The First Signs of Life May Have Been Found on an Exoplanet
In what may be the first sign of life detected beyond our Solar System, the James Webb Telescope has detected the signature of a chemical compound that is known to only be produced by biological organisms, in the atmosphere of an exoplanet 124 light years from Earth. Although its detection is still
The Climate Bill Is Coming Due: Who Should Pay for the Damage Caused by Global Warming?
One of the major consequences of the advance of global warming will be the financial cost incurred from the effects that climate-based catastrophes, such as extreme weather events and sea level rise, have on humanity, including our health, property and infrastructure. So far, that financial burden has been borne by
A Year After AARO’s Launch, There’s Still No UAP Reporting Process Available to the Public
More than a year after the establishment of the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) there are still no official channels for civilian UAP witnesses to report their sightings, leaving many who could potentially provide high-quality reports to government investigators with little other option than to divulge their experiences to
Recent Widespread Disasters as Civilization Faces Nature’s Strength – Death tolls in Morocco and Libya Continue to Climb
What are termed natural disasters are testing the capacity of governmental humanitarian aid worldwide. A 6.8 magnitude quake struck Morocco on Friday. The most powerful earthquake to hit Morocco in over a century has left more than 2,800 dead as of Tuesday morning. As shown across news outlets and social
Add Water and Sterilize: Mars Viking Probes May Have Killed the Microbes They Were Searching For
In 1976, NASA’s Viking landers conducted a series of biological experiments designed to determine whether or not there was life present in the soil on Mars’ surface, the only such tests conducted on another planet. The results of the tests, at least at the time, perplexed the scientists in charge of the Viking landers’
