Woman has child taken from her womb by social services

Woman has child taken from her womb by social services - Telegraph: "A pregnant woman has had her baby forcibly removed by caesarean section by social workers. Essex social services obtained a High Court order against the woman that allowed her to be forcibly sedated and her child to be taken from her womb."

Launch code for US nuclear weapons was as easy as 00000000

Launch code for US nuclear weapons was as easy as 00000000 | Mail Online: "For nearly 20 years, the secret code to authorize launching U.S. nuclear missiles, and starting World War III, was terrifyingly simple and even noted down on a checklist.



From 1962, when John F Kennedy instituted PAL encoding on nuclear weapons, until 1977, the combination to fire the devastating missiles at the height of the Cold War was just 00000000."

Wave fingers, make faces: The future of computing at Intel

Wave fingers, make faces: The future of computing at Intel | Business Tech - CNET News: "The chip giant is working on "perceptual computing" technology that will sense your emotions and your body language. Here's an inside look."

Black Friday: A Shameful Orgy Of Materialism For A Morally Bankrupt Nation

Black Friday: A Shameful Orgy Of Materialism For A Morally Bankrupt Nation: "It has been called "America's most disturbing holiday".  Black Friday is the day when millions of average Americans wait outside retail stores in the middle of the night in the freezing cold to spend more money that they do not have for more cheap Chinese-made products that they do not need."

'Humans evolved after a female chimpanzee mated with a pig': Extraordinary claim made by American geneticist

'Humans evolved after a female chimpanzee mated with a pig': Extraordinary claim made by American geneticist | Mail Online: "The human species began as the hybrid offspring of a male pig and a female chimpanzee, a leading geneticist has suggested. The startling claim has been made by Eugene McCarthy, of the University of Georgia, who is also one of the worlds leading authorities on hybridisation in animals."

Historic UFO audio archive dating back to the 40s recovered

Historic UFO audio archive dating back to the 40s recovered | Openminds.tv: "A historic UFO audio archive documenting the beginning of the modern UFO era has been made available online. The archive was compiled by Wendy Connors and Roderick Dyke, and re-discovered and made available online by Isaac Koi and Giuliano Marinkovic."

Ayatollah: ‘Wipe Israel off face of Earth’

Ayatollah: ‘Wipe Israel off face of Earth’: "An influential Iranian cleric has warned President Obama not to include Israel in any nuclear negotiations because the Jewish state must be destroyed.



“What is visible is that Obama has agreed to include the fake Zionist regime (Israel) in future negotiations,” said Ayatollah Mohammad Khatami, a member of Iran’s Assembly of Experts. “However, we firmly believe [Israel] must be wiped off the face of the earth and we don’t recognize [its existence].” Khatami said according to IRNA, the official news agency of the Islamic Republic."

Cybermen offer uncomfortable glimpse into humanity’s future

Cybermen offer uncomfortable glimpse into humanity’s future - The Almagest: "On the eve of Doctor Who’s 50th anniversary, a bioethics researcher at the University of Leicester claims that one of the Doctor’s most fearsome villains – the Cybermen – represent public concerns about the greater use of technology in medicine."

Science Fiction is Swiftly Becoming Fact

Science Fiction is Swiftly Becoming Fact - BoF - The Business of Fashion: "Exponential technologies, from artificial intelligence to digital manufacturing to synthetic biology, are set to “digitise, dematerialise, demonetise and democratise” entire industries, disrupting old business models and giving rise to new breakthroughs, say experts from the Silicon Valley-based Singularity University."

Robots, the 'uncanny valley' and learning to love the alien

Robots, the 'uncanny valley' and learning to love the alien - Telegraph: "Can we rewire our human distrust of robots that look like us?"

The country where exorcisms are on the rise

BBC News - The country where exorcisms are on the rise: "Does God exist? Does the Devil exist? The Catholic church believes they both do - and some priests say they are currently having an immense battle in Mexico.



To some it may seem extraordinary, but priests say the country is under attack by Satan, and that more exorcists are needed to fight him."

Japanese firm plans 250 mile-wide solar panel belt around Moon

Japanese firm plans 250 mile-wide solar panel belt around Moon - Telegraph: "A Japanese firm announces its innovative solution to the nation's energy problems - a 250 mile-wide belt of solar panels on the moon"

The incredible mile-long floating CITY - complete with schools, a hospital, parks and an airport for its 50,000 residents

The incredible mile-long floating CITY - complete with schools, a hospital, parks and an airport for its 50,000 residents | Mail Online: "Floating around the globe, drifting from country to country, never staying in one place long enough to get bored … "

How Scientists Are Learning To Shape Our Memory

How Scientists Are Learning To Shape Our Memory | Popular Science: "Roadside bombs, childhood abuse, car accidents—they form memories that can shape (and damage) us for a lifetime. Now, a handful of studies have shown that we’re on the verge of erasing and even rewriting memories. The hope is that this research will lead to medical treatments, especially for addiction and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)."

Why the post-antibiotic world is the real-life version of the zombie apocalypse

Why the post-antibiotic world is the real-life version of the zombie apocalypse - The Week: "Right now, humanity is engaged in an epic battle against fast-adapting and merciless predators. No, zombies are not beating down doors to tear chunks of flesh out of the living. Rather, humanity is being hunted by deadly pathogenic bacteria that have gained resistance to antibiotics."

'Frankenfish' GM salmon eggs get production go-ahead

'Frankenfish' GM salmon eggs get production go-ahead | Mail Online: "The commercial production of eggs for fast growing GM salmon has been given approval in a crucial step to bringing ‘Frankenfish’ to the world’s kitchens.



