the planet could unleash drastic, unintended consequences – but a Harvard-led team of scientists insists that such fears are overblown. In a new study, researchers say spraying chemicals into
It was a chance encounter that neither man nor beast was fully prepared for. Wildlife photographer Rainer Schimpf was simply swimming along, filming a sardine run off the coast of South Africa, when suddenly, the sea began to churn. “I was trying to get a shot of a shark going through the bait ball,” Schimpf
After recent, rapid strengthening, heavy rain from Idai was responsible for several deaths in central Mozambique. The powerful cyclone is now on a path that will put more lives and property in peril across the region later this week. Satellite image of Cyclone Idai taken on Monday, March 11, 2019. (NOAA). The cyclone is about
No, I’m NOT being sensational. Believe it or not, this IS … a thing! According to latest weather models, a BOMBOGENESIS will hit Colorado’s eastern plains, bringing DANGEROUS widespread blizzard conditions and snow drifts from 10 to 20 feet deep. A Bomb Cyclone is predicted in Colorado for Wednesday. Pictured:The NAM weather model showing a
Furious Venezuelans lined up to buy water and fuel on Sunday as the country entered a fourth day of a nationwide blackout that has left already-scarce food rotting in shops, homes suffering for lack of water and cell phones without reception. A man sits on a barricade as he and others block a street to
When it comes to understanding the history of the Solar System, a whole lot of clues to its past lie in the geological records right here on Earth. New research stretches that link back some 200 million years using what scientists are calling a Geological Orrery. You’ve probably seen an orrery before – it’s
Support us AD-FREE Producing content you read on this website takes a lot of time, effort, and hard work. If you value what we do here, please consider subscribing today. SUBSCRIBE TODAY A strong winter storm named “Eberhard” by German weather authorities swept through Belgium, Netherlands and Germany on March 10, 2019, downing trees and causing
Genetically modified salmon are one step closer to reaching the dinner plates of American consumers. The Food and Drug Administration on Friday lifted an import alert that stopped genetically engineered salmon — called “Frankenfish” by some critics — from entering the United States, the agency announced in a news release. A photo provided by AquaBountyTechnologies shows a
The strange object was photographed by NASA’s Curiosity Rover, and was quickly shared among conspiracy theorists and alien hunters. The object in question looks as if it is a shard of metal, with a perfectly drilled hole in its centre. YouTuber WhatsUpInTheSky37 first posted the pics, and claimed it is obviously manufactured. The narrator said
Support us AD-FREE Producing content you read on this website takes a lot of time, effort, and hard work. If you value what we do here, please consider subscribing today. SUBSCRIBE TODAY A significant storm system will take shape over the Rockies then rapidly intensify across the Plains late Tuesday and Wednesday, March 12 and 13,
Support us AD-FREE Producing content you read on this website takes a lot of time, effort, and hard work. If you value what we do here, please consider subscribing today. SUBSCRIBE TODAY A newly discovered asteroid designated 2019 EA2 will flyby Earth at a distance of 0.80 LD / 0.00204 AU (305 179 km / 189 629
Much of the United States could be gripped by significant water shortages in just five decades’ time, according to predictions made in a new study. From the year 2071 on, scientists say the combined effects of climate change and population increases are projected to present “serious challenges” in close to half of the 204 watersheds
The pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx could all be linked by a vast underground network of chambers and passageways, and the neglected door might be a way inside if amateur historian Matt Sibson is to be believed. On his popular Youtube channel ‘Ancient Architects’, Mr Sibson references a document called ‘Operations carried on at
It’s not always easy to work out percentages in your head, but a simple maths trick being shared on Twitter can make it incredibly easy to perform difficult or unwieldy mathematical calculations on the spot. Described as a “fascinating little life hack” by UK-based copywriter Ben Stephens, the trick involves doing a simple number
A California family is outraged that a doctor told their elderly relative his lungs were failing and he was going to die imminently – via a telepresence robot. “You might not make it home,” the doctor at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center told the patient, according to local television channel KTVU, which broke the story.
When it comes to recycling plastic waste, Norway is ahead the pack. In fact, the Scandinavian nation has virtually lapped the rest of the world. Through an organisation called Infinitum, Norway has created one of the most efficient and environmentally friendly ways of recycling plastic bottles, and the results are so impressive that many nations
MH370, which had been travelling from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, disappeared on March 8, 2014, with 239 people on board. The Boeing 777 aircraft last communicated with air traffic control at 1.19am when the plane was flying over the South China Sea, before vanishing from civilian radar screens. This week marks the fifth anniversary since the jet
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