We Are In A Race To Prevent The Collapse Of Civilization

Jeremy Grantham 1Q 2013 Letter - Business Insider: ""Our global economy, reckless in its use of all resources and natural systems, shows many of the indicators of potential failure that brought down so many civilizations before ours," writes Grantham in his new quarterly letter titled "The Race Of Our Lives.""

Hundreds of UFO pics captured over Perth by Darlington man

Hundreds of UFO pics captured over Perth by Darlington man | The Australian: "UNIDENTIFIED alien spacecraft, a quirk of digital photography or a case of extra-terrestrial fraud?"

Sex Superbug Could Be 'Worse Than AIDS'

Sex Superbug Could Be 'Worse Than AIDS': "An antibiotic-resistant strain of gonorrhea—now considered a superbug—has some analysts saying that the bacteria's effects could match those of AIDS."

Superstrong, telepathic - the bionic soldiers of the future

Superstrong, telepathic - the bionic soldiers of the future | Mail Online: "Warfare may be an awful thing, but it has a habit of accelerating health technology in ways that are helpful to everyone. For example, in World War II the Allies made significant medical advances in vital areas such as developing antibiotic drugs — which the Germans didn’t possess — and performing lifesaving blood transfusions.



Now, however, the military is developing an alarming new interest in the human body and brain. It wants to create armies of mutant soldiers, equipped with unstoppable physical and mental powers."

Robot Finds Mysterious Spheres in Ancient Temple

Robot Finds Mysterious Spheres in Ancient Temple : Discovery News: "Hundreds of mysterious spheres lie beneath the Temple of the Feathered Serpent, an ancient six-level step pyramid just 30 miles from Mexico City."

UFOs Flunk Believability Test for Alien Contact

UFOs Flunk Believability Test for Alien Contact : Discovery News: "The scientific search for life off the Earth goes back at least 100 years; when electrical wizard Nikola Telsa thought that his “Magnifying Transmitter” had detected radio signals from Martians."

The Jay-Z Illuminati Conspiracy: Are Beyonce And Jay-Z Seducing Our Kids Into The Occult?

The Jay-Z Illuminati Conspiracy: Are Beyonce And Jay-Z Seducing Our Kids Into The Occult?: "Why are Jay-Z, Beyonce and many of the other artists that they work with (such as Rihanna) so obsessed with the Illuminati?  Why does Illumunati symbolism constantly show up in their music videos, their live performances and even in Jay-Z’s Rocawear clothing line?  Is it just a coincidence that they flash hand signs representing the all-seeing eye of Horus and the Mark of the Beast during nationally televised events?"

Pentagon Taps Anti-Christian Extremist for Religious Tolerance Policy

Pentagon Taps Anti-Christian Extremist for Religious Tolerance Policy: "“Today, we face incredibly well-funded gangs of fundamentalist Christian monsters who terrorize their fellow Americans by forcing their weaponized and twisted version of Christianity upon their helpless subordinates in our nation’s armed forces.”"

GMO multi-toxin crops continue to backfire as more insects become resistant to crop chemicals

GMO multi-toxin crops continue to backfire as more insects become resistant to crop chemicals - BlackListedNews.com: "Promises made by the biotechnology industry about the alleged robustness of its genetically modified (GM) crops are proving to be false, as research out of the University of Arizona (UA) uncovers a growing resistance by pests to even the most advanced crop chemical technologies in use today. Published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the new study explains how multi-toxin GM crops are quickly losing their ability to fend off pests, which could lead to a complete GMO failure in the very near future if alternate interventions are not enacted."

You are a guinea pig

You are a guinea pig - Le Monde diplomatique - English edition: "A hidden epidemic is poisoning America. The toxins are in the air we breathe and the water we drink, in the walls of our homes and the furniture within them. We can’t escape it in our cars. It’s in cities and suburbs. It afflicts rich and poor, young and old. And there’s a reason why you’ve never read about it in the newspaper or seen a report on the nightly news: it has no name — and no antidote."

Pentagon Using China Satellite for U.S.-Africa Command

Pentagon Using China Satellite for U.S.-Africa Command - Bloomberg: "A U.S. lawmaker is questioning the Pentagon’s decision to use a Chinese commercial satellite to provide communications for its Africa Command."

Controlling Plasma To Revolutionize Energy Generation And Storage

Controlling Plasma To Revolutionize Energy Generation And Storage - Technology News - redOrbit: "Scientists at the University of Missouri have devised a new way to create and control plasma that could transform American energy generation and storage.



Randy Curry, professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Missouri’s College of Engineering, and his team developed a device that launches a ring of plasma at distances of up to two feet. Although the plasma reaches a temperature hotter than the surface of the sun, it doesn’t emit radiation and is completely safe in proximity to humans."

Gene therapy: 'Heart-healing virus' trial starts

BBC News - Gene therapy: 'Heart-healing virus' trial starts: "Patients in the UK have been enrolled into a trial to see if an engineered virus can be used to heal their damaged and struggling hearts."

UFO conspiracy hearing boosted by former congressmen and senator

UFO conspiracy hearing boosted by former congressmen and senator | World news | guardian.co.uk: "If there are extraterrestrial rewards for perseverance, the organisers of the UFO conspiracy hearings that are under way at the National Press Club in Washington this week deserve a visit from space."

Pope Francis Now Urges All Religions To Unite

Pope Francis Now Urges All Religions To Unite: "VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis urged members of all religions and those belonging to no church on Wednesday to unite to defend justice, peace and the environment and not allow the value of a person to be reduced to “what he produces and what he consumes”."

Golden Dawn, Aleister Crowley, and America as the New Atlantis

Paul McGuire -- Golden Dawn, Aleister Crowley, and America as the New Atlantis: "As the economic condition of Greece declines, the neo- Nazi Golden Dawn party is rising in power and has plans to create cells around the world. The Golden Dawn has a Swastika-like symbol and it has established links with British neo-Nazis and has offices n Germany, Australia, Canada and the U.S. Golden Dawn is now Greece’s fastest growing political force."

Family 'hit by flying chairs' in haunted house

Family 'hit by flying chairs' in haunted house -- High Strangeness -- Sott.net: "A spooked family from a village in northern France were reportedly hospitalized after being hit by 'flying chairs' at their home, which they claim is haunted. Housing authorities in the area have agreed to move them elsewhere."

Open Your Mind to the New Psychedelic Science

Open Your Mind to the New Psychedelic Science | Wired Science | Wired.com: "Timothy Leary really screwed things up for science. By abandoning the scientific method for a mystical embrace of hallucinogenic drugs, the Harvard-professor-turned-LSD-evangelist became a symbol of ’60s-era drug-fueled degeneracy. Worse, the ensuing backlash pushed these drugs underground and caused an enormously promising field of research to go dormant for nearly half a century."

Terror Plots That Failed: Photos

Terror Plots That Failed: Photos : Discovery News: "The tragedy in Boston came as a shock given how long it has been since there has been a major attack in the United States. Since Sept. 11, 2001, there have been dozens of failed terror plots targeting U.S. soil, foiled often by law enforcement authorities and occasionally by sheer luck."

UFOs and the Oceans

UFOs and the Oceans | Mysterious Universe: "Although many people look to the skies for answers concerning the UFO puzzle, there are more than a few reports on file demonstrating that UFOs have a deep connection to the oceans of our world."

Americans fear government more than terror

Americans fear government more than terror: "According to a pair of recent polls, for the first time since the 9/11 terrorist hijackings, Americans are more fearful their government will abuse constitutional liberties than fail to keep its citizens safe."

