Following the discovery of a ‘Lost world’ full of unknown species in an unexplored Australian rainforest last week, a team of researchers working for the Wildlife Conservation Society, the American Museum of Natural History, and numerous other groups have found a species of humpback dolphin previously unknown to science swimming in the waters off northern Australia.
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In the wake of the most recent school shootings in the US, the question left hanging in the air is why these type of incidents – and teenage violent crimes in general – are on the increase.
A recent publication from the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the national public health institute of the United States, stated that
"Homicide continues to be the second leading cause of death for youth ages 15-24, and the leading cause of death for African American youth."
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Most Out There stories are about UFOs, bigfoot and other mysteries. It’s not often that we get a story of a miracle this extraordinary, and especially in view of the site’s last weekender, I thought that it definitely qualifies for inclusion here. A woman’s SUV was sinking in flood waters in the recent Colorado storms, and she was saved at the last minute. But there’s quite a kicker. Watch the video to the end and prepare to be amazed. Given all the evidence, and Whitley’s wonderful story of his own rescue by a guardian angel in the weekender, I have to say that your cynical old Out There editor is willing to say, while not proof of guardian angels, this does appear to be a genuine unknown.
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Finally, a real sighting. This object was observed and photographed by an amateur astronomer and seen by many thousands of witnesses two nights in a row. It is an authentic unknown for the following reasons: 1, it was seen by many witnesses; 2, an astronomer (amateur, in this case) observed it through a telescope and noted anomalous characteristics such as color change that would be very hard to accomplish with a lighted balloon or quadcopter; 3, it did not fade out or suddenly disappear, but rather darted off, as noted by the astronomer.
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