India's Gargantuan Biometric Database Raises Big Questions

India's Gargantuan Biometric Database Raises Big Questions | Electronic Frontier Foundation: "The government of India has amassed a database of 200 million Indian residents' digital fingerprints, iris scans, facial photographs, names, addresses and birthdates. Yet this vast collection of private information is only a drop in the bucket compared to the volume of data it ultimately intends to gather."

Avogadro Corp: The Singularity Already Exists!

Avogadro Corp: The Singularity Already Exists! | GeekDad | Wired.com: "Everyone knows what happens when a powerful AI erupts into existence. Once an AI exists, there will be a battle, either logical or epic, between the AI and those of us not willing to easily embrace our mechanical overlords. We have all seen the Terminator, Matrix, War Games, and even the classic Star Trek episode with M5, the AI which takes over the original Enterprise. We might even know the moment it became sentient, 2:14 AM Eastern standard time on August 29th, 1997. We might know who built it, Cyberdyne Systems. We might know why they built it — to control our most technologically advanced weapons systems, of course. D’oh! Why else would we create an autonomous AI?"

Father who lost arm in train accident at 13 becomes first in UK to be fitted with bionic hand

Father who lost arm in train accident at 13 becomes first in UK to be fitted with bionic hand | Mail Online: "A man has become the first in the UK to be fitted with a bionic hand on the NHS after losing his arm in a train accident."

Nephilim..., er Neanderthals and human lived side by side in Middle eastern caves and even interbred, research finds | Mail Online

Neanderthals and human lived side by side in Middle eastern caves and even interbred, research finds | Mail Online: "Neanderthals may have lived side by side with early humans and possibly interbred with them, according to new research."

Is "Looper"-like Time Travel Possible? Scientists Say Maybe

Is "Looper"-like Time Travel Possible? Scientists Say Maybe | Physics of Time Travel | LiveScience: "Time travel is a staple of science fiction, with the latest rendition showing up in the film "Looper." And it turns out jumps through time are possible, according to the laws of physics, though traveling into the future looks to be much more feasible than traveling into the past."

UFO or Lens Flare in Google Street View? You Decide

UFO or Lens Flare in Google Street View? You Decide - ABC News: "Google Maps helps many people do various things, but tracking UFOs might be a new one."

Not Even the White House Knows the Drones' Body Count

Not Even the White House Knows the Drones' Body Count | Danger Room | Wired.com: "Government officials claim they’re ultra-precise killing machines that never, ever miss their targets. Outside groups say they’re covered in children’s blood. The fact is no one has a clue exactly how many militants and how many innocents have been slain in the U.S. drone war that spans from Pakistan to Somalia. Remember that before you start your next Twitter feud about the drone war."

Beaming Energy For Interstellar Travel

Beaming Energy For Interstellar Travel : Discovery News: "Once habitable planets are discovered and chemically fingerprinted around nearby stars, there will be a lot of interest in dispatching interstellar probes to check out the best candidates for life."

UFOs Are Real, Should Be Studied, Says Ex-Project Blue Book Director Col. Robert Friend

UFOs Are Real, Should Be Studied, Says Ex-Project Blue Book Director Col. Robert Friend: "Retired Col. Robert Friend, a former director of the Air Force's nearly 20-year UFO study, Project Blue Book, says that science should continue looking into the mystery of flying saucers."

Beam Yourself to Work in a Remote-Controlled Body

Beam Yourself to Work in a Remote-Controlled Body - Technology Review: "Telepresence systems that let you go to work remotely have proved awkward to use. One startup thinks it has solved those problems."

7 Examples of a “Police State,” and How They Are Appearing in the U.S.

7 Examples of a “Police State,” and How They Are Appearing in the U.S. | Pakalert Press: "The image that most people hold of a “police state” is a representation of extreme power dynamics, and repressive tactics to maintain them, at specific points of history. The current political climate in the United States is unique in many ways, and distinct from those eras. However, it shares core attributes that we generally associate with a “police state”

Scientists Move to Create Genetically Modified Camels for Pharmaceutical GM Milk

Scientists Move to Create Genetically Modified Camels for Pharmaceutical GM Milk :: "As if genetically altered salmon, genetically modified babies, and GMO crops aren’t science fiction enough for you—soon drug makers will be using genetically modified camels in their pharmaceuticals."

'Melt in the body' electronics devised

BBC News - 'Melt in the body' electronics devised: "Ultra-thin electronics that dissolve inside the body have been devised by scientists in the US and could be used for a range of medical roles."

Scientists re-create spiny 'ancestor of the cockroaches' from 300m years ago

Scientists re-create spiny 'ancestor of the cockroaches' from 300m years ago | Mail Online: "They last walked the Earth 305 million years ago - but scientists have now been able to recreate the forms of two insects which were early ancestors of the cockroach.



Scientists from Manchester University had little to go on other than small holes left in a rock by the decomposing bodies of the insects, but by scanning the 'fossils' in a CT scanner - along with 3,000 X-ray scans, they were able to re-produce the insects down to the smallest details."

DARPA Continues Human Experiments to Create Military Super Soldiers

DARPA Continues Human Experiments to Create Military Super Soldiers: "The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has a $2 billion yearly budget for research into creating a super solider as well as developing a synthetic police force. Working with the human genome, DARPA hopes to manipulate certain gene expressions. In experimentation, DARPA and the military industrial pharmaceutical complex are using natural abilities that are enhanced through genetic engineering."

Biologists Replay 500 Million Years Of E Coli Evolution In The Lab

Biologists Replay 500 Million Years Of E Coli Evolution In The Lab - Technology Review: "Astrobiologists have recreated 500 million year-old bacteria then watched them evolve. The plan? To look for universal laws of biological evolution"

Hitachi develops glass-based storage system that will last for 100 MILLION years

Hitachi develops glass-based storage system that will last for 100 MILLION years | Mail Online: "The developments in recent years of file storage have moved from the physical to the electronic, yet the problems of damage and loss still persist. However, Hitachi have developed what could be a foolproof giant in the world of file storage, with a piece of glass."

Military’s new binoculars read brain waves to find danger

Military’s new binoculars read brain waves to find danger: "By reading a soldier’s brain waves, new binoculars can detect a threat his brain has registered before he’s even conscious of it."

Robots replacing humans everywhere

Robots replacing humans everywhere: "Now that California has given self-driving cars the legal go-ahead, the robot invasion is well and truly upon us. And they're everywhere: filling our prescriptions, parking our cars and even beating us at Jeopardy. Welcome to the world of robots."

Is Antimatter a Viable Starship Fuel?

Is Antimatter a Viable Starship Fuel? : Discovery News: "Hope springs eternal for die-hard Star Trek fans that scientists will one day build an actual, working antimatter propulsion engine similar to the one that powers the fictional starship Enterprise.



A paper published earlier this year by a pair of enterprising (get it?) physicists should fan the flames of that fantasy even further.

Ronan Keane (Western Reserve Academy) and Wei-Ming Zhang (Kent State University) report that the latest results from their computer simulations indicate that at least one key component of realizing a working antimatter propulsion engine -- highly efficient magnetic nozzles -- should be far more efficient than previously thought. And such nozzles are feasible using today's technologies."

The Science of Ghost Hunting: Logical Leaps of Faith

The Science of Ghost Hunting: Logical Leaps of Faith | Mysterious Universe: "It’s getting to be the busy time of the year, especially for those of us involved in research of the strange and unusual. This probably has less to do with the actual presence of strange specters and hidden creatures coming out of the woodwork to coincide with the Halloween season, but instead the surge in interest that our celebration of goblins and ghouls tends to provide annually."

Origin of Monster Black Hole's Energy Jet Revealed

Origin of Monster Black Hole's Energy Jet Revealed | Space.com: "A peek at swirling matter around a giant black hole verifies that it is the source of a monstrous blast of energy thousands of light-years long, researchers say."

Mars rover finds evidence of an ankle-deep stream on red planet

Mars rover finds evidence of an ankle-deep stream on red planet - Telegraph: "An Ancient stream, deep enough to be paddled through, once 'ran vigorously' across the surface of Mars, Nasa rover discovers."

Coming to the night sky, the comet fifteen times brighter than the moon

Coming to the night sky, the comet fifteen times brighter than the moon - Telegraph: "Astronomers have discovered a new supercomet that will be fifteen times brighter than the moon when it crosses the night sky next year."

