Back in 1912, the RMS Titanic struck an iceberg and sank to the bottom of the North Atlantic Ocean, taking over 1,500 lives in the process. But how did this happen? Did an Optical Illusion sink the Titanic? Recently, we wrote about how lunar tides may have caused the iceberg to end up in the Titanic’s…
On March 5, 2011, the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle was launched into low Earth orbit. The purpose of this unmanned space plane remains a mystery. What is the X-37B? The X-37B – America’s Mysterious Space Plane? As mentioned earlier, the exact purpose of the X-37B space plane remains shrouded in mystery. However, plenty of possibilities…
DARPA-employed researchers are at it again. A few months back, they were trying to predict future crimes. Then they were building invisibility cloaks and creating battlefield illusions. Now, they’ve created a robotic Cheetah capable of running at 18mph, making it the “fastest legged robot” in history. The DARPA Cheetah: A Real-Life Transformer? Of course, Cheetah would…
On April 14, 1912, the RMS Titanic sank in the North Atlantic Ocean, taking 1,517 people to a watery grave. But how did it happen? Did Lunar Tides Sink the Titanic? The fate of the Titanic is well known. In 1912, it crashed into an iceberg and sank sank in the North Atlantic Ocean. Over 1,500 people…
Mind uploading isn’t exactly a new idea. But technology is improving so quickly now that it’s starting to move out of the realm of science fiction and into reality. Mind Uploading: Is it Possible? Until recently, mind uploading was confined to the world of fiction. However, new developments may change that. The other day, Russian…
In 1920, the last of the “tree lobster” insects seemingly vanished into the dustbin of history. However, unbeknownst to modern science, a small colony of these hand-sized insects managed to survive…on an 1,844 foot tall rock pyramid…in the middle of the Pacific Ocean! Ball’s Pyramid: The Home of the Last Tree Lobsters? This isolated rock…
Flatworms have the ability to regenerate seemingly forever. Could they hold the key to human immortality? Do Flatworms hold the Keys to Immortality? Here’s more on flatworms and immortality from The Telegraph: Experts from Nottingham University managed to create a colony of more than 20,000 flatworms from one original by chopping it into pieces and…
The latest news from Siberia is that Russian scientists appear to have grown an extinct plant called the narrow-leafed campion using 31,800 year-old seeds buried by ancient squirrels. An Extinct Plant…Brought back to Life? The reviving of the Narrow-Leafed Campion is just the latest in a series of ancient genetic breakthroughs, including the sequencing of…