2017 was the Second Hottest Year on Record, Barely Beating an El Niño-Fueled 2016

January 11, 2018
Europe's Copernicus Programme has announced that 2017 was the world's second hottest year on record, coming in at only 0.1ºC cooler than 2016's El Niño-influenced record at 1.2ºC (2.2ºF) above pre-industrial levels, with 2017 actually being the hottest year on... continued

Cybersecurity Flaws ‘Meltdown’ and ‘Spectre’ Affect Nearly Every Computer on the Planet

January 10, 2018
On January 3, a group of cybersecurity experts announced the existence of two security flaws affecting virtually every microprocessor on the planet, codenamed 'Meltdown' and 'Spectre': the Meltdown exploit affects computer processors that were built by Intel over the past... continued

The Beaufort Gyre is stuck in a Clockwise Pattern, Worrying Researchers

January 9, 2018
The Beaufort Gyre is a wind-driven circular current in the western half of the Arctic Ocean, that alternates between a clockwise and counter-clockwise motion: when it circulates clockwise, it traps ice and melted freshwater, and when it spins counter-clockwise, it... continued

“Eat me!” A New Study shows how a Common Parasite Turns Mice into Cat-Seeking Zombies

January 6, 2018
While we tend to think of the concept of a cat-and-mouse chase to be a one-way affair, this isn't always the case with the animals that originated the phrase: a parasite, called Toxoplasma gondii, can create a suicidal aggressiveness in... continued

New Insight Article: Lonely Love and a Beautiful Lesson from Anne

January 5, 2018
Some of our Dreamland listeners and Unknowncountry users have reported contacts with Anne, and some of them are particularly powerful. This one, reported by a long time subscriber and published here as an Insight Article, relates directly to the primary... continued

Hurricane-like ‘Bomb Cyclone’ to Drop Violent Winter Weather along the East Coast

January 4, 2018
Following nearly two weeks of record-breaking freezing temperatures, a severe winter storm is forming off of the east coast, one that resembles a winter hurricane in many respects, and will run north from Florida through to Atlantic Canada. Aside from... continued

Senator Harry Reid is Calling for a Congressional Hearing into UFOs

January 3, 2018
Former Nevada Senator Harry Reid is calling for what may be a long-overdue congressional hearing into the subject of UFOs. Reid was one of the key players that procured funding for the recently-revealed Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program, a Pentagon... continued

Mars-Cold Weather across Canada and the US Breaks both Records and Windows

December 30, 2017
An mass of cold Arctic air has descended from the north over the continent, causing temperatures to plunge across Canada and the eastern half of the United States. Many regions between Nunavut and Ontario are seeing temperatures well below zero... continued

Russian-Made Code in FBI Security Software has Cybersecurity Experts Concerned

December 29, 2017
Two whistleblowers from French aerospace and defense conglomerate Safran SA have revealed that the company bought computer code from a Russian company with connections to the Kremlin, incorporated the code into their own fingerprint recognition software, and sold their product... continued

Acclaimed Film Director Guillermo del Toro Disappointed and Terrified by Encounter with “Crappy” UFO

December 28, 2017
In a November speaking engagement at Loyola Marymount University’s School of Film & TV, acclaimed film director Guillermo del Toro described an encounter with a UFO near Cerro del Cuatro, Mexico. Being a master storyteller of fantasy movies with lavish... continued