Mysteries, Archaeology

Tărtăria Tablets: One of the Earliest Writing Systems in Human History

Writing is one of the greatest inventions of humankind and is the foundation of progress. With this invention, human beings gained the ability to record and transmit information to future generations. This has made civilization possible. As to the question of who first developed a writing system, the Tărtăria tablets found in Romania may give ...

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Three-Fingered Mummies Discovered in Peru Are Allegedly Not Human

The discovery of three-fingered mummies in Peru last year came as a sensational find. At first look, it was clear that the mummies were not human. Now, a team of scientists from Russia has alleged that the mummies are actually humanoid aliens. The alien three-fingered mummies “Each of the little mummies has two arms, two ...

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Three-fingered mummy.

The Secrets Surrounding the Bucegi Mountains of Romania

The Bucegi Mountains of Romania are a picturesque area filled with stunning peaks, amazing scenery, and rich wildlife. Declared a national park in 1935 by the Romanian government, it has been listed as a protected region. However, what makes the mountains a fascination for many is not their beauty, but the mysteries surrounding the region ...

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China and Russia Modify the Sky in New Experiment

A team of scientists from Russia and China to modify the sky in a bid to manipulate it for military purposes. The experiments were done on the ionosphere, a layer of atmosphere that lies 75-1,000 km (46-621 miles) above the earth, known to be ionized by cosmic and solar radiation. Russia and China modify the ...

Jenny Low

The Mystery of Oppenheimer, the Bhagavad Gita, and the Nuclear Bomb

When Pearl Harbor was attacked by Japan during the Second World War, the U.S. administration wanted retribution. It set out to create the most powerful weapon known to humanity, the nuclear bomb. The man who was tasked with its creation, Dr. Julius Robert Oppenheimer, was not just a theoretical physicist, but he was also deeply ...

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Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer.

Amazing Ancient Anti-Gravity Jars From India

What if you filled a jar with water, flipped it over, and the water didn’t spill out? Anti-gravity jars with such seemingly “magical” capabilities were created in India about 300 years ago, displaying how well people of those times used basic scientific concepts to create some mind-blowing things. Anti-gravity jars One of the anti-gravity jars ...

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An Indian anti-gravity jar.

What the UN Sustainable Development Goals Mean for China

Following the UN’s recent release of their 17 sustainable goals this fall, the Chinese government is taking a step back to look at just how they can contribute to meeting these goals by 2030 despite still having air pollution so bad that it has contributed to 1.6 million deaths per year in the country. These goals aim to ...

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Environmental sustainability.

Ground and Stream Water Clues Reveal Shale Drilling Impacts

Chemical clues in waters near Marcellus Shale gas wells in rural Pennsylvania can identify new drilling-related sources of methane contamination, according to scientists. The findings provide a new tool for distinguishing potential environmental impacts of shale drilling from pre-existing methane levels commonly found in Pennsylvania waterways, the researchers said. Scientists also found that methane contamination ...

Troy Oakes

Deep Sea Mining Zone Hosts CO2-Consuming Bacteria

Scientists have discovered that CO2-consuming bacteria in the deepest parts of the seafloor could be turning themselves into an additional food source for other deep-sea life. Bacteria living 4000m below the ocean surface in the Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone (CCFZ) are consuming carbon dioxide and turning it into biomass, a new study shows. Until now, scientists ...

Troy Oakes

Mass Extinction 252 Million Years Ago: Are We Due for Another One?

About 252 million years ago, a rise in global temperatures resulted in a massive mass extinction in Earth’s history called the Permian mass extinction. Almost 96 percent of marine animals and 70 percent of land animals perished. All this happened in just a few thousand years. Scientists warn that a similar fate might await us ...

Armin Auctor

A rise in global temperatures.