2019-03-01
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Researchers Say that it’s Not an Aurora — so just what the heck is “STEVE”?
August 30, 2018Early last year, a little-regarded atmospheric phenomenon gained the attention of researchers when citizen scientists drew attention to it on social media: Giving it the highly-scientific name of "Steve", this luminous purple ribbon that occasionally streaks across the sky is... continued
Scientists find a way to Artificially Produce CO2-Absobing Mineral in the Lab
August 28, 2018One of the ways that scientists propose that we tackle the problem of global warming is to actively remove greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide, from the atmosphere. To be an effective compliment to reducing our CO2 output from transport... continued
The Pacific’s Ring of Fire is being Wracked by Powerful Earthquakes: Could California’s “Big One” be Far Behind?
August 25, 2018A series of 70 major earthquakes that have occurred around the Pacific Ocean's Ring of Fire has prompted fears that California may be hit by the dreaded "Big One", an anticipated earthquake with a magnitude powerful enough to have catastrophic... continued
Quantum Entanglement is a Real Phenomenon, According to Starlight from the Other Side of the Universe
August 23, 2018Physicists with MIT and the University of Vienna have conducted an experiment that pretty much proves that the phenomenon of quantum entanglement is real, and not the effect of a "loophole" that could be explained by classical physics. The experiments... continued
An Unidentified Submerged Object was Found using Gordon Cooper Space Treasure Map
August 22, 2018The host of the Discovery Channel docuseries Cooper's Treasure, Darrell Miklos, has announced that his team has discovered a large, anomalous object on the seabed in the Bermuda Triangle, that he describes as an unidentified submerged object (USO). The object,... continued
Melting Arctic May be Cause of Drop in Tornadoes
August 17, 2018It mightn't be quite a case of the flapping of a Brazilian butterfly's wings causing a tornado in Texas, but a team of climate researchers has found a correlation between melting Arctic sea ice and the formation of tornadoes in... continued
Rogue Planet Has Super-Powerful Magnetic Field
August 14, 2018A strange rogue planet not far from Earth has provided researchers with a new mystery through its incredibly -- and inexplicably -- powerful magnetic field. Initially thought to be a brown dwarf star, SIMP J01365663+0933473 is part of a cluster... continued
Hothouse Earth: It’s Getting Too Warm Too Fast
August 11, 2018Despite the pledges and measures being taken to address the rising concentrations of atmospheric carbon dioxide, CO2 levels continue to climb. This trend is causing concern amongst climate researchers, including worries that limiting global warming's effects to two degrees Celsius,... continued
Malaysian Authorities Close the Book on Flight MH 370: It May Have Been Taken Over by a 3rd Party
August 7, 2018Malaysian authorities have officially ended their investigation into the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. Unfortunately, the four-year search for the missing plane and the 239 souls that vanished along with it has failed to uncover the cause of the... continued
A Lake of Liquid Water may have been Found Beneath the Ice on Mars
August 4, 2018Researchers working with the European Space Agency's Mars Express spacecraft have found strong evidence for a sub-glacial lake of liquid water under Mars' southern polar ice cap. The 20-kilometer (12.5-mile) long salty lake raises hopes for finding existing lifeforms on... continued