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UFO's of UAP'S in België en de rest van de wereld Ontdek de Fascinerende Wereld van UFO's en UAP's: Jouw Bron voor Onthullende Informatie!
Ben jij ook gefascineerd door het onbekende? Wil je meer weten over UFO's en UAP's, niet alleen in België, maar over de hele wereld? Dan ben je op de juiste plek!
België: Het Kloppend Hart van UFO-onderzoek
In België is BUFON (Belgisch UFO-Netwerk) dé autoriteit op het gebied van UFO-onderzoek. Voor betrouwbare en objectieve informatie over deze intrigerende fenomenen, bezoek je zeker onze Facebook-pagina en deze blog. Maar dat is nog niet alles! Ontdek ook het Belgisch UFO-meldpunt en Caelestia, twee organisaties die diepgaand onderzoek verrichten, al zijn ze soms kritisch of sceptisch.
Nederland: Een Schat aan Informatie
Voor onze Nederlandse buren is er de schitterende website www.ufowijzer.nl, beheerd door Paul Harmans. Deze site biedt een schat aan informatie en artikelen die je niet wilt missen!
Internationaal: MUFON - De Wereldwijde Autoriteit
Neem ook een kijkje bij MUFON (Mutual UFO Network Inc.), een gerenommeerde Amerikaanse UFO-vereniging met afdelingen in de VS en wereldwijd. MUFON is toegewijd aan de wetenschappelijke en analytische studie van het UFO-fenomeen, en hun maandelijkse tijdschrift, The MUFON UFO-Journal, is een must-read voor elke UFO-enthousiasteling. Bezoek hun website op www.mufon.com voor meer informatie.
Samenwerking en Toekomstvisie
Sinds 1 februari 2020 is Pieter niet alleen ex-president van BUFON, maar ook de voormalige nationale directeur van MUFON in Vlaanderen en Nederland. Dit creëert een sterke samenwerking met de Franse MUFON Reseau MUFON/EUROP, wat ons in staat stelt om nog meer waardevolle inzichten te delen.
Let op: Nepprofielen en Nieuwe Groeperingen
Pas op voor een nieuwe groepering die zich ook BUFON noemt, maar geen enkele connectie heeft met onze gevestigde organisatie. Hoewel zij de naam geregistreerd hebben, kunnen ze het rijke verleden en de expertise van onze groep niet evenaren. We wensen hen veel succes, maar we blijven de autoriteit in UFO-onderzoek!
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Heb je vragen of wil je meer weten? Aarzel dan niet om contact met ons op te nemen! Samen ontrafelen we het mysterie van de lucht en daarbuiten.
10-02-2026
Scientists discover 'undead' microbes that can sleep for millions of years, and what they're waiting for!
Scientists discover 'undead' microbes that can sleep for millions of years, and what they're waiting for!
Beneath the ocean’s seafloor, life quietly waits, defying everything we know about survival and evolution. Deep within Earth’s crust, microscopic organisms, known as “intraterrestrials,” live in a state of dormancy, surviving without growing or reproducing for hundreds of thousands, even millions, of years.
Most organisms evolve by adapting to their environment, typically through reproduction and natural selection. These microbes, however, don’t follow the script. Instead, they thrive in suspended animation, only reawakening when the earth shifts in ways that benefit them.
Microbes That Don’t Play By the Rules
Evolution often brings to mind organisms adapting to their surroundings over time. But the intraterrestrials beneath the seafloor seem to defy this idea. These microbes can remain dormant for staggering periods, sometimes millions of years. When they awaken, it’s not through evolution, but through their incredible ability to wait.
According toKaren G. Lloyd, a microbial biogeochemist at the University of Southern California, this isn’t just some freak accident. These microbes are evolutionarily adapted to survive without reproducing. They’ve become specialists in surviving extreme conditions where resources are scarce and the environment is hostile. In fact, it’s their very dormancy that allows them to persist for so long. It’s as though these microbes have evolved not to grow, but to simply survive, waiting for the right moment when the world around them shifts in a way that allows them to thrive again.
If these microbes aren’t evolving through reproduction and growth, what’s the catch? The answer lies in the geology of Earth itself. Instead of waiting for something as short-term as aseasonal change or a temperature shift, these intraterrestrials are playing a much longer game, one that’s tied to the slow-moving geological processes of our planet.
An Illustration Showing The Diverse Microbial Life Living Deep Within Earth's Crust
As stated by Live Science, these microbes are, essentially, waiting for these rare events to occur, waiting for the earth to shift in a way that opens up new resources, whether that’s through volcanic eruptions or the slow movement of tectonic plates that exposes new sediments It’s hard to imagine a more patient form of life.
When you look at how we live our lives, waiting for something as rare as a volcanic eruption seems almost ridiculous. For these microbes, this may be their natural state: to wait in dormancy for the right event that will prompt them to spring back to life.
Surviving the Deep: The Unlikely Ways Life Adapts
These microbes have developed remarkable adaptations that allow them to survive in theextreme conditions deep below the Earth’s surface, where high pressure, frigid temperatures, and limited nutrients are the norm. Their survival is driven by slow, energy-efficient metabolisms and enzymes that are perfectly suited for life in marine sediments. Far from just enduring these harsh conditions, they thrive because of these unique evolutionary traits.
These microbes don’t simply enter dormancy by accident; they’ve evolved to do so. Able to endure years of starvation, immense pressure, and near-freezing temperatures, they keep their metabolic processes running at minimal levels. The fact that they can remain alive for millions of years, ready to spring back to life when conditions shift, is a stunning feat of biological resilience.
Maak kennis met deze 'Blob' Deze blob heeft geen hersenen, ogen of mond, laat staan armen of benen. Wat nog verrassender is dan zijn 720 geslachten – wetenschappers beschouwen dit wezen als een intelligent wezen.
Geen dier en ook geen plant Maar wat is dit voor wezen? Is het een dier, een plant of een schimmel? Volgens dr. Bruno David, de directeur van het Parijse MNHN (Muséum national d'histoire naturelle), is er geen duidelijk antwoord. Aan Reuters liet dr. David weten: "We weten zeker dat het geen plant is, maar we [weten] niet echt of het een dier of een schimmel is."
Physarum polycephalum Taxonomen hebben de blob, samen met 900 andere verwanten, ingedeeld als 'Physarum polycephalum' in het koninkrijk van de protozoa. Het is een slijmzwam die officieel bekend staat als een plasmodium.
Unieke wezens Deze minibeestjes lijken echter niet op conventionele schimmels. Plasmodia zijn uniek omdat, zoals beschreven in het tijdschrift Forbes, "...elke individuele cel vele kernen bevat (de meeste dierlijke cellen hebben slechts één kern)".
Afgebeeld: theatrale poster voor de film 'The Blob', 1958.
Maak je geen zorgen, deze blob is ongevaarlijk Physarum polycephalum heeft zijn bijnaam 'Blob' misschien te danken aan de horrorfilm 'The Blob' uit 1958, waarin een buitenaards wezen met de naam Blob alles op zijn pad verorberde, maar gelukkig voedt de echte 'Blob' zich alleen met schimmels en bacteriën.
Geen hersenen en toch intelligent? Studies hebben aangetoond dat het organisme de kortste route in een doolhof kan vinden en eerder bezochte gebieden markeert met het spoor van zijn slijm – en dat alles zonder hersenen.
Deze 'omelet' kan dingen leren zonder dat hij neuronen heeft Audrey Dussutour, Frans specialist in dierengedrag, is coauteur van een studie over de blob. Daaruit blijkt dat dit eencellige organisme lijkt op een 'anamorfe omelet' en dat het in staat is om dingen te leren ondanks dat het geen neuronen heeft.
Overdracht van verworven kennis Volgens de onderzoekers kunnen de protozoën zelfs verworven kennis doorgeven. Wanneer men twee blobs bij elkaar brengt, draagt het ene organisme zijn kennis over op het andere.
Heeft het echt 720 geslachten? De voortplanting van de blob is niet zoals bij veel andere wezens, waarbij de eicel en de zaadcel samensmelten. Blob brengt informatie rechtstreeks over van een donorcel naar een ontvangende cel, wat op 720 verschillende manieren kan gebeuren. "Praten over geslacht is dus een beetje onnauwkeurig," zo verduidelijkt onderzoekster Audrey Dussutour.
Afgebeeld: Scherm in Parc Zoologique de Paris 2019 dat een vergrote afbeelding geeft van een Physarum polycephalum.
Blob werd voor het eerst tentoongesteld in Parc Zoologique de Paris In 2019 kreeg het mysterieuze wezen een sterrenrol in het Parc Zoologique de Paris. Hier ontdekten de verzorgers van 'Blob' ook dat het van havermout houdt en zich verplaatst om het te kunnen vinden... met een snelheid van vier centimeter per uur.
Blob op zoek naar voedsel Ook Marlène Itan, die de blob verzorgde, ondervond hoe creatief de protozoa kunnen zijn bij het zoeken naar voedsel. "De hele tafel hier lag vol. De blob was namelijk uit de petrischalen ontsnapt omdat hij alle schimmels en eiwitten in de havermout had verteerd. Hij doolde door de schaal en ging toen daarbuiten verder op zoek naar voedsel", vertelde ze aan het Duitse mediakanaal Deutschlandfunk.
Superorganisme Deze slijmzwam kan zijn volume elke dag verdubbelen en groeien tot enkele vierkante meters. Als je 'Blob' doormidden snijdt, is de cel binnen twee minuten weer functioneel. Geen wonder dat dit wezen al bijna een miljard jaar bestaat en dat het de wetenschappers fascineert.
"Dit schepsel behoort tot de mysteries van de natuur" "Dit schepsel is een van de mysteries van de natuur," vertelde dr. Bruno David, directeur van het MNHN aan Reuters.
Een ander bizar wezen De blob is echter niet het enige fantastische wezen dat wetenschappers bestuderen. Het volgende vreemde wezen kan zelfs onder de meest erbarmelijke omstandigheden overleven.
De legendarische beerdiertjes Het zijn echte overlevers die de extreemste temperaturen kunnen weerstaan, maar ook radioactieve straling, zuurstofgebrek of droogte. Zouden de beerdiertjes echter echt onverwoestbaar zijn?
Waar kun je ze vinden? Ze leven in vochtig mos of in de diepzee, op Antarctica, in het regenwoud of in de achtertuin. Eigenlijk overal, maar het is nog steeds bijzonder moeilijk om ze te vinden...
Piepkleine wezens De reden is eenvoudig: ze zijn slechts tussen de 100 en 1500 micron groot. En ondanks hun naam hebben ze niets gemeen met beren. Ze worden beerdiertjes of tardigrada genoemd omdat hun trage bewegingen doen denken aan die van beren. Deze laatste, de wetenschappelijke naam, laat zich vertalen als 'trage stappen'.
Ze overleven tot 151 °C Een onderzoek uit 2006 toonde aan dat inactieve beerdiertjes minstens een half uur een temperatuur van 151 °C kunnen overleven.
Je kunt ze ook invriezen "Ik vermoed dat ze tientallen jaren in bevroren toestand kunnen overleven", verklaarde zoöloog en bioloog Georg Mayer (foto) van het biologisch instituut van de Universiteit Leipzig in 2013. Samen met zijn collega's identificeerde hij eerder onbekende elementen van het zenuwstelsel bij de dieren.
Maar ze hebben een zwakke plek! Maar ze houden duidelijk niet van langdurige warmte. Dat blijkt uit een studie (gepubliceerd in wetenschappelijke rapporten) van de bioloog Ricardo Neves van de Universiteit van Kopenhagen.
Het huiveringwekkende resultaat Het resultaat: 50% van de dieren die gedurende 24 uur aan een temperatuur van 37,1 °C werden blootgesteld, overleefden het niet.
De opwarming van de aarde is ook voor hen een gevaar Dit betekent dat zelfs deze dieren, die bekend staan als overlevers, te lijden kunnen krijgen van klimaatverandering en opwarming van de aarde.
Maar misschien zijn ze intussen de maan aan het bevolken In 2019 stortte een Israëlisch ruimtevaartuig neer op het maanoppervlak. Bij de crash kwamen ook tal van beerdiertjes vrij. Wie weet leven zij nu op de maan...
Graancirkels verklaard: wetenschap en speculatie In de jaren tachtig en negentig doken overal ter wereld graancirkels op, wat angst en intriges over hun oorsprong veroorzaakte. Deze cryptische patronen lijken de afgelopen jaren echter verdwenen.Laten we de geschiedenis, feiten en theorieën verkennen over dit mysterieuze fenomeen dat een milieukunstvorm inspireerde. Klik door de galerij om aan de slag te gaan.
Australië In de jaren 1960 waren er talrijke UFO-waarnemingen in Queensland, Australië. Mensen beweerden cirkels te hebben ontdekt in moerasriet en rietvelden. Eén zo'n voorval deed zich voor in 1966 toen een aanzienlijke cirkel werd gevonden in het riet van een moeras in Tully, Queensland.
Antipodees Vergelijkbare vindplaatsen zijn gedocumenteerd in verschillende delen van Australië, zoals Tooligie Hill in South Australia in 1971 en Navarre in Victoria in september 1972.
