Making Way for the Nephilim: Marin Environmentalist Claims Recreating Extinct Species Is Possible

Marin Environmentalist Claims Recreating Extinct Species Is Possible « CBS San Francisco: "LONG BEACH (CBS SF) – Speaking from the prestigious TED Conference in Long Beach Wednesday, Sausalito activist Stewart Brand said scientists are developing the ability to reassemble an extinct animal’s genome, and even recreate the animal itself."

Brain cells can outlive the body

Brain cells can outlive the body: "Brain cells can live at least twice as long as the organisms in which they reside, according to new research."

Monsters, Inc.? New software lets scientists program life

Monsters, Inc.? New software lets scientists program life: "Biochemical engineers can now download a piece of software and, with a few simple clicks, assemble the DNA for new life forms through their laptops.



“With the proper computer tools, biologists can write their own genetic code -- and then turn that code into life,” said biochemist Omri Amirav-Drory, who founded Genome Compiler Corp., the company that built the software."

Two Rats Communicate Brain to Brain

Two Rats Communicate Brain to Brain : Discovery News: "It's not quite telepathy, but it's the closest anyone has ever come to getting a mammal to read another mammal's mind.



A research team led by neurobiologist Miguel Nicolelis of Duke University has wired together the brains of two rats, allowing them transmit information between each other and cooperate."

Two Latest GE-Related Health Threats: 'Monster Salmon,' and Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria from GE Experiments Found in Chinese Waterways

Two Latest GE-Related Health Threats: "The first-ever study to address GE crop-related pollution of waterways discovered that Chinese rivers are contaminated with antibiotic-resistant genes from genetic engineering experiments, which (again) may have unforeseen repercussions for human health."

China Launches New Stealth Frigate

China Launches New Stealth Frigate | Zero Hedge: "China has been busy reverse engineering military equipment again, this time of the maritime variety, as it launches its first stealth frigate. Supposedly this will make incidents such as this month's "radar lock" tension over the Senkaku islands a thing of the past, as by the time Chinese boats want to be seen, they will be visible with the naked eye."

Transhumanists Want to be Gods

Transhumanists Want to be Gods - By Wesley J. Smith - Human Exceptionalism - National Review Online: "Transhumanism is a collective of (mostly) naked materialists who hope science and technology will replace the deeper meaning they lost by rejecting metaphysical beliefs. Transhumanists harbor futuristic dreams of making themselves immortal and possessing what would now be thought of as superpowers through technological recreation."

New report details al-Qaida membership in the US

New report details al-Qaida membership in the US | JPost | Israel News: "New York seen as a terror group hub; majority of members under age 30, have US citizenship, well-educated, employed."

Famed SETI astronomer retiring, says discovery of alien life ‘very close’

Famed SETI astronomer retiring, says discovery of alien life ‘very close’: "“Everybody who is working in the field of exoplanet detection can almost taste it,” said Ms. Tarter, who was the inspiration for Jodie Foster’s character in the sci-fi film Contact. “We’re very close. We’re going to have a rocky planet the size of the Earth, at a distance from a star that’s like the sun, where liquid water is plausible on the surface. When we can point up to the star and say: ‘Right there is another Earth,’ I think that inevitably the next question is going to be, does anybody live there, and can we get there? And I think that will make this even more tangible for people.”"

Exo-Vaticana: The Year of Three Popes & UFOs Over the Vatican

Exo-Vaticana: The Year of Three Popes & UFOs Over the Vatican — Logos Apologia: "Within the midst of the doomed Pope John Paul I’s brief pontificate, numerous cigar-, disc-, and triangular-shaped craft were seen haunting the skies across Italy by people from all walks of life, including Vatican officials."

Beast on the Move: The Chupacabras Returns

Inexplicata-The Journal of Hispanic Ufology: Beast on the Move: The Chupacabras Returns: "The Puerto Rican media approached the subject of the paranormal predator again in 2012, when reporter Yaritza Santiago wrote an article for El Nuevo Dia about the entity’s return to the scene, this time in the island municipality of Vieques. “A strange wild animal prowls the verdant fields and communities of this island municipality. This is the only way to explain the discovery of dead horses, hens and rabbits in situations that terrified Viequenses have ascribed to a panther that allegedly escaped from an American tourist’s possession. Others say it is a jaguar; still others speak of the return of the Chupacabras, whose existence they do not question for a second.”"

11 Emerging Scientific Fields That Everyone Should Know About

11 Emerging Scientific Fields That Everyone Should Know About: "There was a time when science could be broken down into neat-and-tidy disciplines — straightforward things like biology, chemistry, physics, and astronomy. But as science advances, these fields are becoming increasingly specialized and interdisciplinary, leading to entirely new avenues of inquiry. Here are 11 emerging scientific fields you should know about:"

The £100 'Jedi wristband' that lets you control a computer and even fly a drone - all with a flick of the wrist

The £100 'Jedi wristband' that lets you control a computer and even fly a drone - all with a flick of the wrist | Mail Online: "A 'Jedi wristband' which can control anything from computers and video games to military drones and even your lights with a flick of the wrist is set to go on sale."

The 'Death Star' space laser powerful enough to create an artificial star in the sky

The 'Death Star' space laser powerful enough to create an artificial star in the sky | Mail Online: "It looks uncannily like a weapon you would expect to find on Darth Vader's Death Star - and is so powerful it can create an artificial star.



However, rather than being operated by Stormtroopers, the laser is used to help astronomers tune a giant telescope in the Chilean desert. Called Parla, it is used to generate an artificial star about 90 kilometres up in the atmosphere."

Pope says Vatileaks probe will stay secret, adding intrigue to final days

Pope says Vatileaks probe will stay secret, adding intrigue to final days - World News: "A potentially explosive report into embarrassing leaks from the Vatican will be seen by only two people — Pope Benedict XVI and the man who succeeds him."

How to Measure the Power of Alien Civilizations Using the Kardashev Scale

How to Measure the Power of Alien Civilizations Using the Kardashev Scale: "We have yet to make contact with an extraterrestrial civilization. If they're out there — and surely they must be — we haven't the foggiest idea what they might be like. Or do we?



Given what we know about the universe and our own civilization, we should be able to make some educated guesses. And in fact, several decades ago, a Russian astrophysicist came up with a classification system to describe hypothetical aliens. Here's how the Kardashev Scale works."

Finally, Tattoos That Let You Control Objects with Your Mind

Finally, Tattoos That Let You Control Objects with Your Mind | TIME.com: "Science hasn’t been easy on the paranormal, routinely deflating fantastic claims by hucksters purporting psychic abilities. So wouldn’t it be ironic if scientists were on the verge of making paranormal-like abilities a reality?"

X-Files of Soviet Defense Ministry exposed

X-Files of Soviet Defense Ministry exposed "In Soviet times, the Ministry of Defense was working on a secret project aimed at creating a superhuman with paranormal abilities. Under this project, a group of scientists managed to get in touch with a foreign civilization. The head of this top-secret project shared some details with reporters for the first time."

The Coming Water Wars

The Coming Water Wars - Casey Research: "That old axiom that the earth is 75% water... not quite. In reality, water constitutes only 0.07% of the earth by mass, or 0.4% by volume."

