A mysterious bright flash turned night into day over a huge area of Russia – sparking fears the US had launched a strike on North Korea. The explosion of light accompanied by the ‘ground shaking’ was also blamed on a UFO visitation or a meteor exploding in the atmosphere. The phenomenon was seen and felt over thousands of miles in Russia, but was especially evident in three regions... 

Nostradamus, the great astrologist of French origin, predicted many things that happened in real life, in different ways. A list with his visions for 2018 has been published soon and it contains a few prophecies that are truly frightening. Here are the prophecies of Nostradamus for 2018: 1 – The leader of the Catholic Church will be killed. By leader, did he mean Pope Francis?? 2 – Terrorism... 

Don’t mind the cloud of radioactive pollution floating over Europe – it’s harmless, the French nuclear safety institute IRSN said Thursday. Officials in Europe said they began detecting unusually high levels of ruthenium 106, a radioactive atom that does not occur naturally, near France in the last week of September. The IRSN immediately “mobilized all its means of radiological monitoring... 

One day robots could entirely edge out human beings and become a new life form that is even capable of replicating itself, Stephen Hawking has warned, once again predicting a rather grim future for humankind. “I fear that AI may replace humans altogether,” the renowned physicist told Wired magazine, as cited by the Cambridge News. “If people design computer viruses, someone will design AI... 

Storm Herwart has caused major traffic disruptions, floods and chaos across Central Europe. Powerful gusts of more 100 km/h uprooted trees and damaged public infrastructure, killing several people in the Czech Republic, Poland and Germany. Two people died in Poland and two in the Czech Republic, all four hit by falling trees. Poland’s meteorology institute issued gale warnings for as many as... 

Typhoon Lan, a storm with an eye 50 miles wide, is expected to lash parts of Japan with intense wind and rain, the country’s meteorological office has warned. Currently west of Okinawa, the typhoon is travelling north towards mainland Japan. According to forecasts by the Japan Meteorological Agency, the “large” storm will barrel across the nation on Sunday before subsiding on October 23. NASA... 

Deaths caused by pollution topped 9 million in 2015, or three times the figure from AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria combined, and almost 15 times as many as war and other forms of violence, scientists say. The alarm was sounded in Thursday’s report by The Lancet Commission on Pollution and Health, an international group of over 40 authors writing on health and environment. One in six premature... 

Almost 300,000 properties are without power and three people have died as Hurricane Ophelia enters its final hours and has moved across the north west. Met Eireann said the storm would not be over until about 1am with strong gusts and winds continuing but the winds will fade away overnight. Members of the public have been advised to stay inside and not to make unnecessary journeys as the worst storm... 

A Biblical doomsayer has predicted that Earth is entering seven years of “tribulation” which will see a third of the planet destroyed in an “Elysian war.” NASA isn’t so sure though. Author David Meade has predicted that the ‘End of Days’ will begin later this month as the Earth moves into a seven-year period called the “great tribulation.” Meade says that as part of the great tribulation... 

A wildfire raging in southern California has shrouded Disneyland in an apocalyptic-looking orange haze. Visitors to the park flooded social media with pictures of its landmarks against the eerie backdrop. The theme park is decked out with Halloween decorations, adding another layer of spookiness to the scene. Social media users reported ash and smoke falling in the park. Disneyland’s social media... 

Mexico City is still recovering from the 7.1 magnitude earthquake that killed over 200 people and devastated the capital, but many fear the increase in seismic activity may trigger the nearby volcano Popocatépetl. A series of explosions and minor eruptions took place this week, putting citizens of the neighboring city of Puebla on alert as ash rained down over the city, with the seismic activity... 

As the threat of global warming and climate change rises scientists around the world are attempting to preserve endangered species. Thousands of crops, animal DNA, mammal’s milk, fossils etc. are being preserved in ‘arks’ around the world, aimed at saving the natural order of our planet. The Svalbard Global Seed Vault is perhaps one of the best-known projects in a growing global campaign to... 

Scientists around the world are watching the activity of Paektu volcano, which is located on the border of China and North Korea. On September 26, scientists of the Korean Geological Institute initiated an international scientific conference, in which leading seismologists took part. Paektu Mount is considered a shrine among the people of North Korea (DPRK). The volcano has started showing signs of... 

Scientists at the Earthquake Research Institute (ERI) at the University of Tokyo prepared a closed research and recommendations for the UN and governments of world’s leading countries. The report contains a number of warnings about 2017. Unfortunately, most of those forecasts have already come true. India – January 4, with a magnitude of 6.7 – our forecast was at the beginning of... 

Plowing toward the US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, Category 5 Hurricane Maria has put locals on high alert after the powerful storm inflicted “mind-boggling” damage on the island of Dominica late Monday night. “This is going to impact all of Puerto Rico with a force and violence that we haven’t seen for several generations,” Puerto Rican Governor Ricardo Rosselló...