Hopkins Doctors Grow New Ear On Woman’s Arm

Hopkins Doctors Grow New Ear On Woman’s Arm « CBS Baltimore: "BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Johns Hopkins doctors are once again making history—this time by using a woman’s own tissue to build her a new ear. Derek Valcourt explains with doctors’ help, her own body has replaced what an aggressive form of cancer took away."

New TV show will explore ‘unsealed’ alien/UFO files

New TV show will explore ‘unsealed’ alien/UFO files | Openminds.tv: "During the past few years, select governments around the world have released to the public files related to unidentified flying objects and/or extraterrestrials. And a new television show is set to investigate these files."

Ahmadinejad to U.N.: Messiah’s return at hand

Ahmadinejad to U.N.: Messiah’s return at hand: "Known internationally as “Twelvers,” radical Shiite Muslims like Ahmadinejad believe the new order will come with the return of their messiah, the Mahdi – the child imam who supposedly went into seclusion at the bottom of a well more than 1,000 years ago."

Jordan on the brink: Muslim Brothers mobilize for King Abdullah’s overthrow

Jordan on the brink: Muslim Brothers mobilize for King Abdullah’s overthrow: "Jordan’s Muslim Brotherhood has given King Abdullah II notice that he has until October to bow to their demand to transform the Hashemite Kingdom into a constitutional monarchy or face Arab Spring street pressure for his abdication."

Uh-oh, the Rise of the Machines Is for Realsies

Uh-oh, the Rise of the Machines Is for Realsies | VICE: "So when exactly do you think we’ll develop the technology to become creators? Terrile: I have to tell you, we now have computers that are incredibly capable. We’ve unlocked the most powerful types of mechanisms in the universe. By unlocking these powerful methodologies, it could get us there in a very short amount of time."

Male DNA Found in Brains of Women

Male DNA Found in Brains of Women : Discovery News: "If you're a woman who has been pregnant with a male fetus, you may have male DNA permanently in your body, according to a study that found such genetic material in the brains of women."

The Great New England Vampire Panic

The Great New England Vampire Panic | History & Archaeology | Smithsonian Magazine: "Two hundred years after the Salem witch trials, farmers became convinced that their relatives were returning from the grave to feed on the living"

Kemerovo region': Three yeti 'sightings' in one week in Siberia

Kemerovo region': Three yeti 'sightings' in one week in Siberia | Mail Online: "Three separate 'sightings' of yetis have been made in Siberia in recent weeks, say fishermen and an official in Russia."

Three-Star General: Muslim Brotherhood Has Infiltrated Department of Defense

Three-Star General: Muslim Brotherhood Has Infiltrated Department of Defense | Thomas More Law Center: "ANN ARBOR, MI – U.S. Army Lieutenant General (Ret.) William "Jerry" Boykin, in a recent World Net Daily radio interview, confirmed that people with high security clearances connected to the Muslim Brotherhood hold important positions in every major federal agency including the Pentagon and the Department of Defense.
The Muslim Brotherhood is a radical Islamist organization that has vowed the destruction of America from within."

'Jesus Not Allowed': Anti-Faith Sentiment Sweeps US

'Jesus Not Allowed': Anti-Faith Sentiment Sweeps US - US - CBN News - Christian News 24-7 - CBN.com: "Could you imagine going to jail for your faith? A recent report warns that it could happen. CBN News investigated the growing wave of hostility to Christianity in America that's led to hundreds of court cases."

Ark Hotel: Remistudio biosphere is a 'self-contained haven' in event of flood disaster

Ark Hotel: Remistudio biosphere is a 'self-contained haven' in event of flood disaster | Mail Online: "It boasts light, airy rooms, plenty of greenery and no doubt the service would be five-star.



But the main reason guests would flock to the Ark Hotel would be its ability to save them from a natural disaster of Noah proportions. That's because the futuristic building has been designed to withstand floods caused by rising sea levels."

Searching for extraterrestrial life is a priority for China

Searching for extraterrestrial life is a priority for China | Openminds.tv: "China has rapidly emerged as a major player in the new space race. China’s first astronaut launched into space only nine years ago, but since then, the country’s space program has progressed rapidly."

Secrets of the squid from Hell revealed

Secrets of the squid from Hell revealed | COSMOS magazine: "PARIS: The secret life of a mysterious creature that feeds on the decaying dead in the unlit depths of the ocean has been revealed.



The squid is so weird that it is known as a ‘phylogenetic relic’. It has the honour of occupying a taxonomic category all of its own, combining features of octopuses and squids in a unique evolutionary formula that has survived for millions of years."

Charles Halt, Former Air Force Colonel, Accuses U.S. Of UFO Cover-Up

Charles Halt, Former Air Force Colonel, Accuses U.S. Of UFO Cover-Up: "LAS VEGAS -- Former Air Force Col. Charles Halt accused the federal government of a UFO cover-up that involves a secret agency to deal with what might be extraterrestrial visitations."

"Nephilim Mounds" -- Mysterious Mounds and American Giants

Mysterious Mounds and American Giants | Extraordinary Intelligence: "Across the United States, structures often referred to as “Indian Mounds” can be found dotting the landscape.  These mounds of earth are distinct from natural formations in that they are clearly designed structures made by intelligent hands.  Long thought to be the creation of Native Americans for various reasons (ceremonial rituals, burial sites, etc), some researchers have begun to question whether it is possible that the mounds predate Native American inhabitants, and are finding that there seems to be a correlation between the mounds and reports of anomalous artifacts in the surrounding areas – including giant human remains."

Nasa Milky Way Galaxy: The stunning image revealing a massive halo of hot gas that envelops our universe

Nasa Milky Way Galaxy: The stunning image revealing a massive halo of hot gas that envelops our universe | Mail Online: "The estimated mass of the halo is comparable to the mass of all the stars in the galaxy."

Are we the extra terrestrials? New study backs theory that life was brought to Earth by space microbes

Are we the extra terrestrials? New study backs theory that life was brought to Earth by space microbes | Mail Online: "Extraterrestrial microbes might have brought life to Earth after travelling through space for millions of years, say scientists.



The theory is based on calculations showing a high likelihood of rock fragments from planets in other star systems landing on Earth long ago."

Tesla's Supercharger Is a Super Game Changer

Tesla's Supercharger Is a Super Game Changer : Discovery News: "Tesla Motors made waves yesterday when it unveiled its network of Supercharger stations. Six locations throughout California, Nevada and Arizona will allow the Model S to travel long distances with ultra fast charging. The chargers are solar energy carports designed by SolarCity. They provider 100 kilowatts of power with the potential to go as high as 120 kilowatts in the future. This means that a car can recharge its battery in about 30 minutes -- about the time it might take a long-distance traveler to stop for lunch."

Asteroids Swarm Around Earth: Gotta-See Video

Asteroids Swarm Around Earth: Gotta-See Video : Discovery News: "If it seems like more and more asteroids are nearly missing our planet, it's not that there are more of them passing by, it's just we didn't know they were there."

Ahmadinejad wants 'new world order'

The Press Association: Ahmadinejad wants 'new world order': "Iran's president says a new world order needs to emerge, away from American "bullying" and domination."

Hubble captures extraordinary view of Universe

BBC News - Hubble captures extraordinary view of Universe: "The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) has produced one of its most extraordinary views of the Universe to date.



Called the eXtreme Deep Field, the picture captures a mass of galaxies stretching back almost to the time when the first stars began to shine."

UFO hunters: They are still watching

BBC News - UFO hunters: They are still watching: "A group of British UFO-watchers is celebrating 50 years of searching for spacecraft in the sky. What keeps them looking for extra-terrestrial life?"

Russia suspends import and use of American GM corn after study revealed cancer risk

Russia suspends import and use of American GM corn after study revealed cancer risk | Mail Online: "Russia has suspended the import and use of an American GM corn following a study suggesting a link to breast cancer and organ damage."

This will bug you... The indestructible micro-animals that can survive the vacuum of space - and most of them are after your blood

This will bug you... The indestructible micro-animals that can survive the vacuum of space - and most of them are after your blood | Mail Online: "There is only one creature known to man which can survive the ravages of deep space.



It is the water bear - officially known as the tardigrade - and despite being a fraction of a millimetre in length and mostly consigned to a lazy life exploring pond moss, it is almost indestructible.

You can freeze it at close to absolute zero - at minus 273C - or heat it to above 151C.

Or you could keep it without water for a decade, subject it to almost any kind of pressure, or send it into the radiation-filled vacuum of space where it can survive beyond ten days without any damage.