Wearable camera of Google Glass raises new 'etiquette' concerns

Wearable camera of Google Glass raises new 'etiquette' concerns - UPI.com: "Every jump in technology brings with it adjustments society must make and rules it must develop if the new paradigm is to be considered acceptable, and Google Glass -- a wearable computer that can record video surreptitiously -- presents just such a paradigm shift."

Scientists warn EU needs genetically modified crops to be competitive

Scientists warn EU needs genetically modified crops to be competitive - UPI.com: "BRUSSELS, April 25 (UPI) -- The European Union will be unable to meet its agricultural policy goals unless it embraces genetically engineered crops, Spanish researchers said."

Bloomberg: New Yorkers will 'never know where our cameras are'

Bloomberg: New Yorkers will 'never know where our cameras are' — RT USA: "New York City police officials intend to expand the already extensive use of surveillance cameras throughout town. The plan, unveiled Thursday, comes as part of a drive for increased security around the US following the Boston Marathon attack."

DARPA looks for a guided bullet with DEAD reckoning navigation

DARPA looks for a guided bullet with DEAD reckoning navigation • The Register: "Not only has your name on it, but your address too"

DARPA: New Threats Demand New Technologies

DARPA: New Threats Demand New Technologies - Government - Security -: "Agency shifts focus to layered capabilities and cyber as a tactical weapon, as budget constraints and new threats affect plans."

Brain Computer Interfaces Inch Closer to Mainstream

Brain Computer Interfaces Inch Closer to Mainstream - NYTimes.com: "Last week, engineers sniffing around the programming code for Google Glass found hidden examples of ways that people might interact with the wearable computers without having to say a word. Among them, a user could nod to turn the glasses on or off. A single wink might tell the glasses to take a picture."

Frightening evolution: China reports new bird flu case spreads to Hunan province: 23 dead

Frightening evolution: China reports new bird flu case spreads to Hunan province: 23 dead | The Extinction Protocol: 2012 and beyond: "April 27, 2013 – CHINA – China on Saturday reported its first case of H7N9 bird flu in the southern province of Hunan, the latest sign the virus that has killed 23 people in the country is continuing to spread."

Syria: Al-Qaeda's battle for control of Assad's chemical weapons plant

Syria: Al-Qaeda's battle for control of Assad's chemical weapons plant - Telegraph: "A battle near a factory believed to be one of the Syrian regime's main chemical weapons plants shows just how close such weapons could be to falling into al-Qaeda's hands, writes Colin Freeman."

FBI informant: Taliban already in U.S.

FBI informant: Taliban already in U.S.: "“I am an informant and all I can tell you is that Talibans are walking freely right here in the soil of America right now, right now,” he told CBS4 in Miami."

Snake arms and crystal legs: Artificial limbs push boundaries of art

Snake arms and crystal legs: Artificial limbs push boundaries of art - CNN.com: "London (CNN) -- With her flaming red hair, Marilyn Monroe figure, and lurid green snake casually coiled around the arm, Jo-Jo Cranfield looks like a real-life muse emerging from a Salvador Dali painting."

No Bank Deposits Will Be Spared from Confiscation

No Bank Deposits Will Be Spared from Confiscation | Global Research: "I challenge anyone to prove me wrong that confiscation of bank deposits is legalized daylight robbery"

New artificial skin is as sensitive as human fingertips

New artificial skin is as sensitive as human fingertips | count down to zero-time: "By using a nano-sized 3D array, scientists have created “smart skin” that accurately mimics the sense of touch. It could eventually be used in robotics, human-computer interfaces, and advanced prosthetic devices."

Scientists plan to resurrect a range of extinct animals using DNA and cloning

Scientists plan to resurrect a range of extinct animals using DNA and cloning | The Courier-Mail: "Some believe returning mammoths to Siberia could turn the barren, mossy tundra back into the fertile grasslands it was thousands of years ago."

Scientists Build Baseball-Playing Robot With 100,000-Neuron Fake Brain

Scientists Build Baseball-Playing Robot With 100,000-Neuron Fake Brain | Wired Enterprise | Wired.com: "If you’ve been to the RoboGames, you’ve seen everything from flame-throwing battlebots to androids that play soccer. But robo-athletes are more than just performers. They’re a path to the future."

One giant leap for mankind: £13bn Iter project makes breakthrough in the quest for nuclear fusion, a solution to climate change and an age of clean, cheap energy

One giant leap for mankind: £13bn Iter project makes breakthrough in the quest for nuclear fusion, a solution to climate change and an age of clean, cheap energy - Science - News - The Independent: "It may be the most ambitious scientific venture ever: a global collaboration to create an unlimited supply of clean, cheap energy. And this week it took a crucial step forward."

Man Shoots Himself In Head With Harpoon Gun

Man Shoots Himself In Head With Harpoon Gun: "This remarkable X-ray shows how lucky a man is to be alive after accidentally shooting himself in the face with a harpoon."

Anthropologists explain how to approach aliens parked in Earth orbit

Anthropologists explain how to approach aliens parked in Earth orbit: "It happens all the time in science fiction stories: aliens park their vessels in Earth orbit, and things go pear-shaped. But what if this scenario unfolded in real life? What would be the best thing for us to do? We asked several anthropologists the best way to go about communicating with truly unknown life forms."

The Biggest Price-Fixing Scandal Ever

The Biggest Price-Fixing Scandal Ever | Politics News | Rolling Stone: "The Illuminati were amateurs. The second huge financial scandal of the year reveals the real international conspiracy: There's no price the big banks can't fix"

Welcome to the Age of Big Drone Data

Welcome to the Age of Big Drone Data | Danger Room | Wired.com: "James is the Air Force’s deputy chief for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, giving him the flying service’s drone portfolio. During a rare public talk yesterday in Washington, James let on that “sustainment” of the drone fleet is his next big task. That means focusing less on designing new robots, as the Air Force’s new budget indicates, and more on the human problem of managing the absolutely enormous amount of data that its Predators, Reapers, Global Hawks and Sentinels generate."

Counter Terror 2013: The latest in anti-terrorist gadgets revealed

Counter Terror 2013: The latest in anti-terrorist gadgets revealed | Mail Online: "From gun-toting gangster 'Raj' to a middle-aged couple sporting matching pistols, these paper targets are among the more unlikely weapons in the war against terror."

Phantom Helicopters of the UK

Phantom Helicopters of the UK | Mysterious Universe: "In the latter part of 1973, a series of distinctly unusual events began to quietly unfold above the green fields and rolling hills of northern England that subsequently triggered a strange, and still-ongoing operation coordinated by an elite division of the British police force. It all revolved around the phenomenon of phantom helicopters. Of the varied elements that make up what is popularly known as the “UFO phenomenon,” there can be few so strange as the phantom helicopter and its close relative, the even-more-sinister black helicopter."

Your genetic make up to be stored, without consent, for profit

Your genetic make up to be stored, without consent, for profit - GeneWatch UK warns | TechEye: "Dr Helen Wallace, director of GeneWatch UK, warned at a MedConfidential event in London that beyond electronically storing patient records, the next step for the UK is linking these records with DNA and genetic information on an all-in-one database."

“Police State” Registry System Being Set Up to Track Your Vaccination Status

“Police State” Registry System Being Set Up to Track Your Vaccination Status: "The Centers for Disease Control has been quietly rolling out a nationwide program called the Immunization Information Systems (IIS), registering your vaccine information into a database."