The salmon have been genetically modified to include genes from the eel-like Ocean pout and Chinook salmon, which means they grow more quickly than their wild or farmed equivalent. The US authorities are in the final stages of an approval process to allow the first genetically modified animals for human consumption."

Hive minds: How 'swarm robots' are learning from insects

Hive minds: How 'swarm robots' are learning from insects - CNN.com: "(CNN) -- In the dystopian future imagined within the popular Terminator franchise, robots learn to think, self-replicate and eventually kill their human masters."

Ask Your Doctor: A Time Lord’s Guide to Ancient Alien Theory

Ask Your Doctor: A Time Lord’s Guide to Ancient Alien Theory | Mysterious Universe: "It could be argued, with some degree of irony, that the present moment is the finest of places to begin a discussion on time travel. After all, in the tradition of the ancient Greek epics which would so often enter the story in medias res, the present moment plants us firmly in the midst of things, within the broader spectrum of space-time’s chronology; and thus, getting right to the meat of the matter at hand, a discussion of time travel also begs the question, “what would a Time Lord, traveling the universe in his TARDIS, think of such things as ancient astronaut theories?”"

Obama Administration to CLOSE EMBASSY AT VATICAN – Says It’s Unsafe

Obama Administration to CLOSE EMBASSY AT VATICAN – Says It’s Unsafe | The Gateway Pundit: "The Obama administration is going to close the US Embassy at The Holy See and move the offices over to the US Italian Embassy."

N.S.A. May Have Hit Internet Companies at a Weak Spot

N.S.A. May Have Hit Internet Companies at a Weak Spot - NYTimes.com: "SAN FRANCISCO — The recent revelation that the National Security Agency was able to eavesdrop on the communications of Google and Yahoo users without breaking into either companies’ data centers sounded like something pulled from a Robert Ludlum spy thriller."

The end of antibiotics: Superbug strikes babies in hospitals

The end of antibiotics: Superbug strikes babies in hospitals -- Health & Wellness -- Sott.net: "Doctors are urgently trying to contain a potentially fatal superbug that has been found in 21 of the state's most vulnerable babies at Monash Medical Centre and Casey Hospital in Melbourne's south-east."

Obama's Iran Moves Could Start World War III

Obama's Iran Moves Could Start World War III: "According to a recent news report, President Barack Obama has for over a year secretly conducted negotiations with Iran (through his adviser Valerie Jarrett) and the Geneva talks on Iranian nukes now appear to be just a facade providing international legitimacy for Obama's secret deal with Iran."

Why Have 10 Major Volcanoes Along The Ring Of Fire Suddenly Roared To Life?

Why Have 10 Major Volcanoes Along The Ring Of Fire Suddenly Roared To Life?: "Ten major volcanoes have erupted along the Ring of Fire during the past few months, and the mainstream media in the United States has been strangely silent about this.  But this is a very big deal.  We are seeing eruptions at some volcanoes that have been dormant for decades."

Bizarre Sea Creature Caught Off Miami Beach

Bizarre Sea Creature Caught Off Miami Beach « CBS Miami: "MIAMI BEACH (CBSMiami) – A rarely seen sea creature that normally lives at the depths of the ocean has been snagged by Captain Mark Quartiano, better known as Mark the Shark."

The invisible island where New York buries its poor and unidentified

The invisible island where New York buries its poor and unidentified - The Week: "Nearly one million people are buried in mass graves off of the Bronx. But the city prefers you know nothing about it."

3D printed human hearts could be a reality within 10 YEARS, scientist claims

3D printed human hearts could be a reality within 10 YEARS, scientist claims | Mail Online: "Scientists could be able to 3D print human hearts within the next ten years. A team of experts has claimed they will be able to make whole hearts for use in transplant surgery using the recipients’ cells within a decade."

New Bacterial Life-Form Discovered in NASA and ESA Spacecraft Clean Rooms

New Bacterial Life-Form Discovered in NASA and ESA Spacecraft Clean Rooms: Scientific American: "The previously unknown microbe was tough enough to survive stringent sterilization at two locations. Might it survive a trip to Mars?"

When We Lose Antibiotics, Here's Everything Else We'll Lose Too

When We Lose Antibiotics, Here's Everything Else We'll Lose Too - Wired Science: "This week, health authorities in New Zealand announced that the tightly quarantined island nation — the only place I’ve ever been where you get x-rayed on the way into the country as well as leaving it — has experienced its first case, and first death, from  a strain of totally drug-resistant bacteria."

Bacteria recycle genes from DNA scrapheap

Bacteria recycle genes from DNA scrapheap › News in Science (ABC Science): "One man's trash is another man's treasure has taken on new meaning with researchers showing bacteria can reuse small scraps of "second-hand" DNA, including 43,000-year-old segments from a woolly mammoth."

London to New York in under an hour! Flight Hypersonic is preparing to board

London to New York in under an hour! Flight Hypersonic is preparing to board (50 years after Thunderbirds came up with the same idea) | Mail Online: "Engineers at Lockheed Martin in the U.S. revealed that they are developing the SR-72, a successor to the SR-71, the iconic Blackbird long-distance spy plane.



The Blackbird holds the air speed record of Mach 3 - three times the speed of sound - but the SR-72 will go twice that speed, at up to 4,567 mph. "

Genetic modification: a growing controversy

The McGill Daily » Genetic modification: a growing controversy: "Genetically modified foods are everywhere, and are intensely controversial. Food is a topic close to everyone’s hearts (and stomachs) and genetic modification (GM) is one of the most divisive issues today. To promote engagement between the anti and pro-GMO advocates, the “Mind The Gap” panel, held at the Canadian Centre for Architecture, brought together a scientist, a Greenpeace activist, a Monsanto spokesperson, and an artist to take part in a discussion of the merits of GM."

