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EDITOR’S NOTEAn inquiry into the remarkable. A commitment to the verifiable.
LEAD STORYNature · Artificial intelligence and chemical synthesis
An original monochrome artwork of an unidentified folded organism in a flooded quarry, rendered as a damaged archival photograph.
I. Morphology of an unknown presenceImagined specimen

RetroChimera combines molecular editing and de novo generation, improving benchmark performance on frequent and rare reactions while leaving experimental route validation and usability unresolved.

Further observationsScholarship · Psychical inquiry · Folklore
World ScholarshipI.

A catalyst study reports improved conversion of synthesis gas into aviation-range hydrocarbons, while leaving the distinction between chemical performance and demonstrated lifecycle sustainability essential.

Japanese researchers reconstruct glacier-derived freshwater around two East Antarctic ice shelves, using ocean chemistry to investigate its distribution while acknowledging the limits of sparse observations.

Psychics & PsiIII.

Interviews with 21 public-séance attendees identify recurring experiential themes while explicitly leaving the authenticity of reported physical-mediumship phenomena unresolved.

A case-centred analysis uses a cemetery art installation to explain how expectation, shared attention and social feedback may amplify paranormal interpretations without invoking supernatural transmission.

On evidence & wonder

Reported experiences are subjects of inquiry. Testimony, experimental findings, and cultural interpretation are distinguished throughout this edition.

Urban LegendsIV.

A dated university interview examines how Japanese urban legends circulate and change online, treating narrative transmission as a research subject rather than evidence of supernatural events.

Nichibunken's database allows readers to trace Japanese accounts of unusual beings through bibliographic records, offering a documented starting point for comparison rather than supernatural verification.