Lange geschiedenis De oorsprong van graancirkels gaat echter veel verder terug. In 1678 werd van een groep cirkels die in Hertfordshire waren ontdekt, gedacht dat ze het werk van de duivel waren, omdat het onmogelijk leek dat een mens ze had kunnen maken;
Graancirkels In de jaren 1980 was er een aanzienlijke toename van het aantal gerapporteerde cirkels, wat leidde tot de popularisering van de term "graancirkels".
Theorieën Er werden verschillende verklaringen voor hun ontstaan geopperd. Sommigen geloofden dat UFO's verantwoordelijk waren, terwijl anderen een onbekende vorm van energie, mogelijk paranormaal, voorstelden als de schepper.
Locatie Verder onderzoek wees uit dat graancirkels in het Verenigd Koninkrijk niet willekeurig verspreid waren. Ze verschenen vaak in de buurt van wegen, bewoonde gebieden en oriëntatiepunten zoals de historische steencirkels van Stonehenge en Avebury.
Operatie Merel In 1990 begon een team wetenschappers, de zelfbenoemde "cerealogisten", aan een onderzoek om het mysterie rond deze formaties te ontrafelen. Ze sloegen een kamp op op een heuvel in Wiltshire, uitgerust met detectoren voor warmte, licht en geluid. Hun doel was om elk bewijs vast te leggen van een UFO of een buitenaardse entiteit die verantwoordelijk was voor het maken van de graancirkels.
Resultaat Operatie Blackbird omvatte samenwerking met de BBC en er werd in het gebied gepatrouilleerd door functionarissen van het Ministerie van Defensie. In de tweede nacht registreerde de bewakingsapparatuur knipperende oranje lichten in het aangrenzende veld. De volgende ochtend werden twee grote cirkels met parallelle lijnen ertussen ontdekt.
Bewijs Tijdens het onderzoek van de cirkels werden een bordspel en een houten kruisbeeld ontdekt in het midden van één ervan. Onderzoeker Colin Andrews accepteerde de mogelijkheid dat de knipperende oranje lichten waarschijnlijk werden veroorzaakt door de warmtehandtekening van een hoaxer.
Niet grappig? Colin Andrews informeerde de pers dat hun onderzoek was gehinderd door een grap, wat een tegenslag veroorzaakte. Hij benadrukte de ernst van hun werk en benadrukte dat de grap van korte duur was.
Ondermijnd De personen achter de onderbreking van Operatie Blackbird werden niet geïdentificeerd, maar hun acties beschadigden de reputatie van de "cerealogen".
Samenzwering? Volgens berichten hebben samenzweringstheoretici gesuggereerd dat het leger het bedrog heeft uitgevoerd om de onderzoekers minder geloofwaardig te maken.
In 1991 schokten Doug Bower en Dave Chorley de wereld toen ze beweerden dat zij degenen waren achter de graancirkels, beginnend in 1978. Ze lieten het proces zien van het creëren van een graancirkel met behulp van basisgereedschap zoals een houten plank, een touw en een baseballpet met een lus van draad om een rechte lijn aan te houden.
Verantwoordelijkheid Bower en Chorley verklaarden naar verluidt dat ze beïnvloed waren door de gebeurtenissen in Australië in de jaren 1960. Ze namen de eer op zich voor alle graancirkels in Groot-Brittannië vóór 1987 en voor meer dan 200 graancirkels van 1978 tot 1991.
Nieuwe golf De onthulling van de cirkels van Bower en Chorley in de jaren 1990 leidde tot een toename van het aantal graancirkels. In 2009 meldde het tijdschrift Smithsonian dat deze geometrische ontwerpen in de loop der jaren groter en ingewikkelder zijn geworden. Anonieme cirkelmakers hebben met hun creaties New Age toeristen aangetrokken.
Wereldwijd Volgens de publicatie zijn er sindsdien wereldwijd op verschillende locaties graancirkels waargenomen. In Zuid-Engeland, waar de meeste activiteit plaatsvindt, richten de cirkelmakers zich op koolzaad-, gerst- en tarwevelden.
Magnetrons Er zijn echter sceptici die betwijfelen of graancirkels uitsluitend door mensen zijn gemaakt. Physics World onthult dat biofysici opgezwollen stengels hebben geïnterpreteerd als bewijs dat de gewassen werden blootgesteld aan microgolven toen de cirkels werden gevormd. Deze ontdekking heeft geleid tot gepatenteerde methoden om de groei van gewassen te versnellen.
Debat Na de bekentenis van Bower en Chorley ontstond er een gepassioneerde discussie tussen degenen die geloofden dat mensen verantwoordelijk waren en degenen die beweerden dat hun bekentenis niet elke cirkel kon verklaren.
Onderzoek Studies gepubliceerd in 1999 en 2001 vonden bewijs van straling op gewassen in graancirkelformaties, wat een raadsel is voor degenen die de cirkels toeschrijven aan door mensen gemaakte houten plankontwerpen.
Prozaïsche waarheid Andere incidenten hebben eenvoudiger verklaringen. In 2002 maakten mensen melding van graancirkels in de buurt van Pike Lake in Saskatchewan, Canada. Later werd echter bevestigd dat deze formaties in feite mesthopen waren die door een nabijgelegen boer waren weggegooid.
Uitleg? Ook de cirkels die in de jaren 1960 in Australië werden waargenomen, zouden kunnen worden toegeschreven aan wallaby's die opium consumeerden. Volgens rapporten betraden deze buideldieren papavervelden die voor medicinale doeleinden werden gecultiveerd, consumeerden ze overmatige hoeveelheden van de gewassen en bewogen ze zich vervolgens in cirkelvormige patronen.
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A rare type of deep underground earthquake occurring in the Earth’s mantle, which can trigger dangerous surface quakes, has finally been isolated and mapped by Stanford researchers.
The earthquakesin question, known as continental mantle quakes, occur in the mantle layer between the crust and the planet’s molten iron core. A recent study, published in Science, and its accompanying mapping of these regions within the Earth, provide important new insights for scientists studying the complex triggers of earthquakesthat can devastate human infrastructure.
A Continental Mantle Earthquake Map
The team’s global map of continental-mantle earthquakes reveals that such events tend to cluster regionally. Two of the main hot spots for their activity exist beneath the Himalayas and the Bering Strait, which runs south of the Arctic Circle between Asia and North America.
Providing researchers with new insights into the crust-mantle boundary and the upper mantle’s role in earthquake events, the new data offers scientists a better understanding of the transport of volcanic magma that drives tectonic movements closer to the surface.
“Until this study, we haven’t had a clear global perspective on how many continental mantle earthquakes are really happening and where,” said lead author Shiqi (Axel) Wang, a former PhD student in the lab of geophysics professor Simon Klemperer at the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability. “With this new dataset, we can start to probe at the various ways these rare mantle earthquakes initiate.”
While earthquakes that occur at shallower depths are typically associated with more direct impacts on our surface environment, the new research suggests that understanding the effects of deeper continental-mantle earthquakes could provide new insights into Earth science and increase our understanding of how surface quakes occur.
“Although we know the broad strokes that earthquakes generally happen where stress releases at fault lines, why a given earthquake happens where it does and the main mechanisms behind it are not well grasped,” added Klemperer, senior study author. “Mantle earthquakes offer a novel way to explore earthquake origins and the internal structure of Earth beyond ordinary crustal earthquakes.”
For the first time, researchers have mapped continental mantle earthquakes.
Credit: Axel Wang
Our Layered Earth
The mantle and the crust are very different environments. While the crust is relatively cold and brittle, the mantle is warm and soft, extending down for 1,800 miles. The two layers meet in a boundary area called the Mohorovičić discontinuity, or “the Moho.” Researchers debated for decades whether the vicious nature of the mantle would even allow seismic activity.
Typical continental earthquakes occur well above the Moho, only reaching depths of 6 to 18 miles. Subduction zones are outliers, however, whose dense oceanic plates can sometimes push quakes to depths of hundreds of miles. Occasional sensor data suggests that some quakes may run even deeper, perhaps 50 miles below the Moho, and occur not in subduction zones, but under continental land masses.
For the last few decades, researchers have gathered evidence that, on rare occasions (perhaps with only one percent of the frequency of surface quakes), some events can occur within the mantle. However, identification of these events long remained beyond the limits of the sparse data available to researchers.
Identifying Continental Mantle Earthquakes
To address this issue, Wang and Klemperer developed a method that compares two types of seismic waves to distinguish between crustal and mantle earthquakes. One type is the Sn wave, which travels along the mantle lid, and another is the high-frequency Lg wave, which passes through the crust. By comparing wave-size ratios, the pair was successfully able to determine the point of origin for mantle quakes.
“Our approach is a complete game-changer because now you can actually identify a mantle earthquake purely based on the waveforms of earthquakes,” said Wang.
The team collected a trove of data from seismic monitoring stations around the globe and combined it with other information related to factors such as crustal thickness, location of the measurement, and other criteria. From this dataset, they identified 459 continental earthquakes out of 46,000 total quakes that have occurred since 1990.
Understanding Earthquakes
The team notes that many more of these events may be occurring, but simply have not been captured by sensors, and recommends expanding sensor networks into the Tibetan Plateau as a starting point for collecting more data on mantle continental earthquakes.
With the events now discreetly identified thanks to the team’s new method, they plan to follow up by examining each event to determine what, specifically, their underlying cause appears to be. So far, data points to the idea that some are deep aftershocks of crustal quakes, while others may be generated by heat-driven convection as the mantle subducts the Earth’s crust.
“Continental mantle earthquakes might be part of an inherently interconnected earthquake cycle, both from the crust and also the upper mantle,” said Wang. “We want to understand how these layers of our world function as a whole system.”
Ryan Whalen covers science and technology for The Debrief. He holds an MA in History and a Master of Library and Information Science with a certificate in Data Science. He can be contacted at ryan@thedebrief.org, and follow him on Twitter @mdntwvlf.
Bermuda Triangle mystery deepens as new theory suggests strange forces once lurked beneath the sea
Bermuda Triangle mystery deepens as new theory suggests strange forces once lurked beneath the sea
By ROB WAUGH
A new theory may finally explain why the Bermuda Triangle has long been linked to mysterious disappearances of ships and planes.
Researchers have long suggested that unusual environmental conditions, such as rare combinations of methane gas releases from the ocean floor, may have temporarily disrupted buoyancy and engines.
According to Ronald Kapper of 'What If Science,' the phenomenon may have been active in the past but has since disappeared, which could explain why incidents in the area have declined in recent decades.
The theory does not involve aliens, portals or curses, but rather natural forces that could briefly create dangerous conditions.
Some scientists speculate that the Bermuda Triangle may have once been prone to clusters of accidents due to these unique conditions.
If true, this could resolve centuries of speculation while keeping the region's mystique intact. While the new explanation is gaining attention on forums and social media, experts caution that evidence remains limited.
The US Coast Guard emphasized that there is no recognized geographic hazard, and many incidents may have been exaggerated or misreported.
Researchers have suggested that gases in the water disrupted boat buoyancy and engines. Now, a new theory says those gases have dissipated
The Bermuda Triangle has fascinated the public for more than 500 years, beginning with Christopher Columbus' report of strange lights on his voyage in 1492
The Bermuda Triangle is a loosely defined, roughly 500,000-square-mile region in the western part of the North Atlantic Ocean.
It is commonly described as a triangular area connecting three points: Miami, Florida, Bermuda and San Juan, Puerto Rico.
The study has suggested that methane eruptions from the seafloor are a plausible explanation for sudden ship sinkings or engine failures in the area.
These gas releases could have lowered water density, causing ships to lose buoyancy, and may even have affected small aircraft flying low over the ocean.
Kapper noted that similar methane hazards occur elsewhere, but if the Bermuda Triangle experienced a temporary 'active field,' it could explain the cluster of disappearances reported during certain periods.
'More speculative voices suggest something even stranger: that the Triangle was briefly affected by an unknown natural phenomenon that no longer exists,' he wrote for What if Science, an educational website that explores complex scientific theories, physics, and history by applying them to absurd or hypothetical scenarios.
'Not aliens or portals, but rare combinations of environmental forces. Methane gas released from the ocean floor, for example, has been proposed as a hazard capable of disrupting buoyancy and engines.
'While evidence remains debated, such releases are known to occur in other regions. If an active field once existed beneath the Triangle and later quieted, it could explain a rise and fall in incidents.'
The sinking of the U.S.S. Cyclops has never been fully explained (Getty)
Other experts are more skeptical, such as Nigel Watson, author of Portraits of Alien Encounters Revisited, who said: 'Some think it is a doorway to different dimensions allowing UFOs to zip in and out of this area, others think that odd magnetic anomalies and energies are causing these events.
'We have to consider a cluster of possibilities. We must take into consideration that many of the events in the Bermuda Triangle have been over-hyped and manipulated to make them sound more mysterious, and there are other so-called mystery triangles in other parts of the world. Certainly, it is puzzling that we look for and 'find' weird phenomena in triangular patterns!'
Was there once a strange phenomenon beneath the Bermuda Triangle, but it has left the area?
The Bermuda Triangle has fascinated the public for more than 500 years, beginning with Christopher Columbus' report of strange lights on his voyage in 1492.
Paranormal enthusiasts have long suggested the area is cursed or linked to alien activity, time portals, or lost civilizations.