It is just one of the micro-sized and extraordinary bugs living in our back gardens - or even in our own bodies."

'via Blog this'

Regrown Bones, Transplanted Faces: This Chemist Is Remaking Military Medicine

Regrown Bones, Transplanted Faces: This Chemist Is Remaking Military Medicine | Danger Room | Wired.com: "Kohn himself pioneered a new class of degradable compounds that are now used inside the body to provide controlled drug delivery, as well as for tissue engineering and regenerative processes like bone and nerve repair. And during his leadership of the AFIRM program, scientists under Kohn’s guidance have already completed an array of futuristic therapies to heal wounded soldiers: Among them are the country’s first-ever face transplant; lab-grown ears nearly ready for human transplantation; and an engineered skin substitute that will soon be tested on soldiers with extensive burns."

Air Force to launch secretive X-37B space plane in October

Air Force to launch secretive X-37B space plane in October | Fox News: "The U.S. military's hush-hush robotic X-37B space plane is slated to blast off again next month, Air Force officials say. The mission will test the robotic spacecraft's reusability and may eventually land on the Florida runway once used for NASA space shuttles."

NASA considering deep-space outpost on far side of moon

NASA considering deep-space outpost on far side of moon: "Will NASA’s next mission send its astronauts beyond the moon?"

World's first spaceport nearly ready in New Mexico

World's first spaceport nearly ready in New Mexico: "New Mexico Tourism Secretary Monique Jacobson says it will be New Mexico's Sydney Opera House. Virgin Galactic Chairman Richard Branson has hinted it will host the first of his new brand of lifestyle hotels. And the eclectic hot springs town of Truth or Consequences has been anxiously awaiting all the economic development the nearly quarter-of-a-billion-dollar project is supposed to bring to this largely rural part of southern New Mexico."

19 Signs That America Is Being Systematically Transformed Into A Giant Surveillance Grid

19 Signs That America Is Being Systematically Transformed Into A Giant Surveillance Grid: "You are being watched.  The control freaks that hold power in the United States have become absolutely obsessed with surveillance.  They are constantly attempting to convince the American people that we are all "safer" when virtually everything that we do is watched, monitored, tracked and recorded.  Our country is being systematically transformed into a giant surveillance grid far more comprehensive than anything George Orwell ever dreamed of."

Security firm to hold zombie crisis scenario - Military News

Security firm to hold zombie crisis scenario - Military News | News From Afghanistan, Iraq And Around The World - Military Times: "SAN DIEGO — Forget the H1N1 pandemic. Could a future crisis arise from an outbreak of viruses that destroy brain cells and render people violently catatonic, like zombies?"

Israel, America and the Armageddon

Paul McGuire -- Israel, America and the Armageddon: "For many Bible scholars, the world’s prophetic super sign, Israel, is the center of the cyclone. There is a strong possibility that Israel will strike Iran’s nuclear production facilities in the immediate future. When this happens, there will be serious repercussions throughout the Middle East and the world. The greatest danger is the escalation of regional thermonuclear war into global thermonuclear war."

Washington state’s first ‘zombie bees’ reported; parasite causes bees to fly erratically, die

Washington state’s first ‘zombie bees’ reported; parasite causes bees to fly erratically, die - The Washington Post: "SEATTLE — The infection is as grim as it sounds: “Zombie bees” have a parasite that causes them to fly at night and lurch around erratically until they die."

Lunar Anomalies

Picasa Web Albums - Mike Bara: "Mike Bara's Gallery "

World on track for record food prices 'within a year' due to US drought

World on track for record food prices 'within a year' due to US drought - Telegraph: "Brace yourself for some painful "agflation". That is the shorthand for agricultural commodity inflation, otherwise known as rising food prices."

UFO sighted over Carlton Gardens in central Melbourne

UFO sighted over Carlton Gardens in central Melbourne | Herald Sun: "A MELBOURNE man has captured footage of what he claims to be another UFO hovering across the city skyline."

How to survive mass extinction

How to survive mass extinction | Science | guardian.co.uk: "It is impossible to predict exactly which species would or would not survive a global catastrophe, but it is understood what attributes will contribute to their fate"

Ahmadinejad says Israel will be 'eliminated' | Reuters

UPDATE 6-In New York, defiant Ahmadinejad says Israel will be 'eliminated' | Reuters: "Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Monday Israel has no roots in the Middle East and would be "eliminated," ignoring a U.N. warning to avoid incendiary rhetoric ahead of the annual General Assembly session."

New 'Sars-like' coronavirus identified by UK officials

BBC News - New 'Sars-like' coronavirus identified by UK officials: "A new respiratory illness similar to the Sars virus that spread globally in 2003 and killed hundreds of people has been identified in a man who is being treated in Britain."

UN House Scotland opens in Edinburgh

BBC News - UN House Scotland opens in Edinburgh: "UN House Scotland brings together agencies raising awareness of the UN's work on issues including child welfare, women's rights and climate change."

FBI eager to embrace mobile 'Rapid DNA' testing

FBI eager to embrace mobile 'Rapid DNA' testing: "New breed of biometrics equipment already in use with government intelligence in secretive agencies"

Another step closer to fusion power?

Another step closer to fusion power? "A crushed tube the size of a thread spool has brought the United States one step closer to harnessing nuclear fusion as a clean, almost limitless power source."

Laser Beams Shoot from Printer

Laser Beams Shoot from Printer : Discovery News: "Lasers are everywhere -- in DVD players, fiber optic communications and even displays. They are so useful it would be great if they were flexible and easy to make, but that hasn't been the case, until now."

$56 million suicide prevention programme launched as study reveals more Americans take their own lives than die in car crashes

$56 million suicide prevention programme launched as study reveals more Americans take their own lives than die in car crashes | Mail Online: "Suicide is the cause of more deaths than car crashes, according to an alarming new study. The number of people who commit suicide in the U.S. has drastically increased while deaths from car accidents have dropped, making suicide the leading cause of injury death."

Voice-recognition software for use by law enforcement

SpeechPro, VoiceGrid Nation: Voice-recognition software for use by law enforcement.: "Intercepting thousands of phone calls is easy for government agencies. But quickly analyzing the calls and identifying the callers can prove a difficult task. Now one company believes it has solved the problem—with a countrywide biometric database designed to store millions of people’s “voice-prints.”"

Professor wants to reduce human population by ‘controlling human fertility’

Professor wants to reduce human population by ‘controlling human fertility’: "A professor at the University of California recently gave a middle school presentation in which he claimed the earth has “too many people” and proposed a reduction of the population through “vegetarianism” and “controlling human fertility.”"

Iran official: ‘Big war’ means Mahdi’s coming

Iran official: ‘Big war’ means Mahdi’s coming: "Military leader ties 'last messiah' to regime's preparations for conflict"

FBI eager to embrace mobile 'Rapid DNA' testing

FBI eager to embrace mobile 'Rapid DNA' testing: "New breed of biometrics equipment already in use with government intelligence in secretive agencies"

Smile, the Government Is Watching

The Rutherford Institute :: Smile, the Government Is Watching: Next Generation Identification: "Brace yourselves for the next wave in the surveillance state’s steady incursions into our lives. It’s coming at us with a lethal one-two punch."

US Prepares for Riots, Buys 1.2 Billion Bullets

US Prepares for Riots, Buys 1.2 Billion Bullets - Global Agenda - News - Israel National News: "U.S. Homeland Security is preparing for an all-out “American Spring” rebellion and has bought 1.2 billion bullets for trained snipers."

Former Justice Souter: ‘Pervasive civic ignorance’ in U.S. could bring dictatorship

Former Justice Souter: ‘Pervasive civic ignorance’ in U.S. could bring dictatorship | The Raw Story: "Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter thinks the decline of civic education is putting the United States in danger. During a question and answer session last week at University of New Hampshire School of Law, Souter described “pervasive civic ignorance” as one of the biggest problems in the United States. He warned that Americans’ ignorance about their own government could lead to a dictatorship."

What Would a Starship Actually Look Like?

What Would a Starship Actually Look Like? - Popular Mechanics: "Imagine a starship—a vessel capable of ferrying human beings from one solar system to another. Would it have wings and a cockpit? Or would it look like an aircraft carrier hauled out into the void and fitted with flame-belching rockets and glowing ion drives?"

