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

Santa’s Psilocybin Secret: the Alternate History of the Tradition behind Santa Claus

December 24, 2017
Most 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, 2017
The 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, 2017
A 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, 2017
A 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, 2017
In 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, 2017
Over 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, 2017
The 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