Scientists discuss invisible alien life on Earth

Scientists discuss invisible alien life on Earth | Openminds.tv: "On Monday, April 22, HuffPost Live featured a segment about theoretical invisible life that could exist on Earth. "

How Ray Kurzweil Will Help Google Make the Ultimate AI Brain

How Ray Kurzweil Will Help Google Make the Ultimate AI Brain | Wired Business | Wired.com: "Google has always been an artificial intelligence company, so it really shouldn’t have been a surprise that Ray Kurzweil, one of the leading scientists in the field, joined the search giant late last year. Nonetheless, the hiring raised some eyebrows, since Kurzweil is perhaps the most prominent proselytizer of “hard AI,” which argues that it is possible to create consciousness in an artificial being."

Einstein Proved Right on Gravity—Again

Einstein Proved Right on Gravity—Again - WSJ.com: "Scientists have subjected Albert Einstein's famous theory of gravity to its toughest real-world test so far—and it has prevailed."

Revealed: tragic victims of Syria’s nerve gas war

Revealed: tragic victims of Syria’s nerve gas war | The Times: "The chemical attack that killed Yasser Yunis’s family was a small, almost private affair. Had the 27-year-old car mechanic not managed to struggle out of the doorway of his home in Aleppo on to the street in the darkness of night, clutching his infant son to his chest, no one might have ever known what wiped out the family."

Samsung's Galaxy S 4 Strives For Sentience : Discovery News

Samsung's Galaxy S 4 Strives For Sentience : Discovery News: "Samsung describes its new Galaxy S 4 Android smartphone as a “life companion” – a machine of loving grace that uses its array of sensors and accompanying software to discern your interests and tastes and look out for them. It’s only slightly less dramatic to call this the most self-aware phone yet."

The Geopolitical Powderkegs Most Likely to Start the Next Major War

The Geopolitical Powderkegs Most Likely to Start the Next Major War: "Predicting future conflicts is not easy, especially considering that social unrest and dramatic political changes can happen at virtually any time. But world-altering events don’t unfold in a vacuum — it’s all about reading the signs. Here are seven geopolitical hotspots that have the potential to change the course of history."

Monsanto Threatens to Sue Vermont if Legislators Pass a Bill Requiring GMO Food to Be Labeled

Monsanto Threatens to Sue Vermont if Legislators Pass a Bill Requiring GMO Food to Be Labeled | Alternet: "Despite overwhelming public support and support from a clear majority of Vermont’s Agriculture Committee, Vermont legislators are dragging their feet on a proposed GMO labeling bill. Why? Because Monsanto has threatened to sue the state if the bill passes."

Sleeper Cell in America?

Sleeper Cell in America? | FrontPage Magazine: "apping off a week of misinformation, confusion, contradiction, and error from the media and law enforcement, Boston Mayor Thomas Menino insisted Sunday that the Boston Marathon jihad bombers acted alone, even as it was becoming increasingly obvious that they did not."

The Muslim World Hates the U.S. More Than Ever

The Muslim World Hates the U.S. More Than Ever - Yahoo! News: "If there was one thing the left was certain about in 2008 it was this: George W. Bush had catastrophically undermined America's world reputation with his unprovoked aggression and use of torture. The advent of Obama would reverse the damage. As Andrew Sullivan wrote in 2007, among best assets Obama brought to the "rebranding" of America was "his face." The election of Obama and his friendly approach to the Muslim world would make the United States safer as well as more just."

Stunning Flying Saucer Caught Over Russia –April 2013

UFO Sightings: 1200 Aussies Saw Perth's 'Close Encounter' Therapist, Caboolture Man Spooked by Strange Flying Object

UFO Sightings: 1200 Aussies Saw Perth's 'Close Encounter' Therapist, Caboolture Man Spooked by Strange Flying Object - International Business Times: "Over 1,200 Australians have gone to see Perth therapist Mary Rodwell over claims of UFO sightings and E.T. encounters. Meanwhile, a man from Caboolture has been spooked by multiple sightings of strange flying objects near his home."

How are humans going to become extinct?

BBC News - How are humans going to become extinct?: "An international team of scientists, mathematicians and philosophers at Oxford University's Future of Humanity Institute is investigating the biggest dangers.



And they argue in a research paper, Existential Risk as a Global Priority, that international policymakers must pay serious attention to the reality of species-obliterating risks."

Taiwan confirms first H7N9 bird flu case outside China

Taiwan confirms first H7N9 bird flu case outside China - FRANCE 24: "AFP - Taiwan on Wednesday reported the first case of the H7N9 bird flu outside of mainland China."

Rise of the killer robots: Experts call for a ban on machines that can automatically kill humans

Rise of the killer robots: Experts call for a ban on machines that can automatically kill humans | Mail Online: "Machines with the ability to attack targets without any human intervention must be banned before they are developed for use on the battlefield, campaigners against 'killer robots' have urged.



The weapons, which could be ready for use within the next 20 years, would breach a moral and ethical boundary that should never be crossed, said Nobel Laureate Jody Williams, of the 'Campaign To Stop Killer Robots'."

Is this really human? DNA tests on six-inch skeleton of 'alien-looking' creature with over-sized head prove it was actually human claim scientists in new documentary

Is this really human? DNA tests on six-inch skeleton of 'alien-looking' creature with over-sized head prove it was actually human claim scientists in new documentary | Mail Online: "It was hailed as proof of alien life, a mummified visitor from another planet. Ten years after the remains of a six-inch ‘space alien’ were first discovered, they have been confirmed as ‘human’ by Stanford scientists in a new documentary film Sirius.



Since the remains of the small humanoid - known as the 'Atacama Humanoid' and nicknamed Ata - were discovered in Chile's Atacama Desert 10 years ago there has been much speculation about its origins. Theories have included that the bones were those of an aborted fetus, or a monkey, or even an alien that had crash-landed on earth. "

The tiny lab-grown livers that perform like the real thing... and could pave the way for human-sized organs for transplant

The tiny lab-grown livers that perform like the real thing... and could pave the way for human-sized organs for transplant | Mail Online: "Scientists working towards developing laboratory-grown livers for transplant have managed to create mini versions of the organ using a 3D printer."

Ancient Europeans mysteriously vanished 4,500 years ago

Ancient Europeans mysteriously vanished 4,500 years ago: "The genetic lineage of Europe mysteriously transformed about 4,500 years ago, new research suggests."

Humans show empathy for robots

Humans show empathy for robots: "From R2-D2 in "Star Wars" to Furby, robots can generate surprisingly humanlike feelings. Watching a robot being abused or cuddled has a similar effect on people to seeing those things done to a human, new research shows."

CERN scientists find asymmetry in particle decay

CERN scientists find asymmetry in particle decay: "Scientists at the world's biggest atom smasher have found further reasons for the apparent lack of antimatter in the universe."

Gene Patents: 5 Things You Should Know

DNews: Gene Patents: 5 Things You Should Know : Discovery News: "The debate over whether we can patent genes has come to a head, with the U.S. Supreme Court weighing in on two human genes linked to cancer."

Playing Lotto With E.T.

Playing Lotto With E.T. : Discovery News: "Call me a party pooper, but I can’t join in the enthusiasm that we have a reasonable chance of discovering radio signals of technological aliens coming from the newly discovered super-Earths of Kepler-62. I’m not suggesting we don’t try. Go ahead. Try. And while you’re at it, buy a couple of lottery tickets. In fact, the odds are probably better for winning the lottery. It’s all about the odds, after all."

The Science and Fiction of 'Oblivion'

The Science and Fiction of 'Oblivion' : Discovery News: ""Oblivion," the sci-fi mind-bender topping the box office charts this week, is the first big popcorn movie of the season. Set in the year 2077, the film stars Tom Cruise and is notable for being an original story by director Joseph Kosinski – not a franchise reboot or adaptation."

