13+ hour, 39+ min ago  (682+ words) A Martian meteorite fragment containing unexpected grains of mineral could hold clues to the Red Planet's geological history, according to an international team of researchers. Prior to the team's new paper, which was published in Geochemical Perspectives Letters, the red…...

12+ hour, 27+ min ago  (587+ words) Researchers at Texas A&M University report the successful regrowth of skeletal and connective tissues, in what they call a "critical step" toward one day enabling major tissue regeneration in humans. Throughout time, the regenerative capabilities that, in some cases,…...

13+ hour, 51+ min ago  (619+ words) A seismic shockwave traveling within the Earth moved the entire Japanese archipelago by 5 to 6 millimeters, posing a previously unknown Earthquake danger, according to a University of Chicago researcher. As the best-recorded megathrust event in history, the 2011 Tohoku-Oki earthquake has already…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (519+ words) Physicists have revealed that the unusual decay of an "exotic" subatomic particle could offer new clues to its mysterious structure. The discovery, reported by a team of physicists in a study published in Physical Review Letters, argues that it provides…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (545+ words) Scientists from Asia Pacific's largest paint and coating manufacturer have developed a new "ultra-black" automotive coating using carbon nanotubes that absorbs over 99% of the light it receives, resulting in the darkest black of any currently available paint or coating. The…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (799+ words) It's not the kind of thing astronomers expect to see while observing the powerful effects of a distant supermassive black hole: an unprecedented UFO sighting. However, that's precisely what one group of scientists now reports in a preprint paper, who…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (798+ words) If you enjoy the news and perspectives offered by The Debrief, make sure that you aren't missing our stories by making us one of your "preferred sources" on Google News. You can simply follow this link to add The Debrief…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago  (462+ words) A burial site uncovered by archaeologists in southern Siberia has revealed a series of unusual discoveries, which include ritually broken artifacts surrounding human and horse remains. The burial site was uncovered in the Sayan Mountains and was discovered during a…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago  (515+ words) Scientists from the Southwest Research Institute's Center for Lunar Origin and Evolution (CLOE) have revealed new models of the Moon's oldest and largest impact crater, the South Pole-Aitken (SPA) basin, providing fresh insights into the event and resulting material deposition…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago  (469+ words) Consciousness may arise in systems far different than the biology on Earth we are used to, according to University of California, Riverside (UCR) researchers, who argue that many forms of conscious experience may be possible in alien lifeforms. Eric Schwitzgebel…...