https://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. In October 2013, Gerard Talavera, a researcher from the Botanical Institute of Barcelona at CSIC, made a surprising discovery of painted lady butterflies on the Atlantic beaches of French Guiana—a species not typically found in South America. This unusual sighting prompted an international study to investigate the origin of these butterflies. https://phys.org/news/2024-06-world-km-transatlantic-flight-lady.html Ecology Tue, 25 Jun 2024 07:10:32 EDT news638518225 The US government is examining 510 UFO reports, over triple the number in its 2021 file, and while many were caused by drones or balloons, hundreds remain unexplained, according to a report released Thursday. https://phys.org/news/2023-01-ufo.html Other Thu, 12 Jan 2023 16:18:44 EST news592762722 In France, the Study and Information Group on Unidentified Aerospace Phenomena (GEIPAN), has been investigating unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs)—more commonly known as UFOs—for the past 45 years. Attached to the National Centre for Space Studies (CNES), GEIPAN has been invited by NASA to present its activities and working methods before a newly established independent team that will study data and set up methods to analyze unusual phenomena observed in the sky. https://phys.org/news/2022-11-ufos-scenes-france-real-life.html Space Exploration Thu, 17 Nov 2022 13:14:03 EST news587913241 Congress held its first hearing in half a century Tuesday on unidentified flying objects. And no, there is still no government confirmation of extraterrestrial life. https://phys.org/news/2022-05-congress-ufos-extraterrestrials.html Other Tue, 17 May 2022 14:46:26 EDT news572017582 Tucked in the $2.3 trillion COVID-19 relief package that passed in December was a stipulation initially overlooked by many. As part of the Intelligence Authorization Act, the government was required to publicly release the findings of its investigations of unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP), commonly referred to as unidentified flying objects (UFOs). https://phys.org/news/2021-07-science-historian-discusses-ufos.html Other Wed, 14 Jul 2021 09:31:12 EDT news545473865 A report from the US task force dedicated to investigating UFOs—or, in the official jargon, UAPs (Unidentified Aerial Phenomena)—has neither confirmed nor rejected the idea such sightings could indicate alien visits to Earth. https://phys.org/news/2021-06-pentagon-ufos-admission-big.html Social Sciences Mon, 28 Jun 2021 11:20:02 EDT news544095345 A highly awaited US intelligence report on dozens of mysterious unidentified flying object sightings said most could not be explained, but did not rule out that some could be alien spacecraft. https://phys.org/news/2021-06-evidence-ufos-largely-inconclusive-intelligence.html Other Sat, 26 Jun 2021 07:23:52 EDT news543911029 The blob, captured on distant, fuzzy video by Navy pilots, seems to skitter just above the ocean waves at improbable speed, with no discernible means of propulsion or lift. "Oh my gosh, man," one aviator says to another as they laugh at the oddity. "What ... is it?" https://phys.org/news/2021-06-evidence-mystery-ufos-alien-spacecraft.html Other Fri, 04 Jun 2021 06:55:28 EDT news542008526