World’s biggest astronomy camera begins to reveal its discoveries
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory will catalog millions of supernovae and asteroids as well as billions of stars. Joshua Weston: The Vera C. Rubin Observa… ⌘ Read more

Fresh calls for release of UK’s files on Rendlesham Forest UFO incident
There are still many unreleased documents pertaining to the UK’s most hotly debated and enduring UFO case. Often referred to as “Britain’s Roswell”, t… ⌘ Read more

Scientists launch ‘Humanity’s Last Exam’ to test the intelligence of AI
The complex and extensive test is designed to measure how close AI is to exceeding human-level intelligence. All the way back in 1950, mathematician a… ⌘ Read more

UFO spotters once thwarted a secret Soviet nuclear program
During the Cold War, a spate of mysterious sightings ended up exposing a plot to hide nukes from the US. Back in 1967, eagle-eyed skywatchers in the w… ⌘ Read more

NASA: Artemis III mission will no longer land humans on the Moon
The major policy change was revealed on Friday as the space agency grappled with delays and technical issues. As things stand, the upcoming Artemis II… ⌘ Read more

Nevada ‘triangle’ on Google Earth sparks rumors and conspiracies
Eagle-eyed anomaly hunters have discovered a strange triangular feature situated in the middle of nowhere. Google Earth can be a great way to plan out… ⌘ Read more

The UK’s first geothermal power plant has begun producing electricity
The facility, which is located in Cornwall, utilizes wells that have been drilled down to a depth of three miles. Mark Ireland: More than half of the … ⌘ Read more

Study reveals possible hidden meaning behind Easter Island’s statues
An analysis of soil samples taken from the base of some of the statues has revealed something unexpected. A small land mass of only 63 square miles, E… ⌘ Read more

Svalbard’s ‘Doomsday Vault’ still going strong with 7,800 new additions
The iconic seed depository continues to provide a hedge against an apocalyptic doomsday scenario. Built in 2008 around 810 miles from the North Pole, … ⌘ Read more

It’s bad news yet again for the launch of NASA’s Artemis II mission
Just when it looked like the launch would go ahead, another spanner in the works manifested itself. It seems that NASA can’t catch a break - at least … ⌘ Read more

Animals perceive time at different rates, new study claims
Different species perceive time differently to us - and each other - depending on the pace of their life. Kevin Healy: As you read this, the screen is… ⌘ Read more

NASA veteran maintains that extraterrestrial life really is out there
Dr Gentry Lee, who worked on the Mars Viking mission, has spent decades designing probes that land on other worlds. Speaking recently at the American … ⌘ Read more

Ancient Martian organisms may be trapped in ice, study finds
Evidence of ancient life on Mars might be found in a place where NASA’s rovers have yet to explore. For many years now, exploratory rovers such as Per… ⌘ Read more

‘X-Files’ reboot is still in the works, new female lead is cast
The return of the iconic 90s TV series will feature two new leads and looks set to carry on where the old show left off. When The X-Files debuted back… ⌘ Read more

Declassified files detail CIA’s little known behavioral control program
During the 1950s, the CIA had been working on a program designed to find ways to manipulate people’s behavior. Known as Project Artichoke, the endeavo… ⌘ Read more

The Black Vault’s archive wiped hours after Trump’s UFO files pledge
The site, which offers a huge collection of declassified government documents, saw its archive disappear overnight. Founded and maintained by research… ⌘ Read more

Trump orders release of the US government’s files on UFOs
In a surprising move, President Trump has suddenly decided to release previously classified UFO documents. Trump seems to have become rather enamored … ⌘ Read more

Britain warned to brace for peculiar downpours of ‘blood rain’
An intriguing atmospheric phenomenon could give rise to strangely colored rainstorms in the near future. With some parts of the UK having been subject… ⌘ Read more

Scientists propose audacious mission to catch up to 3I/ATLAS
It may still be possible to intercept the enigmatic interstellar visitor… but it might take a while. One of last year’s biggest ongoing stories on t… ⌘ Read more

Entire swarm of black holes discovered moving through our galaxy
A cluster of 100 stellar mass black holes is thought to be making its way through the Milky Way. As if one black hole wasn’t enough of a concern - ima… ⌘ Read more