The region roughly forms a triangle from Bermuda to southern Florida and east to the Bahamas.
Charles Berlitz's 1974 book The Bermuda Triangle popularized the idea that more than 1,000 lives were lost, with planes and ships disappearing 'without a trace.'
Notable cases, such as the unexplained sinking of the USS Cyclops in 1918 with all 306 crew members aboard, remain unsolved. Theories about the ship's loss have ranged from a manganese explosion to mutiny, giant octopus attacks, or a German submarine strike, which the German navy denied. Scientists have also proposed natural causes like unbalanced cargo or mechanical failures.
Other proposed explanations for Bermuda Triangle incidents have included rogue waves, unusual magnetic fields, and extreme weather.
Yet insurers such as Lloyds of London and the U.S. Coast Guard say there is no evidence that the area is uniquely dangerous, and many of the reported disappearances have been exaggerated or misreported.
Despite this, the Triangle continues to intrigue both the public and researchers alike, and the new methane theory could finally offer a grounded explanation for centuries of mystery.
Een oud raadsel De Nazcalijnen zijn enorme geogliefen die tussen 100 en 600 na Christus door de Nazca-cultuur in het zuiden van Peru zijn aangebracht. Ze beslaan meer dan 500 vierkante kilometer en zijn alleen volledig herkenbaar vanuit de lucht, waardoor hun doel een van de grootste archeologische mysteries ter wereld is
Een ontworpen landschap De Nazca-woestijn biedt uitzonderlijke bewaarcondities: vrijwel geen regen en milde winden. Hierdoor zijn de geulvormige lijnen, die tussen 10 en 30 centimeter diep zijn, meer dan 1500 jaar nagenoeg ongeschonden gebleven.
Moderne herontdekking Hoewel Spaanse veroveraars destijds al melding maakten van ‘tekens op de grond’, begon het wetenschappelijke onderzoek pas in 1927. Volgens National Geographic werd de ware omvang van de geogliefen toen zichtbaar tijdens de eerste commerciële vluchten, wat leidde tot een radicale herinterpretatie van hun betekenis.
De astronomische hypothese In de jaren dertig stelde historicus Paul Kosok dat de lijnen een enorme astronomische kalender vormden. Hij merkte op dat sommige lijnen samenvielen met de zonsondergang tijdens de winterzonnewende, een belangrijk moment voor de precolumbiaanse landbouw in de Andes.
María Reiche en toegewijde wetenschap De Duitse wiskundige María Reiche wijdde meer dan vijftig jaar aan het onderzoek van de woestijn. Zij stelde dat figuren zoals de kolibrie en de aap sterrenbeelden vertegenwoordigden die zichtbaar zijn aan de zuidelijke hemel, waarbij ze astronomie en landbouwrituelen combineerde.
De rituele wending Sinds de jaren tachtig hebben nieuwe opgravingen geleid tot een verschuiving van de puur astronomische visie. Volgens National Geographic stelde archeoloog Johan Reinhard dat de lijnen verbonden waren met ceremonies om water te vragen, een essentieel element in een regio met minder dan 25 mm regen per jaar.
Water als symbolisch middelpunt De Nazca ontwikkelden geavanceerde ondergrondse watersystemen, de zogenaamde puquios. Veel geogliefen zijn gericht op deze bronnen, wat ondersteunt dat het landschap ritueel was vormgegeven om het collectieve overleven in een extreem klimaat te waarborgen.
Figuren met betekenis Dieren zoals de spin, de aap en de orka zijn niet louter decoratief. Volgens Reuters komen deze voorstellingen overeen met motieven in Nazca-keramiek en textiel, wat wijst op een samenhangende visie op kunst, territorium en religie.
Heilige wegen Sommige kaarsrechte lijnen van meerdere kilometers lang lijken te zijn gebruikt als ceremoniële routes. Sporen van slijtage tonen aan dat deze paden vaak werden belopen, wat de hypothese van rituele processies versterkt.
Een complex systeem Tegenwoordig overheerst het idee van een meervoudig gebruik: ritueel, symbolisch en sociaal. De lijnen zouden niet slechts één functie hebben gehad, maar verschillende praktijken weerspiegelen die door diverse gemeenschappen over eeuwen heen zijn ontwikkeld.
Tegen sensatiezucht In de twintigste eeuw verspreidden auteurs als Erich von Däniken volgens verschillende bronnen pseudowetenschappelijke theorieën die de Nazcalijnen verklaarden als landingsbanen voor buitenaardse schepen, een hypothese die nu door de archeologische gemeenschap wordt verworpen.
Hoe ze werden gemaakt De gebruikte techniek was eenvoudig, maar doeltreffend: het verwijderen van donkere stenen van het oppervlak om de lichtere ondergrond zichtbaar te maken. Sommige lijnen zijn tot 275 meter lang en slechts enkele meters breed.
Nieuwe technologieën In het afgelopen decennium hebben drones, luchtfotografie en kunstmatige intelligentie het onderzoek naar de Nazcalijnen ingrijpend veranderd. Volgens recente internationale berichtgeving heeft de Universiteit van Yamagata ongeveer 300 nieuwe geogliefen geïdentificeerd, wat bijna een verdubbeling betekent van het tot dan toe bekende aantal.
Kleinere geogliefen Veel van de nieuw ontdekte figuren zijn klein en abstract, wat suggereert dat het Nazca-symbolensysteem veel uitgebreider en hiërarchischer was dan eerder werd aangenomen.
Een niet-geïsoleerde cultuur De lijnen houden verband met het ceremoniële centrum Cahuachi, waar offers, textiel en sporen van collectieve rituelen zijn gevonden die hun religieuze functie bevestigen.
Het mysterie blijft bestaan Ondanks bijna een eeuw van modern onderzoek is er geen definitieve consensus. Elke nieuwe technologie brengt nieuwe interpretaties, maar ook nieuwe vragen.
Bescherming en bedreiging Sinds 1994 staat het gebied op de UNESCO-werelderfgoedlijst. Toch vormen stadsuitbreiding en ongecontroleerd toerisme nog altijd een bedreiging voor het behoud ervan.
Wetenschap in ontwikkeling Volgens National Geographic is het onderzoek naar Nazca een voorbeeld van hoe hedendaagse archeologie academische traditie en digitale hulpmiddelen combineert om het verleden opnieuw te begrijpen.
Een open nalatenschap De Nazcalijnen bieden geen eenduidig antwoord. Hun kracht ligt juist in de ambiguïteit: een oeroud bericht dat moderne wetenschap blijft uitdagen.
The world's insects are falling silent at an alarming rate, a development a critical care physician has warned may signal a looming crisis for humanity.
Dr Joseph Varon, a Houston-based doctor, issued the stark warning this week, saying insects, including beetles, butterflies, moths, flies, mosquitoes and bees, are disappearing at dramatic rates, a 'critical red flag for ecological instability.'
Varon likened the growing quiet to a dangerous moment in medicine, when a patient suddenly goes silent just before a system failure.
'In medicine, silence can be more alarming than noise,' he wrote in The Defender. 'A patient who abruptly stops voicing discomfort or a monitor that ceases activity may signal system failure rather than resolution.'
'Ecology presents a similar scenario,' Varon added. 'And right now, the silence is deeply concerning.'
This disappearance threatens the foods humans rely on most, including fruits, vegetables, nuts and legumes.
Key nutrients, vitamins, minerals and antioxidants would also disappear, potentially weakening immune resilience, increasing chronic disease risk, and altering the balance of human health in ways scientists are only beginning to understand.
'The current silence should not be interpreted as stability. It is a warning,' said Varon.
The doctor warned that without insects, humans will not only loose essential food, but be exposed to an increased risk of chronic diseases
A pivotal warning came from a German study that tracked flying insect biomass in protected areas over nearly 30 years.
By 2016, researchers found populations had collapsed by more than 75 percent, even in regions shielded from industrial activity.
Global assessments indicate that over 40 percent of insect species are currently in decline.
Looking ahead, predictions suggest that by 2030, up to a quarter of insect species could be lost or at high risk, highlighting a continued, rapid downward trend.
The losses were documented not in industrial landscapes, but in nature preserves intended to shield wildlife from harm.
'Without insects, food systems collapse not just quantitatively, but qualitatively. Nutrient diversity declines. Resilience vanishes. Dependency on industrial inputs increases,' Varon wrote in The Defender.
From a physician's perspective, the disappearance of insects is a warning signal, a population-level biomarker of environmental stress and toxicity.
'The rise in chronic disease, metabolic dysfunction, and immune dysregulation cannot be cleanly separated from the ecological context in which humans now live,' Varon said.
Dr Joseph Varon, a Houston-based doctor, issued the stark warning this week, saying insects, including beetles, butterflies, moths, flies, mosquitoes and bees, are disappearing at dramatic rates, a 'critical red flag for ecological instability'
'Clinicians may observe these impacts as patients present with increased allergic reactions, resistance to antibiotics, and nutritional deficiencies.
'For instance, a patient experiencing recurrent respiratory infections could be linked to pollen shifts due to changing insect populations.'
In medicine, when a sensitive system falters first, it signals early danger. Insects occupy that sentinel role in biology.
Their short lifespans, high metabolisms, and reliance on environmental cues make them exceptionally vulnerable to chemical, nutritional, and electromagnetic disruptions, often long before humans show obvious signs of illness, explained Varon.
Increasing evidence links many of these same exposures to human endocrine disruption, immune dysfunction, neurodevelopmental effects, and metabolic disease.
Neonicotinoid pesticides, for instance, are designed to target insect nervous systems, yet analogous pathways exist in mammals, influencing neurodevelopment and autonomic function.
Low-level chronic exposures may not trigger immediate toxicity, but medicine has repeatedly shown that the absence of acute symptoms does not equal safety.
'Imagine a diabetic patient struggling with persistent slow-healing ulcers,' said Varon.
'These wounds, resistant to typical treatment, become a vivid illustration of micronutrient decline due to pollinator loss.'
Deficiencies in vital nutrients like vitamin C and zinc, essential for immune defense and tissue repair, show how pollinator loss translates into real-world health consequences, he added.
'It is essential for medical professionals to integrate environmental health assessments into their practice, amplifying the connectivity between ecological and human health,' said Varon.
By acting now, clinicians can help avert an ecological crisis and ensure a sustainable future for both the planet and human life.
'Civilizations do not fall only from war or economics. They fall when the living systems that sustain them are quietly dismantled.'
Doomsday Clock creeps toward midnight as world powers prepare in silence
Doomsday Clock creeps toward midnight as world powers prepare in silence
On January 27, 2026, the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists moved the symbolic Doomsday Clock forward once again, now just 85 seconds before midnight, the closest humanity has come in nearly eight decades and for anyone paying attention, the message is hard to miss: something is off.
The latest update pointed to an expanding set of destabilizing forces — from nuclear stockpiles and accelerating climate breakdown to disruptive AI capabilities and advances in synthetic biology. Taken together, these technologies and geopolitical tensions form what the group calls a high risk landscape with almost no guardrails.
“Every second counts and we are running out of time,” warned Alexandra Bell, the organization’s president.
The Doomsday Clock was created in 1947, at a moment when nuclear brinkmanship between two superpowers kept the world permanently on edge. Today, the picture is far more complex.
Multiple nations, corporations, and private labs are racing into fields once reserved for classified programs and black budget research. Technologies that barely existed a decade ago are now capable of destabilizing entire systems without a sound.
Until 2020, the clock had never surpassed the two-minute mark. Now, only seconds remain.
Daniel Holz, chair of the Bulletin’s Science and Security Board, noted that last year’s warnings produced not cooperation, but secrecy and escalation: “The opposite has happened.”
Whether we actually cross the threshold is beside the point. The message in 2026 is unmistakable: the window is closing, and those who know aren’t waiting for public consensus.
The only question now is whether this countdown remains symbolic or serves as advance notice before midnight arrives for real.
Created in 1945 by Manhattan Project Scientists, the 'Doomsday Clock' is a constant reminder of impending global catastrophe. In 2026, the clock ticked closer to midnight than ever before.
A poem written over 120 years ago by a revered religious figure has resurfaced as some fear its prediction of an apocalyptic event could be coming true today.
Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, also known as the Promised Messiah and the Imam Mahdi, wrote a 1905 poem describing massive earthquakes and destruction across the world, which some have now interpreted as awarning of World War III.
In the poem, published around the time of his death in 1908, Ahmad predicted streams of blood flowing from widespread death, entire regions being wiped out, a massive earthquake, and even strange sky events beyond scientific explanation.
It mentions of calamity befalling the Czar of Russia has been seen by some as foreshadowing modern conflicts involving Russia, such as the war in Ukraine and continued tensions with the US and NATO.
'A sign will come some days hence, which will turn over villages, cities and fields. Wrath of God will bring a revolution in the world, the undressed one would be unable to tie his trousers,' Ahmad's 1905 poem described.
'Suddenly, a quake will severely shake, mortals, trees, mountains and seas, all. In the twinkling of an eye, the land shall turn over, streams of blood will flow like rivers of water.'
Ahmad, born in 1835 in Qadian, India, founded the Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam and dedicated his life to defending his faith against criticisms from other religions, such as Christianity. He also claimed to receive multiple divine revelations.
Ahmad's followers believe he was divinely appointed as the guided leader expected in Islamic End Times prophecies.