Are we all PSYCHIC? Scientists believe that animals - including humans - have a collective consciousness

Are we all PSYCHIC? Scientists believe that animals - including humans - have a collective consciousness | Mail Online: "Some call it coincidence, while others call it a sixth sense but why do people think about someone right before they call, for example? It may be due to something called collective consciousness - a term used by some scientists to describe the practice of humans, and animals, sharing behaviours and ideas telepathically"

Did Giants Once Live in Giant Buried Cities Across America?

Did Giants Once Live in Giant Buried Cities Across America? | Mysterious Universe: "“The bones of the leg measured, the femur four and one-half feet, the tibia four feet and three inches, showing that when alive the figure was three times the size of an ordinary man, and possessed of a wonderful muscular power and quickness.”"

CNN Blames Christians for Obamacare Problems

CNN Blames Christians for Obamacare Problems: "CNN has blamed Christians for the problem of Americans without health insurance, calling it "The Obamacare 'scandal' you haven't heard about." In an article on CNN.com's Belief Blog, CNN writer John Blake says that, while famous pastors "preach in states where crosses and church steeples dot the skyline," they do nothing about "the poor who can’t get the health insurance they would receive if they lived elsewhere.""

School threat label kids racist unless they go on Islam trip

School threat label kids racist unless they go on Islam trip | The Daily Caller: "The headmistress at a primary school in a small town in England tried to order parents to send their children to a Nov. 27 workshop focused on Islam or else have the kids permanently labeled as racists for the rest of their academic careers.



On Wednesday, parents of children aged 8 to 11 received the stark warning in the form of a letter from Lynn Small, the headmistress at Littleton Green Community School in Huntington, Staffordshire — just over 20 miles from Birmingham."

‘Colossal’ New Species of Predatory Dinosaur Dwarfed Tyrannosaurs, Scientists Say

‘Colossal’ New Species of Predatory Dinosaur Dwarfed Tyrannosaurs, Scientists Say | Western Digs: "An enormous new species of predatory dinosaur has been discovered in the fossil beds of southeastern Utah, paleontologists say, a “colossal” carnivore that was the apex predator of its day — even giving tyrannosaurs a run for their money."

iPhone 6 rumours: Patents bolster claims the firm is looking to add liquidmetal parts to future devices

iPhone 6 rumours: Patents bolster claims the firm is looking to add liquidmetal parts to future devices | Mail Online: "It may sound like something from a sci-fi film but the next generation of Apple phones and tablets could be made from a super-strong substance called liquidmetal. Liquidmetal is a slow cooling alloy which means it can be moulded more easily than steel or aluminium, for example, and is more hard wearing."

The Highpoint of a Cover-Up

The Highpoint of a Cover-Up | Mysterious Universe: "Between the nights of December 26 and 29, 1980, multiple, extraordinary UFO events occurred within Rendlesham Forest, Suffolk, England that involved military personnel from the nearby Royal Air Force stations of Bentwaters and Woodbridge. Since that now long gone period, countless U.S. Air Force personnel, who were stationed in the area at the time, have spoken out regarding their knowledge of a small, triangular-shaped object that was seen maneuvering in the forest."

Thousands Blockade NATO Route in Protest of US Drone Strikes

Thousands Blockade NATO Route in Protest of US Drone Strikes | Common Dreams: "Thousands of people demonstrated against U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan on Saturday, blockading a road used as a supply route for NATO trucks heading to Afghanistan."

Secession Movement Growing In Two Surprising States

Secession Movement Growing In Two Surprising States | Ben Swann Truth In Media: "The “secession movement” is currently picking up steam in two unlikely states: Colorado and Maryland. Groups of residents in both states cite leftist agendas and high taxes as reasons for wanting to become independent."

The March to War Continues: China sets up air defense zone over East China Sea

The March to War Continues: China sets up air defense zone over East China Sea - BlackListedNews.com: "Beijing on Saturday announced it was setting up an "air defence identification zone" over an area that includes islands controlled by Japan but claimed by China, in a move that could inflame the bitter territorial row."

Drones deployed to all seven of China's PLA military regions

Drones deployed to all seven PLA military regions: report｜Politics｜News｜WantChinaTimes.com: "Various types of Chinese-designed drones have been deployed to units of the People's Liberation Army across the nation's seven major military regions, according to the PLA Daily"

Scientists to try to bring extinct mountain goat back through cloning

Scientists to try to bring extinct mountain goat back through cloning: "Scientists in Spain say they'll attempt to clone an extinct mountain goat using frozen, preserved cells taken from the last living animal before it died."

Catapult-launched, tactical bat drone wages electronic war

Catapult-launched, tactical bat drone wages electronic war (Wired UK): "Small, tactical drones may have a new role in military strikes after Northrop Grumman's catapult-launched Bat demonstrated an electronic attack capability for the first time in new tests."

Will the world end in 100 days? Sounding of ancient trumpet in York warns of Viking apocalypse on 22 February 2014

Will the world end in 100 days? Sounding of ancient trumpet in York warns of Viking apocalypse on 22 February 2014 | Mail Online: "If Vikings were here today, the sounding of a distinctive horn in York would have created chaos.



The ancient instrument, blown last night, signalled exactly 100 days until the end of the world, according to Norse mythology. Legend has it that the Norse God, Heimdallr, would blow the mythical Gjallerhorn to warn of the Viking apocalypse, also known as 'Ragnarok'."