Not long now: NASA announces Artemis II update and launch date
The manned mission had been delayed following a hydrogen fuel leak during testing earlier this month. Back at the beginning of February, hopes of an i… ⌘ Read more

Man who founded his own country has also now set up two embassies
Daniel Jackson has become the president of his own country by claiming disputed land between Serbia and Croatia. The 21-year-old, who came up with the… ⌘ Read more

The ocean floor, not space, may be the next frontier in exploration
The bottom of the sea is so shrouded in mystery that we know more about the surface of Mars than the ocean floor. Jessica Irving and Elizabeth Day: Wh… ⌘ Read more

Quantum operations in the brain may give rise to consciousness, study finds
New research into the mechanics of consciousness have revealed fascinating new insights into how it might arise. The study, which was carried out at W… ⌘ Read more

Long-lost Soviet Moon lander rediscovered more than 60 years on
Scientists have identified what they believe to be the landing site of the short-lived Soviet spacecraft. Back in the 1960s, before Apollo 11 saw huma… ⌘ Read more

Further clue suggests Trump really will give an alien disclosure speech
Trump’s own daughter-in-law has offered an update on the claim that he will reveal the existence of alien life later this year. Earlier this month, we… ⌘ Read more

New study of historical letter unravels Shakespeare family mystery
New research has offered up a new interpretation of a letter found in the 18th century thought to be from Shakespeare’s father. There is perhaps no pl… ⌘ Read more

Insane show sees robots perform complex Kung Fu routine in China
A remarkable stage performance has this week highlighted just how far robots have come over the last few years. It wasn’t that long ago that a humanoi… ⌘ Read more

Undersea cables could serve as a tsunami early warning system
There are roughly 1.5 million kilometers of cables currently stretching across the world’s ocean floors. Marc-Andre Gutscher: Forecasting earthquakes … ⌘ Read more

‘Aliens are real but I haven’t seen them’, Obama says, then backtracks
Former US President Obama recently made a comment about aliens that whipped social media users into a frenzy. Speaking recently on a podcast with host… ⌘ Read more

Space startup firm claims it can convert water into usable rocket fuel
Turning water into fuel would be revolutionary and could make it possible to produce fuel on the Moon or Mars. On the face of it, turning water into r… ⌘ Read more

Ill-fated scientist tested ‘Havana Syndrome’ energy weapon on himself
A Norwegian researcher had set out to prove that directed-energy weapons could not have caused the condition. Back in January, we reported that the Pe… ⌘ Read more

‘Snowball Earth’ wasn’t entirely frozen over, new research finds
Millions of years ago, Earth went through an extended deep freeze that saw it covered in snow and ice. Chloe Griffin and Thomas Gernon: To an astronau… ⌘ Read more

Consciousness may be able to persist after death, new study claims
An Arizona State University researcher has compiled compelling evidence concerning death and consciousness. Exactly what happens to us when we die is… ⌘ Read more

Musk outlines plan for lunar ‘mass driver’ and possibility of meeting aliens
Elon Musk recently outlined his latest optimistic vision of the future during a speech about xAI and SpaceX. It would be fair to say that Musk has mad… ⌘ Read more

Real-life ‘RoboCop’ could patrol the streets within 5 years
A sociology and criminal justice professor has predicted that AI and robotics could be the future of law enforcement. The idea of robotic police offic… ⌘ Read more

‘Impossible’ inside-out solar system discovered by astronomers
The discovery of a distant solar system with its planets in a seemingly impossible order has been revealed this week. The ordering of planets within a… ⌘ Read more

Does the Bermuda Triangle mystery have a simple explanation ?
An Australian scientist maintains that the Bermuda Triangle enigma may not be much of an enigma at all. There are few mysteries as enduring as the Ber… ⌘ Read more

Could a runaway black hole one day doom our solar system ?
A doomsday scenario that doesn’t get talked about much is what would happen if we were visited by an errant black hole. David Blair: Last year, astron… ⌘ Read more

Rare ‘snownado’ snow devil captured on camera in Colorado
Footage of the unusual phenomenon was recently uploaded onto social media by local resident Mandy Campbell. Colorado residents were left reeling last … ⌘ Read more