Skyquakes: Strange and Anomalous Sounds in Nature

Skyquakes: Strange and Anomalous Sounds in Nature | Mysterious Universe: "It seemed to be an otherwise quiet and unassuming evening of esoterica at my fortified and famously secretive residence way back in the heart of the Appalachians. My colleague, one historian and journalist by the name of Mr. Vance Pollock, had dropped by to share some weird correspondences he had received regarding a few early twentieth century spiritualist seances, and while little was heard from where we were, just over the next ridge, locals were reporting the sounds of chaos erupting into the night air."

24 Signs That Our Once Proud Cities Are Turning Into Poverty-Stricken Hellholes

24 Signs That Our Once Proud Cities Are Turning Into Poverty-Stricken Hellholes - BlackListedNews.com: "What is happening to you America?  Once upon a time, the United States was a place where free enterprise thrived and the greatest cities that the world had ever seen sprouted up from coast to coast.  Good jobs were plentiful and a manufacturing boom helped fuel the rise of the largest and most vibrant middle class in the history of the planet.  Cities such as Detroit, Chicago, Milwaukee, Cleveland, Philadelphia and Baltimore were all teeming with economic activity and the rest of the globe looked on our economic miracle with a mixture of wonder and envy.  But now look at us.  Our once proud cities are being transformed into poverty-stricken hellholes."

Jordan 'opens airspace for Israeli drones'

Jordan 'opens airspace for Israeli drones' - HAARETZ - FRANCE 24: "Jordan has opened its airspace to Israeli drones en route to monitor the situation in Syria, French newspaper Le Figaro has claimed in a report based on an interview with a Western military source in the Middle East."

Oldest Temple in Mexican Valley Hints at Human Sacrifice

Oldest Temple in Mexican Valley Hints at Human Sacrifice : Discovery News: "A newly discovered temple complex in the Valley of Oaxaca, Mexico, reveals hints of a specialized hierarchy of priests -- who may have committed human sacrifice."

Tamerlan Tsarnaev got Mass. welfare benefits

Tamerlan Tsarnaev got Mass. welfare benefits | Boston Herald: "Marathon bombings mastermind Tamerlan Tsarnaev was living on taxpayer-funded state welfare benefits even as he was delving deep into the world of radical anti-American Islamism, the Herald has learned."

WHO says new bird strain is "one of most lethal" flu viruses

WHO says new bird strain is "one of most lethal" flu viruses - Yahoo! News: "BEIJING/LONDON (Reuters) - A new bird flu strain that has killed 22 people in China is "one of the most lethal" of its kind and transmits more easily to humans than another strain that has killed hundreds since 2003, a World Health Organization (WHO) expert said on Wednesday."

America: Number 1 In Fear, Stress, Anger, Divorce, Obesity, Anti-Depressants, Etc.

America: Number 1 In Fear, Stress, Anger, Divorce, Obesity, Anti-Depressants, Etc. - BlackListedNews.com: "The United States is a deeply unhappy place.  We are a nation that is absolutely consumed by fear, stress, anger and depression."

Israel says Syria used chemical arms, probably nerve gas

Israel says Syria used chemical arms, probably nerve gas | Reuters: "(Reuters) - Syrian government forces have used chemical weapons - probably nerve gas - in their fight against rebels waging a two-year-old uprising, the Israeli military's top intelligence analyst said on Tuesday."

Analysis Finds Antibiotic-Resistant Superbugs in Amercan Meat

Analysis Finds Antibiotic-Resistant Superbugs in Amercan Meat: "Would you still eat that turkey burger if you knew it contained antibiotic resistant bacteria? Maybe not. But if you eat turkey, there’s a good chance you are ingesting some of these potentially lethal “super bugs”. The same holds true for beef, chicken, and pork, according to a recent analysis from the Environmental Working Group.



The EWG analyzed tests recently released from the federal government, and what they found was that a great deal of American meat is contaminated with antibiotic-resistant bacteria."

Return of Nimrod, American Matrix and the Babylonian Stargate

Paul McGuire -- Return of Nimrod, American Matrix and the Babylonian Stargate: "It is impossible to make sense of global and national current events without understanding that reality is more than what you experience in three dimensions. Therefore even the best analysis that leaves out information that is relevant, just because most people are conditioned to believe that it cannot exist, cannot be accurate, because it is excluding relevant data."

Wireless optogenetic control of the brains of modified animals using cellular scale optoelectronics

Wireless optogenetic control of the brains of modified animals using cellular scale optoelectronics: "Optogenetics, a recently developed technique that uses light to map and control brain activity, requires the genetic modification of an animal’s brain cells and the insertion of optical fibers and electrical wire into its brain. The bulky wires and fibers emerge from the skull, hampering the animal’s movement and making it difficult to perform certain experiments that could lead to breakthroughs for Parkinson’s disease, addiction, depression, and spinal cord injuries."

Kepler telescope spies 'most Earth-like' worlds to date

BBC News - Kepler telescope spies 'most Earth-like' worlds to date: "The search for a far-off twin of Earth has turned up two of the most intriguing candidates yet."

Former FBI agent predicts more attacks in Muslim jihad

Former FBI agent predicts more attacks in Muslim jihad - Washington Times: "The Boston Marathon bombings are a continuation of a Muslim jihad against the United States dating back before the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, says a former FBI agent dedicated to warning America about the Islamist threat."

Have aliens landed in Ireland? 'UFO spotter' posts mysterious video of glowing fireballs floating over Cork

Have aliens landed in Ireland? 'UFO spotter' posts mysterious video of glowing fireballs floating over Cork | Mail Online: "The aliens are coming and they've found the perfect landing pad, nestled among the emerald hills of an Irish suburb.



That is, if you choose to believe footage made by one UFO spotter who filmed the glowing sky-balls hovering over Cork, in southern Ireland."

Is 'Siberian Stonehenge' really the birthplace of astronomy? Astonishing theory about remote spot 'used by stargazers 16,000 years ago'

Is 'Siberian Stonehenge' really the birthplace of astronomy? Astonishing theory about remote spot 'used by stargazers 16,000 years ago' | Mail Online: "A Russian scientist believes a remote Siberian rock formation may be the first place that humanity began to follow the movement of the heavenly bodies.



Sunduki, known as the Siberian Stonehenge, is a series of eight sandstone outcroppings on a remote flood plain on the bank of the Bely Iyus river in the republic of Khakassia. Professor Vitaly Larichev, of the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography at the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, claims that the 16,000-year-old site was not only a place of huge religious significance in the ancient world, but also its stargazing capital."

Our Automated Future

Our Automated Future - Transhumanity.net: "Surprising as this may sound, nature is full of automatic processes, as will shortly be shown. And computers and mechanical devices are automating social processes on an ever-increasing scale, from assembly lines and the new 3-D printers to self-service devices like ATMs, kiosks and vending machines, from robots to computerized flight programs. As you read this, you may receive a pop up meeting reminder on your Outlook system or perhaps a message texted on your mobile phone indicating it’s time to submit your tax returns. That’s the efficiency of automation."

Surviving a Carrington Event and Similar Disasters

Surviving a Carrington Event and Similar Disasters - Transhumanity.net: "On 1 September 1859 Richard Carrington observed a series of major coronal mass ejections from the sun – massive solar flares, the largest of which it the Earth’s magnetosphere some 18 hours later (normally it takes around 72 hours). The result was massive auroral displays across the world, even close to equatorial latitudes, and disruption of the telegraph system in a number of nations. Analysis of ice cores suggest that flares of this magnitude occur every 500 years or so. If such an event happened now the consequences would be far more serious."