City Wants Power to “Disarm Individuals” During Crisis

City Wants Power to “Disarm Individuals” During Crisis - BlackListedNews.com: "Guntersville (Ala.) Mayor Leigh Dollar is working with city officials to pass an ordinance that would give police the power to “disarm individuals” during a disaster, a chilling example of how the second amendment is being assaulted via the back door."

Rise of the machines? New steps toward bionic humans

Rise of the machines? New steps toward bionic humans: "Robots made of programmable living tissues … sound like fiction straight out of Battlestar Galactica? New research could pave the way to machines built from biological materials -- and it could rebuild a broken human heart.




The team developing the technology, led by Ali Khademhosseini, an associate professor at Harvard-MIT's Division of Health Sciences and Technology, published their findings in the journal ACS Nano. Their invention: bionic tissue, a hybrid material composed of cardiac cells, gel and carbon nanotubes."

Vampire Bats Suck Blood of Baby Penguins

Vampire Bats Suck Blood of Baby Penguins : Discovery News: "Researchers have for the first time captured footage of vampire bats attacking Humboldt penguin chicks. As the bat’s name suggests, the predators bite right into their victims and gulp down blood."

Resignations, Alleged Sex Scandals Shake Vatican

Resignations, Alleged Sex Scandals Shake Vatican : Discovery News: "Unprecedented resignations and alleged sex scandals are shaking the Vatican. Scottish Cardinal Keith O’Brien, Britain’s highest-ranking Roman Catholic cleric, confirmed today his resignation as archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh, saying he would not attend the conclave."

Myths of the Space Age: A Belated Skeptical Book Review

Myths of the Space Age: A Belated Skeptical Book Review | Mysterious Universe: "There was a time, many decades ago, at which the UFO enigma was generally taken more seriously, and treated less like a mere subject of interest to a popular audience. This was due mostly to the fact that the presence of such technology, despite the fact that agencies like the U.S. Air Force often worked to conceal whether certain aspects of the ongoing mystery were ever revealed to the public, nonetheless represented something that could present national security risks in the Americas.



In turn, these same existential threats would have had to be applied on a worldwide scale, if the UFO phenomenon had ever proven, conclusively, to be anything but a secret terrestrial technology being employed by various superpowers here on Earth. However, as the history of ufology has shown over time, no definite proof of an extraterrestrial component to the UFO enigma has ever surfaced, despite there being some evidence to support this as a theory."

Former Obama press secretary says he was told to deny existence of deadly drone program

Former Obama press secretary says he was told to deny existence of deadly drone program | End the Lie – Independent News: "Former White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said that he was told to deny the very existence of the Obama administration’s drone program that has killed untold numbers of civilians in Pakistan, Yemen and elsewhere."

Mexican Farmers Protest The Entrance of GMO Corn

Mexican Farmers Protest The Entrance of GMO Corn: "Thousands across Mexico demand their government reject permits for GMO Corn while Monsanto defends their patent on life in U.S. Supreme Court"

Could a Comet Hit Mars in 2014?

Could a Comet Hit Mars in 2014? : Discovery News: "A recently discovered comet will make an uncomfortably-close planetary flyby next year — but this time it’s not Earth that’s in the cosmic crosshairs."

Retired McGill University professor convinced that aliens exist

Retired McGill University professor convinced that aliens exist | Canada | News | National Post: "Retired Montreal psychology professor Don Crosbie Donderi is convinced extraterrestrial life exists. The educator, who spent 47 years at McGill University, including as associate dean of the faculty of graduate studies and research — applies his insights into psychology to a book: UFOs, ETs, and Alien Abductions, a Scientist looks at the Evidence. It will be published in May."

Massive green 'fireball' blazes across California sky in yet another meteor shower

Massive green 'fireball' blazes across California sky in yet another meteor shower | Mail Online: "Hundreds of Californians reported seeing a bright light streak across the sky late Thursday in what officials believe was a meteor shower.



Several witnesses described the 10:35 p.m. sighting as a 'green fireball,' while others said it appeared white and some even said they saw streaks of blue."

Gods of the Hunt: Legends of Mysterious Slant-Eyed Giants

Gods of the Hunt: Legends of Mysterious Slant-Eyed Giants | Mysterious Universe: "Traveling west out of Asheville, North Carolina and crossing the border into Jackson County, one can trace the Caney Fork River along toward the little Tuckasegee community, following NC Highway 107 heading out of the nearby campus town of Cullowhee. There, off a gravel road running between two pastures, is one of the most underrated–and often overlooked–wonders anywhere in the Eastern United States."

After Fukushima: families on the edge of meltdown

After Fukushima: families on the edge of meltdown | Environment | The Observer: "Two years after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, a new phenomenon is on the rise: atomic divorce. Abigail Haworth reports on the unbearable pressures and prejudices being faced by those caught in the radiation zone"

Secret Space Plane, U.S. Air Force's Robotic X-37B, Continues Mysterious Mission

Secret Space Plane, U.S. Air Force's Robotic X-37B, Continues Mysterious Mission: "The U.S. Air Force's mysterious X-37B space plane is quietly chalking up mileage in space more than two months after its latest launch into orbit.



The robotic X-37B space plane soared into orbit atop an Atlas 5 rocket from Florida's Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Dec. 11. The mini-shuttle's mission is known as Orbital Test Vehicle-3 (OTV-3), since it is the third classified mission under the Air Force's X-37B program.

How long OTV-3 will remain in Earth orbit is unknown. The hush-hush space plane mission is officially on Air Force space tracking books as USA-240."

Are you in danger of spontaneously combusting?

Are you in danger of spontaneously combusting? The risk factors according to a 1799 physician: "Modern scientists are still investigating what might be behind reports of alleged spontaneous human combustion, but by the end of the 18th century, reports of humans suddenly going up in flames were pervasive enough that physicians compiled supposed risk factors for the phenomenon."

Lair of the Beasts: Monstrous Expeditions

Lair of the Beasts: Monstrous Expeditions - Mania.com: "Now and again I get asked something along the lines of: “What strange creature, which you haven’t yet searched for, would you like to chase down?” Well, it’s a good question. The world is a very big place and there are a lot of weird beasts out there."

Long-lost continent found under the Indian Ocean

Long-lost continent found under the Indian Ocean : Nature News & Comment: "The drowned remnants of an ancient microcontinent may lie scattered beneath the waters between Madagascar and India, a new study suggests."

Loch Ness monster hunt continues 80 years on

Loch Ness monster hunt continues 80 years on - Heritage - Scotsman.com: "The legend of the loch may be 80 years old, but this unseen octogenarian still has a monster following"

Bigfoot sighting along Neches River

Bigfoot sighting along Neches River? » Local News » PAnews.com, Port Arthur, Texas: "PORT NECHES — Chill bumps rise on David Arceneaux’s arms as he looked across Block Bayou at a line of trees about 100 yards away."

The Great Collapse: crust weakening, slipping, and collapsing across the planet

The Great Collapse: crust weakening, slipping, and collapsing across the planet | The Extinction Protocol: 2012 and beyond: "February 23, 2013 – Geological event rips road in Arizona: A 150-foot section of U.S. 89 south of Page that buckled and sunk four feet Wednesday might have been caused by a “geologic event,” according to the Arizona Department of Transportation."