Chinese Company To Acquire Complete Genomics, Become World Genomics Powerhouse

Chinese Company To Acquire Complete Genomics, Become World Genomics Powerhouse | Singularity Hub: "Complete Genomics, the whole human genome sequencing powerhouse in Mountain View, California, is being acquired by the Chinese company BGI-Shenzhen. The acquisition could be read as a signal to the world that China is determined to be a major competitor in the future genome sequencing market."

Quantum Apocalypse Could Happen: Gotta-See Video

Quantum Apocalypse Could Happen: Gotta-See Video : Discovery News: "Quantum mechanics -- or the movement and research into sub-atomic particles -- is where the crazy stuff happens in physics today. Using what we know of quantum theories, these particles want to move from high-energy states (like the Big Bang) to lower-energy states (like the universe after the Big Bang). The problem with that, however, is the universe isn't the lowest (or most desirable) energy state for our particles. This fact could mean the end of the universe as we know it... "

SCIENTISTS WARN ON CSIRO GM WHEAT THREAT

Media Release: SCIENTISTS WARN ON CSIRO GM WHEAT THREAT | Safe Food Foundation & Institute: "Expert scientists warn that genetically modified wheat may cause Glycogen Storage Disease IV, resulting in an enlarged liver, cirrhosis of the liver, and failure to thrive. Children born with this disease usually die at about the age of 5. Australia is on track to be the first country in the world to grow GM wheat commercially, and to test this in human feeding trials."

Human Muscle Regenerated With Animal Help

Human Muscle Regenerated With Animal Help - NYTimes.com: "PITTSBURGH — In the months after a roadside bomb in Afghanistan blew off part of his left thigh, Sgt. Ron Strang wondered if he would ever be able to walk normally again."

DHS Enlists Citizen Spies Via New Smartphone App

DHS Enlists Citizen Spies Via New Smartphone App: "Encourages Americans to take photographs of “suspicious” persons & vehicles"

Shock findings in new GMO study: Rats fed lifetime of GM corn grow horrifying tumors, 70% of females die early

Shock findings in new GMO study: Rats fed lifetime of GM corn grow horrifying tumors, 70% of females die early: "(NaturalNews) Eating genetically modified corn (GM corn) and consuming trace levels of Monsanto's Roundup chemical fertilizer caused rats to develop horrifying tumors, widespread organ damage, and premature death. That's the conclusion of a shocking new study that looked at the long-term effects of consuming Monsanto's genetically modified corn."

Yellowstone Supervolcano Discovery—Where Will It Erupt?

Yellowstone Supervolcano Discovery—Where Will It Erupt?: "The natural beauty of Yellowstone National Park may appear serene, but it's rooted in a violent volcanic past. Now, geologists have identified which parts of the park are most likely to erupt again someday."

Facebook to include your searches in activity feed

Facebook to include your searches in activity feed - Technology on NBCNews.com: "Facebook is rolling out a new feature that adds recent searches to the activity feed located on your Timeline. So when you search Facebook, whether it's for bacon, a friend, or an ex, that search will show up on your feed."

New super-earth discovered around the red dwarf star Gliese 163 'could support life beyond Earth'

New super-earth discovered around the red dwarf star Gliese 163 'could support life beyond Earth' | Mail Online: "A newly-discovered 'super-earth' at the edge of a star's habitable zone could be a top contender for an alien planet beyond ours which supports life."

Military tech can monitor all world media at the press of a button

Military tech can monitor all world media at the press of a button | Fox News: "From an ordinary computer, a Raytheon system can monitor television broadcasts from all over the world, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week -- and instantly translate and analyze them."

Designing a Sustainable Interstellar Worldship

Designing a Sustainable Interstellar Worldship : Discovery News: "Guest contributor Rachel Armstrong introduces Project Persephone, an initiative to design the living infrastructure of a multi-generational starship."

From Man To Animal

As readers of Mysterious Universe will know, I have a particular fascination with the legendary tales of blazing-eyed, supernatural black hounds roaming the British countryside in times both past and present. And, as I have noted, some of the reports suggest the beasts are kind of like animal-like Grim Reapers, coming to call and collect on the soon-to-die. But, there’s another angle I have not yet touched on here, but will do so now. It’s the idea that the phantom black dogs are not coming for those that death has in its icy grips. But that they are the dead: deceased humans whose souls have shape-shifted into animal form. To be sure, it sounds strange. But it’s a theory that had widespread support in the past…

Elliott O’Donnell was the author of numerous classic titles on all manner of mysteries, but it is his 1912 book, Werewolves, that has a bearing upon the very matters under the microscope – namely, the ghostly black dogs of Britain. O’Donnell presented a fascinating body of data in his near-legendary book, which is essential reading for anyone wishing to acquaint themselves with hard to find data on all manner of strange beast, including black dogs, and not solely the werewolves of the book’s title. Nevertheless, O’Donnell’s words are deeply applicable to this particular debate concerning the real nature of the British black dog.

Read More: http://mysteriousuniverse.org/2012/09/from-man-to-animal/

DARPA threat detection technology uses a camera to see targets, software and soldier brains to identify them

DARPA threat detection technology uses a camera to see targets, software and soldier brains to identify them -- Engadget: "DARPA aids our military in myriad ways, from designing one shot, one kill weapons to creating robotic pack mules to carry soldiers' gear. It's also been building tools for soldiers to better survey their environment and identify threats, and its latest such tool is called the Cognitive Technology Threat Warning System (CT2WS). CT2WS is comprised of a 120-megapixel electro-optical video camera with a 120-degree field of view feeding a laptop running cognitive visual processing algorithms. Those algorithms identify potential targets in the video feed, which are shown to a soldier wearing an EEG cap that monitors brain signals. You see, the human brain is particularly good at perceiving threats, and CT2WS looks for the particular brain wave that occurs when we see one."

Smart Dirt: See-Through Soil Could Improve Crops

See-Through Soil Could Improve Crops | LiveScience: "(ISNS) -- Newly developed transparent soil could help shed light on the secret world of plant roots."

Is that Nesski? Russian scientists claim lake is home to Siberian Loch Ness monster

Siberian Loch Ness monster pictures | Mail Online: "Russian academics are calling for a scientific probe into claims of a 'Siberian Loch Ness monster' in one of the world's remotest lakes. Researchers using underwater scanners have found evidence of 'Nesski' - measuring up to 33 feet in length - in the deep waters of Lake Labynkyr, says a new report. Intriguingly, the evidence is at a lake where native Evenk and Yakut people have long claimed an underwater creature lurks."

Scientists create first 'atlas of the brain' - and release it online so researchers across the world can unlock our mind's secrets

Scientists create first 'atlas of the brain' - and release it online so researchers across the world can unlock our mind's secrets | Mail Online: "Scientists have created a comprehensive and interactive 'atlas of the brain' - and have opened it up to the entire internet to help in neurological research."

Pyramids on Mars? Nasa engineers drive Curiosity to investigate mysterious rock on the red planet

Pyramids on Mars? Nasa engineers drive Curiosity to investigate mysterious rock on the red planet | Mail Online: "Looking uncannily like an Egyptian pyramid, it is not something you would expect to see on the surface of Mars. Nasa engineers were so intrigued by the unique, football sized rock, they have driven the Curiosity rover up to it for a closer rock. The football-size rock will be the first on Mars to be examined by rover's robotic arm."

Homeland Security: What EMP action plan?

Homeland Security: What EMP action plan?: "Federal agency lacks strategy for catastrophic collapse of grid, society"

France to shutter embassies, schools over new Muhammad cartoon

France to shutter embassies, schools over new Muhammad cartoon - World News: "France said it would temporarily close its embassies and schools in 20 countries Friday after a satirical magazine in Paris published insulting cartoons of the Muslim prophet Muhammad, a move it fears will add “fuel to the fire” of global tensions over an anti-Islam film."

Scientists See Upside And Downside Of Sequencing Their Own Genes

Scientists See Upside And Downside Of Sequencing Their Own Genes : Shots - Health Blog : NPR: "When scientists were looking for the first person to test a new, superfast way of deciphering someone's entire genetic blueprint, they turned to James Watson – the guy who shared a Nobel Prize for discovering the structure of DNA."

Cutting edge medical procedures

Cutting edge medical procedures | DAWN.COM: "The techniques are contentious because they produce IVF embryos that carry DNA from both parents and a healthy female donor, and use a form of genetic modification that passes the donor’s DNA on to future generations."