Al Qaeda in Kentucky: US May Have Let 'Dozens' of Terrorists Into Country as Refugees

Al Qaeda in Kentucky: US May Have Let 'Dozens' of Terrorists Into Country as Refugees - ABC News: "Several dozen suspected terrorist bombmakers, including some believed to have targeted American troops, may have mistakenly been allowed to move to the United States as war refugees, according to FBI agents investigating the remnants of roadside bombs recovered from Iraq and Afghanistan."

Black hole is discovered pumping out jets of heavy metals at 440 MILLION mph

Black hole is discovered pumping out jets of heavy metals at 440 MILLION mph | Mail Online: "A black hole has been found to be pumping out of iron and nickel into the universe – spewing out more powerful jets that scientists first thought.



Black holes usually put out jets of low-mass particles, thousands of light-years long, into surrounding galaxies. These jets recycle matter and energy into space and can affect when and where a galaxy forms stars."

Electrode recreates all four tastes on your tongue

Electrode recreates all four tastes on your tongue - 20 November 2013 - New Scientist: "LIFE in virtual reality could soon get a whole lot tastier – now a digital simulator can transmit the taste of virtual food and drink to the tongue. This might mean that gamers and VR explorers will be able to sample something of the food appearing on their VR headset or computer screen."

Could this be the world's oldest pocket calendar? Engraved tusk would have told farmers when to harvest crops up to 8,000 years ago

Could this be the world's oldest pocket calendar? Engraved tusk would have told farmers when to harvest crops up to 8,000 years ago | Mail Online: "It may look like a banana, but this curved device is actually thought to be the world's oldest pocket calendar. Archaeologists found the calendar in Serbia and believe the moon-shaped device is around 8,000 years old."

This Massive Robot Could Soon Join Marines on the Battlefield

This Massive Robot Could Soon Join Marines on the Battlefield - Defense One: "DARPA built the LS3 to act as an autonomous pack horse that "can carry 400 lbs of a squad’s load, follow squad members through rugged terrain and interact with troops in a natural way, similar to a trained animal and its handler." "

13 Nephilim Skulls Found In Mexico?

13 Nephilim Skulls Found In Mexico?: "So much of what we have been taught about ancient history is simply not true.  According to Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History, a team of archaeologists working close to the Mexican village of Onavas has made an amazing discovery.  They reportedly found 13 ancient human specimens that had grossly elongated skulls."

Netanyahu in Moscow: I Guarantee Iran Won’t Have Nuclear Weapons

The Jewish Press » » Netanyahu in Moscow: I Guarantee Iran Won’t Have Nuclear Weapons: "Speaking to an audience of Jewish community leaders in Moscow on Thursday, Netanyahu stated that he guarantees that Iran will not have nuclear weapons, according to a report in Makor Rishon. Israel has been has been threatening, almost explicitly, that any agreement signed with Iran will not restrict Israel from acting unilaterally to prevent Iran from achieving nuclear breakout capability."

Mystery of the black lagoon: Scientists left baffled after famous Puerto Rican water that usually glows plunges into darkness

Mystery of the black lagoon: Scientists left baffled after famous Puerto Rican water that usually glows plunges into darkness | Mail Online: "A glowing lagoon off Puerto Rico's northeastern coast has gone almost completely dark and biologists have no idea why."

The New Science of Disaster Prediction

The New Science of Disaster Prediction : The New Yorker: "You wouldn’t know it from the images of the Philippines this past week, but the science of disaster prediction is flourishing. Prediction and preparation are not the same thing, however, and questions have arisen about whether sufficient preparations were made for Typhoon Haiyan."

Baby 'Dead' for 2 Days Wakes Up Crying

Baby 'Dead' for 2 Days Wakes Up Crying - Chinese newborn saved from cremation: "Yet another bizarre case of a "dead" baby waking up, this time in eastern China."

'Door to Hell' Still Burning, 42 Years Later - Scientists set it afire in 1971, expecting brief blaze

'Door to Hell' Still Burning, 42 Years Later - Scientists set it afire in 1971, expecting brief blaze: "(NEWSER) – Locals call it the “Door to Hell.” Scientists expected this 230-foot-wide crater to burn out a few hours after the fire was started. That was in 1971. The flames have been blazing for more than 40 years."

Scientists witness massive gamma-ray burst, don't understand it

Scientists witness massive gamma-ray burst, don't understand it - CSMonitor.com: "Scientists have studied gamma-ray bursts, which are triggered by the collapse of massive stars, for three decades. Now, one is forcing them to reconsider what they thought they knew."

Inside America's Plan to Kill Online Privacy Rights Everywhere

Exclusive: Inside America's Plan to Kill Online Privacy Rights Everywhere | The Cable: "The United States and its key intelligence allies are quietly working behind the scenes to kneecap a mounting movement in the United Nations to promote a universal human right to online privacy, according to diplomatic sources and an internal American government document obtained by The Cable."

The Star Trek tricorder just came a little closer to reality

The Star Trek tricorder just came a little closer to reality - Quartz: "The Scanadu Scout promises to allow you to keep tabs on your (or someone else’s) health. A small, hockey-puck-shaped device, it works through bodily contact. Hold it to your forehead and it displays, via a smartphone, your temperature, heart rate, blood pressure and plenty more."

Mind controlled roaches, technology too far?