FBI probe of defense tech allegedly leaked from NASA stonewalled

FBI probe of defense tech allegedly leaked from NASA stonewalled, sources say | Fox News: "A four-year FBI investigation into the transfer of classified weapons technology to China and other countries from NASA’s Ames Research Center is being stonewalled by government officials"

Higgs Boson calculations add up to new Armageddon scenario

Higgs Boson calculations add up to new Armageddon scenario | Cutting Edge - CNET News: "A Fermilab theoretical physicist suggests that qualities of the "God particle" show an "alternate" universe could easily "spread out and destroy us.""

How Obama's Brain Activity Map Could Be Mind Control

How Obama's Brain Activity Map Could Be Mind Control - Obama Brain Control Map Project Announcement - Esquire: "President Obama's proposed Brain Activity Map Project could lead to cures for Alzheimer's, autism, and schizophrenia. But members of Congress should read the fine print when the $3 billion proposal hits their desks next month — because the project might also provide the first viable means of remotely controlling the human mind."

Papal resignation linked to inquiry into 'Vatican gay officials', says paper

Papal resignation linked to inquiry into 'Vatican gay officials', says paper | World news | The Guardian: "Pope's staff decline to confirm or deny La Repubblica claims linking 'Vatileaks' affair and discovery of 'blackmailed gay clergy'"

North Korea warns U.S. forces of destruction ahead of war drills

North Korea warns U.S. forces of destruction ahead of war drills | Reuters: "(Reuters) - North Korea on Sunday warned the top U.S. military commander stationed in South Korea that his forces would "meet a miserable destruction" if they go ahead with scheduled military drills with South Korean troops, North Korean state media said."

How Ancient Egypt's first synthetic pigment could be set to enjoy a renaissance as a high-tech nanomaterial

How Ancient Egypt's first synthetic pigment could be set to enjoy a renaissance as a high-tech nanomaterial | Mail Online: "An ancient bright blue pigment first used 5,000 years ago is giving modern scientists clues toward the development of new nanomaterials that could be the basis for futuristic gadgets."

Body Suit Gives You Real-Life 'Spidey Sense'

Body Suit Gives You Real-Life 'Spidey Sense' : Discovery News: "When it comes to recreating Spider-Man’s superpowers, those silly string-blasting, wrist-mounted “web shooter” toys are mere child’s play, at least compared to what Victor Mateevitsi has up his sleeve."

Maybes in Black: The Influence of “MIB Culture”

Maybes in Black: The Influence of “MIB Culture” | Mysterious Universe: "After the initial stirring media reports of “flying saucers” began to claim the attention of postwar America, it wasn’t long before sci-fi and aviation enthusiasts, as well as journalists and the generally curious, began forming clubs and organizations aimed at “cracking” the saucer mystery."

USDA Received Pathogen Warning BEFORE Deregulating GM Alfalfa

Activist Post: USDA Received Pathogen Warning BEFORE Deregulating GM Alfalfa: "Unidentified viral-fungal-like pathogen crosses into multiple kingdoms: Plant & Animal/Human. Rarely, if ever, seen in nature before."

Scorecard: How Many Rights Have Americans REALLY Lost?

Scorecard: How Many Rights Have Americans REALLY Lost? | Washington's Blog: "This post explains the liberties guaranteed in the Bill of Rights – the first 10 amendments to the United States Constitution – and provides a scorecard on the extent of the loss of each right."

Thousands May Have Been Exposed To Deadly TB Epidemic Downtown

Thousands May Have Been Exposed To Deadly TB Epidemic Downtown « CBS Los Angeles: "LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — The feds are descending on downtown Los Angeles to combat a dangerous outbreak of a drug-resistant strain of tuberculosis."

Temporary tattoos could make ‘electronic telepathy,’ ‘telekinesis’ possible

Temporary tattoos could make ‘electronic telepathy,’ ‘telekinesis’ possible | KurzweilAI: "Temporary electronic tattoos could soon help people fly drones with only thought and talk seemingly telepathically without speech over smartphones"

7 Obscure, Remote and Super-Geeky Military Bases

7 Obscure, Remote and Super-Geeky Military Bases | Danger Room | Wired.com: "The military doesn't always pick prime real estate for its bases. Often it prefers strange, far-flung and obscure parts of the world — particularly when it comes to its geekiest endeavors. Some are out-of-the-way test sites for the latest military and space technology. Others are far-flung spots of particular interest to scientists, in areas few could survive unshielded from the elements. Some are obscure because the Pentagon doesn't like to advertise what they do."

Top U.S. Scientists Call for Draconian UN Social Engineering - erecting an "Eco-Dictatorship" under UN rule

Top U.S. Scientists Call for Draconian UN Social Engineering: "A controversial peer-reviewed paper set to be published next month, authored by a dozen prominent scientists and other experts, is coming under heavy criticism, primarily for calling on policymakers to adopt draconian measures to change social norms and values through coercion — essentially mass social engineering under the guise of environmentalism, whether the public wants it or not. The dubious plan outlined by the academics, however, is already being blasted by analysts as a scheme to erect an “eco-dictatorship under United Nations rule.” "

Immigration Reform Could Lead to Biometric IDs

Immigration Reform Could Lead to Biometric IDs -- Daily Intelligencer: "Immigration reform is already a contentious issue, and now lawmakers drafting the legislation are considering a measure that could rile privacy advocates and anyone who's watched a few dystopian sci-fi films."

Parents' fury as TSA 'detains' their wheelchair-bound daughter, 3, as they're trying to fly to Disney World for family vacation

Parents' fury as TSA 'detains' their wheelchair-bound daughter, 3, as they're trying to fly to Disney World for family vacation | Mail Online: "The parents of a toddler with spinal bifida are outraged after TSA officials forced their daughter to undergo a series of additional security measures ahead of their flight to Disney World."

Growing ears from human cells in the lab: Bioengineers use 3D printing to make first prosthetics that look and act like real ones

Growing ears from human cells in the lab: Bioengineers use 3D printing to make first prosthetics that look and act like real ones | Mail Online: "Bioengineers have used 3D printing to achieve a breakthrough in prosthesis by creating the first artificial ears that look and act like real ones.



A new study by researchers at Cornell University, New York, shows how prosthetic ears almost indistinguishable from natural ones can be 3D printed using gels made of living cells. Not only that, but over a three-month period these flexible, artificial ears grew even their own cartilage to replace the collagen used to mould them."

'A furtive pick of the nose, and a quick text after...': The terrifying pictures which show the bacteria lurking on your mobile

'A furtive pick of the nose, and a quick text after...': The terrifying pictures which show the bacteria lurking on your mobile | Mail Online: "These pictures show the hidden life on your phone – the bacteria that lurk on your mobile. Long after we’ve swiped and tapped our smart phones, or sent and received texts, our devices retain a biological history of our actions.



Students studying bacteriology at the University of Surrey imprinted their mobile phones on to Petri dishes to see what they might carry."

Top 20 Reasons We're Not as Powerful as We Think

Top 20 Reasons We're Not as Powerful as We Think : Discovery News: "Though it may happen only once up to every 100 years, as estimated by the European Space Agency (ESA), the meteor airburst that generated a huge shock wave over the Russian city of Chelyabinsk last week served as an unexpected and explosive reminder of how little control humans have when it comes to our world and our universe."