This Is the Modern Manhunt: The FBI, the Hive Mind and the Boston Bombers

This Is the Modern Manhunt: The FBI, the Hive Mind and the Boston Bombers | Danger Room | Wired.com: "In an earlier era, law enforcement might not have identified the suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing so rapidly. When the smoke literally cleared on Monday, investigators had a huge problem and nearly no leads. No individual or organization claimed responsibility for the bombings that killed three and wounded more than 180. So they took a big leap: They copped to how little they knew, and embraced the wisdom of The Crowd."

Samsung developing new brain-controlled mobile technology to allow people to check email or listen to music using their thoughts

Samsung developing new brain-controlled mobile technology to allow people to check email or listen to music using their thoughts | Mail Online: "Samsung is exploring ways to bring mind control to its mobile devices in hopes of allowing people with mobility impairments to communicate and function more easily in modern society.



But the ultimate goal of the brain-controlled computer project is to broaden the ways in which all people can interact with devices, researchers in the Samsung’s Emerging Technology Lab told MIT Technology Review. The Samsung researchers are testing how people can use their thoughts to open an application, communicate a message, select a song from a playlist, or turn on or off a Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1."

The mysteries Of The Round House

The mysteries Of The Round House Part I – Dark Rituals | Mysterious Universe: "Did a German secret society resort to human sacrifice to stem the tide of the First World War in Germany’s favour? Was the builder of a house that became known as The Round House a member of this order? Were human remains found, and was there a geoglyph in the shape of the supreme god of Nordic mythology carefully hidden in the landscape around this enigmatic edifice? Does the landscape itself offer more clues pointing to a carefully constructed occult geography? Was all of this known in certain select circles and was that the reason that the house was destroyed in 1967?"

The Loch Ness Monster: Mystery, History, or Conspiracy?

The Loch Ness Monster: Mystery, History, or Conspiracy? | Mysterious Universe: "Looking back within the fossil record to around 300 million years ago, paleontologists today have managed to pry open a historical window to the past, and learn a lot about the kinds of deep-sea beasts that were swimming the warm waters of Earth’s deepest oceans. Though seldom, there have also been the occasional “holdovers” that harken from an earlier age, and by studying such creatures, we’ve managed to learn even more about how certain species may be able to sustain themselves for extended periods, given the right ecological conditions."

Big Brother & Security vs. Freedom

Big Brother & Security vs. Freedom « Dvorak News Blog: "Which would you choose? Big Brother security and safety, or freedom from cameras, background checks, drones overhead, etc., but increased potential dangers? Or is it all like the airport scanners — security theater — since the billions already spent didn’t stop the bombers, school shooters, etc. Or does that imply we need more?"

‘The Quran is our constitution’

‘The Quran is our constitution’: "Tracing roots of Islamism inside the U.S."

Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen: The Dark Side of the Digital Revolution

Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen: The Dark Side of the Digital Revolution - WSJ.com: "Google's Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen, fresh from a visit to North Korea in January, on why the Internet is far from an unalloyed good to the citizens of dictatorships around the world."

I think, therefore I heal: the weird science of neurofeedback

I think, therefore I heal: the weird science of neurofeedback | The Verge: "It's been dismissed as bunk science for decades. But does neurofeedback deserve a second look?"

An interdimensional vortex in the Gulf of Aden

An interdimensional vortex in the Gulf of Aden | Unexplained things are out there.: "A strange report prepared by Admiral Maksimov for Prime Minister Putin of the Russian Northern Fleet indicates that a ‘mysterious magnetic vortex’ currently centered in the Gulf of Aden has “defied” all the combined efforts of Russia, U.S. and China to stop it, without being able to determine its exact origin or reason for being. ”"

NASA's Kepler Discovers Its Smallest 'Habitable Zone' Planets to Date

NASA - NASA's Kepler Discovers Its Smallest 'Habitable Zone' Planets to Date: "MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. -- NASA's Kepler mission has discovered two new planetary systems that include three super-Earth-size planets in the "habitable zone," the range of distance from a star where the surface temperature of an orbiting planet might be suitable for liquid water."

'God particle' scientists come up with cancer-blasting beam as an alternative for debilitating radiotherapy

'God particle' scientists come up with cancer-blasting beam as an alternative for debilitating radiotherapy | Mail Online: "The scientists who discovered the ‘God particle’ – said to be the building block of the universe – could revolutionise cancer treatment for tens of thousands of patients."

Bats, butterflies, roaches, mosquitoes, and birds: The coming micro-drone revolution

Bats, butterflies, roaches, mosquitoes, and birds: The coming micro-drone revolution -- Science & Technology -- Sott.net: "The drones coming to a neighborhood near you will be small, some nano in size, capable of flying through city streets and buildings almost undetected, while hovering over cityscapes and public events for long periods of time, providing a means of 24/7 surveillance."

Texas A&M researcher helps discover an "almost psychic" photonless communication

Texas A&M researcher helps discover an "almost psychic" photonless communication -- Science & Technology -- Sott.net: "College Station - In the bizarre world of quantum physics, objects can be in more than one place at a time and future events can change the past. New research involving a Texas A&M University professor makes that microscopic realm even a bit stranger."

Earth Shaken: flurry of powerful earthquakes rattle eastern region of the planet

Earth Shaken: flurry of powerful earthquakes rattle eastern region of the planet | The Extinction Protocol: 2012 and beyond: "Earth reeling from tremors in the East: Massive earthquakes have hit Iran/Pakistan, the Kuril Islands, Papua, NG, the Japanese Islands, Uganda, and Sichuan China, where more than 156 people have been killed in a 6.6 magnitude earthquake."

An agenda that is alien to us

An agenda that is alien to us! | News24: "Exactly what are they staring into space for and why is it so important that these vast amounts of money have to be set aside for it?"

Corroded cameras and moss covered macs: Is this all that will be left of civilisation in 100 years?

Corroded cameras and moss covered macs: Is this all that will be left of civilisation in 100 years? | Mail Online: "It is a chilling vision of what could happen if civilisation ended today.

Big Foot Mystery Afoot: Bear, Human, or ...?

Big Foot Mystery Afoot: Bear, Human, or ...? : Discovery News: "A mysterious and potentially grisly find by two young boys in a wooded area has police and residents of Quincy, Mass., baffled. According to the Patriot Ledger newspaper, “On March 29, Sgt. Steven Leanues picked up what appears to be a decomposed foot that the boys found in the woods off Pantheon Road. Police Chief Frank Alvilhiera sent it to the medical examiner, who determined it is not human, although it appears to have five toes.”"

Roswell guard ordered to 'shoot to kill'

Roswell guard ordered to 'shoot to kill' - Unexplained Mysteries: "A serviceman tasked with guarding the Roswell debris was ordered to shoot anyone who tried to get near."

Stonehenge was occupied by humans 5,000 years EARLIER than we thought - and it even had its own animal watering hole

Stonehenge was occupied by humans 5,000 years EARLIER than we thought - and it even had its own animal watering hole | Mail Online: "Human beings were occupying Stonehenge thousands of years earlier than previously thought, according to archaeologists.



Research at a site around a mile from Stonehenge has found evidence of a settlement dating back to 7500BC, 5,000 years earlier than previous findings confirmed."

China deploys anti-ship missile off Taiwan

China deploys anti-ship missile off Taiwan - FT.com: "China has deployed near Taiwan a powerful missile designed to take out US aircraft carriers as Beijing strengthens its ability to prevent US forces from aiding Taiwan during potential conflict."

Is Armageddon on the cyber horizon?

Is Armageddon on the cyber horizon? | Media Network | Guardian Professional: "UK networks are being targeted by up to 1,000 cyber attacks every hour. Are we sitting idly waiting to be attacked?"

