‘Stories’ Of Volcanic Eruptions Told By Aboriginal People For 7,000 Years Turn Out To be TRUE
We’re all storytellers at heart, but we often prefer the more mythical and legendary tales of times long gone than ones of real scientific discovery. However, on occasion, some ancient stories turn out to be grounded almost entirely in fact, not fiction. Take this story that’s been passed down through more than 230 generations of Gugu Badhun Aboriginal people, for … Continue reading
Comprehensive Map of the ‘Dark Web’ Revealed for the First Time Shows a Remarkably Antisocial Corner of the Internet
The dark web is not much of a web at all. Most of the world wide web is invisible. Beyond the “surface web”—the parts accessible to search engines—there is a “deep web” containing (by one estimate) 500 times the content, secured in databases and hidden behind login screens. And within this deep web is a tiny corner known as the … Continue reading
Scientists Discover that Epigenetic Memories Are Passed Down for 14 Generations
The most important set of genetic instructions we all get comes from our DNA, passed down through generations. But the environment we live in can make genetic changes, too. Researchers have now discovered that these kinds of environmental genetic changes can be passed down for a whopping 14 generations in an animal – the largest span ever observed in a … Continue reading
The Top 10 “Wake-Up Calls” For Non-Preppers When TSHTF
1. You look outside your window and only see darkness. Our government has admitted that our electrical grid is being held together by little more than duct tape and bubble gum. We’ve had events as “harmless” as a tree branch falling 5 states away cause entire regions of the U.S. to go black. Without power, without street lights, urban environments … Continue reading
The Physics of Time Explained in Under 3 Minutes
Many people find the concepts in physics challenging to wrap their head around. Visual aids and explanations can definitely help, though. The Youtube Channel Minute Physics videos do just that. In the video featured below, Henry from MinutePhysics explains the relativity of time in under three minutes. With a clever demonstration that pits two giraffe owners against one another, Henry … Continue reading
Experts Find NO EVIDENCE of Alien Life in Our Universe So Far, Could We Actually Be ALONE?
A team from the University of California Berkley examined light from 5,600 stars in our milky way – with almost a third of those thought to host Earth-like planets – and found that there is no evidence of alien life. Humanity has become obsessed with the idea of finding life outside of Earth, but the biggest scan to date has … Continue reading
Strangers Give EERILY Similar Accounts of Alien Abductions, Could it Really Be Happening?
Many responded to a call for true stories about alien abductions on social media site Reddit. Many of those who responded reported being abducted in their own bedrooms and time skipping forward or memory loss. There were also many who said they were able to communicate with aliens telepathically. One man said as a nine-year-old he suddenly became “paralysed” in … Continue reading
Scientists Are Exploring a Link Between Our Minds and the Quantum World
COULD QUANTUM CONSCIOUSNESS EXIST? Despite all the research we’ve done, we still know relatively little about how the human brain works, and we know even less about the mystery of “consciousness.” Scientists disagree about whether consciousness exists at all outside the illusions of our own collective imagination. Some believe it exists independently although we’ve yet to understand its origins have … Continue reading
Mysterious Boom Reported in Lowcountry South Carolina; Officials Offer No Explanation For Sounds
Lowcountry residents reported hearing a loud boom Friday morning, which could be another of the legendary and mysterious booms reported as far back as the 1800s. People in North Charleston, Mount Pleasant and West Ashley reported hearing the boom and feeling brief shaking just after 8:30 a.m. Military activity? Steve Jaumé, of the College of Charleston Department of Geology and … Continue reading
Popular Type of Beverage Consumed By 50% Of People Every Day Linked To Dementia
Half of Americans use a drink linked to dementia on any given day. Both sugary and artificially sweetened ‘diet’ drinks are linked to dementia by two new studies. People who drink sugary beverages tend to have poorer memories, smaller brains and a smaller hippocampus (an area vital for learning and memory). Diet sodas, though, don’t seem much safer. A follow-up … Continue reading