Flowers Communicate With Electricity

Flowers Communicate With Electricity : Discovery News: "Flowers may be silent, but scientists have just discovered that electric fields allow them to communicate with bumblebees and possibly other species, including humans."

Giant sunspot that's SIX TIMES the diameter of Earth has formed in less than 48 hours - and could lead to solar flares

Giant sunspot that's SIX TIMES the diameter of Earth has formed in less than 48 hours - and could lead to solar flares | Mail Online: "A giant sunspot that is at least six times the diameter of Earth has formed on the Sun in less than 48 hours, Nasa has announced."

UFOs, Clouds and Secret Experiments

UFOs, Clouds and Secret Experiments | Mysterious Universe: "If there is one thing more than any other that I like about the Flying Saucer era of the late 1940s and the early to mid 1950s, it’s the sheer wacky nature of some of the stories that surfaced during that long gone time. Indeed, they are of a caliber (and sometimes of a lack of caliber!) that we just don’t see today. The following is a classic example, and which, just maybe, does indeed have a degree,  or nugget, of truth to it. Who knows?



It’s a very strange story that I suspect most people within Ufology will never even have heard of. But, it’s undeniably fascinating, and filled with tales of the FBI, clandestine sources and informants, Soviet secrets, mysterious “controlled clouds,” dead worms (yes, really) and much more. I have been delving into it for quite some time now, but have gone about just as far as I can – unless, that is, anyone reading this knows more…"

40% of Americans Now Make Less Than 1968 Minimum Wage

40% of Americans Now Make Less Than 1968 Minimum Wage | The Contributor: "You may have seen charts like the one to the right from the Economic Policy Institute, showing how working people’s wages stopped going up along with productivity gains."

Why We're Obsessed with the Zombie Apocalypse

Why We're Obsessed with the Zombie Apocalypse | LiveScience: "They've terrorized a shopping mall in "Dawn of the Dead," been folded into classic literature, and even crashed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website."

Researchers Develop ‘Zombie’ Cells That Can Increase Performance After Death

Researchers Develop ‘Zombie’ Cells That Can Increase Performance After Death « CBS Las Vegas: "Albuquerque, N.M. (CBS LAS VEGAS) – Researchers have developed mammalian “zombie” cells that can actually function more effectively after dying."

College Hosts Sex, Masturbation Tutorial – Inside A Church

College Hosts Sex, Masturbation Tutorial – Inside A Church: "MEADVILLE – Allegheny College’s Ford Memorial Chapel was transformed into a boudoir of sorts Wednesday night, as professional sex educators advised students in attendance how best to touch themselves and their partners to reach orgasm in what was billed as an educational seminar."

College Degree Required by Increasing Number of Companies

College Degree Required by Increasing Number of Companies - NYTimes.com: "ATLANTA —The college degree is becoming the new high school diploma: the new minimum requirement, albeit an expensive one, for getting even the lowest-level job."

Bird invasion brings real-life horror to Kentucky city

Bird invasion brings real-life horror to Kentucky city | Reuters: "(Reuters) - Millions of birds have descended on a small Kentucky city this winter, fouling the landscape, scaring pets and raising the risk for disease in a real-life version of Alfred Hitchcock's horror film, "The Birds.""

The U.S. has to get used to extreme weather warn scientists

The U.S. has to get used to extreme weather warn scientists: "Boston - Scientists meeting at this week’s annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Boston have warned that extreme weather events like Hurricane Sandy and the Texas drought are here to stay."

Designing Life: Should Babies Be Genetically Engineered?

Designing Life: Should Babies Be Genetically Engineered? | Designer Babies | LiveScience: "NEW YORK — The increasing power and accessibility of genetic technology may one day give parents the option of modifying their unborn children, in order to spare offspring from disease or, conceivably, make them tall, well muscled, intelligent or otherwise blessed with desirable traits."

Predictable Evolution? --Identical Mutations in Seperate Populations Found Over 1,000 Generations

Predictable Evolution? --Identical Mutations in Seperate Populations Found Over 1,000 Generations: "Understanding how and why diversification occurs is important for understanding why there are so many species on Earth. In a new study published on 19 February in the open access journal PLOS Biology, researchers show that similar—or even identical—mutations can occur during diversification in completely separate populations of E. coli evolving in different environments over more than 1000 generations. Evolution, therefore, can be surprisingly predictable."

Google's electronic eyewear gets 'OK Glass' voice commands

Google's electronic eyewear gets 'OK Glass' voice commands | Mobile - CNET News: "Hoping to carve out a new type of personal computing, Google shows off how to use its computerized eyewear to search, navigate, chat, and take photos."

Sheriff: Man Who Died In Fire May Have Spontaneously Combusted

Sheriff: Man Who Died In Fire May Have Spontaneously Combusted « CBS Houston: "SALLISAW, Okla. (CBS Houston/AP) — Sequoyah County authorities say a man who died in a fire at his home may have spontaneously combusted."

How a microchip inserted into the eyes of nine blind people suffering from a degenerative disease helped them to see again

How a microchip inserted into the eyes of nine blind people suffering from a degenerative disease helped them to see again | Mail Online: "A microchip developed by scientists has restored the sight of nine blind people suffering from a  degenerative disease after it was inserted into their eyes.



Once positioned at the rear of the eyeball, the implant restored functional vision to the patients born with the hereditary condition retinitis pigmentosa (RP)."

Russian meteorite 1,000 times bigger than originally thought

Russian meteorite 1,000 times bigger than originally thought: "It turns out the meteor that landed in Russia last week was a bit bigger than the 10 tons first reported. About 1,000 times bigger."

Future science: Using 3D worlds to visualize data

Future science: Using 3D worlds to visualize data: "CHICAGO –  Take a walk through a human brain? Fly over the surface of Mars? Computer scientists at the University of Illinois at Chicago are pushing science fiction closer to reality with a wraparound virtual world where a researcher wearing 3D glasses can do all that and more."

Most Amazing Medical Breakthroughs

Most Amazing Medical Breakthroughs : Discovery News: "Recent medical innovations seem so futuristic that some would call them miracles. From paralyzed patients controlling robotic arms to researchers who grow new body parts, the medical world is fast changing. In the past five years, the number of new inventions in medical information technology has tripled, according to Chris Coburn, executive director of Cleveland Clinic Innovations. What’s next on the horizon? New technologies could broaden the definition of traditional medical settings."

Men In Black and a Warning From the Shadows

Men In Black and a Warning From the Shadows | Mysterious Universe: "When 20-year-old Walter woke, the red, glowing lights of his bedside alarm clock read 88:88. He quickly saw the clock wasn’t the only thing wrong in his room. “Standing above it was a man-sized black shadow with glowing red eyes,” Walter said. “I looked right at him, and was more confused then anything.”"

The 'robocop' headset that lets police see round corners

The 'robocop' headset that lets police see round corners (and they've even beaten Google to release it) | Mail Online: "A headset computer promises to give police officers and other emergency services Robocop-like abilities.



The Golden-i device, similar to the Glass project being developed by Google, offers the ability to see through walls thanks to infrared technology. It is operated by voice commands and head movements and allows the wearer to access vital information without using their hands."