What Might Alien Life Look Like on New 'Water World' Planets?

What Might Alien Life Look Like on New 'Water World' Planets? - Yahoo! News: "Two newly discovered alien planets might be water worlds whose global oceans are teeming with life, scientists say."

'Earth-Like' Planets Discovered By NASA's Kepler Telescope Could Host Liquid Water, Agency Says

'Earth-Like' Planets Discovered By NASA's Kepler Telescope Could Host Liquid Water, Agency Says: "NASA's Kepler space telescope has discovered three exoplanets that may be capable of supporting life, and one of them is perhaps the most Earth-like alien world spotted to date, scientists announced"

Encounters with Gnomes – Part 2

Encounters with Gnomes – Part 2 | Mysterious Universe: "Pointed hats, long white beards, two-foot stature; gnome-like entities were once part of daily life in Scandinavian countries. John Carlson of New Jersey, author of the blog “The Paranomalist,” remembers his Grandma Alice’s stories of these entities well."

Eleonore Zugun: The Romanian Ghost Girl Possessed by Dracu

Eleonore Zugun: The Romanian Ghost Girl Possessed by Dracu | Mysterious Universe: "In 1926, an illiterate 13-year-old Romanian peasant girl, Eleonore Zugun, was brought to London for a series of experiments at the National Laboratory of Psychical Research by a Viennese countess with a deep interest in parapsychology."

California Bill Would Pay for Creating Eggs for Human Cloning

California Bill Would Pay for Creating Eggs for Human Cloning: "Human cloning is in the wind! Researchers are working diligently to learn how to accomplish such asexual reproduction, as can now be done in many animals, including monkeys. Once that happens, expect the debate over the legality and ethics of  human cloning to make the embryonic stem cell brouhaha seem like a playful snowball fight."

Could Life Be Older Than Earth Itself?

Could Life Be Older Than Earth Itself? | LiveScience: "Applying a maxim from computer science to biology raises the intriguing possibility that life existed before Earth did and may have originated outside our solar system, scientists say."

Puerto Rico: A New Spree of Chupacabras Attacks in Guayama

Inexplicata-The Journal of Hispanic Ufology: Puerto Rico: A New Spree of Chupacabras Attacks in Guayama: "They stopped the pickup truck and looking over a small mound of earth, the saw a dark figure resembling a short-statured man who appeared to be crouching. Chaka reached for his flashlight, got out of the vehicle and pointed it at the figure. He was only able to make out the glow of a single eye; we are uncertain if this was due to tis position. It had a yellowish or bright orange color that gradually diminished in brightness. He also noticed the figure had something strange on its head and back, resembling quills."

The Nonhuman Factor: Who’s Who Among the Non-Physical?

The Nonhuman Factor: Who’s Who Among the Non-Physical? | Mysterious Universe: "While altered states of consciousness do seem to reveal “inhabited” realms to people who seek to explore beyond the fringes of consciousness, do these sorts of experiences really betray the existence of strange nonhuman beings that exist apart from the physical world, or are such entities merely the stuff of imagination?"

CTN News: 'It was like an atomic bomb': First daylight images reveal shocking devastation Caused by Texas fertilizer plant That blast tore through town

CTN News: 'It was like an atomic bomb': First daylight images reveal shocking devastation Caused by Texas fertilizer plant That blast tore through town and left up to 15 dead and Hundreds more injured: "'It was like an atomic bomb': First daylight images reveal shocking devastation Caused by Texas fertilizer plant That blast tore through town and left up to 15 dead and Hundreds more injured"

10 Ways Science is Using Human-Animal Hybrids

10 Ways Science is Using Human-Animal Hybrids : Discovery News: "10 Ways Science is Using Human-Animal Hybrids"

Darpa Finally Shrinks Massive Thermal Cameras Into Handheld Devices

Darpa Finally Shrinks Massive Thermal Cameras Into Handheld Devices | Danger Room | Wired.com: "If the U.S. military wants to spot an enemy creeping up at night using only his body heat, it relies on bulky thermal cameras that need to be lugged around in tanks, planes and helicopters. Only now the Pentagon’s far-out researchers think they’ve developed infrared cameras and targeting systems small enough to fit in a soldier’s hand."

Volcano under Yellowstone bigger than previously thought

Volcano under Yellowstone bigger than previously thought: "SALT LAKE CITY –  Yellowstone's underground volcanic plumbing is bigger and better connected than scientists thought, researchers reported Wednesday, April 17, at the Seismological Society of America's annual meeting. "We are getting a much better understanding of the volcanic system of Yellowstone," said Jamie Farrell, a seismology graduate student at the University of Utah. "The magma reservoir is at least 50 percent larger than previously imaged.""

Brain in a Dish Controls Power Grid

Brain in a Dish Controls Power Grid : Discovery News: "Controlling the nation’s electrical power grid promises to grow insanely complex. Renewable energy sources are being added, more electric vehicles are plugging in, aging technology is being upgraded and tons of new data will flow. To deal with all that and increase efficiency, engineers are tapping directly into brain cells."

Could Treated Meat Be Behind Resistant Bacteria?

Could Treated Meat Be Behind Resistant Bacteria? : Discovery News: "The number of meat products contaminated with superbugs is rising, according to data published by the FDA in February and publicized more recently by an Environmental Working Group report."

Microbatteries Could Recharge Phones Instantly

Microbatteries Could Recharge Phones Instantly : Discovery News: "Wouldn’t it be awesome to plug in a dead smart phone and have it fully charged in under a second? The wait won’t be long now for that leap. A team of scientists just developed what they say are the world’s most powerful microbatteries capable of near-instant recharging."

Texas explosion video: Chilling West fertilizer plant footage captured by father and child

Texas explosion video: Chilling West fertilizer plant footage captured by father and child | Mail Online: "The heart-stopping moment of the devastating explosion in West, Texas, was captured on video by a man close by, one of several videos displaying the sheer terror from the blast."

Hawaii set to build telescope capable of viewing the beginning of time

Hawaii set to build telescope capable of viewing the beginning of time | Science Recorder: "Hawaii clears final hurdle in bid to build a massive telescope."

Stephen Hawking lays out case for Big Bang without God

Stephen Hawking lays out case for Big Bang without God - Science: "PASADENA, Calif. — Our universe didn't need any divine help to burst into being, famed cosmologist Stephen Hawking told a packed house here at the California Institute of Technology Tuesday night."

Gini Graham Scott: Mind Control Is Becoming Reality

Gini Graham Scott: Mind Control Is Becoming Reality: "It's the stuff of sci-fi movies -- mind control, where you just direct your mind to make something happen and it does, such as using your thoughts to mentally control a space ship. But more and more your brain waves have the power to actually manipulate and move objects."

Jurassic Park – But For Real This Time. De-extinction On The Move

Jurassic Park – But For Real This Time. De-extinction On The Move | Singularity Hub: "Scientists may soon bring a species of frog (Rheobatrachus silus or the gastric brooding frog) back from the dead. The frog—which bizarrely swallowed its eggs, incubated them in its stomach, and gave birth to them through its mouth—has been extinct since 1984. However, researchers from the University of New South Wales harvested dead cell nuclei, frozen in the 70s, and implanted them in a living egg of a different but related frog species. Some of the eggs began to divide into early embyros, and the researchers were able to confirm the genetic material in the dividing cells was a match."

Mysterious undersea structure was made by man, say archeologists (Nephilim Burial Structure?)

