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The First Signs of Life May Have Been Found on an Exoplanet
September 21, 2023In 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... continued
The Climate Bill Is Coming Due: Who Should Pay for the Damage Caused by Global Warming?
September 19, 2023One 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... continued
A Year After AARO’s Launch, There’s Still No UAP Reporting Process Available to the Public
September 16, 2023 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... continued
Recent Widespread Disasters as Civilization Faces Nature’s Strength – Death tolls in Morocco and Libya Continue to Climb
September 14, 2023What 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... continued
Add Water and Sterilize: Mars Viking Probes May Have Killed the Microbes They Were Searching For
September 10, 2023In 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... continued
An Interstellar Update: Data from Interstellar Meteor 1 Indicates That It Is From Beyond Our Solar System
September 8, 2023The former Chair of Harvard University’s Astronomy Department, Avi Loeb, has provided an update on the material collected from the first known interstellar meteorite to strike the Earth, Interstellar meteor (IM1); not only does this early analysis bolster the idea... continued
Fukushima Wastewater Discharge Into the Pacific Sparks Criticism, Despite Assurances of Safety
September 5, 2023The Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) began releasing filtered wastewater from the site of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the Pacific Ocean on August 24, 12 years after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami triggered meltdowns in three of the plant's reactors. Despite assurances from TEPCO and the International... continued
Commonly-Available Ancient Materials Can Be Used to Store Massive Amounts of Electricity
September 1, 2023Engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a type of cement that, with the addition of a commonly-available substance that has been used for centuries, can act as a super-capacitor, capable of storing a large amount of electrical... continued
‘India took a walk on the Moon!’: India Beats Russia in a Race to the Moon’s South Pole
August 25, 2023 India's Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft has successfully landed on the Moon, beating Russia's ill-fated Luna-25 in the race to the lunar south pole, where scientists suspect that water might be found locked away in the region's rocks, a discovery that may be... continued
2023’s ‘Above Average’ Hurricane Season Sees a Number of Tropical Storms Form in Record Time
August 24, 2023The 2023 hurricane season in the North Atlantic is ramping up with a record number of tropical storms underway, with no less than four systems having formed within the span of two days. This follows in the wake of the Pacific's... continued