U.S. Air Force developing terrifying swarms of tiny unmanned drones that can hover, crawl and even kill targets

U.S. Air Force developing terrifying swarms of tiny unmanned drones that can hover, crawl and even kill targets | Mail Online: "The U.S. Air Force is developing tiny unmanned drones that will fly in swarms, hover like bees, crawl like spiders and even sneak up on unsuspecting targets and execute them with lethal precision.



The Air Vehicles Directorate, a research arm of the Air Force, has released a computer-animated video outlining the the future capabilities of Micro Air Vehicles (MAVs). The project promises to revolutionize war by down-sizing the combatants."

Poisoned by every day life: Landmark study warns gender bending chemicals in your home, food and car ARE linked to a huge range of diseases

Poisoned by every day life: Landmark study warns gender bending chemicals in your home, food and car ARE linked to a huge range of diseases | Mail Online: "Chemicals found in every home may cause breast cancer, asthma, infertility and birth defects, global health chiefs said yesterday."

Cosmos may be 'inherently unstable'

BBC News - Cosmos may be 'inherently unstable': "Scientists say they may be able to determine the eventual fate of the cosmos as they probe the properties of the Higgs boson.



A concept known as vacuum instability could result, billions of years from now, in a new universe opening up in the present one and replacing it."

US issues worldwide caution to its citizens of terror threats

US issues worldwide caution to its citizens of terror threats - The Times of India: "WASHINGTON: The United States has issued a worldwide travel alert to its citizens including in South Asia where it said terrorist outfits like al-Qaida, the Taliban and Lashkar-e-Taiba ( LeT) might harm them."

North Korea threatens South with final destruction

North Korea threatens South with final destruction | Reuters: "(Reuters) - North Korea threatened South Korea with "final destruction" during a debate at the United Nations Conference on Disarmament on Tuesday, saying it could take further steps after a nuclear test last week."

Is The Earth Cooking Up Another Super Volcano?

Is The Earth Cooking Up Another Super Volcano? | WBUR & NPR: "Every few million years or so, the Earth burps up a gargantuan volcano. These aren't like volcanoes in our lifetimes; these "super volcanoes" can erupt continuously for thousands of years. While they might be rare, you'd best look out when one hits."

The asteroid-busting lasers powered by the SUN that could soon protect Earth

The asteroid-busting lasers powered by the SUN that could soon protect Earth | Mail Online: "Sun-powered lasers could protect Earth from any more asteroids judged to be flying too close, a new study claims.



U.S. researchers have outlined a plan for solar powered space defences which could vaporise an asteroid as big as the one which flew past Earth on Friday night in 60 minutes. The same system could destroy asteroids 10 times larger in about a year, with evaporation starting at a distance as far away as the Sun, the researchers claim."

Has dark matter finally been found? Big news coming

Has dark matter finally been found? Big news coming: "BOSTON –  Big news in the search for dark matter may be coming in about two weeks, the leader of a space-based particle physics experiment said Sunday at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science."

Robot-Human Crosstraining Makes Better Partners

Robot-Human Crosstraining Makes Better Partners : Discovery News: "Humans and robots work better together if they can swap roles and learn from each other, a finding that may pave the way for the use of more robots on assembly lines, in space, on farms or in any kind of dangerous, dirty or boring operation."

How neuroscientists are hacking into brain waves to open new frontiers

How neuroscientists are hacking into brain waves to open new frontiers - BlackListedNews.com: "Neuroscientists are following through on the promise of artificially enhanced bodies by creating the ability to "feel" flashes of light in invisible wavelengths, or building an entire virtual body that can be controlled via brain waves."

New look at Apollo moon rocks reveals signs of 'native' water

New look at Apollo moon rocks reveals signs of 'native' water - latimes.com: "A new analysis of moon rocks suggests the moon's interior may have been damp, a challenge to theories about how it was formed."

Russia Meteor Was Largest in More Than a Century

Russia Meteor Was Largest in More Than a Century - WSJ.com: "The meteor that crashed to earth in Russia was about 55 feet in diameter, weighed around 10,000 tons and was made from a stony material, scientists said, making it the largest such object to hit the Earth in more than a century."

Misstep in gun bill could defeat the effort

Misstep in gun bill could defeat the effort | Local News | The Seattle Times: "Forget police drones flying over your house. How about police coming inside, once a year, to have a look around?"

Project Seeks to Build Map of Human Brain

Project Seeks to Build Map of Human Brain - NYTimes.com: "The Obama administration is planning a decade-long scientific effort to examine the workings of the human brain and build a comprehensive map of its activity, seeking to do for the brain what the Human Genome Project did for genetics."

Feds buying enough bullets for ’24-year war’

Feds buying enough bullets for ’24-year war’: "Federal, non-military agencies, noted radio host Mark Levin last week, have purchased enough ammunition recently to not only shoot every American five times, but also engage in a prolonged, domestic war."

Paranoid Movie Watches You Watch It And Changes To Your Liking

Paranoid Movie Watches You Watch It And Changes To Your Liking | Gizmodo Australia: "Many Worlds is a 15-minute short film that taps into — or at least attempts to tap into — the collective consciousness of a given audience by monitoring the heart rate, muscle tension, skin conductance and brain activity of four volunteer audience members. The movie then shows one of four endings based on how the crowd is responding."

Global Health Threat Seen in Overuse of Antibiotics on Chinese Pig Farms

Global Health Threat Seen in Overuse of Antibiotics on Chinese Pig Farms - NYTimes.com: "BEIJING — As Europe continues to recoil at the “horseburger” scandal, focusing minds on the risks in long food-production chains, a new study has found that high use of antibiotics in Chinese pig farms is producing antibiotic-resistant genes that pose “a potential worldwide human health risk.”"

MIT Wants Tomorrow's Soldiers to Talk Through Their Shirts

MIT Wants Tomorrow's Soldiers to Talk Through Their Shirts | Danger Room | Wired.com: "If a group of scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have their way, the soldier of the future mumbling into his jacket won’t be a crazy person. He’ll be using microscopic fibers woven into his uniform to communicate with his battle buddies and clear up some of the fog of war."

Is someone scanning the Earth? The mystery of the barcodes painted on the ground across the world

The mysterious barcodes painted on the ground across the world (which are actually used to calibrate airborne cameras) | Mail Online: "These mysterious QR code-like patterns are painted across dozens of locations in the U.S. Although they look rather similar to something you might be shown by an optician, they are not God's equivalent to an eye test. They are meant for another kind of all-seeing eye."

The world's first bionic hand that will allow patients to 'feel' sensations set to be transplanted onto a patient

The world's first bionic hand that will allow patients to 'feel' sensations set to be transplanted onto a patient | Mail Online: "A bionic hand which allows the recipient to feel ‘lifelike’ sensations is to be transplanted on to a patient’s arm for the first time.



Until now, artificial limbs have been able to pick up brain signals destined for the absent hand and translate them into movements, but they could not give sensory feedback."

Red Pills of the Week — February 16th

Red Pills of the Week — February 16th | Mysterious Universe: "Greetings, fellow Coppertops! This week our training session will show us zombie outbreaks & cyborg murders, flying squids & pyramids of fire. And as we assess the risk our civilization faces from space meteors, we’ll try to uncover the real reasons behind the Pope’s resignation."