Cancer row over GM foods as French study claims it did THIS to rats... and can cause organ damage and early death in humans

Cancer row over GM foods as French study claims it did THIS to rats... and can cause organ damage and early death in humans | Mail Online: "Rats fed a lifelong diet of one of the bestselling strains of genetically modified corn suffered tumours and multiple organ damage, according to a controversial French study published today.



Scientists said the results raised serious questions about the safety of GM foods and the assurances offered by biotech companies and governments. The first lifetime trials involving rats fed on GM corn found a raised incidence of breast tumours, liver and kidney damage."

Russia admits to having 'trillions of carats' worth of diamonds hidden in an asteroid crater

Russia admits to having 'trillions of carats' worth of diamonds hidden in an asteroid crater: "Back in the 1970s, the Soviet government discovered a rather remarkable deposit of precious gems in a 100 kilometer (62 mile) crater located in eastern Siberia. Called the Popigai crypto-explosion structure, it contains "impact diamonds" — massive mineral deposits that formed when an asteroid hit the area 35-million years ago."

Could someone really destroy the whole Internet?

Could someone really destroy the whole Internet?: "In just 40 years, our whole civilization has become dependent on the Internet, in more ways than we could count. So when you hear activist groups threatening to crash the whole thing, or doomsday preppers warning of a global Internet failure, it's pretty scary."

Should we upgrade the intelligence of animals?

Should we upgrade the intelligence of animals?: "Well, it finally happened. As we reported last week, scientists have successfully enhanced the intelligence of rhesus monkeys using a brain implant, albeit temporarily. Futurists and science fiction authors have speculated about this possibility for years — and now the reality is upon us. And it's clear that this precedent-setting breakthrough is just the tip of the iceberg: Ongoing advancements in pharmacology, genetics, and cybernetics hold huge promise for the further development of "uplift" technologies."

Where should we draw the line on 'designer' babies?

Where should we draw the line on 'designer' babies?: "Design has permeated pregnancy, babies and all that that entails. And if it floats your boat, why not? We live in a time and in a nation that values – indeed enshrines – free choice. But what if baby design starts earlier? What if we chose to manipulate the genetic make up of our children before they were born?"

France shutters embassies, schools over new Muhammad cartoon

France shutters embassies, schools over new Muhammad cartoon - World News: "France has temporarily closed its embassies and schools in 20 countries after a satirical magazine in Paris published insulting cartoons of the Muslim prophet Muhammad, a move it fears will add “fuel to the fire” of global tensions over an anti-Islam film."

Fresh fears over GM foods as French study finds rats fed the controversial crops suffered tumours and multiple organ failure

Fresh fears over GM foods as French study finds rats fed the controversial crops suffered tumours and multiple organ failure | Mail Online: "Rats fed a lifelong diet of one of the bestselling strains of genetically modified corn suffered tumours and multiple organ damage, according to a French study published today."

Online shopping goes virtual with a perfect recreation of a supermarket you can walk through without ever leaving the sofa

Online shopping goes virtual with a perfect recreation of a supermarket you can walk through without ever leaving the sofa | Mail Online: "A a prototype for a 'virtual store' where visitors can walk through the aisles and put items into a basket - all without leaving their living room - has been shown off online."

Starting and finishing with a bang: Did a giant meteorite KICKSTART the age of the dinosaurs?

Starting and finishing with a bang: Did a giant meteorite KICKSTART the age of the dinosaurs? | Mail Online: "Every schoolboy knows the story of how the dinosaurs were wiped out by a giant asteroid 65million years ago.
But an intriguing theory has arisen suggesting that the dinosaurs may have an asteroid to thank for their existence - with an asteroid possibly sweeping away all contenders 201million years ago, allowing the terrible lizards to rise to the top of the food chain."

World's most powerful sky-mapping machine sees 8-billion year-old light

World's most powerful sky-mapping machine sees 8-billion year-old light | Fox News: "A new telescope camera in Chile focused on mysterious dark energy has taken its first photos of extremely distant galaxies.



The images represent the first observations — called "first light" — of an instrument called the Dark Energy Camera that was eight years in the works."

A Dry Run For Fusion Power

A Dry Run For Fusion Power : Discovery News: "The reality of fusion power the same energy that powers the sun remains outside of our reach. Although scientists have figured out how to split atoms and attain nuclear reactions, they have yet to find an efficient way to fuse atoms. So far, techniques require more energy than what's produced. But at Sandia labs, researchers are getting closer. Recent experiments led by plasma physicist Ryan McBride show that it's possible to reach a "break even" point, where the energy that goes into running a fusion reactor is equal to energy produced. That's a big step toward an alternative energy that produces emission-free energy without the nuclear waste."

Figures in Black: Heavy Metal and the Haunted Sabbath

Figures in Black: Heavy Metal and the Haunted Sabbath | Mysterious Universe: "Doom, gloom, and masterfully monstrous guitar riffs are among the hallmarks that heralded the coming of the Sabbath in Birmingham, England in 1969. The bleak, industrial grounds of the English town had proven fertile soil for the formation of a musical genre that would later become known as Heavy Metal, and its flagship performers were none other than Black Sabbath, the legendary rock group featuring the madman (and sometimes maddening) Ozzy Osbourne on vocals, Tony Iommi on guitar, Geezer Butler on bass, and Bill Ward pounding the pagan skins and cymbal crashes."

New Software Makes Synthesizing DNA As Easy As ‘Drag and Drop’ With Icons

New Software Makes Synthesizing DNA As Easy As ‘Drag and Drop’ With Icons | Singularity Hub: "Omri Amirav-Drory wants to be the Bill Gates of the DNA world. Windows revolutionized personal computers by providing a graphic user interface for MS-DOS. Afterwards people didn’t need to be trained in the arcane logic of computer language to be able to use computers."

Zombie Apocalypse Training: HALO Corp. To Train Military, Law Enforcement On Virus Outbreak

Zombie Apocalypse Training: HALO Corp. To Train Military, Law Enforcement On Virus Outbreak: "The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is ready for a zombie apocalypse. Gun owners got prepared for a zombie apocalypse. Now, the military and law enforcement are getting ready. And next month, they'll begin training."

Cyber clues link U.S. to new computer viruses

Cyber clues link U.S. to new computer viruses | Reuters: "BOSTON, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Researchers have found evidence suggesting that the United States may have developed three previously unknown computer viruses for use in espionage operations or cyber warfare."

Historian Says Piece of Papyrus Refers to Jesus’ Wife

Historian Says Piece of Papyrus Refers to Jesus’ Wife - NYTimes.com: "CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — A historian of early Christianity at Harvard Divinity School has identified a scrap of papyrus that she says was written in Coptic in the fourth century and contains a phrase never seen in any piece of Scripture: “Jesus said to them, ‘My wife ...’ ”"

UFO War: Chinese and US Navy off San Francisco | Veterans Today

UFO War: Chinese and US Navy off San Francisco | Veterans Today: "This last week, reports of Chinese naval vessels off the US coast, Northern Californian in particular, have been reported but denied."

NBC shows U.S. life after EMP blast

NBC shows U.S. life after EMP blast: "A new network television drama is presenting the cataclysmic consequences of an EMP attack, but the United States government is still ignoring the threat."

Scientists Predict That Food Riots Will Grip The Planet Within A Year

Scientists Predict That Food Riots Will Grip The Planet Within A Year: "A few years ago, Sir John Beddington, the UK government’s chief scientific advisor stated that with the world’s population growing, food supplies diminishing, and water supplies becoming more scarce, all of these factors would combine to form a ‘perfect storm’ in 2030 resulting in food shortages and rioting. However, the New England Complex Systems Institute believes he is way too optimistic with his timing. In fact, the complexity theorists think that if we don’t reverse the current trend in food prices, we’ve got until August 2013 before social unrest sweeps the planet."

In unusual move, top Chinese general tells troops to ready for combat with Japan

In unusual move, top Chinese general tells troops to ready for combat with Japan | Washington Free Beacon: "China’s most powerful military leader, in an unusual public statement, last week ordered military forces to prepare for combat, as Chinese warships deployed to waters near disputed islands and anti-Japan protests throughout the country turned violent."

Is the Day of the Lord near?

Is the Day of the Lord near?: "As I look around at what is happening in the world today, it sounds distinctly like the world described in the Bible before the Day of the Lord – most particularly with regard to the Middle East.

Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood President Leads, Obama Follows

Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood President Leads, Obama Follows: "Today, UN Ambassador Susan Rice explained to Jake Tapper of ABC News that America wasn’t “impotent” in the Middle East. What was her proof?"

Ex-envoy to Israel: US will go to war with Iran in 2013

Ex-envoy to Israel: US will go to war with Iran in 2013 - Israel News, Ynetnews: "Former US Ambassador to Israel Martin Indyk predicts that the United States will go to war with Iran as early as 2013. "I'm afraid that 2013 is going to be a year in which we're going to have a military confrontation with Iran," he said in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation.""

Are UFOs Stalking Mars Rover Curiosity?

Are UFOs Stalking Mars Rover Curiosity? : Discovery News: "Ever since we launched planetary spacecraft beginning in the late 1950s, UFO-spotters have eagerly anticipated our running across alien spaceships flitting around. Rather than just accidentally crossing at a cosmic intersection, the legend is that extraterrestrials are watching us explore the solar system."

UFOs: What the Hell?

In a world filled with terrorism, Middle Eastern wars and skirmishes, disturbing changes in weather patterns, apocalyptic tales of the Mayans and 2012, and Hollywood’s ongoing obsession with “end of the world”-type movies – check out Contagion; Children of Men;Knowing; Dawn of the Dead; The Happening; and 28 Days Later as just a few examples from the last 10 years – it’s hardly surprising that people might be tempted to look to the stars for salvation.

In other words, if we can’t help ourselves, maybe “the aliens” will do a better job. Of course, people have looked for advanced, outside help ever since the era of the UFO was born in the summer of 1947. The problem, however, is that our call has not been answered. At least, not yet it hasn’t. But, some say, maybe that’s about to change – but not in ways most might imagine or hope for.

Read More: http://mysteriousuniverse.org/2012/09/ufos-what-the-hell/

Daylight Photographs Revealed of UFO Over Vancouver Island

Daylight Photographs Revealed of UFO Over Vancouver Island | UFO NEWS: "The object appeared to be somewhat cylindrical,but with 3 almost separate,glowing parts. Shortly after I started taking photos, I noticed that 2 black helicopters had now appeared as well, and seemed to be flying around the object; one of the bright spots, on the right side appeared to get larger, as if it was turning with the arrival of the helicopters."

Indonesia’s Mount Gamalama erupts, spews volcanic ashes

64: Indonesia’s Mount Gamalama erupts, spews volcanic ashes | The Extinction Protocol: 2012 and beyond: "September 17, 2012 – TERNATE, Indonesia – Mount Gamalama in Ternate, North Maluku, spewed out volcanic ash on Sunday, showering some parts of the provincial capital that is currently hosting an international sailing event: Sail Morotai 2012."

Man tells of 'unearthly' UFO over his Melbourne home

Man tells of 'unearthly' UFO over his Melbourne home | Herald Sun: "Albanvale resident Ivan, who did not want his surname published, said he filmed the fast-moving disc-shaped object descending and ascending high above his house about 7pm last Tuesday."

The Warp Drive Could Become Science Fact

The Warp Drive Could Become Science Fact : Discovery News: "New calculations of the energy required to warp spacetime suggest the Star Trek propulsion favorite could be tested."

Drones: 13 things you need to know from Congress's new report

Drones: 13 things you need to know from Congress's new report | Digital Trends: "A new Congressional report lays out in vivid detail the danger drones could pose for personal privacy. Here's everything you need to know."

Modifying Human Embryos to Thwart Disease Weighed in U.K.

Modifying Human Embryos to Thwart Disease Weighed in U.K. - Bloomberg: "Should parents concerned about passing on genetic diseases to their children be allowed to swap DNA with a donor’s?"

China, Japan heading towards war, says US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta

China, Japan heading towards war, says US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta | The Australian: "CHINA and other Asian countries could end up at war over territorial disputes if governments keep up their "provocative behaviour", US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta has said."

Insight: China builds its own military-industrial complex

Insight: China builds its own military-industrial complex | Reuters: "(Reuters) - When China turned to Russia for supplies of advanced weapons through the 1990s, it kick-started Beijing's military build-up with an immediate boost in firepower."

Dutch unleash intelligent robot bins: No ID, no rubbish

Dutch unleash intelligent robot bins: No ID, no rubbish - BlackListedNews.com: "The Netherlands is rolling out intelligent bins that demand ID before accepting rubbish, and let the truck know when they need to be emptied, pointing towards the day when we’ll all have to pay for the stuff we throw away."

Meanwhile In Beijing: "For The Respect Of The Motherland, We Must Go To War With Japan"

Meanwhile In Beijing: "For The Respect Of The Motherland, We Must Go To War With Japan" | ZeroHedge: "Anti-US protests sweeping across the entire Muslim world (which are continuing today), besieging, attacking and burning down US embassies, are not the only thing that the central banker policy vehicle known as "the markets" have to ignore in the coming days and weeks. Cause here comes China: "Thousands besiege Japan's embassy in Beijing over Tokyo's assertion of control over disputed islands in East China Sea." And China is not happy: "For The Respect Of The Motherland, We Must Go To War With Japan." Sure enough, where would the US be if the focal point of this escalation in militant anger - the Senkaku Islands - was not merely the latest expression of Pax Americana, and America's national interests abroad."

'Minority Report' facial recognition system being installed across USA by FBI; everyone to be tracked

'Minority Report' facial recognition system being installed across USA by FBI; everyone to be tracked: "Don't look now, but Big Brother is one step closer to watching you all of the time, no matter where you are."

Today the fuse has been lit for Armageddon

Op-Ed: Today the fuse has been lit for Armageddon: "This month, the White House declines Netanyahu's request to meet with Obama, while Obama offers to meet with new Egyptian President Morsi. The damaged relationship between Israel and America has lit the fuse for Armageddon."

Obama's weak 'war' on terrorism

Obama's weak 'war' on terrorism - NY Daily News: "The President doesn't understand or acknowledge the nature of the radical Islamist enemy"

UFO files of close encounters in Aussie airspace

UFO files of close encounters in Aussie airspace | Herald Sun: "IS there anyone out there? The government certainly thinks so after it released a batch of UFO files from sightings in Aussie airspace."

Iran commander: 'Nothing will remain' of Israel if it takes military action

Iran commander: 'Nothing will remain' of Israel if it takes military action: "TEHRAN –  The top commander in Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard warned Sunday that "nothing will remain" of Israel if it takes military action against Tehran over its controversial nuclear program."

Deadly superbug germ kills 7th person at NIH in Maryland

Deadly superbug germ kills 7th person at NIH in Maryland | The Extinction Protocol: 2012 and beyond: "A deadly germ untreatable by most antibiotics has killed a seventh person at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center in Maryland. The Washington Post reported the death Friday."

Armada of British naval power massing in the Gulf as Israel prepares an Iran strike

Armada of British naval power massing in the Gulf as Israel prepares an Iran strike | The Extinction Protocol: 2012 and beyond: "September 16, 2012 – MIDDLE EAST - An armada of U.S. and British naval power is massing in the Persian Gulf in the belief that Israel is considering a pre-emptive strike against Iran’s covert nuclear weapons program. Battleships, aircraft carriers, minesweepers and submarines from 25 nations are converging on the strategically important Strait of Hormuz in an unprecedented show of force as Israel and Iran move towards the brink of war."

Saturn's Enceladus --Could It be the Solar System's Hotspot in the Search for Life?

Enceladus-flyby-browse Saturn's icy moon Enceladus is emerging as the most habitable spot beyond Earth in the Solar System for life as we know it, scientists said last week at a meeting of the Enceladus Focus Group at the SETI Institute in Mountain View, California.
"It has liquid water, organic carbon, nitrogen [in the form of ammonia], and an energy source," says Chris McKay, an astrobiologist at NASA's Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, California. Besides Earth, he says, "there is no other environment in the Solar System where we can make all those claims."

Read More: http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2012/09/saturns-enceladus-could-it-be-the-solar-systems-habitable-hotspot-todays-most-popular.html

Microsoft admits millions of computers could be infected with malware before they're even out of the box

Microsoft admits millions of computers could be infected with malware before they're even out of the box - News - Gadgets & Tech - The Independent: "Hackers have uploaded viruses which can help them steal people's personal data on to millions of PCs and laptops before they are even taken out of the box, Microsoft has admitted."

Mayan calendar set to expire in 100 days

Mayan calendar set to expire in 100 days: "GRAB your bucket list. There's less than 100 days left for you to do everything you wish to do - if you believe in the Mayan apocalypse."

