Researchers Find Bottom of Pacific Getting Colder, May be Due to Little Ice Age
Cold waters that sank in polar regions hundreds of years ago during the Little Ice Age are still impacting deep Pacific Ocean temperature trends. While the deep Pacific temperature trends are small, they represent a large amount of energy in the Earth system. A pair of researchers, one with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, the other Harvard University, has found … Continue reading
Asteroid Defense Mission Sees Expanded Objectives
As we see what appears to be an ongoing increase in sightings of meteor fireball, perhaps efforts need to be doubled up. via Unexplained-Mysteries: Two cubesats will be accompanying a joint NASA/ESA mission to slam a test probe in to the side of an asteroid. Known as AIDA (Asteroid Deflection and Impact Assessment), the mission consists of two parts. The … Continue reading
Neanderthal Genes Influenced Skull Shape of Modern Humans
Neanderthal genes influence human head shape Research suggests the effects of long-distant interspecies breeding finds expression in modern skulls. Researchers have gleaned insights into what makes human brains bulbous from our closest evolutionary relative – the Neanderthal – despite them having died out millennia ago, according to an analysis in the journal Current Biology. Neanderthals and anatomically modern Homo sapiens … Continue reading
Newly Discovered Planet K2-288Bb Lies Within Habitable Zone, Liquid Water Possible
NASA’s Kepler space telescope ran out of fuel in October last year. Data gathered during the course of its scientific mission, however, paved way to the discovery of a new exoplanet. Planet K2-288Bb The newly identified planet dubbed K2-288Bb is twice the size of the Earth. It lies within its host star’s habitable zone, which means the planet may have … Continue reading
Scientist that Performed Gene-edited on Babies Under House Arrest
This is a great indicator of how this technology can so easily get out of hand. via Unexplained-Mysteries: The scientist responsible for creating the world’s first genetically edited babies is facing serious repercussions. Late last year, it was reported that an HIV-positive woman in China had given birth to two baby girls who had undergone gene editing in an effort … Continue reading
Earth’s Magnetic Field Heading for Cataclysm According to Study… What Would Happen?
As Earth’s magnetic shield fails, so do its satellites. First, our communications satellites in the highest orbits go down. Next, astronauts in low-Earth orbit can no longer phone home. And finally, cosmic rays start to bombard every human on Earth. This is a possibility that we may start to face not in the next million years, not in the next … Continue reading
Chinese Chang’e 4 Probe Sends 1st PHOTO of Moon’s ‘Mysterious’ Far Side
China’s Chang’e 4 space probe has relayed its first image of the far side of the moon back to Earth, revealing a rocky surface blemished by small potholes and what appears to be a large crater. The history-making photograph marks the first time that a manmade craft has landed on the ‘dark side’ of the moon. The mission was complicated … Continue reading
Mysterious Anomaly Below Africa Is Weakening Earth’s Magnetic Field
Above our heads, something is not right. Earth’s magnetic field is in a state of dramatic weakening – and according to mind-boggling research from earlier this year, this phenomenal disruption is part of a pattern lasting for over 1,000 years. Earth’s magnetic field doesn’t just give us our north and south poles; it’s also what protects us from solar winds and cosmic … Continue reading
China’s Lunar Craft Preps for Humanity’s 1st-Ever Dark Side Landing
Orbiting the moon, China’s Chang’e 4 lunar lander has moved into position in preparation for mankind’s first landing on the far side of Earth’s only natural satellite. In entering its planned orbit on Sunday, the Chinese spacecraft will “prepare for the first-ever soft landing on the far side of the moon,” stated the China National Space Administration, cited by the … Continue reading
China and Russia Work Together on Controversial Experiments to Modify the Atmosphere
China and Russia have modified an important layer of the atmosphere above Europe to test a controversial technology for possible military application, according to Chinese scientists involved in the project. A total of five experiments were carried out in June. One, on June 7, caused physical disturbance over an area as large as 126,000 sq km (49,000 square miles), or … Continue reading