Leading Geneticist: Human Intelligence is Slowly Declining

Leading Geneticist: Human Intelligence is Slowly Declining: "Would you be surprised to hear that the human race is slowly becoming dumber, and dumber? Despite our advancements over the last tens or even hundreds of years, some ‘experts’ believe that humans are losing cognitive capabilities and becoming more emotionally unstable."

Ancient mysteries unveiled at Peru’s 5,000-year-old Temple of Fire

Ancient mysteries unveiled at Peru’s 5,000-year-old Temple of Fire | The Raw Story: "The recent discovery of a ceremonial fireplace believed to be more than 5,000 years old sheds light on one of the oldest populated sites in the Americas."

Retail Apocalypse: Why Are Major Retail Chains All Over America Collapsing?

Retail Apocalypse: Why Are Major Retail Chains All Over America Collapsing? "If the economy is improving, then why are many of the largest retail chains in America closing hundreds of stores?  When I was growing up, Sears, J.C. Penney, Best Buy and RadioShack were all considered to be unstoppable retail powerhouses.  But now it is being projected that all of them will close hundreds of stores before the end of 2013.  Even Wal-Mart is running into problems.  A recent internal Wal-Mart memo that was leaked to Bloombergdescribed February sales as a “total disaster”."

Scientists create 'sixth sense' brain implant to detect infrared light

Scientists create 'sixth sense' brain implant to detect infrared light - Telegraph: "A brain implant which could allow humans to detect invisible infrared light has been developed by scientists in America."

Pentagon Inks Deal for Smartphone Tool That Scans Your Face, Eyes, Thumbs

Pentagon Inks Deal for Smartphone Tool That Scans Your Face, Eyes, Thumbs | Danger Room | Wired.com: "In a few years, the soldier, marine or special operator out on patrol might be able to record the facial features or iris signature of a suspicious person all from his or her smartphone — and at a distance, too."

UFO Circles World's Largest Oil Refinery

UFO Circles World's Largest Oil Refinery | Gather: "Indian officials are probing a UFO sighting over the Jamnagar oil refinery, the biggest facility of its kind in the world. The illuminated object was sighted twice this month, three days apart, and the government is so alarmed they've put the military on high alert."

Fireballs reported in skies above Cuba and California

Fireballs reported in skies above Cuba and California - Telegraph: "Fireballs have been reported above Cuba and California in the same week that a meteor streaked across the skies over Russia."

Bigfoot Is Real, And We Have DNA To Prove It: Researchers

Existence Of Bigfoot Depends On DNA Proof - Science News - redOrbit: "We thought the first evidence would emerge from some backyard video footage, or a smartphone photo, but the real proof of the existence of Bigfoot actually lies in the DNA.



A team of scientists has published the results of a five-year study of DNA samples from Sasquatch in the journal DeNovo Journal of Science."

Could the house of the future look like a spider's web? Out-there architects issue plan for 3D-printed home

Could the house of the future look like a spider's web? Out-there architects issue plan for 3D-printed home | Mail Online: "The house of the future could be built from plastic and look like a spider's web, if one group of conceptual architects have their way. London-based architecture collective Softkill Design have created this concept for the first 3D printed house, and say the first prototype could be built by this summer.



They are the latest entrants to a race to construct the first 3D printed home, which could revolutionise house building and even potentially solve the UK's housing crisis."

The hawks were wrong: Iraq is worse off now Saddam is gone – but at what cost?

The hawks were wrong: Iraq is worse off now Saddam is gone – but at what cost? - BlackListedNews.com: "The Iraq war was a strategic disaster – or, as the Tory minister Kenneth Clarke put it in a recent BBC radio discussion, “the most disas­trous foreign policy decision of my lifetime . . . worse than Suez”. The invasion and occupation of the country undermined the moral standing of the western powers; empowered Iran and its proxies; heightened the threat from al-Qaeda at home and abroad; and sent a clear signal to “rogue” regimes that the best (the only?) means of deterring a pre-emptive, US-led attack was to acquire weapons of mass destruction (see Korea, North)."

It’s the Interest, Stupid! Why Bankers Rule the World

It’s the Interest, Stupid! Why Bankers Rule the World | Global Research: "In the 2012 edition of Occupy Money released last week, Professor Margrit Kennedy writes that a stunning 35% to 40% of everything we buy goes to interest. This interest goes to bankers, financiers, and bondholders, who take a 35% to 40% cut of our GDP. That helps explain how wealth is systematically transferred from Main Street to Wall Street. The rich get progressively richer at the expense of the poor, not just because of “Wall Street greed” but because of the inexorable mathematics of our private banking system."

Myriad Genetics Wins Australia Bid to Patent Human Genes

Myriad Genetics Wins Australia Bid to Patent Human Genes - Bloomberg: "Myriad Genetics Inc., owner of patents for genes linked to cancer risks, won an Australian court ruling allowing it to patent isolated DNA, a first in the country, with the U.S. Supreme Court set to hear a similar case."

New police powers 'will curb Press freedom': Officers will be allowed to confiscate material from journalists

New police powers 'will curb Press freedom': Officers will be allowed to confiscate material from journalists | Mail Online: "Police are set to be given new powers to seize confidential material from journalists. In a worrying blow to Press freedom, the changes may also mean journalists will be forced to identify whistleblowers to the police."

Alien Infiltration vs. Mind Games

Alien Infiltration vs. Mind Games | Mysterious Universe: "When, in the mid-1980s, plans were formulated by the iron-fist regime of then-Prime Minister Thatcher to base nuclear “Cruise” missiles at strategic military bases in the British Isles, it provoked massive demonstrations on the part of the general public – and particularly at a military establishment called Greenham Common."

Russian Fireball Won't Be Last Surprise Asteroid Attack

Russian Fireball Won't Be Last Surprise Asteroid Attack | Meteors | Space.com: "The world will have to live with surprise asteroid attacks on the scale of Friday's Russian fireball, at least for a while."

North Korean Nukes Getting Bigger

North Korean Nukes Getting Bigger : Discovery News: "North Korea's nuclear bombs are getting a lot bigger, say civilian seismologists who have been calculating the energy of the rogue state's bomb tests using the same methods applied to measuring earthquakes."

Monster Black Holes Grow Surprisingly Fast

Monster Black Holes Grow Surprisingly Fast | LiveScience: "Giant black holes are famous for their appetites, but these matter-munching monsters are even greedier than scientists once thought, a new study suggests."

Why Almost Everyone in Russia Has a Dash Cam

Why Almost Everyone in Russia Has a Dash Cam | Autopia | Wired.com: "How is it possible that a dozen different motorists around the Russian city of Chelyabinsk were able to capture video of a massive meteor flying through the sky? Because almost everyone in Russia has a dash-mounted video camera in their car."

Has it finally happened? Bird Flu death in China sparks fear of human-transmitted H5N1 strain

Has it finally happened? Bird Flu death in China sparks fear of human-transmitted H5N1 strain | The Extinction Protocol: 2012 and beyond: "CHINA - A woman diagnosed with the H5N1 strain of the bird flu last week has died in southwest China."

» Russian Meteor Shower Linked to DA14 Asteroid?

