As Earth’s orbit becomes increasingly crowded with decommissioned satellites and fragments from the 1960s, however, researchers have identified a natural mechanism for orbital clearance. Research published in Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences reveals that when solar activity increases, it acts like an ‘orbital broom,’ accelerating the re-entry of orbital debris. According to the study…
A jawbone like this was never expected to matter so much. It came up from the seabed off Taiwan, quiet and unremarkable at first glance, almost easy to overlook. For years, it sat in collections as an uncertain fragment, something that didn’t quite belong anywhere in the human story. No clear signs. No obvious connection…
A groundbreaking study by the Kimberlite Research Group at the University of Cape Town has pinpointed where the world’s most precious diamonds originate. Standard diamonds form within Earth’s lithospheric plates. However, ‘CLIPPIR’ gems – those similar to Cullinan diamonds in size and purity – emerge from much greater depths. As noted in China.org, Associate Professor…
While exploring the White Mountains, or Lefka Ori, in the western part of the Greek island of Crete, researchers came across a striking moth that looked distinctive enough to warrant closer study. The species was later described as Pyralis papaleonei, named after Pope Leo XIV. The naming choice was intended to carry both scientific and…
It looks like time travel, closed timelike curves, quantum mechanics, and quantum entanglement are once again at the centre of discussions among scientists who recently came up with a new way to send signals from the present into the past. According to some scientists working on quantum communication and spacetime geometry, information can potentially be…
While staying at the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo during a lecture tour, Albert Einstein found himself in an awkward situation. A hotel bellboy had delivered a message to his room, but the physicist realised he had no cash to leave as a tip. Instead of apologising and sending the worker away empty-handed, Einstein picked up…
A former NASA scientist has reignited public curiosity around near-death experiences after claiming she “died” three times and saw the same unusual vision each time. Ingrid Honkala, a marine scientist with a background reportedly connected to NASA and the US Navy, says these moments changed how she understands consciousness, reality, and even the idea of…
We usually discard plastic waste as it reaches its end-of-life for common people, but a research team at the University of Adelaide has made a major discovery that’s changing how the world deals with plastic waste. By harnessing solar energy, they’ve found a way to convert waste into valuable green hydrogen. This involves photocatalytic reforming,…
For centuries, humans have tried to imagine how the rest of the animal kingdom sees the world, but we have always been limited by the three-colour palette of our own eyes. While we can take still photographs that mimic these perspectives, capturing the world in motion has remained a technical hurdle. Unlike traditional filming methods,…
A recent documentary and interviews are re-circulating a pioneering astronaut, widely recognised for his role in the early development of private spaceflight, who reportedly described an unusual and deeply unsettling experience that took place not in orbit, but inside his own bedroom. What makes the account even more striking is the timing. Just days after…
