Black Bird — The enduring Chernobyl mystery
The Chernobyl catastrophe remains a worst-case scenario for nuclear power. The incident with the Chernobyl-4 reactor in 1986 is still considered both unique and the...
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The plan to storm Area 51 just got a whole lot sexier
The plan to storm Area 51 has undoubtedly become the meme of the year. From celebrities to corporations to actual lawyers, everyone has been...
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Mimicking Earth’s greenhouse gases with aerogel could make Mars habitable
Earth is basically perfect for human beings. The distance from the sun is right, the oxygen in the air is right, and the atmosphere —...
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The government is not joking about mind-controlled weapons
Even though it seems like something out of a sci-fi movie, the U.S. government is serious about mind-controlled weapons. The possibilities they are working on...
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New Research Shows How To Survive The Death of a Star
Ever since a massive meteor wiped out the dinosaurs, extinction-level events have been of particular interest to those who study the stars. Thousands of traditions...
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Scientists discover ANOTHER bizarre, bat-winged dinosaur
In northeastern China, a stunning pair of discoveries are brewing. Ambopteryx is actually the second bat-winged dinosaur to be found in the area, likely with a membrane allowing...
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The first “exomoon” is thought to be as big as Neptune
Ever since Pluto was declassified in 2006 for not being a planet, science buffs have paid close attention to the classification of celestial bodies. Careful...
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Asteroids usually don’t have water — This one does.
Water is the essential building block of life, and someone no human can live without. And given our growing fascination with life outside planet Earth,...
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We just got our first black hole photos, and they are good
Though many might not know it, we’ve actually never seen a black hole before. When you think of black hole photos, you’re usually remembering artistic...
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Something on Mars is producing methane, and we don’t know what
In a breakthrough discovery, recently a European orbiter found that Mars produces methane. And if you don’t know the implications of this discovery, you’re not...
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“Planet Nine” likely to be found in the next decade
Nothing excites people like a planet. In 2006, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) downgraded Pluto’s status to “dwarf planet,” and the internet jokes haven’t stopped...
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Rotating black holes might serve as portals for hyperspace travel
According to a new Business Insider report, scientists have always been a little fuzzy on the concept of black holes. Largely, it was thought that...
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Supernovae Show Entire Universe Expands At Same Rate
One of the most fascinating and terrifying concepts in astronomy is the expansion of the universe. And a recent study shows that supernovae can tell...
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Neil deGrasse Tyson Talks To Katy Perry About Aliens — And It Gets Weird Fast
Many think of alien talk as outside the realm of acceptability, but it’s picking up mainstream attention fast. Even people like pop star Katy Perry...
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“My battery is low and it’s getting dark”: What one of NASA’s rovers taught us about Mars
Mars is one of the planets in our solar system that humans know most about, and for good reason. The “Red Planet” has been lauded...
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Exploring The Concept of “The Third Eye”
Since the beginning of recorded history, we have heard rumblings about a “third eye.” This legend extends to major world religions today, as well as...
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David Huggins Says He Has Sex With Aliens — And Paints It
Most millennials have fond memories of being taught painting by PBS’s Bob Ross, a genial man with a smooth voice and a steady paintbrush, who...
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“It Will Be Shocking” — Harvard’s Avi Loeb Talks First Contact
If you’ve ever wondered about what first contact with extraterrestrials would look like, you’re not alone. Hollywood has fantasized about first contact/invasion since its inception...
