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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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,…
What your messy mix of capital letters could reveal about your mind? Image credit – Gemini Have you ever written a word randomly mixing capitalised letters without realising it initially? Such a minor quirk is actually quite common among people. According to psychologists and graphologists, such a behaviour can indicate one’s emotions, personality, or stress…
NASA’s Perseverance has captured a sweeping new panorama of a rugged Martian region nicknamed “Crocodile Bridge”, revealing one of the oldest known landscapes on Mars in remarkable detail. The 360-degree mosaic, created using the rover’s Mastcam-Z camera system, combines 980 images captured across multiple Martian days, or sols. Located on the rim of Jezero Crater,…
The USS Samuel B. Roberts, discovered in 2022 at a depth of seven kilometers, is the deepest shipwreck ever found. Extreme pressure and cold in the Hadal Zone significantly slow down decay, preserving the ship. Image Credits: Wikimedia Commons The exact location of the USS Samuel B. Roberts, or “Sammy B,” was a point of…