What really happened to NASA’s original Moon landing tapes ?
Tape recordings made during the Apollo program were reportedly wiped due to a tape shortage… or were they ? You would think that something of such m… ⌘ Read more

Scientist develops drinkable vaccine in the form of a glass of beer
Imagine if instead of getting an injection, you could take a vaccine simply by downing an alcoholic drink. Those adverse to the thought of needles mig… ⌘ Read more

Mystery as 6 people are found dead in the mountains of Bulgaria
Two baffling triple deaths in a remote part of the country have left investigators scratching their heads. According to reports, the strangeness began… ⌘ Read more

Mars organics point at presence of possible biological processes
According to new research, organics found on Mars cannot be explained by any known geological process. The search for life on Mars - and in particular… ⌘ Read more

What is the purpose of NASA’s proposed lunar space station ?
Known as Gateway, the ambitious orbiting lunar space station has recently come under legislative fire. Berna Akcali Gur: The Lunar Gateway is planned … ⌘ Read more

Subterranean caverns discovered beneath the surface of Venus
Scientists have found evidence of a subterranean labyrinth of tunnels hidden beneath the planet’s surface. With surface temperatures exceeding 860 deg… ⌘ Read more

UFO disclosure advocate granted access to secretive US bases
President Trump has reportedly given permission for US Congressman Eric Burlison to access the facilities. Burlison, who has long called for more tran… ⌘ Read more

Is it really possible to deflect an asteroid using nuclear weapons ?
Scientists have used a new computer simulation to find out if nuking an asteroid could actually save us from catastrophe. Nuclear weapons have the pot… ⌘ Read more

Chaos as AI sends tourists to attraction that doesn’t actually exist
A travel booking website ended up in a pickle recently when one of its articles sent people to a non-existent attraction. According to reports, an Aus… ⌘ Read more

Artemis II delay brings Moon landing conspiracy theories back into focus
There is still a large group of people who do not believe that the Apollo Moon landings ever actually happened. When the Saturn V rocket carrying Apol… ⌘ Read more

Does ‘de-extinction’ make people more comfortable with extinction ?
If science can simply resurrect an extinct species, will humanity be more inclined to allow more species to go extinct ? Christopher Lean, Andrew Jame… ⌘ Read more

Is there really a supermassive black hole at our galaxy’s core ?
Scientists have put forward an alternative theory for what might lie at the center of the Milky Way. For years, scientists believed that a supermassiv… ⌘ Read more

New leaked US military footage shows fast-moving UFO over Syria
The intriguing new footage was recently revealed by investigative journalists Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp. According to Corbell, the clip - which … ⌘ Read more

Next-gen ‘magnetoplasma’ rocket could get humans to Mars in 30 days
The development of a whole new type of rocket engine could help to open up the solar system for exploration. Boasting greater efficiency and speed tha… ⌘ Read more

Time may not be a fundamental part of reality, physicists suggest
Despite our lives being dominated by our awareness of the passage of time, we still don’t even know what time actually is. Florian Neukart: Time feels… ⌘ Read more

Nessie-hunting camera rediscovered in Loch Ness undergoes restoration
The camera had been found quite by accident by a robotic submarine after being missing for over 50 years. Early last year, during trials of a new robo… ⌘ Read more

Hospital evacuated after explosive shell found lodged in patient’s behind
The object, that had somehow ended up in a very unfortunate place, had left the man in ‘extreme discomfort’. In what could be one of the strangest sto… ⌘ Read more

NASA provides major update on Artemis II manned Moon mission
The launch of the Space Launch System (SLS) had been tentatively scheduled for as soon as next week. Those hoping to see the first crew fly around the… ⌘ Read more

SpaceX proposes orbital data center made up of 1 million satellites
Elon Musk’s space firm is seeking regularity approval to develop a satellite constellation of unprecedented scale. If you thought the current array of… ⌘ Read more

Trump rumored to be making alien disclosure speech on July 8th
Whispers of a disclosure speech on the anniversary of the Roswell incident have been doing the rounds online. According to reports, the rumor comes co… ⌘ Read more

Out-of-control Chinese rocket almost causes UK national emergency
A rocket that had been plummeting to Earth had a chance of falling on the UK and Northern Europe this week. According to reports, the UK government ha… ⌘ Read more