Russian Meteor Shower Linked to DA14 Asteroid?: "Experts are pondering whether a meteorite shower which caused panic in Russia, injuring over 900 people, devastating buildings and wiping out the cell phone network, is linked to today’s fly-by of DA14, the “city killer” asteroid that NASA has assured will not hit the earth."

Stars trekking across the Universe: Ultra-fast suns found racing through the Milky Way at 2M miles per hour

Stars trekking across the Universe: Ultra-fast suns found racing through the Milky Way at 2M miles per hour | Mail Online: "Six stars with masses similar to our own Sun have been spotted hurtling through the Milky Way at phenomenal speeds of up to two million miles per hour, new research claims.



Astronomers say these 'hypervelocity stars' - the first of their kind to be discovered - could have been ejected from the supermassive black hole at our galaxy's centre."

Nephilim: 'Bigfoot DNA' Study Seeks Yeti Rights

'Bigfoot DNA' Study Seeks Yeti Rights : Discovery News: "A team of researchers led by Melba Ketchum, a Texas veterinarian, claims to have not only conclusively proven the existence of Bigfoot through genetic testing, but also that the mysterious monster is a half-human hybrid, the result of mating with modern human females about 15,000 years ago."

Missouri Democrats Introduce Legislation to Confiscate Firearms – Gives Gun Owners 90 Days to Turn in Weapons

Missouri Democrats Introduce Legislation to Confiscate Firearms – Gives Gun Owners 90 Days to Turn in Weapons | The Gateway Pundit: "Missouri Democrats introduced an anti-gun bill which would turn law-abiding firearm owners into criminals. They will have 90 days to turn in their guns if the legislation is passed."

Ghostbusters aboard decommissioned U.S. Navy ship say vessel is haunted... and they have 'proof'

Ghostbusters aboard decommissioned U.S. Navy ship say vessel is haunted... and they have 'proof' | Mail Online: "Paranormal investigators say they have proof that a U.S Navy aircraft carrier is haunted. The Californian ghostbusters, who call themselves the 'Chill Seekers', recorded a 12-minute video of their investigation last month aboard the USS Hornet, birthed in Alameda, California. The video appears to show spirit voices communicating with them and at one point telling them 'We are under attack' and to 'Get off the ship'."

Moment meteorite exploded in the sky above Russian town as doctors treat 500 people injured when sonic boom shattered windows

Moment meteorite exploded in the sky above Russian town as doctors treat 500 people injured when sonic boom shattered windows | Mail Online: "A terrifying meteorite shower left more than 500 people injured, buildings devastated and the mobile network wiped out when it hit Russia this morning.



Brightly burning rocks could be seen for miles as they crashed at around 9.20am local time and one bystander described it 'like a scene from the Armageddon movie.' "

New SARS-like virus shows person-to-person transmission

New SARS-like virus shows person-to-person transmission | Reuters: "A third patient in Britain has contracted a new SARS-like virus, becoming the second confirmed British case in a week and showing the deadly infection is being spread from person to person, health officials said on Wednesday."

Secret Space War: America’s Former Nazi Scientists Dream of Ruling the World

Secret Space War: America’s Former Nazi Scientists Dream of Ruling the World | Global Research: "In an exclusive interview with the Voice of Russia, Bruce Gagnon shares little known facts about the militarization of space by the United States, the development of first strike space drones and the foundation of the US military industrial complex by Nazi scientists bent on victory in World War III. If you thought missile defense and drones were bad, you haven’t heard anything yet."

Scientists create automated 'time machine' to reconstruct ancient languages

Scientists create automated 'time machine' to reconstruct ancient languages: "Ancient languages hold a treasure trove of information about the culture, politics and commerce of millennia past."

Jihad murder in New Jersey? Coptic Christians beheaded, hands cut off

Jihad murder in New Jersey? Coptic Christians beheaded, hands cut off - Jihad Watch: "Why did he cut off their hands? New Jersey Attorney General Jeffrey S. Chiesa said: "We allege that the defendant was ruthless and calculating in the manner in which he carried out the killings and attempted to prevent identification of the victims by cutting off their heads and hands before burying their bodies.""

North Korean Red Dawn closer than ever

North Korean Red Dawn closer than ever: "WASHINGTON – The bomb test that North Korea conducted over the weekend was a “miniaturized” nuclear device – suggesting to U.S. sources that the day of a North Korean “Red Dawn” EMP attack that could decimate the American power grid might be closer."

Big Brother, Illusion, and Revolution in the Fourth Dimension

Paul McGuire -- Big Brother, Illusion, and Revolution in the Fourth Dimension: "On a global level there exists the Luciferian plan to create an-all prevailing Big Brother State that will attempt to enslave Man under the pyramid-control system of Lucifer, a plan which began after Eden and began to take shape with the building of the Tower of Babel. It is Lucifer’s attempt to enshrine himself as God, by counterfeiting the Kingdom of God through a new world order ruled by the Antichrist."

Could the sea be conscious? Research reveals how tiny plankton behave like marine microbial 'megamind'

Could the sea be conscious? Research reveals how tiny plankton behave like marine microbial 'megamind' | Mail Online: "Vastly different species of sea microbes work together to respond as one to their surroundings as if they have one 'megamind', new research has revealed."

3D printer creates gun model

3D printer creates gun model: "A gun made from a high-tech 3D printer has sparked a whole new debate about gun regulations."

Print and fire: 3D printing could muzzle new gun laws

Print and fire: 3D printing could muzzle new gun laws | Fox News: "Gun owners who can't buy high capacity ammo magazines because of new laws have another option: Print them."

Resigning Pope Brings Doomsday Prophecy

Resigning Pope Brings Doomsday Prophecy : Discovery News: "Is the world only a Pope away from the End? Yes, if you believe a chilling 12th-century prophecy. Attributed to St. Malachy, an Irish archbishop canonized in 1190, the Prophecy of the Popes would date to 1139. The document predicted that there would be only 112 more popes before the Last Judgment — and Benedict XVI is 111. The list of popes originated from a vision Malachy said he received from God when he was in Rome, reporting on his diocese to Pope Innocent II."

Missing Files and Roswell

Missing Files and Roswell | Mysterious Universe: "On July 28, 1995, the US Government’s General Accounting Office’s report on the Roswell affair  surfaced from its National Security and International Affairs Division. And although the GAO’s report did not provide any smoking-guns – or, rather, any old B&W photos of dead bodies and wreckage at the crash-site on the Foster Ranch, New Mexico – it did provide something interesting and controversial. But,  it is something that has been misinterpreted for years."

Wolf-Men in America

Wolf-Men in America | Mysterious Universe: "The lonely cemetery near the small town of Brunswick, Missouri, rises like ancient ruins on a hill at the end of a dusty gravel road. A dark canopy of trees covers the half-mile long stretch of rocks and dirt, hiding the path from the sky. Ryan Straub, founder of the Missouri-based ghosthunting group Tir Firnath, has often visited the cemetery and experienced strange things. However, nothing has disturbed him there as much as what he and his friend Jeremy Taylor saw standing on that gravel road in the dark on Halloween 2000."

The Meat Industry Now Consumes Four-Fifths of All Antibiotics

The Meat Industry Now Consumes Four-Fifths of All Antibiotics | Mother Jones: "Last year, the Food and Drug Administration proposed a set of voluntary "guidelines" designed to nudge the meat industry to curb its antibiotics habit."