A 1905 poem and prophecy of global destruction by Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad has resurfaced as some believe it is close to coming true
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The poem described a devastating earthquake which would shake 'mortals, trees, mountains and seas,' just as recent natural disasters, like the March 2025 quake in Myanmar
(Pictured)
There is some skepticism about the potential ties to current world tensions, as Russia no longer has a Czar in 2026 and some believers have suggested that Ahmad's predictions referred to a major earthquake in India before his death.
In his book Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya, written in the late 1800s, Ahmad wrote that a 'warner came unto the world, but the world accepted him not,' which believers have suggested meant disasters and wars would break out after a divine messenger was rejected by the people.
'There will be death on such a large scale that streams of blood will flow. Even birds and grazing animals will not escape this death,' the religious leader foretold.
'Those days are near, indeed they are at the door, when the world shall witness the spectacle of a doomsday.'
He also spoke of 'mighty assaults' from God and heaven that seemed to depict the launching of missiles in a global war, and the immense distress this would cause the leader of Russia.
'The terror of it will exhaust everyone, the great and the small, even the Czar will be at that hour in a state of the utmost distress,' Ahmad wrote in the poem.
'It will be a glimpse of wrath, that heavenly sign, the sky shall draw its dagger to attack.'
The poem also described the wrath of God assaulting from heaven and the sky drawing 'its dagger to attack,' similar to the image of a missile flying through the air (Stock Image)
Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (Pictured) was the founder of the Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam and promoted the religion as a peaceful and tolerant faith
Despite his dire warnings of the future, Ahmad's main goal for the founding of the Ahmadiyya Movement was to present Islam as a peaceful, tolerant, and rational religion based on the Quran and the example of the Prophet Muhammad.
After Ahmad's death in 1908, the Ahmadiyya movement split into two main branches due to disagreements over their late leader's exact religious status.
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community sees him as a subordinate prophet under Muhammad, while the Lahore branch views him strictly as a reformer without prophethood.
However, both acknowledge the existence of the 1905 poem and its prophecy of a cataclysmic event following Ahmad's death, which both branches suggest includes events that have already taken place.
Specifically, Lahore interpreted Ahmad's warning to be about World War I, which began in 1914. Meanwhile, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community has suggested that the quake mentioned by Ahmad described major seismic events in India.
However, the prophecy has resurfaced in 2026 as scientists in the US prepare to update the so-called Doomsday Clock, which is said to show how close the world is to a man-made global catastrophe, such as nuclear war.
As of last year, the clock has sat at 89 seconds to midnight, the closest it has ever come in its 78-year history of reaching the presumed End Times.
Unexplained UFO Encounters: Documented Cases That Defy Conventional Explanation
Unexplained UFO Encounters: Documented Cases That Defy Conventional Explanation
As we delve into the mysterious events surrounding extraterrestrial encounters, we find ourselves confronted with unexplained phenomena that challenge our understanding of reality. These incidents, often documented across different locations and times, present compelling evidence that something beyond our comprehension may indeed be visiting Earth.
The testimonies of ordinary people who experienced these extraordinary events share striking similarities. From hovering objects witnessed by multiple observers to personal encounters resulting in physical effects, these accounts deserve serious consideration rather than dismissal as mere imagination or misidentification of common occurrences.
In late 1959, residents of Lethbridge, Alberta witnessed an unusual phenomenon in their community. An elliptical-shaped object appeared in the sky above Fleetwood Elementary School, returning for six consecutive nights. Both children and at least one adult observed this strange aerial visitor.
The object made another appearance on November 23, 1962, at approximately 10:30 PM. Local excitement grew quickly, prompting student Miles White, his mother, and Miles's friend Mike Williams to investigate. On November 30, 1962, their curiosity was rewarded when they spotted a shining object with a bluish light hovering briefly over the school's bell tower before vanishing.
The following evening, December 1st, Miles and his mother returned to the school grounds around 9:00 PM. This time, they observed the object hovering approximately 20 feet above the schoolyard. It appeared semi-transparent or ghost-like, earning the nickname "sky ghost" from the witnesses.
Feeling bold due to the object's proximity, they threw stones at it. What happened next defied explanation: instead of the stones falling normally, they seemed to disappear into the object. Moments later, the stones were heard landing on the roof of the one-story school annex behind them—in the opposite direction from where they had been thrown.
Later that night, Miles exhibited unusual symptoms. While attending a late movie with Mike, Miles's speech became slurred and incoherent. He complained of a "buzzing" sensation in his head and fell asleep during the film.
An investigator from APRO (Aerial Phenomena Research Organization), W.K. Allen, interviewed the witnesses. They described how the stones seemed to be "swallowed up" by something, then expelled moments later behind them, contrary to their expected trajectories. The phenomenon resembled the stones passing through some kind of portal, entering at one point and exiting at another.
The witnesses initially hesitated to share their experience publicly, fearing ridicule. Local newspapers eventually published brief accounts of the incident, preserving this remarkable case that might otherwise have been lost to history.
In late 1962, a peculiar phenomenon captured the attention of residents in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. An elliptical object was spotted hovering over Fleetwood Elementary School for six consecutive nights in 1959, and then mysteriously reappeared in November 1962.
Miles White, accompanied by his mother and friend Mike Williams, decided to investigate these rumors on November 30, 1962. Their curiosity was rewarded when they witnessed a shining object with a bluish light briefly hovering over the school's bell tower before disappearing.
The following evening, December 1st, Miles and his mother returned to the school at approximately 9:00 PM. This time, they observed the object hovering merely 20 feet above the schoolyard. The object appeared almost transparent, earning it the nickname "sky ghost" from witnesses.
In a bold move, Miles and his mother threw stones at the hovering object. Instead of hitting the target or falling to the ground, something extraordinary occurred. The stones were heard falling on the roof of the one-story school annex building behind them—in the opposite direction from where they had been thrown. It was as if the stones had been teleported through some kind of portal.
After the encounter, Miles exhibited unusual symptoms. While attending a late movie with Mike that night, his speech became slurred and incoherent. He even fell asleep during the film, having earlier complained about a "buzzing" sensation in his head.
APRO investigator W.K. Allen later interviewed the witnesses, who were initially reluctant to discuss their experiences for fear of ridicule. They described how the stones seemed to be "swallowed up" by the object before being expelled behind them moments later.
Similar Unexplained Incidents:
Date Location Witness Observation May 3, 1967 Shukil Expressway, PA Ruth S. Smith Disc-shaped object, gunmetal gray with darker band May 2012 Columbia, MO "Bradley" Bright light, missing wisdom tooth after encounter August 7, 1967 Caracas, Venezuela Dr. Luis Sanchez-Vega Small humanoid visitor less than 4 feet tall
The Smith incident included a peculiar physical effect—she experienced a severe toothache that disappeared seconds after the object vanished into the clouds. The craft was moving at approximately 65-70 mph at an altitude of about 150 feet when it suddenly shot upward after emitting cherry-red sparks.
"The craft was like nothing I have ever seen in the air or on the ground. I shall never forget it," Smith reported afterward.
Strange occurrences at Fleetwood Elementary School in Lethbridge, Alberta began in 1959 when an elliptical object hovered above the building for six consecutive nights. The phenomenon returned in November 1962, attracting local attention. Miles White, his mother, and friend Mike Williams decided to investigate on November 30th, witnessing a bluish shining object briefly hovering over the school's bell tower.
The next evening, Miles and his mother returned to find the object hovering approximately 20 feet above the schoolyard. They described it as almost transparent or ghost-like. When they threw stones at the object, something extraordinary happened - the stones didn't fall normally but instead were heard landing on the school annex roof behind them, in the opposite direction they were thrown.
This peculiar incident suggests some type of portal phenomenon where the stones were "swallowed" and then expelled elsewhere, essentially teleporting the objects. Following this encounter, Miles experienced unusual symptoms including slurred speech, difficulty making sense, and what he described as a "buzzing" in his head.
Another portal-like incident occurred near Philadelphia in May 1967. Ruth S. Smith was driving on the Shukil Expressway when she spotted a disc-shaped craft following a Greyhound moving van. The gunmetal gray object had these characteristics:
35-40 feet in diameter
About 20 feet thick
Revolving top section
Row of window-like portholes
Thin vapor stream from an exhaust pipe
No visible wings or fins
When Smith slowed to observe it better, the vapor changed to cherry-red sparks as the craft shot straight upward into the clouds. At that precise moment, Smith experienced an intense toothache that disappeared seconds after the object vanished.
Tooth-related phenomena appear in multiple accounts. A man identified only as Bradley reported that beings he believed were non-human apparently removed his impacted wisdom tooth following his casual wish for relief. He described experiencing missing time during a bright light encounter, only realizing the next day that his problematic tooth was completely gone.
In Venezuela, Dr. Luis Sanchez-Vega encountered a visitor under four feet tall who appeared mysteriously in his office in August 1967. Speaking perfect Spanish, the entity requested a physical examination and warned the doctor not to be alarmed by its abnormally high body temperature, explaining it was "not from Earth." Dr. Vega was certain from the being's appearance that it was not human or someone with a deformity.
Mrs. Ruth S. Smith's Encounter on the Schuylkill Expressway
On May 3, 1967, around 6:30 a.m., Ruth S. Smith experienced an unusual encounter while driving westbound on the Schuylkill Expressway. She was approximately six miles outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, following a Greyhound moving van at about 58-60 miles per hour.
Smith noticed a disc-shaped object hovering slightly above and ahead of her car. The weather had been rainy earlier but had cleared, leaving a heavy overcast sky. The object appeared to be following the moving van ahead of her.
The craft had several distinct features:
Color: Gunmetal gray with a darker gray band around its middle
Shape: Disc-shaped, approximately 35-40 feet in diameter and 20 feet thick
Movement: Top section was revolving on a central axis
Details: Row of unlighted "porthole" windows around the darker band
Height: Approximately 150 feet in the air
Speed: Pacing the moving van at 65-70 miles per hour
Smith observed no wings or fins on the craft, but noticed a thin stream of vapor coming from what resembled an exhaust pipe. The object had a solid, metallic appearance. As she dropped back to get a better view, something remarkable happened.
The vapor trail suddenly changed to cherry red sparks, and the object shot straight upward into the overcast sky, vanishing from sight. At that precise moment, Smith experienced what she described as "the worst toothache she has ever had in her life." Strangely, the pain disappeared completely just seconds after the object vanished.
When interviewed by an APRO investigator, Smith explained that the pain affected the entire upper right side of her jaw. Curiously, the most intense pain centered on a spot where she had no tooth. She later expressed her profound curiosity about the craft, stating, "The craft was like nothing I have ever seen in the air or on the ground. I shall never forget it. I must know where it came from, why it was here, who or what was operating it."
Strange UFO sightings often coincide with unusual physical effects on witnesses. In one notable case from 1967, Ruth S. Smith experienced a peculiar dental phenomenon during a close encounter. While driving on the Schuylkill Expressway outside Philadelphia on May 3rd at approximately 6:30 a.m., Smith observed a metallic disc-shaped object following a Greyhound moving van.
The object exhibited several distinctive features:
Gunmetal gray color with a darker band around its middle
Revolving top section
Row of window-like openings around the central band
Approximately 35-40 feet in diameter and 20 feet thick
Positioned about 150 feet in the air
Moving at 65-70 mph
Emitting a thin vapor trail
When Smith slowed her vehicle to observe the craft better, the vapor suddenly changed to bright cherry-red sparks. The object shot straight upward into the overcast sky and vanished. At that precise moment, Smith developed what she described as "the worst toothache of her life" - affecting her entire upper right jaw but concentrated where she had no tooth. Remarkably, the severe pain disappeared completely within seconds after the UFO vanished.
Another dental-related UFO incident involved a man identified only as Bradley from Columbia, Missouri. In 2012, Bradley had been suffering from an impacted wisdom tooth when he jokingly expressed a wish that the strange beings he'd previously encountered might remove it. Days later, while sitting in his backyard around 4:00 a.m., he noticed the cloudy sky suddenly clear. A bright light appeared approximately 300 feet overhead, moving away into the remaining clouds while illuminating the entire field behind his home.
The next day, Bradley discovered his problematic wisdom tooth was mysteriously gone. He believed he might have experienced missing time during the moment when "everything got brighter." While such accounts might seem implausible, researcher Preston Dennett has documented hundreds of alleged extraterrestrial healing cases in his book "UFO Healings."
Bradley experienced a strange incident while visiting Moberly, Missouri. He encountered beings he believed were not human, resembling the typical "grey" entities with large heads and oversized eyes.
A few years later, around May 2012, Bradley found himself in Columbia, Missouri, suffering from an excruciating toothache. While discussing his previous encounter with his mother, he jokingly expressed a wish that those beings would return to remove his painful wisdom tooth.
Remarkably, a couple of days after this conversation, Bradley sat in his backyard around 4:00 AM enjoying the night air. Despite the cloudy conditions, he could see the moon above the trees. Suddenly, everything brightened significantly. Looking up, he noticed the previously overcast sky had cleared almost entirely.
A bright light caught his attention approximately 300 feet above ground, moving away from him and ascending into one of the few remaining clouds. Bradley observed the field behind his home was completely illuminated, though he couldn't identify the light source. The light in the sky receded into the clouds and disappeared, plunging the field back into darkness.