Mind controlled roaches, technology too far? - Western Courier : Opinions: "Mankind has continually invented new technology to improve daily life. It is apparent that after these new products are put into use, our daily tasks are just not the same. Sometimes these brilliant ideas that spawn from science are for the better, and other times they are not. One can compare the creation of things, like the printing press and personalized computers to the machine gun and the atom bomb, as good examples."

Take an interactive look at the future of warfare, from robosoldiers through to mechanised men

Take an interactive look at the future of warfare, from robosoldiers through to mechanised men | Technology | Tech News and Latest New Technology | | Herald Sun: "THE four-legged beast stalks with feline grace through the shadows. Eyes glint in the darkness. Its superior vision picks out the forms of enemy soldiers advancing. Then, the robot opens fire. It's not science fiction. It's on the brink of being fact."

Fukushima meltdown is warning to the world, says nuclear plant operator

Fukushima meltdown is warning to the world, says nuclear plant operator - Telegraph: "Naomi Hirose, president of the company that runs Fukushima, said Britain’s nuclear industry must be 'prepared for the worst'"

10 Cool DARPA Projects In Development

10 Cool DARPA Projects In Development - InformationWeek: "Brain implants, military robots, and more
The experimental projects of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) often bring to mind the tech found in some sci-fi movies: robots, brain chips, self-patching defense systems. But DARPA's projects also point to some of the current real-world challenges the agency is trying to help solve."

Flying Humanoids: The Dark Side

Flying Humanoids: The Dark Side | Mysterious Universe: "It was a terrifying, violent creature that “dive-bombed” the car in which the two were traveling towards the town of  Holmen. Of profound note, and as Ken highlighted, in the immediate aftermath, both father and son became violently ill and had to pull the car over to the side of the road to vomit."

NHTSA May Mandate That New Cars Broadcast Location, Direction and Speed

NHTSA May Mandate That New Cars Broadcast Location, Direction and Speed | CNS News: "Before the end of this year, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will decide whether or not to begin the rulemaking process to mandate that newly manufactured cars include what is being called “vehicle-to-vehicle” (V2V) communications technology that constantly broadcasts via radio wave the car’s location, direction, speed and, possibly, even the number of passengers it is carrying."

‘The foundations of Christian civilization are crumbling’

‘The foundations of Christian civilization are crumbling’: "Leading British cleric speaks of how the nightmare of moral anarchy could become a reality"

Jews and Muslims to share al-Aqsa Mosque?

Jews and Muslims to share al-Aqsa Mosque? - Features - Al Jazeera English: "Israel braces for reaction to proposed law that would allow Jews to pray in the grounds of Jerusalem's al-Aqsa mosque."

Biometrics Researchers See a World Without Passwords

Biometrics Researchers See a World Without Passwords | Sci-Tech Today: "Research into new uses of biometrics is blossoming. Iris and fingerprint scans as well as facial and voice recognition are just a few of the biometrics tools that can improve security while making lives easier, biometrics researchers say. Such biometric security may effectively eliminate the need to create and frequently change passwords."

We're Getting Really Close to Making a Superpower Reality

We're Getting Really Close to Making a Superpower Reality - NationalJournal.com: "The greatest hypothetical question of all time may be one step closer to being answerable. No, no one has yet invented a horse-sized duck or a thousand duck-sized horses. I'm talking about the greatest hypothetical question: flight or invisibility?"

Quantum memory 'world record' smashed

BBC News - Quantum memory 'world record' smashed: "A fragile quantum memory state has been held stable at room temperature for a "world record" 39 minutes - overcoming a key barrier to ultrafast computers.



"Qubits" of information encoded in a silicon system persisted for almost 100 times longer than ever before."

Volcano under Antarctic ice may erupt, accelerate melting

Volcano under Antarctic ice may erupt, accelerate melting - NBC News.com: "A newly discovered volcano rumbling beneath nearly a mile of ice in Antarctica will almost certainly erupt at some point in the future, according to a new study. Such an event could accelerate the flow of ice into the sea and push up the already rising global sea levels."

Transhumanism Goes to Campus

Transhumanism Goes to Campus: "I feared I did it all wrong. They just stared at me with moon eyes.  They resembled car crash victims, dizzy and bewildered in the aftermath of a rear-end collision.  I began to suspect I was the one who just drove the truck into their back bumper.



Five minutes previous I had given a lecture to 300 college freshmen on the subject of transhumanism.  The class had been reading Feed by M.T. Anderson, a novel about future youth who get the Internet delivered directly to brains via neural implants.  As a professor in the class, I wanted to stress to students that such transhuman technology is not a flight of fancy but is very much on its way to being a widespread reality."

Transhumanism - Terminator - DARPA - Nephilim

Feds' New Cell Phone Spying Device Raising Privacy Concerns

Feds' New Cell Phone Spying Device Raising Privacy Concerns [FEATURE] | StoptheDrugWar.org: "Blocked by a Supreme Court decision from using GPS tracking devices without a warrant, federal investigators and other law enforcement agencies are turning to a new, more powerful and more threatening technology in their bid to spy more freely on those they suspect of drug crimes. That's leading civil libertarians, electronic privacy advocates, and even some federal judges to raise the alarm about a new surveillance technology whose use has yet to be taken up definitively by the federal courts."

The Thai Temple Offering a Glimpse of Buddhist Hell

The Thai Temple Offering a Glimpse of Buddhist Hell | Mysterious Universe: "Most religions feature the concept of an underworld. Such nether realms have been depicted in spiritual artwork the world over – from renaissance frescoes, to the hieroglyphics of ancient Egypt. Few faiths however, illustrate the kingdom of shades quite so literally as Thai Buddhism does through its numerous ‘Hell Gardens’: graphic sculpture parks scattered across Thailand, which depict hell and its many gruesome torments in surreal, painstaking detail."

