2019-03-01
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Fairy Lights Holography: Japanese Researchers Develop a Safe Open-Air Interactive Hologram
December 2, 2015A research team from Tsukuba University in Japan has announced their development of an apparatus that is capable of projecting open-air holograms that are safe for humans to interact with. While the practice of modern holography was invented in 1962,... continued
Woman Sues U.S. Government for Lost JFK Assassination Film
December 1, 2015In the decades since the assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy on November 22, 1963, a myriad of documentary evidence from the events of that day have been used to try to gain a better understanding of how JFK was killed... continued
Carbon Dioxide Loading Leading to Unexpected Plankton Growth in Oceans
December 1, 2015Plankton is spreading in the North Atlantic much faster than global warming models have predicted. This appears to be due to a much faster than expected "loading" of carbon dioxide into ocean waters from the CO2-laden atmosphere. Normally, carbon dioxide... continued
Scientists Create Machine-Plant Hybrid
November 28, 2015Researchers in Sweden have created what they are calling an electronic plant, a machine-plant hybrid that has electrically conductive wiring integrated into it's internal structure. The research team sees a wide variety of applications for this development, including plants that... continued
Exxon-Mobil Under Investigation for Climate Change Coverup
November 26, 2015An investigation has been launched by the New York Attorney General against oil and gas corporation Exxon-Mobil, into allegations that the company lied to the public about the effects of fossil fuels on the Earth's climate, and to investors, regarding... continued
Nazi Gold Train Site Being Prepped for Excavation
November 25, 2015The Polish city of Walbrzych has a local legend of a train that was buried by the Nazis toward the close of World War II, laden with looted treasure, to hide it from the advancing Russian army. Last August, two... continued
Weather System with 5,400 MPH Winds Recorded — On Another Planet!
November 24, 2015A team of researchers have announced they have completed a map of a previously unknown weather system. Unlike other known weather systems however, this map has recorded wind speeds of 5,400 mph, on a planet 63 light-years away. This new... continued
Current El Niño is a Record-Breaker, Expected to Result in Record La Niña Next Year
November 21, 2015The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has released their temperature data for the Pacific Ocean, confirming that the current El Niño is the hottest ever recorded. Unfortunately, this also may guarantee that the current cycle will result in a prolonged... continued
Is Bigfoot in England, Too?
November 20, 2015While Sasquatch sightings are traditionally reported in North America, it turns out that the elusive humanoid crops up in England, too. Earlier this month, Caroline Toms was walking her dog through Angmering Park Estate in Sussex, England, when the border... continued
Climate Watch Update: Fierce Winter Ahead
November 19, 2015Unknowncountry.com's Climate Watch predicts powerful winter storms for northern and central North America and into the US Atlantic Seaboard this year. The winter started out very hard in Siberia, which experienced a record cold and snowy October. This weather pattern... continued