The next day, Bradley discovered his problematic wisdom tooth was gone. He had no explanation for its disappearance, as he hadn't felt it come out naturally. "When your wisdom teeth have been impacted for years, you know when one is gone," he stated. He concluded that during the moment when everything brightened, he must have lost a few minutes of time.
While the concept of advanced beings extracting someone's tooth upon request seems absurd, Preston Dennett's book "UFO Healings" documents hundreds of similar cases involving extraterrestrial healing interventions. It's possible Bradley's tooth fell out naturally or was dislodged without his awareness, and he merely attributed it to extraterrestrial involvement.
The Curious Visit to Dr. Luis Sanchez-Vega's Office
On August 7, 1967, an extraordinary incident occurred at the medical office of Dr. Luis Sanchez-Vega, a respected general practitioner in Caracas, Venezuela. The doctor received an unexpected visitor who stood less than four feet tall.
The diminutive figure had somehow entered Dr. Sanchez-Vega's office without the doctor's knowledge. Speaking fluent Spanish, the visitor requested a physical examination and provided an unusual warning to the physician.
"Do not be surprised at my abnormally high temperature," the small being told Dr. Sanchez-Vega, explaining that he was "not from Earth." The doctor later reported that he could immediately discern that this was not simply a person with a physical deformity or condition.
Dr. Sanchez-Vega was convinced that whatever—or whoever—stood before him in his examination room was not human. The being's appearance, manner, and physical characteristics all indicated something beyond ordinary human variation.
The unexpected medical consultation represents one of many unusual encounters documented in UFO literature that received limited attention despite their remarkable nature.
Do people know what “Christ” really means in Jesus Christ?
Do people know what “Christ” really means in Jesus Christ?
Story by Olivia Harper
“His name would probably have been in Aramaic: Yeshua.” In this single statement, Professor Dineke Houtman returns a familiar character to an alien environment, one in which “Jesus” was not yet a word, in which a Galilean village might well have been home to more than one language.
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In first-century Galilee, the language was Aramaic, a Semitic language closely related to Hebrew that was in common usage in the area. The first communities, in and around Nazareth and Capernaum, were Aramaic-speaking, and these communities are reflected in the Gospels in tiny, glancing moments: prayers, nicknames, and imperative verbs written in Greek but reflecting an earlier pronunciation. Candida Moss supplies a further, subversive, fact: “Most scholars also accept that his name was Yeshua or perhaps Yeshu, which was a very common name in first-century Galilee.” The word common is the pivot. The historical Jesus did not have a proper, trademark-style name; he shared one with his contemporaries.
It is its very ordinariness, its rootedness in the everyday, which helps explain the importance of the linguistic change. With the movement expanding beyond the Aramaic-speaking community, the name Jesus necessarily entered Greek, the alphabet of the eastern Mediterranean and the language of the New Testament itself. Greek offered its own set of restrictions. There is no “sh” sound, and the language doesn’t favor the masculine name suffix “-ah.” This is not translation but adaptation, and Yeshua became Iesous, the spelling which fit Greek hearing and syntax. Later, Latin reduced the spelling of Iesous to Iesus, and the English version of the name eventually changed the first letter from “I,” which didn’t exist in ancient times and entered the alphabet late, to “J,” which is the letter it is today.
Names, after all, rarely travel alone. The second half of “Jesus Christ” carried a different kind of freight.
“Christ” is not a surname but a title, taken from the Greek christos, or “anointed one.” In Jewish tradition, anointing denoted kings and prieststhe mark of their position was oil. “Christ” was a way of indicating that Jesus was the anticipated messiah, and in some of the oldest texts of the New Testament, such as the letters of Paul, the title is simply assumed to be known, and “Christ” is used as if it were a name that did not belong to another person. In such a linguistic gesture, a claim resides quietly within the grammar: a title becomes a name because of the way a community repeats it as if it could not possibly belong to another person.
However, this combination of title and given name also accounts for what confuses us today. “Jesus” has a unitary, specific ring to it, while “Christ” has an last-name finality to it, though it was really an announcementYeshua, the anointed one. The longer, more regional versions of it, “Yeshua” or “Yeshu,” can have a jarring quality to them not because they represent a different person but because they remind us of proportions man to place to origins, not last names.
There is also a second, less comfortable form of afterlife in those earlier traditions as well. In later Jewish literature, “Yeshu” is found as a name associated with discourses about identity and demarcation, and even who or what “Yeshu” is is in question. The use of “Yeshu” in rabbinic literature, and any connection of Jesus with people named Yeshu, has been characterized as being quite complex in historical terms, with more than one figure and timeline at work. This is only true in general, however, insofar as names in antiquity are tools of society before they are symbols of theology.
Rather than a pure sound that is passed down through each alphabetic handoff, it is a striving to declare the same person in different rooms. The transition from Yeshua through Iesous to Iesus and finally Jesus illustrates how a religion that reached out also had to be able to be pronounced that is, without relinquishing the claim implicit within its name.
A detailed map of hidden landscapes beneath Antarctica's ice sheet reveals what really sits beneath the colossal frozen block.
The sheet, which covers an area of almost 14 million km², is the largest single mass of ice on Earth.
Scientists know less about the landscape hidden beneath than they do about the surface of Mars or Venus, as making observations through ice is difficult.
Now, they have combined a new mapping technique with satellite data to provide the most detailed view to date.
It reveals previously unknown features including thousands of subglacial hills and valleys, mountain ranges and deep canyons.
The team said their findings could provide crucial insight into the behaviour of Antarctica's ice sheet, which is retreating and thinning due to warming oceans and air.
Co-author of the study, Professor Robert Bingham from the University of Edinburgh's School of GeoSciences, said: 'Over millions of years Antarctica's ice sheet has sculpted a landscape consisting variously of flat plains, dissected plateaus and sharp mountains, all hidden under the present miles–thick ice cover.
'With this technique we are able to observe for the first time the relative distributions of these highly variable landscapes over the whole continent.'
This photograph shows the Thwaites ice shelf – the widest glacier on the planet. It spans an area equal to the island of Great Britain (file image)
A new map has revealed Antarctica's hidden landscapes including plateaus, mountains and flat plains
For their study, an international team - led by researchers from the University of Edinburgh - used a mapping technique called Ice Flow Perturbation Analysis (IFPA).
This identifies characteristic shapes in the glacial surface generated by the ice flowing over hills and valleys.
They combined IFPA data with the latest satellite observations to reveal the landscape across the whole continent, including previously uncharted regions.
Previous research has shown that rough areas of subglacial land – such as jagged hillsides and sharp mountain ridges – can slow the retreat of Antarctica's glacial sheet by providing frictional resistance against the ice flowing towards the sea.
The latest map serves as an important guide to inform scientists where future surveys should be focused.
It will also help develop more accurate projections of where and how much sea levels could rise in the future, the team says.
'Because making scientific observations through ice is difficult, we know less about the landscape hidden beneath Antarctica than we do about the surface of Mars or Venus,' lead author Dr Helen Ockenden said.
'So it's really exciting that this new method allows us to use satellite measurements of the ice surface to fill all of the gaps in our maps, revealing new details about mountain ranges, canyons and geological boundaries.'
For their study, the researchers combined a new mapping technique with satellite data to provide the most detailed view to date
Antarctica's rugged landscape is hidden by ice. Pictured: Gentoo penguins in Antarctica. The mountains in the background could represent what the buried topography looks like (file image)
Mathieu Morlighem from Dartmouth College, US, said: 'Understanding the landscape beneath Antarctica is really important for ice–sheet models.
'In particular, rougher areas with more hills can really slow down the retreat of the ice sheet, and so this new map will help our models to produce better projections of where and how much sea levels will rise in the future.'
Co–author Professor Andrew Curtis said the method they used to project ice surface information down from satellites 'provides a completely new way to see through ice sheets'.
'Over several years we have proven that it works well in detailed tests and this application across all of Antarctica demonstrates its power,' he added.
The findings were published in the journal Science.
Global sea levels could rise as much as 1.2 metres (4 feet) by 2300 even if we meet the 2015 Paris climate goals, scientists have warned.
The long-term change will be driven by a thaw of ice from Greenland to Antarctica that is set to re-draw global coastlines.
Sea level rise threatens cities from Shanghai to London, to low-lying swathes of Florida or Bangladesh, and to entire nations such as the Maldives.
It is vital that we curb emissions as soon as possible to avoid an even greater rise, a German-led team of researchers said in a new report.
By 2300, the report projected that sea levels would gain by 0.7-1.2 metres, even if almost 200 nations fully meet goals under the 2015 Paris Agreement.
Targets set by the accords include cutting greenhouse gas emissions to net zero in the second half of this century.
Ocean levels will rise inexorably because heat-trapping industrial gases already emitted will linger in the atmosphere, melting more ice, it said.
In addition, water naturally expands as it warms above four degrees Celsius (39.2°F).
Every five years of delay beyond 2020 in peaking global emissions would mean an extra 8 inches (20 centimetres) of sea level rise by 2300.
'Sea level is often communicated as a really slow process that you can't do much about ... but the next 30 years really matter,' said lead author Dr Matthias Mengel, of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, in Potsdam, Germany.
None of the nearly 200 governments to sign the Paris Accords are on track to meet its pledges.
Baba Vanga, the blind Bulgarian mystic who died in 1996 at age 85, allegedly made predictions for 2026 that have captured worldwide attention. Born in 1911 as Vangeliya Pandeva Gushterova, she became known as the "Nostradamus of the Balkans" for prophecies attributed to her over decades. Devotees claim she foresaw events including 9/11, Princess Diana's death, and the COVID-19 pandemic. For 2026, she reportedly warned that a colossal alien spacecraft would enter Earth's atmosphere in November, according to The Mirror.
Her most alarming forecast centered on global conflict. Vanga allegedly predicted World War III would erupt in 2026, a warning that has gained attention amid current geopolitical tensions, including a potential Chinese takeover of Taiwan and confrontation between Russia and the United States. Despite this dire prediction, she also foresaw that the world would not end until 5079, suggesting humanity would survive the potentially catastrophic war she warned about for this year.
The alien prediction has taken on added intrigue among believers amid recent developments. Followers point to an uptick in reported Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena sightings over the past decade and continued speculation surrounding 3I/ATLAS, an object lingering in the solar system that has fueled debate over whether it is an interstellar comet or something more unusual. Vanga did not elaborate on the visitors' intentions when she allegedly warned that the spacecraft would enter Earth's atmosphere.
A Society-Wide Reckoning Over Technology and Morality Looms
Beyond extraterrestrial contact and war, Vanga allegedly warned that society is nearing a breaking point where it will realize it has "gone too far," according to The Mirror. This prediction reportedly centers on technology and morality, with enthusiasts claiming she foresaw a time when societies would collectively recognize they had crossed ethical and technological boundaries. Followers interpret this as a reckoning that would not arrive as a single catastrophic event but unfold gradually, driven by rising global tensions and scientific advances that fundamentally reshape human relationships.
Looking further ahead, she allegedly predicted artificial organs could enter mass production as early as 2046. Her purported forecasts about breakthroughs in cancer detection are often linked to the same ethical and technological concerns attributed to her 2026 warnings. Vanga's reported timeline suggests humanity faces a prolonged period of technological advancement intertwined with moral dilemmas. These alleged predictions reflect her broader warning that progress and peril would walk hand in hand throughout this century.
Her track record, however, includes significant failures that complicate her legacy. Vanga allegedly claimed Barack Obama would be the last US president, a forecast proven false by subsequent elections. She also predicted World War III would begin in 2010, more than a decade before the current year. These inaccuracies have led skeptics to question both the authenticity of predictions attributed to her and how followers interpret her warnings, though devoted believers continue finding meaning in her prophecies.
Her Extended Timeline Maps Humanity's Journey Through Millennia
A UFO hovers in a cloudy sky above a snowy field, silhouetted figures in the foreground watch
Vanga's alleged prophecies extend thousands of years into the future, creating a detailed roadmap of what followers claim is humanity's fate. She reportedly predicted humans would begin exploring Venus as an energy source in 2028, just two years from now. By 2033, she purportedly warned that polar ice caps would melt completely, raising sea levels to drastic heights worldwide. Her attributed timeline suggests the near future holds both technological achievement and environmental catastrophe. These early milestones set the stage for more dramatic predictions ahead.
Her mid-range forecasts grow increasingly extreme. Vanga allegedly predicted communism would spread globally by 2076, and that a drought would devastate much of the planet in 2170. By 3005, she purportedly foresaw Earth going to war with a civilization on Mars. She reportedly warned that by 3797, humans would have to vacate Earth entirely because it would become uninhabitable. Despite these apocalyptic visions, she maintained that humanity would persist for thousands more years.
The mystic's final prediction allegedly marks humanity's ultimate end in 5079. This reported timeline suggests that despite wars, environmental disasters, and interplanetary conflicts, human civilization would endure for more than three millennia beyond the present day. Her attributed prophecies paint a picture of a species constantly adapting to new challenges, from melting ice caps to Martian warfare, yet somehow surviving catastrophe after catastrophe until meeting its end more than 3,000 years from now.