Mysterious undersea structure was made by man, say archeologists | Science Recorder: "Archeologists are intrigued and baffled by their discovery of a man-made stone monument submerged in the Sea of Galilee, the largest fresh water lake in Israel. The structure weighs 60,000 tons, rises to a height of 32 feet (9.75 meters), and is twice the diameter of Stonehenge. It is unclear who built the monument or why."

Astronomers anticipate 100 billion Earth-like planets

Astronomers anticipate 100 billion Earth-like planets: "Researchers at The University of Auckland have proposed a new method for finding Earth-like planets and they anticipate that the number will be in the order of 100 billion."

All-black-eyed children phenomenon is increasing

Hobbit Humans Had Big Brains

Hobbit Humans Had Big Brains : Discovery News: "Hobbit humans, the tiny folks who lived on the remote Indonesian island of Flores until about 12,000 years ago, had bigger brains than previously thought, according to a new paper that strengthens the theory that hobbits evolved from own own ancestor, Homo erectus."

Why Experts Are Worried About the New Bird Flu

Why Experts Are Worried About the New Bird Flu : Discovery News: "Since it was first discovered in late March of this year, the H7N9 virus has infected 60 people, killing 13. It’s not clear whether the virus can spread from person to person. But as the first round of tests on the virus has shown, it has some troublesome characteristics."

Mars Colony Project to Begin Astronaut Search by July

Mars Colony Project to Begin Astronaut Search by July | Mars One | Space.com: "LONDON — A nonprofit organization that aims to land four astronauts on Mars in 2023 will kick off its two-year, televised search for Red Planet explorers by this summer."

Exploding giant star sent longest gamma-ray blast, astronomers say

Exploding giant star sent longest gamma-ray blast, astronomers say - latimes.com: "The most powerful stellar explosion since the big bang has been linked to a newly discovered class of ultra-long gamma ray burst, astronomers said Tuesday at the 2013 Huntsville Gamma-Ray Burst Symposium in Nashville, Tenn."

Encounters with Gnomes – Part 1

Encounters with Gnomes – Part 1 | Mysterious Universe: "“With the wind there came this other sound,” Barsalow said. “It made goosebumps race over my body. It was an ungodly howling. A wailing that didn’t – couldn’t – have come from human lips. No animal I knew could wail like that.”"

Life on Earth… but not as we know it

Life on Earth… but not as we know it | Science | The Observer: "Never mind aliens in outer space. Some scientists believe we may be sharing the planet with 'weird' lifeforms that are so different from our own they're invisible to us"

North Korean EMP attack ‘unstoppable’

North Korean EMP attack ‘unstoppable’: "If North Korea were to launch a preemptive nuclear attack on the United States, it could use a long-range missile to orbit a satellite over the South Pole, putting it in line to fly over Omaha, Neb., and explode it at a 300-mile altitude where U.S. Aegis anti-ballistic missile systems cannot reach, sources have told WND."

Is Pope Francis Laying The Groundwork For A One World Religion?

Is Pope Francis Laying The Groundwork For A One World Religion?: "Does Pope Francis intend to help the global elite achieve their goal of uniting all of the religions of the world under a single banner?"

6 Ways You Know the Robots Are Revolting

6 Ways You Know the Robots Are Revolting : Discovery News: "Every few weeks, it seems, a new story hits the headlines about the latest breakthrough in the field of robotics. Innovations are happening all the time, of course. The term "robotics" encompasses a global system of technology, industry and research. But certain kinds of robot stories break through into popular culture with alarming regularity."

Boston Bombings 'Not the Work of an Amateur'

Boston Bombings 'Not the Work of an Amateur' : Discovery News: "Who did it? That's the question on everyone's mind after two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday killed three and injured as many as 100 people. Boston police say they uncovered two additional homemade bombs that were also set to go off. There also was an explosion at the JFK Library just south of downtown Boston that may or may not have been related to the others."

When Paranormal Entities Change Their Own Rules

When Paranormal Entities Change Their Own Rules | Mysterious Universe: "Writing about the paranormal for about a decade, I’ve seen certain topics grab the public’s attention and quickly fade (orbs, rods), but others, for good reason, stick around year, after year, after year (ghosts, UFOs, Bigfoot, shadow people). A fairly recent entry into the paranormal landscape that has stalked its way into our deepest nightmares, the weirdest bogyman to show its greasy-haired head in a long time, is the Black-Eyed Kids."

Pain Rays and Robot Swarms: The Radical New War Games the DOD Plays

Pain Rays and Robot Swarms: The Radical New War Games the DOD Plays - Patrick Lin - The Atlantic: "An insider's look at why ethics, policy, and law matter to current and future warfare"

British ‘Pig 26’ in drive to create disease-resistant GM animals

British ‘Pig 26’ in drive to create disease-resistant GM animals — RT News: "Scientists at the Roslin Institute, the birthplace of Dolly the cloned sheep, have announced a milestone in a project to produce animals resistant to infections - they created the first genetically modified pig using a new technique of "gene editing"."

Major 7.8 Earthquake Strikes Iran Leaves "Hundreds Dead"; Follows 6.1 Quake From Week Ago

Major 7.8 Earthquake Strikes Iran Leaves "Hundreds Dead"; Follows 6.1 Quake From Week Ago | Zero Hedge: "It was only a week ago that Iran was shaken by a major 6.1 earthquake, striking just 100 km away from the Busher nuclear power plant: a location so "opportune" some, so inclined, saw in this phenomenon anoter demonstration of the HAARP's capabilities. Those same people will then hardly be surprised to learn that moments ago the entire middle east, from Dubai to Delhi, shook in the aftermath of yet another massive earthquake, this time measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale, which once again was located as the USGS reports, some 86 km East South East of Khash, Iran."

Dark matter experiment CDMS sees three tentative clues

BBC News - Dark matter experiment CDMS sees three tentative clues: "Researchers have revealed the first potential hints of the elusive material called dark matter at an underground laboratory in the US."

Robotics forecast: cool with a chance of lost humanity

Robotics forecast: cool with a chance of lost humanity | Ars Technica: "Robot Futures examines societal implications of revolutions in tech."

Mysteriously Shrinking Proton Continues to Puzzle Physicists

Mysteriously Shrinking Proton Continues to Puzzle Physicists | Particle Physics | LiveScience: "DENVER — The size of a proton, long thought to be well-understood, may remain a mystery for a while longer, according to physicists.



Speaking today (April 13) at the April meeting of the American Physical Society, researchers said they need more data to understand why new measurements of proton size don't match old ones."

Will the next iPhone fold up? Manufacturers set to reveal first bendable gadgets

Will the next iPhone fold up? Manufacturers set to reveal first bendable gadgets | Mail Online: "It could be the next big revolution in electronics - gadgets you can simply fold up to put in your pocket. Manufacturers have already given us a glimpse of the technology, with Samsung showing off a 'foldable' phone. Experts say the technology, which could lead to virtually unbreakable gadgets, could soon be seen in everything from Apple's much-rumoured iWatch to larger tablets."

Nanosponges To Suck Up Toxins

Nanosponges To Suck Up Toxins : Discovery News: "Bacteria are becoming more resistant to the best weapon we have against them: antibiotics. But what if we could live together in peace? Instead of killing the germs, there may be a way to render them harmless to the body using nanosponges to soak up the toxins that make us sick."

Voices From the Other Side

Voices From the Other Side | Mysterious Universe: " Spirit Voices is most certainly not your average book about chain-rattling spooks, shrieking specters and things that go bump in the night. Rather, it’s a very readable, highly engaging, and thoughtful study of one man’s quest (Mark himself) to seek out the truth about life-after-death, the nature and heart of the phenomenon, and its reported interactions with our plane of reality."

