2019-03-01
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Mars-Cold Weather across Canada and the US Breaks both Records and Windows
December 30, 2017An 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, 2017Two 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, 2017In 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
Santa’s Psilocybin Secret: the Alternate History of the Tradition behind Santa Claus
December 24, 2017Most of us are familiar with how the legend of Santa Claus evolved, having descended from the traditions of Saint Nicholas, a fourth-century saint famous for his charity work and gift-giving, along with all of the details that have been... continued
World’s Smallest Greeting Card joins World’s Smallest Snowman in Wishing You “Seasons Greetings”
December 23, 2017The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) in the UK has created the world's smallest Christmas card, and at a mere 15 microns wide by 20 microns tall (0.015 by 0.020 millimeters), it out-miniaturizes last season's 30-micron (0.030 millimeter) World's Smallest Snowman.... continued
Carbon Nanotubes make for Super-Strong Spider Silk
December 22, 2017A professor of solid and structural mechanics at the University of Trento in Italy has come up with a way of combining natural spider silk and artificial graphene-based nanoparticles to produce a lightweight material three times stronger than steel. What's... continued
Polar Vortex Forecast to Push Cold Weather South for Christmas
December 21, 2017A major cold snap is forecast to push south into the contiguous United States over the Christmas holidays, with regions between North Dakota and Colorado experiencing temperatures 20ºF to 40ºF below normal over Christmas Eve. Conversely, the east coast may... continued
Trump Administration Bans Key Words from CDC Budget Documents
December 20, 2017In George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, the Ministry of Truth constricted the vocabulary used by the population in an attempt to narrow the individual's range of thought. And it would appear that the Trump administration is copying this move from... continued
“I want to fly one”: One US Navy Pilot’s encounter with a UFO
December 19, 2017Over the weekend, the New York Times published an article regarding a series of videos released by the Defense Department's Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program that depict unidentified flying objects, recorded by ATFLIR equipment aboard Navy F/A-18 Super Hornets. In... continued
New York Times: Pentagon Admits Secret UFO Program, Releases Authenticated UFO VIdeo
December 17, 2017The New York Times has just published a story detailing how the US Defense Department has been carrying out an extensive program of observation and study of UFOs for years while publicly claiming it had no interest in the subject. Consistent... continued