Decades After Her Death, the Mystic's Influence Endures
Baba Vanga lost her sight during a dust storm as a child and allegedly developed her clairvoyant abilities afterward. She spent decades offering prophecies to visitors in Bulgaria before she died in 1996 at age 85. Followers continue to analyze predictions attributed to her, claiming major historical events, including 9/11, Princess Diana's death, and the COVID-19 pandemic, align with her prophetic abilities. Her alleged predictions remain a subject of fascination and debate more than 25 years after she passed away.
The interpretation of predictions attributed to her presents ongoing challenges. Many of Vanga's alleged prophecies were reportedly vague or cryptic, leaving room for multiple interpretations by followers who attempt to match her words to world events. Some enthusiasts claim she foresaw developments she never explicitly mentioned, while skeptics argue failed predictions like the 2010 World War III forecast undermine claims of her accuracy. The debate over her legitimacy continues as new generations discover the warnings attributed to her about humanity's future.
Whether predictions attributed to her for 2026 prove accurate remains to be seen. The year has only just begun, leaving eleven months for her alleged warnings about alien contact in November and the outbreak of World War III to potentially materialize. Current global tensions and the ongoing mystery of 3I/ATLAS keep her purported prophecies in the public conversation. For believers and skeptics alike, 2026 will serve as a test of claims about the blind mystic's alleged foresight.
Believing in historical figures usually requires a leap of faith, but finding Jesus’ footprints outside the Bible feels like striking gold. I remember my first deep dive into ancient history during college. I wanted to know if this figure actually walked the earth or if he remained a myth constructed by followers. You might feel the same skepticism.
I found that critics and historians from the Roman Empire actually documented his existence. These writers had no reason to promote Christianity. In fact, most of them despised the movement.
Bart Ehrman, a renowned agnostic scholar, states that “Jesus certainly existed” because virtually every competent scholar of antiquity agrees on this point. I find this consensus fascinating because it bridges the gap between theology and history. We see a man named Jesus emerging from the ink of his enemies rather than just his friends. This list breaks down the most compelling non-biblical accounts that place Jesus firmly in the history books.
Tacitus Links Jesus To Pontius Pilate Cornelius Tacitus is among the most trusted historians of the ancient world. He wrote his Annals in 116 AD and did not hold back his disdain for Christians. Tacitus detailed how Emperor Nero blamed Christians for the Great Fire of Rome to deflect rumors that he started it himself. In this account, Tacitus connects the name “Christians” directly to “Christus” and mentions his execution.
I love this entry because Tacitus clearly has no agenda to support the religion. He calls Christianity a “mischievous superstition,” yet confirms two massive historical facts. He notes that Pontius Pilate executed Jesus during the reign of Tiberius. This aligns perfectly with the biblical timeline. IMO, this hostility makes his testimony even more reliable.
Josephus Identifies James, the Brother of Jesus Flavius Josephus gives us a Jewish perspective on first-century Judea. In his work Antiquities of the Jews, published around 93 AD, he references Jesus twice. The most accepted passage involves the execution of James. Josephus identifies James specifically as “the brother of Jesus, who was called Christ.” Scholars like Louis Feldman regard this passage as highly authentic because it lacks the flowery language Christian scribes might add later.
This brief mention carries heavy weight in the historical community. Josephus does not preach here. He simply uses Jesus as a marker to identify James. Most historians agree that this casual reference proves Jesus was a known public figure at the time.
Pliny The Younger Describes Early Christian Worship Pliny serves as a fascinating source because he wrote from the perspective of a frustrated government official. As the governor of Bithynia in 112 AD, he wrote a letter to Emperor Trajan asking how to handle Christians. He described their practice of gathering before dawn and singing hymns to Christ “as to a god.”
I find this letter incredible because it captures the early church in action through the eyes of an outsider. Pliny cared about law and order, not theology. His letter confirms that within a few decades of his death, Jesus had a dedicated following willing to die for him.
Suetonius Records the Expulsion of Jews Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus served as a court official under Emperor Hadrian. In his Lives of the Twelve Caesars, written around 121 AD, he mentions a disturbance during Claudius’s reign. He writes that the Emperor expelled Jews from Rome because they “constantly made disturbances at the instigation of Chrestus.”
Most scholars agree that “Chrestus” is a common misspelling of “Christus” or “Christ.” This aligns with the biblical account in Acts 18:2, where Paul meets Priscilla and Aquila after they left Rome. It shows that Jesus’ influence reached the empire’s capital within roughly 20 years of his death.
The Talmud Mentions the Trial and Hanging The Babylonian Talmud contains rabbinic writings that offer a hostile but confirming view of Jesus. In Sanhedrin 43a, the text mentions “Yeshu,” who was “hanged” on the eve of the Passover. The text accuses him of practicing sorcery and leading Israel astray.
I appreciate this source because it represents the opposition. The writers had every reason to deny his existence if he were a myth. Instead, they attempt to explain his power through sorcery. This confirms he performed deeds that people could not easily explain.
Mara Bar Serapion Refers to the Wise King Mara bar Serapion wrote a letter to his son from prison sometime after 73 AD. He compares the deaths of Socrates, Pythagoras, and the “wise King” of the Jews. He observes that the Jews lost their kingdom after killing this wise ruler.
Though he does not use the name Jesus, scholars universally agree that he refers to him. He credits this “wise King” with laying down new laws. I think this letter is touching because it frames Jesus as a philosopher and a martyr rather than just a religious figure.
Lucian of Samosata Mocks the Crucified Sophist Lucian brings a touch of satire to the historical record. A Greek satirist writing in the second century, he poked fun at Christians in The Passing of Peregrinus. He calls Jesus “the man who was crucified in Palestine” and mocks his followers for worshipping him.
Lucian describes Jesus as a “crucified sophist” who introduced new mysteries. While his goal involves ridicule, he inadvertently cements the fact that Jesus existed and died by crucifixion. It proves that even comedians of the era knew exactly who Jesus was.
Celsus Attacks the Miracles of Jesus Celsus wrote The True Doctrine around 175 AD as a comprehensive attack on Christianity. We know his arguments because the church father Origen wrote a massive rebuttal titled Contra Celsum. Celsus did not deny that Jesus performed miracles. Instead, he claimed Jesus learned magic in Egypt.
This mirrors the accusations found in the Talmud. I find this line of attack very telling. Celsus could not simply say “Jesus never did those things.” The evidence was likely too strong. So he attacked the source of the power rather than the events themselves.
Thallus discusses the darkness at the crucifixion Thallus provides one of the earliest potential references to Jesus. Although his original works are lost, Julius Africanus quotes him in a history written around 221 AD. Africanus debates Thallus regarding the darkness that fell over the land during the crucifixion. Thallus argued it was a solar eclipse.
Africanus points out that a solar eclipse cannot occur during a full moon, which falls on Passover. This debate is significant. FYI, it shows that even skeptics did not deny that the darkness occurred. They simply tried to find a natural explanation for it.
Key Takeaway The historical existence of Jesus is supported by nine ancient non-Christian sources, including writings by Roman historians such as Tacitus and Jewish sources such as Josephus. These texts provide independent verification of his life, execution under Pontius Pilate, and the early worship practices of his followers, separating the man from the myth. Collectively, these diverse accounts from critics and historians alike confirm that Jesus was a real figure who left an undeniable mark on the ancient world.
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An award-winning psychic's concerning prediction for 2026 appears to have already come true, as a series of large earthquakes have rattled the globe.
Jill M Jackson, a spiritual teacher and author from Mississippi, had warned of increased earthquakes this year, especially along the US West Coast and inAsia, with 'major water events' being strengthened by the quakes and causing larger floods.
In just the first seven days of 2026, nearly 100 earthquakes greater than 4.5 in magnitude have been recorded worldwide, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS).
Moreover, 10 large earthquakes over magnitude 5.0 have struck the Pacific Rim in the last two days, impacting Japan, the Philippines, Indonesia, and Russia.
That wave of seismic activity included a major 6.4 magnitude quake that struck the Philippines just after 10pm ET Tuesday night.
Jackson warned Americans to get prepared now, including those living in states such as California, Oregon, and Washington, which could be impacted by several dangerous fault lines sitting along the West Coast.
'There's a lot of changes coming. There's a lot of earth changes coming. I see land shifting... And it's important for us to be in a place of preparation. Pay attention to water and things like that,' she revealed.
One major earthquake has already struck North America in 2026. A magnitude 6.5 quake rocked southern Mexico on January 2, sending shockwaves all the way to Mexico City and forcing hundreds of residents to evacuate buildings.
The US Geological Survey has recorded 95 earthquakes greater than 4.5 in magnitude since the start of 2026, with most centered along the Pacific Rim
Jill M Jackson (Pictured) issued several predictions for 2026, including an economic downturn in the US that would cost many people their jobs
Jackson, who has been named 'Psychic of the Year' twice, added in a recent interview that Earth would see an 'amplification' in the intensity of earthquakes, including in Japan, Indonesia, and Thailand.
She predicted stronger flooding risks would emerge for islands in the Caribbean, the Indian Ocean, and the Pacific this year as well.
In November 2025, Jackson accurately predicted the major 7.6 magnitude quake striking off Japan's Aomori Prefecture on December 8, 2025, causing injuries, damage, and tsunami alerts.
Her newest predictions come after a year where Californians were repeatedly rattled by significant tremors along the state's coastline and swarms of minor quakes which lasted for days at a time.
In November and December, more than 300 earthquakes rattled the same region in California, sparking fears among locals that the infamous 'Big One' could soon strike and devastate the West Coast.
San Ramon in the East Bay was the epicenter of this seismic activity, which sits on top of the Calaveras Fault, an active branch of the notorious San Andreas Fault system.
The Calaveras Fault is capable of producing a magnitude 6.7 earthquake, which would impact millions of people in the San Francisco Bay Area. USGS has previously estimated there is a 72 percent chance of this happening by 2043.
A rupture along the larger, 800-mile-long San Andreas fault would likely cause even more destruction, with the latest simulations of a magnitude 7.8 earthquake striking near Los Angeles predicting 1,800 deaths, 50,000 injuries, and $200 billion in damages, according to the Great California ShakeOut.
The Great California Shakeout predicted that a 7.8-magnitude earthquake could kill 1,800 people and cause $200 billion in damages in Southern California alone
Jackson (Pictured) has said she began seeing spirited at birth and was able to communicate with them since the age of 12
The psychic's forecast for the new year also included a plea for Americans to prepare for significant instability in the US economy, leading to many job losses.
'I do see a lot of polarity... A lot of ups and downs. It's going to feel like a roller coaster. Sadly, I do see a lot more people losing their jobs in 2026,' Jackson predicted during a December 26 interview on the Jeff Mara Podcast.
The psychic also ongoing wars, including the Russia-Ukraine conflict, would continue for several more years with no quick end in sight, although some conflicts like in Venezuela might 'fizzle out' by mid-2026.
While Jackson warned that many Americans could end up unemployed this year, the dramatic turn in the economy would actually benefit these workers, as she claimed the layoffs would force people to leave careers they were not spiritually aligned with.
'I do see a lot of people doing complete 180s and leaving jobs and careers that they have been in for years and years and starting over, starting something new. I also see a lot of new businesses being created, but it feels more local,' Jackson told the podcast.
'Once they go through that, they are going to have an opportunity to go within and realize that they were not on their soul's path anyway.'
Jackson added that these major shifts in the US will cause many to feel a sudden, unexplained urge to move away from homes they've lived in for 10, 15, or even 20 years.
Oarfish washes ashore in California as rare planetary alignment unfolds — All signs point to a major Earthquake?
Oarfish washes ashore in California as rare planetary alignment unfolds — All signs point to a major Earthquake?
Regional and global earthquake patterns are raising concern that California may be the next major segment of the eastern Pacific Ring of Fire to release accumulated tectonic strain, potentially in a magnitude 6 to 7 earthquake, or even larger. It is important to note, however, that while seismic stress accumulation is well documented, the precise timing and location of earthquakes cannot be predicted with certainty by current science.
Adding to public speculation, a so-called “doomsday fish” (oarfish) washed ashore in Monterey Bay on December 30, 2025. Oarfish have been linked anecdotally and culturally to major earthquakes, particularly in Japanese folklore. A video and detailed article examining the “doomsday fish” sighting can be viewed here.
At the same time, some independent researchers are pointing to antipodal earthquake activity off the east coast of Africa as a possible indicator of stress redistribution across the planet. Mainstream geophysics acknowledges that large earthquakes can influence stress fields elsewhere on Earth.
Planetary conditions are also being discussed. A rare linear alignment involving Jupiter, Earth, the Sun, Mercury, Venus, and Mars is currently underway, along with a Saturn–Neptune conjunction occurring for the first time in 37 years. This same Saturn–Neptune alignment was active during the period surrounding the magnitude 6.9 Loma Prieta earthquake that struck the San Francisco Bay Area on October 18, 1989. See video here.
While geophysicist Stefan Burns reports that the convergence of these indicators suggests the possibility of a magnitude 6.0 or greater earthquake in California, this assessment represents an interpretation rather than a prediction.
As is almost always the case, no government agency or scientific institution supports deterministic earthquake forecasts. Residents are instead told to rely on official seismic monitoring and preparedness guidance, an approach that, for many, effectively means recognizing the danger only once the ground has already begun to move.
The Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) is not what many think it is. The reality of UAPs goes beyond mere flying machines and space aliens; it is turning into a rabbit hole. Every year, UFO enthusiasts and whistleblowers put more effort into unveiling the secrecy. However, instead of revealing the truth, a new branch of mystery unfolds, adding another chapter to the UFO enigma.
Missouri Republican Eric Burlison attended a classified UAP briefing this month but mentioned that it did not change his beliefs. He said, “There’s nothing that’s been said that’s changed my worldview.” He also added that he believes the claims of people who testified in public but thinks there might be more to the story.
Rep. Burlison has said that UFOs might be angels sent by God. Burlison, who heard secret information about UFOs, shared this idea on “That UFO Podcast.” He said, “They may not fit exactly the Biblical narrative, but whenever I use the term ‘angels,’ to me, it’s synonymous with an extradimensional being.”
In a podcast, Burlison shared his thoughts on UFOs, offering a detailed perspective on various theories surrounding these unidentified phenomena. Burlison discussed a theory he read in a public report by UFO whistleblower David Grusch who alleged that the government secretly recovered alien spacecraft and even dead “pilots” inside them. According to Grusch’s report, one theory suggests that what we are encountering might be beings that exist in higher dimensions, beyond our normal understanding of space and time.
Burlison used the analogy of living on a two-dimensional surface and being encountered by a three-dimensional object to explain the idea of encountering something from a higher dimension. In this case, he suggested that we live in a three-dimensional environment and could be encountering something from a higher dimension, where traditional concepts of distance might become irrelevant.
He expressed skepticism about the probability of being visited by an alien race from a distant planet, emphasizing the vast distances involved. Burlison questioned the likelihood of an advanced alien race traveling such long distances only to crash upon arrival on Earth. He leaned towards the idea that these phenomena are more likely to be extradimensional, existing beyond our usual understanding of dimensions.
Burlison explained that various scriptures, including the Bible, describe messengers of God or angels as existing in dimensions beyond our own. While acknowledging the visual evidence and testimony from pilots regarding UFO sightings, Burlison emphasized the most likely explanation, in his opinion:
“I don’t discount the visual recordings or the testimonies from pilots – I believe they are genuinely witnessing something. There is substantial evidence of these unidentified objects, and although we don’t know what they are, I think the most probable explanation might not be what everyone hopes to hear. It could very well be advanced technology under development and research, possibly involving new propulsion technology.
When discussing this topic, I often refer to the discovery of the Higgs boson particle about ten years ago. We identified the Higgs field, which essentially relates to gravity, and the particle is a wave function within that field. Looking back, shortly after the discovery of nuclear vision, scientists developed the nuclear bomb. This illustrates how scientific theories can be transformed into practical functions. I find it hard to believe that we haven’t capitalized on our knowledge of the Higgs field. It seems likely that our private sector industry and the scientific community have been working to find ways to manipulate the Higgs field for various purposes, potentially including advancements in propulsion technology.”
Burlison is not the only one suggesting a link between UFOs and religious texts. Representative Tim Burchett claimed in 2021 that UFOs were in the Bible, referring to the book of Ezekiel.
According to Mystery Wire, Rep. Burchett talked about UFOs being written about in the Bible, pointing specifically to Ezekiel. This reference is for Ezekiel 1:4-28, in which there is a description of seeing “an immense cloud with flashing lightning and surrounded by brilliant light. The center of the fire looked like glowing metal, and in the fire was what looked like four living creatures. In appearance their form was human, but each of them had four faces and four wings.”
“When the living creatures moved, the wheels beside them moved; and when the living creatures rose from the ground, the wheels also rose. Wherever the spirit would go, they would go, and the wheels would rise along with them, because the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.”[Ezekiel 1:4-28, Ezekiel 10]
While Grusch has publicly discussed theories on UAPs that might originate from the higher-order dimensions theorized by physicists, those concepts do not appear in the unclassified version of his complaint.
The ‘extradimensional or interdimensional‘ hypothesis also does not appear in what has been made public from Grusch’s written statements first submitted for approval to the Pentagon’s Defense Office of Prepublication and Security Review (DOPSR).
But Grusch did talk about this theory when he was under oath, answering questions from Rep. Burlison during a public UAP hearing in July 2023.
Rep. Burlison said at the hearing, “It’s a bit hard to believe that an alien species advanced enough to travel billions of light years would come here and somehow not be able to survive.” He then asked Grusch about the “interdimensional potential,” saying, “Could you explain that?”
Grusch said, “No matter how smart you are, accidents happen, like plane crashes and car crashes. A small percentage of missions may fail, as we say in the Air Force.” Talking about multidimensionality, Grusch mentioned the holographic principle. It comes from general relativity and quantum mechanics. He explained it as imagining a 3D object casting a shadow onto a 2D surface.
He said, “You can be projected, sort of projected, from higher dimensional space to lower dimensional space… It’s a scientific idea that you can actually cross dimensions, as far as I understand. But there are probably people with PhDs who could argue about that.”
There has been some speculation about UFOs being connected to religious visits or interdimensional beings since the early 20th century. This idea became more famous with the book “Passport to Magonia: from Folklore to Flying Saucers” by Jacques Vallée in 1969. Vallée later inspired a character in Steven Spielberg’s UFO movie “Close Encounters of the Third Kind.” He spent years studying ancient texts for his book.
Vallée states that UFOs and related events of a paranormal nature involve visitations from other “realities” or “dimensions.” The idea proposes that these alternate realities exist separately yet parallel to our own. In 1975’s The Edge of Reality, Vallée and Hynek considered the possibility of what they call “interlocking universes.”
Daniel Sheehan, a public interest lawyer and activist who was a former Chief Council for the United States Jesuit order, revealed intriguing details about his conversations with the head of the Vatican archives regarding the Vatican’s knowledge of extraterrestrial life. He shed light on his involvement in a groundbreaking initiative to address the theological and philosophical implications of the discovery of extraterrestrial intelligence. (Click here to read the full article)
He proposed the formation of a task force involving all 54 major religious denominations to address the issue from a theological perspective. However, at that time, there was insufficient consensus, and the proposal was declined. Sheehan is currently working through his New Paradigm Institute to organize a global summit conference involving world religious leaders to discuss the recent recovery of an extraterrestrial spacecraft.
“The United States government is in possession of biological evidence and has actually taken into custody alive an extraterrestrial person. They’re keeping this secret, interrogating the being, and distorting the information to justify massive expenditures on weapon development under the guise of a perceived threat.” – Daniel Sheehan
Sheehan highlighted the Vatican’s acknowledgment of the possibility of extraterrestrial life. He referenced a formal statement issued by the Catholic Church on November 10, 2009, authorized by Pope Benedict. The statement, issued by Father Jose Gabriel Alfuz, a director of the Pontifical Observatory in Rome, recognized the increasing discovery of exoplanets and called for a global discussion on the philosophical and theological implications of the imminent discovery of extraterrestrial life.
Sheehan disclosed that the government was telepathically interrogating the extraterrestrial biological entity (EBO) in custody. Despite acknowledging the bizarre nature of the revelation, Sheehan stood by the credibility of the information, having interviewed individuals directly involved in the process. The EBO allegedly conveyed that a coalition of star systems in our galaxy monitors the evolution of life on different planets, including Earth.
“Pope Benedict had a formal statement issued by the Catholic Church, saying that with the discovery of more exoplanets, it has become clear that we will be discovering life elsewhere in the universe. This prompted the need for a global discussion on the philosophical and theological questions posed by the discovery of extraterrestrial life.” – Daniel Sheehan
Since the translation of the Book of Enoch from the ancient texts discovered in Ethiopia in 1768, it has created a stir in the history of mankind that has been told for years. The Book of Enoch tells the story of the Fallen Angels called the Nephilims or the Anunnaki; it is attributed to Enoch, the great-grandfather of Noah.
It is no wonder why the Book of Enoch was not included in the modern biblical version, since its content speaks of wicked angels who became fond of mortal women and mated with them, giving birth to the hybrid race of giant humanoids known throughout secular and Biblical history as the Nephilims.
The Nephilims then taught humans great technologies that made us greedy and awful until God destroyed them with a great flood in order to prevent further harm to creation. This is a massively oversimplified summary, but given these themes, the Book of Enoch has understandably grown in popularity in recent years.
So, what are UFOs? Jeremy Corbell says, “UFOs appear to be part of a larger phenomenon, meaning UFOs are kind of an auxiliary implication of a much larger reality. So this idea that what we’re seeing are machines from other planets. I’m unconvinced what we may be seeing is an alternate reality. You know, maybe it is something closer to dimensional travel.”
Former CIA officer Jim Semivan says, “Yes, there is a force out there that can control our environment.” The UFO phenomenon can be shocking, especially to children.
“You know for humanity. Are we alone or, you know, what happens when we die? Well, I don’t know about that, but are we alone? Well, the answer is we’re not alone. And I know that with 100% certainty, which as an Intel officer, you never say 100%, but all things pointed towards, based on the people I talked to… The phenomenon is real. It’s been going on for thousands of years. People have been seeing strange things, and not everybody’s mass hallucinating. So that’s kind of my long diatribe about what’s happening.”– David Grusch
This Man Claims There Are Multiple Bases on the Moon – Including a Massive Ancient Ark – and People Living There Who Look Like Indians from Ancient India, Flying Egg-Shaped Crafts
This Man Claims There Are Multiple Bases on the Moon – Including a Massive Ancient Ark – and People Living There Who Look Like Indians
Jorge Pabon, a former U.S. Army paratrooper who served until August 30, 2024, reveals his real name and face for the first time in the YouTube interview with Clayton Morris on the show “Redacted.”
He had previously shared stories anonymously under the name “JP” with ufologist Dr. Michael Salla, who documented them in books.Pabon says he is coming forward now at great personal risk to himself and his family, but he has received a “green light” from certain people connected to Washington to speak about specific topics.
He served as a 91J (quartermaster and chemical equipment repairer), worked with water purification, and was often used as a translator because he speaks Spanish, Portuguese, and some other languages.
Jorge Pabon. Credit: Redacted/YouTube
He was attached to the 7th Special Forces Group (though he makes clear he was not a Green Beret himself; he calls himself a “Red Beret” paratrooper) and reached the rank of E-4.
He says lower-ranking soldiers like him were usually the ones sent on the actual missions, while higher-ranking officers stayed in secure locations.
Before joining the military, Pabon lived in Orlando, Florida, where he cleaned pools, installed security cameras, and made music. He started taking photos of UFOs around 2007–2008, including triangular TR3B craft and cigar-shaped objects.
Mysterious men in tactical gear (sometimes wearing balaclavas) would approach him in white vans or trucks and tell him exactly when and where to look up to photograph the craft.
He calls these men “white hats” who wanted the information to get out. At the same time, other groups of armed men would pick him up, interrogate him, and tell him to stop sharing photos.
After he sent a TR3B photo to Dr. Michael Salla and it got media attention, he lost his job. The “good” men then encouraged him to join the Army so the harassment would stop. He joined at age 34, and the military changed his life for the better.
Jorge Pabon. Credit: Redacted/YouTube
Pabon describes secret missions he took part in while in the Army. He was part of multinational teams that included U.S. special forces from different branches, as well as people from other countries.
On these missions, they wore black tactical gear and were transported by helicopters or Ospreys to large Navy ships that could partially submerge to hide.
From there, they went underwater to visit enormous ancient “ark” ships, massive structures the size of three football stadiums or larger, that have been on Earth for hundreds of thousands or possibly millions of years.
He visited one near the Bermuda area off Florida, and says there are others scattered around the world’s oceans, including near Puerto Rico, south of Hawaii near California, south of India, between Venezuela and Puerto Rico, in the Arctic, and in Antarctica.
These arks are alive; they have a consciousness, give off a pleasant smell like hay mixed with algae and vanilla, and feel like they have a heartbeat.
Tall, blonde Nordic extraterrestrials now control them. Inside, there are different departments and rooms, and some areas connect to underground cities where humans and Nordics live and work together. These cities are multi-layered but smaller than major cities like New York, and they function more like bases without children.
Pabon says he was chosen for missions because he seems to have a natural ability to call down or communicate with UFO craft, possibly through prayer or meditation. He has seen UFOs appear at conferences where he speaks, and his wife and children have also witnessed craft.
He describes seeing Nordics training pilots from Artemis Accords countries in Alabama inside a cavern, using flying-saucer-shaped vehicles. He has also seen “ant people” (beings with big eyes and dreadlock-like hair that live underground, similar to stories from Hopi Indians) and, from a distance, one gray alien during a strange mission involving moving large amounts of gold.
group with other military personnel and civilians, aboard a craft similar to triangular TR3B craft. The trip caused him to black out, and when he woke up, they were already there.
He believes the U.S. has very advanced technology—hundreds of years ahead—including anti-gravity propulsion, space-time manipulation, and quantum technology, much of it developed through cooperation with friendly extraterrestrials like the Nordics. He says many UFO sightings today are actually human-made craft using this borrowed technology, though some are still extraterrestrial. Countries work together secretly on these programs despite public rivalries.