Jurassic Park? Mammoth fragments from Siberia may be clonable

Jurassic Park? Mammoth fragments from Siberia may be clonable: "Scientists have discovered well-preserved frozen woolly mammoth fragments deep in Siberia that may contain living cells, edging a tad closer to the "Jurassic Park" possibility of cloning a prehistoric animal, the mission's organizer said Tuesday."

The Antivirus Era Is Over

The Antivirus Era Is Over - Technology Review: "Conventional security software is powerless against sophisticated attacks like Flame, but alternative approaches are only just getting started."

Deadly Hunter Killer submarine is capable of hearing a ship leaving port in New York... while sat underwater in the English channel

Deadly Hunter Killer submarine is capable of hearing a ship leaving port in New York... while sat underwater in the English channel | Mail Online: "She cost around £1billion to build, has sonar so sensitive it can hear other vessels 3,000 miles away and carries a giant payload of 38 deadly Tomahawk cruise missiles."

Alien Planets Found Around Cluster of Stars

Alien Planets Found Around Cluster of Stars: "The discovery lends hope to the search for alien life by showing planets can form in a wide range of conditions."

Researchers have discovered how to store diverse forms of artificial short-term memories in isolated brain tissue

Researchers create short-term memories in vitro: ""This is the first time anyone has found a way to store information over seconds about both temporal sequences and stimulus patterns directly in brain tissue," says Dr. Strowbridge. "This paves the way for future research to identify the specific brain circuits that allow us to form short-term memories.""

How Hacking the Human Brain Can Save Civilization

How Hacking the Human Brain Can Save Civilization - Bloomberg: "Humans’ power to determine the future of planet Earth is increasing exponentially. The result could be disastrous unless we change the way we think."

Spheres spark new Martian mystery

Spheres spark new Martian mystery - Cosmic Log: "Eight years ago, NASA's Opportunity rover came across strange-looking spheres that were nicknamed Martian blueberries — and now the Mars rover has sent back a picture showing a different flavor of berry that has the experts scratching their heads."

NASA believes Mars is only place in solar system with carbon dioxide snow

NASA believes Mars is only place in solar system with carbon dioxide snow | Mail Online: "NASA has 'clear evidence' of carbon dioxide snowfalls on Mars, the space agency revealed today  - making this the only known example of carbon dioxide snow falling anywhere in our solar system."

Elusive dark energy is real, study says

Elusive dark energy is real, study says: "Dark energy, the mysterious substance thought to be accelerating the expansion of the universe, almost certainly exists despite some astronomers' doubts, a new study says."

Robot Reveals Why Humans Trust, and Don't

Robot Reveals Why Humans Trust, and Don't : Discovery News: "Humans often make snap judgements about who to trust. Most people will say "I didn't like the look of that person," but what that means, exactly, has been elusive. Now a robot is helping to tease that out."

Interstellar Travel Is Hard, Why Bother?

Interstellar Travel Is Hard, Why Bother? : Discovery News: "Whether you live on that little imaginary island or living on a planet in an empty region of the Milky Way, the arguments are similar. To our ancestors, intercontinental travel would have seemed as insurmountable as interstellar travel does now (interplanetary travel is currently a feat we only dare send robots!). But in the case of intercontinental travel, mankind did succeed, driven by a basic need to explore."

3D-Printed iPhone 5 Case Is First

3D-Printed iPhone 5 Case Is First: DNews Nugget : Discovery News: "3D-Printed iPhone 5 Case Is a First: So-called 3D printing is all the rage and Apple's iPhone 5 is not immune. The French company, Sculpteo, which offers online 3D printing and rapid prototyping services, was the first to make a 3D-printed iPhone 5 case available to the public"

The Future of Cryptozoology

Just recently, I wrote a post here on the subject of the future of Ufology. It was an article with which some agreed, others didn’t, and a few complained about. So it goes! Well, it’s time for another post that will no doubt provoke similar responses. In the same way that I have a deep interest in UFOs, I also have a great passion for cryptozoology – the study of unknown animals, such as Bigfoot, lake-monsters, sea-serpents, the Abominable Snowman, the Chupacabras, Mothman, and werewolves. But, what does the future have in store for those of us that chase what, in simple terms, are termed monsters? Let’s take a look…

Within cryptozoology, there’s plenty to look for and find, but what actual successes have been made? Have any successes been made, or is just the case that we have a lot of reports? And, yes there is a difference, a big one: a pile of papers, stacks of files, and a tidy number of thumb-drives do not equate to answers or proof.

Read More: http://mysteriousuniverse.org/2012/09/the-future-of-cryptozoology/

Grasping the Paranormal… Is it a Matter of Time?

Grasping the Paranormal… Is it a Matter of Time? | Mysterious Universe: "Could seemingly disparate paranormal phenomena from UFOs to ghosts, psychic intuition, prophecies and visions to reincarnation, life after death, and even episodes of high strangeness, all be explained in common terms with a similar origin?"

The Trans-Pacific Partnership’s “Global Economic Coup”: Secret Negotiations Behind Closed Doors

The Trans-Pacific Partnership’s “Global Economic Coup”: Secret Negotiations Behind Closed Doors: "The TPP will redefine the terms of globalization in a way that completely resets the social contract in favor of corporate rights rather than human rights."

The Underground World of Human Cyborgs

The Underground World of Human Cyborgs | This Could Be Big - Yahoo! News: "There is a growing subculture of do-it-yourself cyborgs who want to push the limits of human potential by implanting technology into their bodies, expanding their senses and ability to interact with the world."

Researchers believe we could communicate and debate with robots within three years

Researchers believe we could communicate and debate with robots within three years | Mail Online: "Robots and computers could soon be having meaningful conversations and even arguments with humans, potentially within the next three years."

Consciousness Through the Prism of the Simulation Argument

Consciousness Through the Prism of the Simulation Argument | TDG - Science, Magick, Myth and History: "There's a cool article at Vice at the moment titled "Whoa, Dude, Are We Inside a Computer Right Now?", which discusses the idea that we are living inside a computer simulation. This isn't something new to us here at the Grail - we've covered Nick Bostrom's thoughts on the topic previously (e.g. "The Matrix in the Mainstream"). The Vice piece though talks to Rich Terrile, a planetary scientist with NASA, who is also exploring the concept that our universe - and the conscious beings within it - is one great simulation (possibly within another simulation, and so on...turtles all the way down!)."

Guatemala volcano erupts outside tourist center, officials order 33,000 evacuated

Guatemala volcano erupts outside tourist center, officials order 33,000 evacuated - The Washington Post: "ESCUINTLA, Guatemala — A long-simmering volcano exploded with a series of powerful eruptions outside one of Guatemala’s most famous tourist attractions on Thursday, hurling thick clouds of ash nearly two miles (three kilometers) high, spewing rivers of lava down its flanks and prompting evacuation orders for more than 33,000 people from surrounding communities."

Experts: Israel could send Iran back to Stone Age

Experts: Israel could send Iran back to Stone Age - Israel News, Ynetnews: "Sunday Times quotes defense experts as saying that Jewish state could cripple Islamic Republic's power grid with electromagnetic pulses"

Chaos Reaction - Basic Extinction

Paul McGuire -- Chaos Reaction - Basic Extinction: "Like many of you I am looking at what is going on in our nation and world, and asking myself the question, “Will the human race actually survive and be able to live with a quality of life worth living?” Scientists in many fields are talking about an Extinction Level Event. This event could be due to asteroid impact, global thermonuclear war, a designer plague, worldwide famine or an economic collapse that would produce total anarchy in the streets. That is the short list of possibilities. The question many people are asking is, “How do we survive? And is there any real hope for the future? "

House Approves Sweeping, Warrantless Electronic Spy Powers

House Approves Sweeping, Warrantless Electronic Spy Powers | Threat Level | Wired.com: "The House on Wednesday reauthorized for five years broad electronic eavesdropping powers that legalized and expanded the George W. Bush administration’s warrantless wiretapping program."

US and China Caught Secretly Testing GMO Rice on Children

US and China Caught Secretly Testing GMO Rice on Children: "Instead of putting genetically modified foods through proper trials as consumers have been demanding for years, it appears the United States Department of Agriculture in alliance with the Chinese government have instead chosen to secretly test their latest GMO rice on young Chinese children. What’s particularly interesting is the fact that the agencies decided they even needed to test the rice, after claiming that GMO rice and all other GM creations are virtually identical to natural foods."

