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Temperature at the North Pole Rises Above Freezing
January 5, 2016Keeping in step with the record-breaking high temperatures that were experienced over the holidays, and over 2015 for that matter, the North Pole also saw unseasonably warm weather -- with one projection showing the temperature going above freezing for six... continued
DNA Tests on Ancient Peruvian Skulls Suggest They are not Human
January 4, 2016Recent DNA testing has been conducted on a set of ancient elongated Peruvian skulls that have baffled researchers for decades, due to their unusual shape and size. While the DNA testing is not complete, the results seem to indicate that... continued
New Imaging Device uses Wi-Fi Signals to See Through Walls
December 31, 2015Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a device that can directly image a person through solid walls, in real time. The device, called RF-Capture, transmits regular wi-fi signals into the area being imaged: in the case of... continued
DARPA’s Hypersonic Craft Crashes after Hitting Mach 20
December 30, 2015The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency announced that their hypersonic HTV-2 test aircraft crashed during an August 11 flight test, but not before demonstrating that it could maintain control at twenty times the speed of sound -- for three minutes,... continued
Half of All Medical Literature My Be False, According to Medical Journal Editor
December 29, 2015In a continuing trend within the scientific community, Dr. Richard Horton, the current editor-in-chief of respected medical journal The Lancet, has announced that a large portion of the medical literature being published today is false, with perhaps up to half... continued
Storms Predicted by UC Climatewatch Slam Much of US
December 28, 2015Storms across the southern and central US have left at least 35 people dead and devastated many communities. While flooding and severe thunderstorms continued in the southeast on Sunday, north Texas and Oklahoma began to experience dramatic temperature drops and... continued
Did the Ancient Romans Visit America?
December 25, 2015Over the years, the long-standing assumption that Christopher Columbus discovered North America has persisted in our history books, despite archaeological evidence that other European explorers landed here well before him, and even set up settlements, as was the case with... continued
2015’s Christmas Season is Forecast to set Record Warm Temperatures
December 24, 2015The eastern half of North America is definitely not dreaming of a white Christmas this season: the forecast is calling for record-breaking warm temperatures this week, with some regions to see temperatures 35º Fahrenheit (19ºC) above normal. Temperatures are expected... continued
Could Ancient Hominids have Survived into the Ice Age?
December 23, 2015A recent study has made a controversial analysis of a fossilized femur, originally excavated from Southwest China's Maludong (‘Red Deer Cave’) in 1989. The study says that the small leg bone in question originally belonged to an early hominid, such... continued
New Memory-Rewriting Therapy can Erase Fear — In Two Minutes!
December 22, 2015Throughout human history, many unfortunate individuals have fallen victim to crippling phobias, from natural fears such as arachnophobia, to fears acquired from traumatic events, leading to PTSD. These conditions can take sometimes years, even lifetimes to cure, and some individuals... continued