- ‘Planet Nine’ is still missing in action after survey of 87% of the Southern Sky.
- The phantom biosphere – an alien life-form could exist hidden in Earth’s microbial world.
- Will there be an abundance of alien technosignatures once we start looking?
- Ice cores reveal huge volcanic eruptions during the last Ice Age, 25 of which were larger than anything Earth has seen in the last 2,500 years.
- Scientists use AI to trace the origins of psychedelic experiences in the brain.
- What is the ‘Mandela effect’, and have you experienced it?
- Related: Are we remembering other universes?
- ‘Yokai’: Illuminating the history of Japan’s imaginary beasts.
- China’s mysterious egg-laying mountain that spews out stone eggs.
- Heatwaves at both of Earth’s poles – with temperatures 30-40C above normal – have alarmed climate scientists.
- The UK may build a £16 billion solar power station in space.
- Elon Musk keeps revising his prediction for when we’ll see humans on Mars.
Quote of the Day:
In our world everybody thinks of changing humanity, and nobody thinks of changing himself.
Leo Tolstoy