Things Are Getting Worse: Median Household Income Has Fallen 4 Years In A Row

Things Are Getting Worse: Median Household Income Has Fallen 4 Years In A Row: "New numbers that have just been released show that things are getting worse for American families.  According to the U.S. Census Bureau, median household income declined to $50,054 in 2011.  That is a 1.5 percent decline from the previous year, and median household income has now fallen for 4 years in a row."

Big Brother or peeping tom? UK installs CCTV in school bathrooms, changing rooms

Big Brother or peeping tom? UK installs CCTV in school bathrooms, changing rooms — RT: "Over 200 UK state schools have installed cameras in bathrooms and changing rooms to monitor students, a recent surveillance survey reported. British parents will likely be shocked by the study’s findings."

BAE, EADS talks may spur more mergers

BAE, EADS talks may spur more mergers | Reuters: "(Reuters) - In the biggest shakeup in Europe's aerospace and defence sector in more than a decade, Britain's BAE Systems and Airbus-owner EADS said they are in advanced talks to create an industry giant that would overtake rival Boeing in sales and contend with shrinking defence spending in Europe and the U.S."

Congress told: U.S. life ‘unsustainable’ after EMP

Congress told: U.S. life ‘unsustainable’ after EMP: "WASHINGTON – Congress today was told that the Department of Homeland Security hasn’t identified an electromagnetic pulse, or EMP, event as a serious national security threat to the nation’s grid system even though testimony revealed it could making living in the United States “unsustainable” for 70 to 90 percent of the population."

7.6 Costa Rican earthquake did not relieve fault pressure: expect another one equal or greater, scientists warn

The Extinction Protocol: 2012 and beyond | 2012 and Earthchanges News events: "September 12, 2012 – COSTA RICA - After a series of analyses conducted in the northwestern province of Guanacaste, experts from the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (Ovsicori) reported Tuesday that another quake of equal or greater magnitude could occur in Nicoya Peninsula, but predicting when it would happen is “impossible.” "

The Vicar's Lamp: Victims & Visions of the Corn Demon

The Vicar's Lamp: Victims & Visions of the Corn Demon: "A sinewy man in his 60s - hale and browned from the sun and dusty from the road - walks alongside the edge of a fallow field. He carries a gas can - the old type, metal and dome-shaped, the kind with a thin rubber spout. There is a dry and chill breeze, and his coat is not enough for this time of year. A light dusting of snow is falling, and the sun is lowering. Dusk comes early in an Iowa February, and the tough old farmer wants to find help before dark."

U.S. ambassador to Libya killed in Benghazi attack

U.S. ambassador to Libya killed in Benghazi attack | Reuters: "(Reuters) - The U.S. ambassador to Libya and three other embassy staff were killed in a rocket attack on their car, a Libyan official said, as they were rushed from a consular building stormed by militants denouncing a U.S.-made film insulting the Prophet Mohammad."

The Pentagon Doesn't Trust Its Own Robots

The Pentagon Doesn't Trust Its Own Robots | Danger Room | Wired.com: "The Pentagon’s science advisers want military robots to operate with far greater autonomy than they do today. Only one problem: There’s a cloud of distrust and misunderstanding hovering over the robots that the Pentagon already has."

A whole 3D world in your living room: Microsoft files patent to bring Star Trek's 'Holodeck' to future Xbox consoles

A whole 3D world in your living room: Microsoft files patent to bring Star Trek's 'Holodeck' to future Xbox consoles | Mail Online: "Microsoft's team of researchers is looking to transform your living room into a futuristic Star Trek-style 'Holodeck'. In these images, revealed by a patent application published last month, Microsoft unveiled its vision for its future game consoles - but instead of watching the action through a typical computer monitor or TV, your walls come alive with the action."

Dark energy mystery solved? Researchers claim they are 99.996% sure it is real

Dark energy mystery solved? Researchers claim they are 99.996% sure it is real | Mail Online: "Dark energy, the mysterious cosmic force thought to be the fuel behind the accelerating expansion of the universe, is real, according to an Anglo-German team of astronomers."

Perfectly preserved 'living' woolly mammoth cells found in Siberia raises hopes the extinct animal could be cloned

Perfectly preserved 'living' woolly mammoth cells found in Siberia raises hopes the extinct animal could be cloned | Mail Online: "Perfectly preserved cells from a woolly mammoth have been found in Siberia, bringing closer the prospect of a cloned comeback for the iconic tusked creature.



An international team of researchers discovered the unique material in a permafrost mammoth graveyard in remote Yakutia, in the east of Russia.

The find last month includes 'soft, fatty tissue, hair, bone marrow of the mammoth', said the Semyon Grigoryev, Director of the Mammoth Museum at the North-Eastern Federal University in Yakutsk, who led the expedition."

Sea Creature Unchanged for 500 Million Years

Sea Creature Unchanged for 500 Million Years : Discovery News: "Humans tend to think that change means progress, always leading to something better, but tiny sea creatures known as rhabdopleurids prove that staying the course can sometimes be even more successful."

When Black Holes Feast on Screaming Stars

When Black Holes Feast on Screaming Stars : Discovery News: "We don't normally think of black holes as erupting -- they have more of a reputation for gobbling up anything that crosses the event horizon in the popular imagination. But they do give off gamma-ray bursts sometimes."

Fade to Brown: The Curious History of a Famous Phantom Photo

Fade to Brown: The Curious History of a Famous Phantom Photo | Mysterious Universe: "Is it possible to see spirits of the deceased? It has long been claimed, after all, that a disembodied spirit–a ghost, in essence–can manifest as an apparition that moves about largely unnoticed, save only for when it becomes visible and frightens any nearby onlookers who happen to catch a glimpse.



Of course, one can only guess by what means by which such an apparition might become a tangible form and materialize in this way. On the other hand, for many, those things which the eye cannot see may become visible using other method; primarily this would entail the use of sophisticated technology that enhances one’s natural ability to perceive worlds beyond."

The Student Loan Debt Bubble Is Creating Millions Of Modern Day Serfs

The Student Loan Debt Bubble Is Creating Millions Of Modern Day Serfs: "Every single year, millions of young adults head off to colleges and universities all over America full of hopes and dreams.  But what most of those fresh-faced youngsters do not realize is that by taking on student loan debt they are signing up for a life of debt slavery."

What is the future of computers?

What is the future of computers? | MNN - Mother Nature Network: "Computers are obsolete within a year. But will computers, as they become more powerful, make humans obsolete?"

Long Beach CA Police Dept. Capture UFO Video Footage

Chemical threat is back. Hizballah, Israel close to clash

Chemical threat is back. Hizballah, Israel close to clash: "The first US-Turkish backed steps for creating safe havens in Syria and possible strategic bombardment of the Syrian army have brought the Middle East close to two dangerous junctures: The Syrian army’s use of chemical weapons, and an outbreak of hostilities between Hizballah and Israel, DEBKAfile’s military sources report."

You must look within: Scientists boost odds of finding alien life by hunting for planets containing vast underground reservoirs

You must look within: Scientists boost odds of finding alien life by hunting for planets containing vast underground reservoirs | Mail Online: "As the search for signs of life on Mars gathers pace, scientists may soon be able to turn their focus on a whole new group of planets."

How Swine Flu Can Become Pandemic

How Swine Flu Can Become Pandemic : Discovery News: "Scientists learn how a random mutation could transform the virus into an infecting machine."

Psychics, Spies and Animals

Psychics, Spies and Animals | Mysterious Universe: "The Defense Intelligence Agency was created in 1961 by United States Defense Secretary Robert McNamara and brought together the military intelligence branches of the US Army, Navy and Air Force. Currently, the DIA satisfies the foreign intelligence and counter-intelligence requirements of the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, various components of the Department of Defense and provides the military intelligence contribution to national intelligence. In other words, the DIA is a highly respected and vital component of the US Government and the Intelligence world. And, it has crossed paths with some decidedly weird and paranormal matters in its time…"

Army Wants Tiny Suicidal Drone to Kill From 6 Miles Away

Army Wants Tiny Suicidal Drone to Kill From 6 Miles Away | Danger Room | Wired.com: "Killer drones just keep getting smaller. The Army wants to know how prepared its defense-industry partners are to build what it calls a “Lethal Miniature Aerial Munition System.” It’s for when the Army needs someone dead from up to six miles away in 30 minutes or less."