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Tiny Comet Strikes Sun as Huge Solar Explosion Takes Place
August 21, 2013In the early hours of Tuesday, August 20, a comet estimated to be only sixty to a hundred feet across dove into the sun, causing a huge solar explosion. Just before the comet hit, a coronal mass ejection exploded off... continued
Travel to the Stars May be Much Closer than Previously Thought
August 21, 2013The speed of light may be the key to our getting off this planet. NASA physicist Harold G. White and his team are trying to determine whether faster-than-light travel--a "Star Trek"-type warp drive--might someday be possible (NOTE: Subscribers can still... continued
Scientists Implant False Memories
August 21, 2013Researchers at MIT have successfully implanted false memories in mice. Using a technique called optogenetics, researchers were able to isolate neurons controlling a single memory in the brain, tag them, then later stimulate them with light to induce the memory.... continued
Greenland Ice Sheet Melting from Above and Below
August 20, 2013The Greenland ice sheet is not only melting from above, but also from below. It has been discovered that this is caused by heat flowing up from Earth's mantle. It's variable across Greenland, absent in some places and intense in... continued
New Evidence that Princess Diana was Murdered
August 18, 2013On December 8, 2000 Unknowncountry.com published its first story about the possibility that Princess Diana had been murdered by shadowy figures, possibly connected to the British intelligence agency MI6 and by extension to the royal family. In our story, we... continued
Unknowncountry Weekender: When a Comet Strikes the Sun–WATCH OUT
August 17, 2013In the year 775 AD, the sun didn't just emit a large flare, it emitted something close to a superflare, and scientists who have been studying this mysterious and extremely dangerous phenomenon now believe that they understand what caused it,... continued
Whitley on Coast to Coast Last Night: Do Aliens follow Laws?
August 17, 2013Whitley Strieber appeared on Coast to Coast AM on Friday, August 16 from in the first two hours to announce the publication of his new novel, Alien Hunter. The book imagines about alien and human police working together, and Whitley speculated... continued
Google is Either Lying to the Court or the Public about Privacy
August 16, 2013Google is either lying to the court or lying to the public, Consumer Watchdog said today, after the Internet giant made new public claims asserting it respects users’ privacy--claims that are starkly contradicted by an earlier court filing it would... continued
NDE Discovery: Brain Found to Be ‘Highly Active’ Just After Death
August 16, 2013The near-death experience reported by cardiac arrest survivors worldwide may be grounded in science, according to research at the University of Michigan. Previously, it was not believed that the brain could be active after death, but now it appears that... continued
Wobbly Jet Stream Causes US Flooding
August 15, 2013Persistent rainfall and flooding across the central US is being caused by an unusual condition in the jet stream that has meteorologists scratching their heads. Normally in midsummer, the jet stream rises to the north and becomes weaker, flowing over... continued