Red Pills of the Week

Red Pills of the Week — April 13th | Mysterious Universe: "This week the Fortean Matrix has in store for us archeological discoveries, mysteries of Time & Space, along with wonders of the natural world. We’ll encounter dark lightnings, time machines and ancient stone structures submerged in the lake of Galilee. And as we try to wiggle a rat’s tail with nothing but the power of our minds, we’ll visit the subcontinent of India in search of a real-life X-Men mutant. So sit in your designated chairs & prepare to say good-bye to Kansas."

Government Reacts to Fukushima Radiation Crisis By Raising Acceptable Radiation Standards … Instead of Fixing Anything

Government Reacts to Fukushima Radiation Crisis By Raising Acceptable Radiation Standards … Instead of Fixing Anything | Washington's Blog: "2 weeks after the Fukushima accident, we reported that the government responded to the nuclear accident by trying to raise acceptable radiation levels and pretending that radiation is good for us. Since then, massive radiation has been released on a daily basis from Fukushima… for years. And there are so many new leaks that even the mainstream press is starting to admit that Fukushima was never fixed."

As Court Considers Gene Patents, Case May Overlook Relevant Issues

As Court Considers Gene Patents, Case May Overlook Relevant Issues - NYTimes.com: "The Supreme Court is poised to take up the highly charged question of whether human genes can be patented. But another question could trump it: Has the field of genetics moved so far so fast that whatever the court decides, it has come too late to the issue?"

Florida battles slimy invasion by giant snails

Florida battles slimy invasion by giant snails | Reuters: "(Reuters) - South Florida is fighting a growing infestation of one of the world's most destructive invasive species: the giant African land snail, which can grow as big as a rat and gnaw through stucco and plaster."

New Study of Loch Ness Monster on 80th Anniversary of First Modern Sighting

New Study of Loch Ness Monster on 80th Anniversary of First Modern Sighting - International Business Times: "On the 80th anniversary of the first modern sighting of the Loch Ness Monster, a scientist is undertaking new research to uncover the truth behind the strange phenomenon."

Scientists make 'laboratory-grown' kidney

BBC News - Scientists make 'laboratory-grown' kidney: "A kidney "grown" in the laboratory has been transplanted into animals where it started to produce urine, US scientists say."

Deaths from new bird flu underscore grim fears, reports show

Deaths from new bird flu underscore grim fears, reports show - Vitals: "A new report on three of the first patients in China to contract a novel strain of bird flu has U.S. officials worried about a grim scenario that includes severe illness with pneumonia, septic shock, brain damage and multi-organ failure."

Army's Disaster Prep Now Includes Tips From the Zombie Apocalypse

Army's Disaster Prep Now Includes Tips From the Zombie Apocalypse | Danger Room | Wired.com: "The Army figures that the zombie apocalypse has a lot to teach soldiers about being prepared for the next hurricane."

The prosthetic hand that can be controlled by a SMARTPHONE

The prosthetic hand that can be controlled by a SMARTPHONE | Mail Online: "A prosthetic technology company has created a hand which is so advanced it can be controlled using a smartphone app.



Touch Bionics’ i-limb ultra revolution prosthetic hand also features a rotating thumb, five individually powered fingers, a rotatable wrist and aluminium chassis.  The company claims that this is the most dextrous prosthetic hand ever made."

Robotic Bees to Pollinate Monsanto Crops

Robotic Bees to Pollinate Monsanto Crops: "The Harvard Microrobotics Lab has been working on its Micro Air Vehicles Project since early 2009. Borrowing from the biomechanics and social organization of bees, the team of researchers is undergoing the creation of tiny winged robots to fly from flower to flower, immune to the toxins dripping from petals, to spread pollen. They even believe that they will soon be able to program the robobees to live in an artificial hive, coordinate algorithms and communicate amongst themselves about methods of pollination and location of particular crops. Of course, published reports from the lab also describe potential military uses—surveillance and mapping—but the dime-sized cyber-bees have yet to be outfitted with neurotoxin tipped stingers."

Huge attack on WordPress sites could spawn never-before-seen super botnet

Huge attack on WordPress sites could spawn never-before-seen super botnet | Ars Technica: "Security analysts have detected an ongoing attack that uses a huge number of computers from across the Internet to commandeer servers that run the WordPress blogging application."

Giant Disc Shaped UFO Filmed Over The Moon -- Just Like The NASA Tether Incident UFOs

Laser Weapon System (LaWS)

The Laser Weapon System (LaWS) temporarily installed aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) (shown here conducting an operational test) in San Diego, Calif., is a technology demonstrator built by the Naval Sea Systems Command from commercial fiber solid state lasers, utilizing combination methods developed at the Naval Research Laboratory. LaWS can be directed onto targets from the radar track obtained from a MK 15 Phalanx Close-In Weapon system or other targeting source.

Fear Factor: H7N9 claims 11th victim, as first confirmed case of virus found in Beijing

Fear Factor: H7N9 claims 11th victim, as first confirmed case of virus found in Beijing | The Extinction Protocol: 2012 and beyond: "BEIJING - A 7-year-old girl has become Beijing’s first confirmed case of a new strain of the bird flu virus that has killed 11 people and sickened 37 others in eastern China, officials said Saturday."

Animal Rights/Bioethics/Transhumanism to Converge at Yale

Animal Rights/Bioethics/Transhumanism to Converge at Yale - By Wesley J. Smith - Human Exceptionalism - National Review Online: "The animal rights, mainstream bioethics, and the transhumanist movements each want to destroy society’s belief in the unique value of human life: Animal rightists in order to create moral equality between us and fauna; transhumanists because they are a eugenics movement and believe they have to knock humans off the pedestal of exceptionalism as a predicate to engaging in biological recreationism; and mainstream bioethics would make membership in the human species morally irrelevant to allow the utilitarian exploitation of some of us as a natural resource (among other reasons)."

WE ARE STAR PEOPLE: Scientific proof we were created by aliens

WE ARE STAR PEOPLE: Scientific proof we were created by aliens | Space, Military and Medicine | News.com.au: "DON'T be alarmed, but you have alien DNA in your genetic code. Science says so.



Scientists from Kazakhstan believe that human DNA was encoded with an extraterrestrial signal by an ancient alien civilisation, Discovery.com reports."

Vatican astronomers are searching for alien life

Vatican astronomers are searching for alien life, say authors, Ecumenical News: "Two evangelical authors are set to release a book which claims that Jesuit astronomers at a Vatican-owned observatory in Arizona are using their telescope and another one called LUCIFER to search for extra-terrestrial life. What is even more astonishing is that the two authors, Tom Horn and Chris Putnam, say in their book that the Vatican is awaiting an alien savior."

Is algae the next super material? Bacteria used to create substance that could make everything from armour to phone screens

Is algae the next super material? Bacteria used to create substance that could make everything from armour to phone screens | Mail Online: "Scientists are in the process of developing a substance that could be used to create everything from armour to smartphone screens. Nanocellulose, which is made from plant matter that is broken down into tiny pieces, is not only fast and cheap to make, but its creation only requires water, sunshine and time."

Is dark matter hiding a 'mirror world'? Researchers believe mysterious material could form its own world - complete with shadow Milky Way

Is dark matter hiding a 'mirror world'? Researchers believe mysterious material could form its own world - complete with shadow Milky Way | Mail Online: "Researchers have so far failed to prove the existence of 'dark matter', the Universe building blocks.



Despite a £1.3 billion ($2bn) experiment on the International Space Station finding glimpses of dark matter, it has never been directly observed. However, a dramatic new theory claims it could be hiding a 'mirror world' that would rewrite our understanding of the Universe."