Hundreds of UK drones 'missing' in Iraq and Afghanistan

Hundreds of UK drones 'missing' in Iraq and Afghanistan — RT: "Britain has lost 447 of its military drones in Iraq and Afghanistan. The aircraft have crashed, broken down or gone missing during operations, adding to international outrage over civilian deaths and debate over the safety of their use in Britain."

Google 'flaw' puts users' details on display

Google 'flaw' puts users' details on display | Information, Gadgets, Mobile Phones News & Reviews | News.com.au: "EVERY time you purchase an app on Google Play, your name, address and email is passed on to the developer, it has been revealed today."

Extinction-level supervolcano growing in the Pacific

Part 2: Extinction-level supervolcano growing in the Pacific | The Extinction Protocol: 2012 and beyond: "Scientists have confirmed that two continent-sized chemical blobs of partially melted rock are converging in the Pacific, and look set to create a massive new volcano, which could prove cataclysmic to life on Earth."

Are China and Japan moving closer to war? Japan proposes military hotline with China

Are China and Japan moving closer to war? Japan proposes military hotline with China | The Extinction Protocol: 2012 and beyond: "CHINA - Tanks, one by one, moving along a main road in China’s coastal Fujian province. Driving up speculations that the Chinese military may be warming up for war."

Report: Realistic Urban Training is DHS and DOD "Conducting Desensitizing Exercises"

Report: Realistic Urban Training is DHS and DOD "Conducting Desensitizing Exercises": "Just a couple years ago we reported that the U.S. military was involved in war gaming scenarios that included training for such things as large scale economic collapse and civil unrest. Photos from the training exercises showed simulated situations that included protesters holding up “We Need Food Now” signs. It was a clear sign that the government is preparing for just such an event, and that they were training military personnel to respond in the capacity of a domestic police force."

Hacker warns of zombies on 2 Mich. TV broadcasts

Hacker warns of zombies on 2 Mich. TV broadcasts - US News and World Report: "MARQUETTE, Mich. (AP) — No, zombies aren't attacking northern Michigan. Two local television stations say hackers broke into their Emergency Alert System with messages Monday warning of zombies. Along with a crawl strip, an audio message said "dead bodies are rising from their graves" and "attacking the living." The messages ran on public station WNMU and WBUP. Two Montana stations also were hit."

Astronomers estimate that fewer than one in a MILLION stars in the galaxy are circled by planets that could have technologically advanced civilizations on them

Astronomers estimate that fewer than one in a MILLION stars in the galaxy are circled by planets that could have technologically advanced civilizations on them | Mail Online: "Fewer than one in a million stars in our galaxy are orbited by planets with civilizations advanced enough to be able to transmit detectable radio signals, a team of scientists at the University of California at Berkeley have discovered.



The researchers used the Green Bank Telescope in West Virginia to search for radio signals from intelligent life forms on Earth-like planets circling 86 stars in the Milky Way."

Critics slam FBI's 'unconstitutional' Stingray mobile tracking tool

Critics slam FBI's 'unconstitutional' Stingray mobile tracking tool | Mail Online: "A new surveillance tool used by the FBI has been criticised for being invasive and unconstitutional by an American digital rights pressure group."

Rare media articles expose how the mass media manipulate public opinion

Rare media articles expose how the mass media manipulate public opinion - National US Intelligence | Examiner.com: "The influence of the mass media on public perception is widely acknowledged, yet few know the incredible degree to which this occurs. Key excerpts from the rare, revealing mass media news articles below show how blatantly the media sometimes distort critical facts, omit vital stories, and work hand in hand with the military-industrial complex to keep their secrets safe and promote greedy and manipulative corporate agendas."

Nasa’s ‘crazy’ robot lab

BBC - Future - Science & Environment - Nasa’s ‘crazy’ robot lab: "Inside a laboratory in California, space engineers are designing a new generation of rover... and they look like nothing you have seen before."

How Did Tom Horn Know...? We are witnessing prophecy unfold....

We are witnessing prophecy unfold | Opinion - Conservative: "In the wake of the news that Pope Benedict XVI will resign on February 28, 2013, the first papal resignation in nearly 600 years, listeners to the Hagmann & Hagmann Report will recall this historic date: Sunday, January 13, 2013. That was the broadcast with Steve Quayle and Tom Horn, author of Petrus Romanus, The Final Pope is Here when the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI was discussed – nearly one month before this official Vatican announcement."

Now, the Pope Benedict Conspiracy Theories

Now, the Pope Benedict Conspiracy Theories - Sex scandal? Nazi history? Prophecy?: "Now—forgive us—we delve into the inevitable conspiracy theories that "explain" his resignation:"

Physicists discover what a multiverse might really be like

Physicists discover what a multiverse might really be like: "Researchers at The University of Maryland and Towson University have suggested studying ferrofluids as a way of understanding how multiverses form. This first sprang from an interest in metamaterials as ways to model physical behavior. Metamaterials are human-made materials that exhibit characteristics which no one sees in natural materials. They happen to coincide, in some behaviors, with the odder bits of the physical universe. In fact, the researchers argue applying a strong magnetic field to the vacuum of space itself makes it act like a metamaterial."

(For Strategy Lovers) Inside the Battle of Hoth: The Empire Strikes Out

Inside the Battle of Hoth: The Empire Strikes Out | Danger Room | Wired.com: "How did the Galactic Empire ever cement its hold on the Star Wars Universe? The war machine built by Emperor Palpatine and run by Darth Vader is a spectacularly bad fighting force, as evidenced by all of the pieces of Death Star littering space. But of all the Empire’s failures, none is a more spectacular military fiasco than the Battle of Hoth at the beginning of The Empire Strikes Back.



From a military perspective, Hoth should have been a total debacle for the Rebel Alliance. Overconfident that they can evade Imperial surveillance, they hole up on unforgiving frigid terrain at the far end of the cosmos. Huddled into the lone Echo Base are all their major players: politically crucial Princess Leia; ace pilot Han Solo; and their game-changer, Luke Skywalker, who isn’t even a Jedi yet."

The supervolcano forming under the Pacific that could wipe out life (but don't panic - we have 100 million years before it erupts)

The supervolcano forming under the Pacific that could wipe out life (but don't panic - we have 100 million years before it erupts) | Mail Online: "Researchers have warned of a catacysmic supervolcano forming under the Pacific they say could threaten life.



The University of Utah team say two or more continent-sized 'piles' of rock are colliding as they move at the bottom of Earth’s thick mantle 1,800 miles beneath the ocean."

Your computer is watching you: How sinister 'cookies' track your every move online

Your computer is watching you: How sinister '
cookies' track your every move online | Mail Online: "Have you ever had the feeling your computer is watching you? That somehow it knows what you were looking at yesterday, or last year?"

How a cuppa could charge your phone: The battery booster powered by a hot cup of coffee (or a cold can of beer)

How a cuppa could charge your phone: The battery booster powered by a hot cup of coffee (or a cold can of beer) | Mail Online: "A mobile phone charger that can be powered by either a cold beer or a hot coffee has been unveiled.



The Epiphany One Puck, which doubles as a drinks coaster, connects to a phone with a USB cable. It has two sides, one red, one blue."