- Scientists are getting serious about UFOs – here’s why.
- Jerusalem’s Second Temple was built with gigantic stone blocks — now we think we know where they came from.
- Large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT are a dead end to artificial general intelligence (AGI), says computer scientist.
- New study suggests that our galaxy is either crowded or empty…both are terrifying.
- FDA officially rejects MDMA/’Ecstasy’ for mental health treatment due to concerns over limited clinical data and whether “psychotherapy contributes to treatment benefit and if it is even necessary”.
- In praise of weird fiction, horror tales and stories that unsettle us (non-registration link here).
- Fish falls from the sky and smashes Tesla windshield.
- New drug restores lost Alzheimer’s memories in mice.
- Terraforming Mars with metal nanorods could be 5,000 times faster than greenhouse gas proposals.
- Two former presidents of Gabon consumed the psychedelic iboga for spiritual purposes.
- Great Barrier Reef’s temperature soars to 400-year high.
- Gargantuan waves in Earth’s mantle may make continents rise, new study finds.
- These nearby star systems could be good targets in the search for alien life.
- Turns out your microwave oven has its own microbiome.
Quote of the Day:
Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.
Arthur C. Clarke