Thousands protest press credibility in march against mainstream media

Thousands protest press credibility in march against mainstream media — RT News: "Thousands of people in the UK and US united in their rejection of mainstream media in a mass protest. Protesters targeted the headquarters of media giants like Fox News, the BBC and NBS, decrying their narrow coverage of world affairs."

US Army robots will outnumber human soldiers 10 to 1 by 2023

US Army robots will outnumber human soldiers 10 to 1 by 2023: "Talking at a US Army demonstration of autonomous weaponized robots at Fort Benning, Georgia, experts said that "ten years from now, there will probably be one soldier for every 10 robots. Each soldier could have one or five robots flanking him, looking for enemies, scanning for land mines.""

The Robots Are Here

The Robots Are Here - POLITICO Magazine: "Isaac Asimov, the astonishingly prolific science fiction writer, died in 1992, but he foresaw much about American politics today. One of his most profound works is the neglected short story “Franchise,” written in 1955, in the days when computers were bulky, room-sized machines powered by vacuum tubes and operated by a high priesthood of punch card-wielding technicians. For a work of fiction, it is stunningly prescient."

New Scientology building in Florida has floor where members get 'super powers'

New Scientology building in Florida has floor where members get 'super powers' | Mail Online: "Ten thousand scientologists are expected to descend on Clearwater, Florida this weekend for the grand opening of a 'cathedral' which has been under construction for 15 years.



The $145million Flag Building is a massive seven-story, 377,000-square-foot complex and the tallest building in Clearwater, which is the 'spiritual headquarters' of the 59-year-old religion."

Suspected French cannibal 'ate victim's heart and tongue' with beans

Suspected French cannibal 'ate victim's heart and tongue' with beans - FRANCE 24: "AFP - A suspected cannibal killed a 90-year-old in a sleepy southern French village then pulled his heart and tongue out with the apparent intention of eating them with white beans, sources close to the case said Friday."

Mind-reading robots coming ever closer

Mind-reading robots coming ever closer: "If you think with the release of every new i-device the world is getting closer to thought-controlled smart tech and robotic personal assistants, you might be right."

Sun's magnetic poles getting ready to flip

Sun's magnetic poles getting ready to flip - Unexplained Mysteries: "The Sun's poles will soon be swapping places as the magnetic field turns completely upside-down."

Quantum physics proves that there IS an afterlife, claims scientist

Quantum physics proves that there IS an afterlife, claims scientist | Mail Online: "Most scientists would probably say that the concept of an afterlife is either nonsense, or at the very least unprovable.



Yet one expert claims he has evidence to confirm an existence beyond the grave - and it lies in quantum physics.
Professor Robert Lanza claims the theory of biocentrism teaches that death as we know it is an illusion created by our consciousness."

New 'active' invisibility cloak design 'drastically reduces' visibility

New 'active' invisibility cloak design 'drastically reduces' visibility - News - Gadgets & Tech - The Independent: "Research from the US shows the limitations of current 'passive' designs and points the way towards new, 'actively' powered metamaterials"

Alien Life May Thrive in Impact Craters

Alien Life May Thrive in Impact Craters | Space.com: "An asteroid or comet smashing into the surface of a planet can spell doom for living creatures, but if the impact isn't large enough to completely decimate a planet's inhabitants, then the crater can ultimately provide a habitat for life. That's the finding of a new study reported at the European Planetary Science Congress in September by Iain Gilmour of the Open University in the United Kingdom."

Do We Live in the Matrix?

Do We Live in the Matrix? | DiscoverMagazine.com: "Tests could reveal whether we are part of a giant computer simulation — but the real question is if we want to know..."

Area-51's ultra-top secret cover was almost blown by one photograph

Area-51's ultra-top secret cover was almost blown by one photograph | Mail Online: "Those with overactive imaginations contest it is where the United States government keeps live extraterrestrials, their spaceships and also where NASA concocted their fake moon landings."

16 American cities foreign governments warn their citizens about

16 American cities foreign governments warn their citizens about | GovBeat: "Planning a trip abroad? It’s probably best to check out the State Department’s list of travel warnings for countries with unsafe political situations. At the moment, the State Department has issued travel warnings for 34 countries, from the Central African Republic and El Salvador to Iraq and North Korea.Well, just as State warns Americans about dangerous places to travel, so too do foreign ministries in other countries — and some countries warn their citizens to avoid heading to certain cities in the U.S. France, in particular, warns travelers to be careful in a large number of specific cities."

Israeli Minister Bennett Warns of Islamic Terrorist Bomb in New York, Nuclear Missile Strike on Rome

Israeli Minister Bennett Warns of Islamic Terrorist Bomb in New York, Nuclear Missile Strike on Rome | Jewish & Israel News Algemeiner.com: "Israeli Minister Naftali Bennett painted a bleak picture of what may come to pass if world powers sign a “bad deal” with Iran, in negotiations now ongoing over the country’s nuclear program."

Scientists looking for answers after hundreds of dead turtles wash ashore

Scientists looking for answers after hundreds of dead turtles wash ashore | Technology | Tech News and Latest New Technology | | thetelegraph.com.au: "HUNDREDS of sea turtles are washing up dead on the beaches of Central America and scientists don't know why."

UFO sighted over the Hunter

UFO sighted over the Hunter: poll | Newcastle Herald: "A BELMONT family say they were left speechless by a UFO they photographed in the sky over Lake Macquarie on Friday night. And a second family, which saw what appears to have been the same object from their vantage point at Valentine, are also unable to give a rational explanation for their sighting."