Row in Australia as teachers told to tell kids about dinosaurs on Noah’s Ark
Concerns have been raised in Queensland over instructions to teach Christian school children to doubt science. The teaching of Creationism in schools … ⌘ Read more

Some people are literally allergic to the cold… and it can prove deadly
For an unfortunate few, being cold isn’t simply uncomfortable, it can be a matter of life or death. Adam Taylor: For most people, cold weather is an i… ⌘ Read more

Planet ‘remarkably similar to Earth’ found 146 light-years away
Another potentially habitable world has been discovered thanks to data collected by the Kepler Space Telescope. The discovery of extraterrestrial life… ⌘ Read more

Elon Musk shares his current thoughts on aliens and consciousness
The SpaceX CEO recently spoke briefly about extraterrestrial life and humanity’s future. While Elon Musk is regarded as something of a controversial f… ⌘ Read more

NASA’s Juno probe has measured the thickness of Europa’s icy crust
The icy Jovian moon has long been a place of interest for scientists due to its subterranean ocean of liquid water. When it comes to finding places wi… ⌘ Read more

Did Thomas Edison accidentally produce graphene 147 years ago ?
Officially isolated in 2004, graphene may have existed unintentionally in materials used long before that by Thomas Edison. First theorized in 1947 be… ⌘ Read more

UFO whistleblower: ‘angels in the Bible may have been alien visitors’
Speaking on the Joe Rogan podcast recently, David Grusch opened up on his thoughts about aliens and angels. Grusch, who previously worked with the Nat… ⌘ Read more

The rise of AI psychosis: can AI trigger or exacerbate mental illness?
As more and more of us come to rely on AI in our daily lives, a psychiatrist looks at the potential consequences. Alexandre Hudon: Artificial intellig… ⌘ Read more

Q-Day: when will quantum computers break all encryption ?
There will soon come a time when even the most secure digital encryption algorithms can be cracked very easily. Back in 1999, the world braced for the… ⌘ Read more

The Doomsday Clock has moved 4 seconds closer to midnight
The symbolic clock has inched closer than ever to armageddon due to a ‘global failure in leadership’. Maintained by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scienti… ⌘ Read more

Free solo climber Alex Honnold scales skyscraper without any ropes
The daredevil climber is well known for his ascents of impossibly tough routes without using any safety equipment. For most people, climbing up a moun… ⌘ Read more

FBI publishes new 686-page dossier on the DB Cooper mystery
The new documents include some intriguing new information and insights into the hunt for the infamous crook. One of the most notorious unsolved crimes… ⌘ Read more

Americans in six US states warned about the threat of ‘exploding trees’
A peculiar phenomenon that occurs only during periods of particularly cold weather has been raising eyebrows recently. If you happen to be strolling t… ⌘ Read more

New mission to study the Sun by creating solar eclipses in space
Researchers are attempting a novel new way to study the conditions responsible for solar storms. Nicola Baresi, Huw Morgan and Lucie Green: When a sol… ⌘ Read more

Indian family terrified as ‘curse’ sees home catch fire 15 times in a week
The unexplained and seemingly spontaneous fires allegedly began happening after a sage visited the house. A peculiar story out of India this month tel… ⌘ Read more

UFO incident dubbed ‘Brazil’s Roswell’ still intrigues 30 years on
A UFO case involving sightings of a possible alien creature is celebrating its 30th anniversary this month. Known as the Varginha incident (or “Brazil… ⌘ Read more

Ark of the Covenant may have had a different purpose, Egyptologist claims
The biblical chest was thought to have been the container in which Moses placed the original ten commandments. One of the most sought-after and mystif… ⌘ Read more

Why do onions and chips keep washing up along England’s shores ?
Last month, chips, onions, bananas, insulation foam and other peculiar things started showing up along the coast. Simon Boxall: Over Christmas, vegeta… ⌘ Read more

Bizarre conspiracy theory claims Earth’s gravity will stop for 7 seconds
The idea seems to have stemmed from claims of a leaked NASA document known as ‘Project Anchor’. We’ve heard a lot of ‘out there’ conspiracy theories o… ⌘ Read more