Jorge Pabon. Credit: Redacted/YouTube
He mentions opposition to disclosure. There are “dark forces” (not the regular military or defense contractors) that do not want this information out, possibly because of old unbreakable contracts. He has been threatened at gunpoint and even kicked in the face by aggressive people using advanced craft for bad purposes. Still, he believes disclosure is coming soon, possibly in phases, and that 2026 could be a key year.
Multiple Moon Bases
He speaks openly about his one remembered trip to a moon base, advanced healing technology called medbeds, Stargates and jump rooms for instant travel, and the spiritual side of everything he has witnessed.
Pabon says there are multiple bases on the moon, including at least one large ancient ark similar to the ones he described under Earth’s oceans in part one.
This ark is partly visible on the surface but mostly underground, located somewhere between the near side and the far side (he cannot give the exact spot). Many countries are involved in moon operations.
He reveals that there are people living on the moon who look Indian, with dark skin and traditional Indian features. They are highly spiritual, combine advanced technology with their spiritual traditions, and fly egg-shaped craft.
These craft are connected to ancient Indian culture (he mentions vimanas from old texts). Pabon believes these moon inhabitants sometimes visit Earth and that the U.S. has recovered some of their egg-shaped ships in crash retrievals.
One of these beings, whom he calls “Lovent,” once picked him up in an egg-shaped craft. He says the egg-shaped UFO shown in a recent NewsNation report about a crash retrieval looks almost identical to the ones he has seen.
He remembers being transported to the moon only once, in a group with other military personnel and civilians, aboard a craft similar to triangular TR3B craft. The trip caused him to black out, and when he woke up, they were already there.
The craft flew into an ancient volcanic tunnel lined with beautiful copper-like material. Inside the moon base, the air is thin but breathable and feels refreshing, similar to high altitude on Earth.
There is a lot of crystallized water on the moon, and advanced technology extracts oxygen from it. The base has newer sections built by humans (possibly in cooperation with Nordics) and older parts that look like ancient Roman-style structures built into large caverns.
The moon itself makes a constant humming sound, almost like an engine. Pabon believes the entire moon is alive or is actually a huge ancient craft that has been parked there for a very long time.
He wonders if it could be moved closer to Earth to cause massive waves or resets of civilization, though he stresses he is not trying to spread fear.
While on the moon, his job was mainly to provide security. He says missions often use lower-ranking soldiers who have already had contact experiences because these things become normal to them. He did not see everyday facilities like bathrooms or cafeterias; everyone took special pills beforehand that seemed to handle bodily needs. The visit felt fast-paced, lasting maybe a few hours.
Pabon talks about portal technology for instant travel. He has seen large Stargates big enough for ships to pass through and smaller “jump rooms” that make a person feel dizzy and nauseous before they suddenly appear somewhere else. He believes some are located at major U.S. Air Force bases like Eglin (possibly also linked to the new Space Force headquarters in Alabama). At one Stargate facility, he encountered aggressive “bad people” who act like guards and punish anyone who looks up or steps out of line.
A major part of the interview focuses on medbeds, advanced healing devices far beyond current medicine.
Pabon personally used one at Eglin Air Force Base. He lay in a capsule filled with a sticky gel connected to wires, unable to move from the neck down. Blood was taken, and he blacked out for part of the time.
Afterward, he felt dramatically better, almost like he could run two miles in 12 minutes again. He says the technology is borrowed from extraterrestrials but can also be dangerous if misused, which is why it is not released to the public yet.
When the time comes, it will be rolled out slowly through different companies specializing in certain conditions, and people may need preparatory medications or vaccines first. There are medbeds on the moon base as well.
He mentions other advanced technologies, including devices that can transfer consciousness (like in the movie Avatar) and healing “salamander wands” that can regrow missing limbs.
He once tried to build a healing wand at home after receiving instructions from a Nordic being, but unknown people broke into his house and stole everything. The same thing happened to an Air Force friend who builds technology.
Pabon briefly talks about travel beyond the moon. He has memories or dreams of seeing Jupiter and the rings of Saturn up close. He says a multinational company (not just the U.S.) mines materials from Saturn’s rings and other places in the solar system.
He defends the Apollo astronauts, saying they really went to the moon but on missions different from what was publicly shown, focused on making connections rather than just planting flags or driving rovers.
He loves the military, calls joining the best decision of his life, and says he is not a whistleblower but someone given permission to share certain parts of his story. He believes full disclosure will happen in stages and that love and spirituality are the most important messages people should take from all of this.
A blind psychic who allegedly foretold 9/11 and the Covid pandemic gave an exact date the world would end before her death nearly 30 years ago.
Baba Vanga, known as the 'Nostradamus of the Balkans,' predicted humanity's ultimate demise in the year 5079, when a cosmic event of 'unimaginable' proportions would bring about the complete destruction of the universe.
Her vision follows a detailed timeline depicting humanity's evolution, technological advancements, conflicts and eventual extinction.
According to multiple reports, her prophecy showed humans expanding across the solar system, achieving immortality and even interacting with extraterrestrial civilizations before facing a final, catastrophic event.
Key milestones in the centuries leading up to 5079 include a war on Mars in 3005, a Moon-collision in 3010 and the extinction of life on Earth in 3797, by which point humans have already colonized a new planet.
By the 4300s, humanity is advancing technologically and morally, curing all diseases and even increasing brain capacity to eliminate concepts like evil and hatred.
Civilization reaches its peak in 4674, with a population of 340 billion across planets and early integration with alien species.
In the final years, humans discover the boundary of the known universe and debate whether to venture beyond it. By 5079, this decision, or some associated catastrophe, triggers 'absolute doomsday,' ending human civilization and the universe.
Baba Vanga, known as the 'Nostradamus of the Balkans,' predicted humanity's ultimate demise in the year 5079, when a cosmic event of 'unimaginable' proportions would bring about the complete destruction of the universe
Baba Vanga left no written records of her predictions. Most of the accounts come from her niece, Krasimira Stoyanova, or other followers who documented her alleged visions after her death, and who have been accused of misinterpreting what she said.
Born in 1911 as Vangeliya Pandeva Dimitrova, she was a famous blind Bulgarian mystic, clairvoyant and herbalist.
She lost her sight at age 12 after being caught in a tornado, an event that coincided with the emergence of her purported psychic abilities.
After turning 30, her powers of foresight, healing, and fortune-telling became prominent, attracting believers who sought her guidance.
She made numerous prophecies, often vague, about natural disasters, political shifts and future technologies, some of which supporters claim foretold events like the Kursk submarine disaster, Brexit and the rise of ISIS.
One of her most famous predictions was the attack on New York City's Twin Towers on September 11, 2001.
'Two metal birds will crash into our American brothers, wolves will howl from the bushes and the blood of the innocent will flow in the rivers,' she predicted.
While she has legions of followers, experts warn her prophecies are speculative and not grounded in fact.
Key milestones in the centuries leading up to 5079 include a war on Mars in 3005, a Moon-collision in 3010 and the extinction of life on Earth in 3797, by which point humans have already colonized a new planet
According to Baba Vanga's alleged prophecies, humanity's path toward its ultimate end begins far beyond Earth.
By the year 3005, humans are said to have expanded into space to such an extent that war erupts on Mars, a conflict so severe it alters planetary trajectories.
Just five years later, in 3010, a comet or asteroid is believed to collide with the moon, sending debris into orbit and forming a visible ring around Earth, dramatically changing the planet's night sky.
By 3797, all life on Earth is said to be extinguished, forcing humanity to survive by establishing colonies on a new planet elsewhere in the cosmos.
That survival, however, comes at a high cost. Between 3803 and 3805, scarce resources spark devastating wars among the remaining population, wiping out more than half of humanity and pushing civilization toward collapse, according to Baba Vanga's predictions.
In the aftermath, progress grinds to a halt. From roughly 3815 through 3878, humanity regresses into tribal societies, living
in scattered groups until the emergence of a new prophet who restores moral order. This figure is said to have founded a powerful church that not only spreads religious teachings but also revives forgotten scientific knowledge, laying the groundwork for a slow recovery.
By the early 4300s, civilization enters a renewed golden age.
New cities rise, scientific breakthroughs accelerate, and humanity succeeds in curing all known diseases.
Advances in genetics and neuroscience allow humans to dramatically expand their brain capacity, eliminating concepts such as hatred and evil altogether.
By 4509, humanity reaches what the prophecy describes as an unprecedented moral state, enabling direct communication with God.
The timeline grows even more extraordinary by the late 45th century.
In 4599, humans are said to achieve immortality, fundamentally reshaping society.
Civilization reaches its absolute peak in 4674, with an estimated population of 340 billion spread across multiple planets, and early stages of assimilation with extraterrestrial beings already underway.
In the final years before the end, humans make a discovery that ultimately seals their fate.
Between 5076 and 5078, explorers locate the boundary of the known universe, a mysterious edge whose true nature remains unknown.
The revelation divides humanity, with a significant portion opposing attempts to move beyond it.
A blind psychic who allegedly foretold 9/11 and the Covid pandemic gave an exact date the world would end before her death nearly 30 years ago.
Baba Vanga, known as the 'Nostradamus of the Balkans,' predicted humanity's ultimate demise in the year 5079, when a cosmic event of 'unimaginable' proportions would bring about the complete destruction of the universe.
Her vision follows a detailed timeline depicting humanity's evolution, technological advancements, conflicts and eventual extinction.
According to multiple reports, her prophecy showed humans expanding across the solar system, achieving immortality and even interacting with extraterrestrial civilizations before facing a final, catastrophic event.
Key milestones in the centuries leading up to 5079 include a war on Mars in 3005, a Moon-collision in 3010 and the extinction of life on Earth in 3797, by which point humans have already colonized a new planet.
By the 4300s, humanity is advancing technologically and morally, curing all diseases and even increasing brain capacity to eliminate concepts like evil and hatred.
Civilization reaches its peak in 4674, with a population of 340 billion across planets and early integration with alien species.
In the final years, humans discover the boundary of the known universe and debate whether to venture beyond it. By 5079, this decision, or some associated catastrophe, triggers 'absolute doomsday,' ending human civilization and the universe.
Baba Vanga, known as the 'Nostradamus of the Balkans,' predicted humanity's ultimate demise in the year 5079, when a cosmic event of 'unimaginable' proportions would bring about the complete destruction of the universe
Baba Vanga left no written records of her predictions. Most of the accounts come from her niece, Krasimira Stoyanova, or other followers who documented her alleged visions after her death, and who have been accused of misinterpreting what she said.
Born in 1911 as Vangeliya Pandeva Dimitrova, she was a famous blind Bulgarian mystic, clairvoyant and herbalist.
She lost her sight at age 12 after being caught in a tornado, an event that coincided with the emergence of her purported psychic abilities.
After turning 30, her powers of foresight, healing, and fortune-telling became prominent, attracting believers who sought her guidance.
She made numerous prophecies, often vague, about natural disasters, political shifts and future technologies, some of which supporters claim foretold events like the Kursk submarine disaster, Brexit and the rise of ISIS.
One of her most famous predictions was the attack on New York City's Twin Towers on September 11, 2001.
'Two metal birds will crash into our American brothers, wolves will howl from the bushes and the blood of the innocent will flow in the rivers,' she predicted.
While she has legions of followers, experts warn her prophecies are speculative and not grounded in fact.
Key milestones in the centuries leading up to 5079 include a war on Mars in 3005, a Moon-collision in 3010 and the extinction of life on Earth in 3797, by which point humans have already colonized a new planet
According to Baba Vanga's alleged prophecies, humanity's path toward its ultimate end begins far beyond Earth.
By the year 3005, humans are said to have expanded into space to such an extent that war erupts on Mars, a conflict so severe it alters planetary trajectories.
Just five years later, in 3010, a comet or asteroid is believed to collide with the moon, sending debris into orbit and forming a visible ring around Earth, dramatically changing the planet's night sky.
By 3797, all life on Earth is said to be extinguished, forcing humanity to survive by establishing colonies on a new planet elsewhere in the cosmos.
That survival, however, comes at a high cost. Between 3803 and 3805, scarce resources spark devastating wars among the remaining population, wiping out more than half of humanity and pushing civilization toward collapse, according to Baba Vanga's predictions.
In the aftermath, progress grinds to a halt. From roughly 3815 through 3878, humanity regresses into tribal societies, living
in scattered groups until the emergence of a new prophet who restores moral order. This figure is said to have founded a powerful church that not only spreads religious teachings but also revives forgotten scientific knowledge, laying the groundwork for a slow recovery.
By the early 4300s, civilization enters a renewed golden age.
New cities rise, scientific breakthroughs accelerate, and humanity succeeds in curing all known diseases.
Advances in genetics and neuroscience allow humans to dramatically expand their brain capacity, eliminating concepts such as hatred and evil altogether.
By 4509, humanity reaches what the prophecy describes as an unprecedented moral state, enabling direct communication with God.
The timeline grows even more extraordinary by the late 45th century.
In 4599, humans are said to achieve immortality, fundamentally reshaping society.
Civilization reaches its absolute peak in 4674, with an estimated population of 340 billion spread across multiple planets, and early stages of assimilation with extraterrestrial beings already underway.
In the final years before the end, humans make a discovery that ultimately seals their fate.
Between 5076 and 5078, explorers locate the boundary of the known universe, a mysterious edge whose true nature remains unknown.
The revelation divides humanity, with a significant portion opposing attempts to move beyond it.
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