Genomes of giant Ice Age beasts recreated by scientists

Genomes of giant Ice Age beasts recreated by scientists - Telegraph: "Ancient DNA helps researchers unlock secrets of a cave bear and horse which roamed Earth hundreds of thousands of years ago."

UFO Sightings Increase – Canadian Defense Minister Says US Must Discuss

UFO Sightings Increase – Canadian Defense Minister Says US Must Discuss: "The former Canadian Defense Minister, Paul Hellyer, called on governments, namely the US, to disclose information about increasing UFO sightings.



While shocking to hear from a government official, in 2013, governments are not able to keep UFO sightings secret like previously done in the past. As pressure increases, blame is placed on current drone activity and missile testing."

New Type of Quasar Found, Baffling Scientists

New Type of Quasar Found, Baffling Scientists | Space.com: "The most luminous objects in the universe keep getting more mysterious.



Astronomers have discovered a new type of quasar — an incredibly bright galactic core powered by a supermassive black hole — that current theory fails to predict."

World's largest disease database will use artificial intelligence to find new cancer treatments

World's largest disease database will use artificial intelligence to find new cancer treatments: "A new cancer database containing 1.7 billion experimental results will utilise artificial intelligence similar to the technology used to predict the weather to discover the cancer treatments of the future."

North Korea Executes 80 Citizens

North Korea Executes 80 Citizens: "The atrocities in North Korea reached another peak on November 3, as roughly 80 people were publicly executed in seven different cities for crimes such as watching films made in South Korea, dealing in pornography or possessing a Bible."

Fallen Angels Shared Wireless Technology & Electricity--Includes Detailed Look "Globally" Into Ancient Mega-Structures

Must-See! Fallen Angels Discovered Wireless Technology & Electricity--Includes Detailed Look "Globally" Into Ancient Mega-Structures! (Videos & Pictures) | Prophecy: "People have been fascinated with ancient technology and ancient mega-structures for centuries.  From pyramids to mounds, the curiosity never ends. Many believe that ancient aliens built these vast creations, while others believe that people of that time must have had some sort of technology in order to do so."

Rebooting to the Realm of Monsters

Rebooting to the Realm of Monsters | Mysterious Universe: "If there is one thing that can be said with a high degree of accuracy when it comes to the matter of Cryptozoology, it’s that certain types of unknown creature are seen time and again, regardless of location."

Rogue US-Israeli cyberwar weapon 'infected Russian nuclear plant'

Rogue US-Israeli cyberwar weapon 'infected Russian nuclear plant' • The Register: "Stuxnet - the famous worm widely credited with crippling the Iranian nuclear weapons programme for several years - also infected the internal network of a Russian nuclear plant. Unspecified malware has even reached the International Space Station, according to the boss of Russian anti-virus firm Kaspersky Lab."

Newest drone to fly, swim and drive during missions

Newest drone to fly, swim and drive during missions | End the Lie – Independent News: "Move over, lightweight flying robots! The drone of the future is currently being developed at a government lab, and if all goes as planned it will do much more than just soar through the sky on its own."

The Birth of a Police State: UK Police to be Granted Sweeping New Powers

The Birth of a Police State: UK Police to be Granted Sweeping New Powers | Scriptonite Daily: "The UK Government is about to pass legislation which will make any behaviour perceived to potentially ‘cause nuisance or annoyance’ a criminal offence.



The Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill also grants local authorities, police and even private security firms sweeping powers to bar citizens from assembling lawfully in public spaces. The Bill has successfully passed through the House of Commons without issue, and is now in the latter stages of review by the House of Lords, after which it will receive Royal Assent and become Law.  Those who refuse orders under the new rules will face arrest, fines and even prison time."

Strange Doings on the Sun

Strange Doings on the Sun - WSJ.com: "Sunspots, Which Can Harm Electronics on Earth, Are Half the Number Expected"

What will jail terms be like when humans can live for centuries?

What will jail terms be like when humans can live for centuries?: "Radical life extension is coming. That means future societies will have to do a dramatic rethink of our ideas about how long offenders should be imprisoned and — more crucially — the ways they'll be rehabilitated."

Is this the most terrifying sea creature ever caught? Mystery species with fearsome tusk-like spikes and spines along its body is found off Borneo

Is this the most terrifying sea creature ever caught? Mystery species with fearsome tusk-like spikes and spines along its body is found off Borneo | Mail Online: "A mystery fish with terrifying tusk-like spikes near its mouth and spines along its body has been caught off the coast of Borneo.



The discovery has baffled fisherman in the area and the authorities are also scrabbling to identify the foot-long species."

CIA warily watches for threats to U.S. now that 87 nations possess drones

CIA warily watches for threats to U.S. now that 87 nations possess drones - Washington Times: "The age of the drone is here, and U.S. intelligence agencies are warily monitoring their proliferation around the globe."

Hide Yourselves: The Terminator Is Here

Hide Yourselves: The Terminator Is Here: "Did movies like The Matrix and Terminator creep the living daylights out of you and left you wondering, what if, all this is a glimpse of the Armageddon that is all set to hit us in the future? Worry no more, for we, as humanity, are all set to serve our doom on a silver platter, and with a two million dollar grand prize!"

How Many Astronauts Believe Aliens Exist?

How Many Astronauts Believe Aliens Exist? - Alexis C. Madrigal - The Atlantic: "All of them, according to former Space Station commander Chris Hadfield. At least somewhere."

Would you be willing to merge with machinery?