Bank of England must prepare for alien disclosure, says senior analyst
Financial institutions are being urged to prepare for a financial collapse triggered by news about alien life. From the outbreak of war to the loss of… ⌘ Read more

26-ft-tall prehistoric structures may have been a whole new form of life
Known as Prototaxites, these bizarre organisms had long proven challenging to categorize. If you had gone for a stroll through a swamp around 400 mill… ⌘ Read more

Egypt’s pyramids were built using an internal lifting system, study suggests
New research has proposed that counterweights and pulley-like mechanisms were used to build the pyramids. The effort and skill needed to construct som… ⌘ Read more

Astrophysicist believes that he knows where Heaven is located
One Harvard scientist maintains that Heaven not only exists, but that he might know exactly where it can be found. At first glance, astrophysics and r… ⌘ Read more

Rogue dolphins that attack boats have their own language, study finds
The discovery is so unexpected that it has been likened to ‘suddenly finding a new [human] language in the middle of Europe’. For several years now, a… ⌘ Read more

Texas authorities warn of new spike in ‘mystery seed’ deliveries
Someone has been delivering mystery seed packets to Texas residents and it is by no means the first time. It’s a phenomenon that has been ongoing for … ⌘ Read more

Is it really true that simply being out in cold weather can make you sick ?
It’s something said to children and adults alike in countries across the world, but is there really any truth to it ? Many people across cultures grow… ⌘ Read more

Dr. Zahi Hawass claims that he is close to finding Queen Nefertiti’s tomb
The man often described as the real-life Indiana Jones has spent years excavating Egypt’s desert sands. Famed for her beauty, Queen Nefertiti was a pr… ⌘ Read more

Man spots fast-moving ‘Bigfoot’ in England’s Cannock Chase
A father-of-three has reported seeing a strange creature in an area notorious for unusual sightings and phenomena. Situated in rural Staffordshire, En… ⌘ Read more

Veteran Nessie hunter offers his best explanation for the monster
76-year-old naturalist Adrian Shine has been investigating the Loch Ness Monster for more than 50 years. There are few cryptozoological enigmas as wel… ⌘ Read more

Another new UFO movie is coming - this time about the Roswell incident
It seems we can’t move for UFO movies these days and now yet another one is reportedly in the works. Late last year we learned details about Steven Sp… ⌘ Read more

Woman wakes up to discover giant python curled up on top of her
A woman from Brisbane recently woke up in the dead of night to discover that she had a rather unexpected visitor. Anyone who is concerned about travel… ⌘ Read more

Astronomers detect a mysterious signal from the beginning of time
A signal lasting just 10 seconds is thought to have originated from one of the most distant sources ever detected. 13 billion years ago, a huge star e… ⌘ Read more

Creepy video allegedly shows ‘ghost’ climbing up a mountain in India
A video clip showing an eerie figure in India’s Himachal Pradesh region has recently gone viral online. Filmed after dark, the clip, which was reporte… ⌘ Read more

Wormholes through space may not actually exist, astrophysicists argue
Wormholes may be a science fiction staple, but do they even exist in the real world and if not, why not ? Enrique Gaztanaga: Wormholes are often imagi… ⌘ Read more

Long-running SETI project hones in on final 100 ‘signals of interest’
A crowd-sourced effort to analyze astronomical data for signs of intelligent alien civilizations is nearing completion. Launched all the way back in 1… ⌘ Read more

Scientists develop ‘universal language’ to help them talk to aliens
Even if we did happen to come into contact with intelligent extraterrestrials, how would we communicate with them ? Scientists in Australia have come … ⌘ Read more

Pentagon obtains device connected to ‘Havana syndrome’ mystery
The US government has acquired a device that may be responsible for years of unexplained symptoms. The true nature of Havana syndrome, which is named … ⌘ Read more

Oldest known cremation in Africa poses 9,500-year-old mystery
How did Stone-Age hunter-gatherers manage to build a fire capable of cremating human remains ? Jessica C. Thompson, Elizabeth Sawchuk and Jessica Cere… ⌘ Read more

Canoes discovered in Wisconin lake are ‘older than the Great Pyramid’
A groundbreaking archaeological discovery indicates that an advanced culture existed in the US at the time of the ancient Egyptians. The find, which w… ⌘ Read more