Would you be willing to merge with machinery? - Yahoo News UK: "The case of the 'robot boy' is indicative of a future trend"

Starvation and fear in the land laid waste by typhoon: At least 10,000 dead as 200mph winds smash into the Philippines

Starvation and fear in the land laid waste by typhoon: At least 10,000 dead as 200mph winds smash into the Philippines | Mail Online: "Desperate survivors of the devastating Philippines typhoon told yesterday how they had to steal from the dead to eat.



In the worst-hit areas, 200mph winds created 20ft waves that are thought to have killed between 10,000 and 15,000 and left 500,000 homeless after their houses were reduced to splinters. Super-typhoon Haiyan struck with such force on Friday that entire villages were flattened, ships were swept inland and corpses were left hanging from trees."

Paranormal Possession and UFOs

Paranormal Possession and UFOs | Mysterious Universe: "When it comes to the matter of who, or what, the dreaded Men in Black may be, the list of possibilities is just about as long as it is controversial. Indeed, the widely (and wildly!) varying theories include aliens, government agents, time-travelers, and dimension-hoppers. There is, however, another theory, one which hardly ever gets any serious consideration. In fact, it’s probably a theory that scarcely ever crosses the minds of most people – even those within the field of Ufology.



What if the MIB are not extraterrestrials, time-surfers from the distant future, agents of officialdom, or inter-dimensional creatures? What if, incredibly, they are normal, every day people, just like me and you? Or, to put it more correctly, what if they are every day people most of the time? Could it be the case that the MIB are regular individuals who, now and again, become possessed by a paranormal force – a demonic force, some might even suggest - that uses those poor souls as vessels to perform tasks of the terrifying kind?"

An Exoskeleton That Boosts Biceps Wins James Dyson's $45,000 Prize

An Exoskeleton That Boosts Biceps Wins James Dyson's $45,000 Prize | Wired Design | Wired.com: "Elysium proved that even doughy dudes like Matt Damon could be futuristic action heroes with the help of a high-tech exoskeleton. That may have been science fiction, but there’s still hope for the rest of us."

A Bio-Patch Regrows Bone Inside the Body

A Bio-Patch Regrows Bone Inside the Body : Discovery News: "Researchers from the University of Iowa have developed a remarkable new procedure for regenerating missing or damaged bone. It's called a "bio patch" -- and it works by sending bone-producing instructions directly into cells using microscopic particles embedded with DNA."

“Netanyahu is in a state of shocked disbelief,” feels “misled” by Obama team. Rapidly intensifying crisis in U.S.-Israel relations developing due to disastrous Iran nuclear deal

“Netanyahu is in a state of shocked disbelief,” feels “misled” by Obama team. Rapidly intensifying crisis in U.S.-Israel relations developing due to disastrous Iran nuclear deal. | Joel C. Rosenberg's Blog: "“Netanyahu is in a state of shocked disbelief,” feels “misled” by Obama team. Rapidly intensifying crisis in U.S.-Israel relations developing due to disastrous Iran nuclear deal."

“It Is Not a Matter of If, but When the Lights Go Out”

“It Is Not a Matter of If, but When the Lights Go Out” | Dave Hodges – The Common Sense Show: "“A massive and “serious” cyber attack on the U.S. homeland is coming, and a natural disaster , the likes of which the nation has never seen is also likely and on its way.”"

The iguana found on MARS: Mysterious rock that looks like a lizard is spotted by Nasa's Curiosity rover

The iguana found on MARS: Mysterious rock that looks like a lizard is spotted by Nasa's Curiosity rover | Mail Online: "Is this proof of life on Mars or just an oddly shaped rock? According to several UFO websites, the image is in fact a fossilised iguana on the Martian surface.



The mysterious object was first spotted by UFO Sightings Daily who uncovered the photograph in Nasa’s archives."

Death's Head Hawksmoth, a moth that looks like a storm trooper

Death's Head Hawksmoth, a moth that looks like a storm trooper | Mail Online: "The sith lord would not be happy.



Small, winged, with six legs, this is a far cry from the uniformed storm troopers he deployed to spread the Galatic Empire's new order. But there is no mistaking the marks on the back of this moth."

Motorola wants to patent a NECK TATTOO that doubles up as a microphone to make calls clearer in noisy places

Motorola wants to patent a NECK TATTOO that doubles up as a microphone to make calls clearer in noisy places | Mail Online: "Forget Google Glass, smartwatches and even the biohacker who inserted a microchip under his skin, Motorola is hoping to trump them all with its microphone tattoo."

Mysterious disease rapidly turning starfish to ‘slime’

Mysterious disease rapidly turning starfish to ‘slime’ | Toronto Star: "SAN FRANCISCO—Scientists are struggling to find the trigger for a disease that appears to be ravaging starfish in record numbers along the U.S. West Coast, causing the sea creatures to lose their limbs and turn to slime in a matter of days."

Iris ID systems go mainstream - data security, symantec, security, endpoint security, data protection

Iris ID systems go mainstream - data security, symantec, security, endpoint security, data protection - ARN: "Iris recognition finally seems ready to break into the mainstream, particularly in banking and law enforcement, as prices drop and systems get easier to use."

Roboethics and the inevitability of artificial intelligence

Roboethics and the inevitability of artificial intelligence | Manufacturers Monthly: "The ethical debate surrounding the creation of artificial intelligence (AI) argues whether we are ‘playing god’ by creating a true AI while examining the issue of installing a set of human-friendly ethics within a sentient machine."

Bizarre Asteroid with Six Tails Spotted by Hubble Telescope

Bizarre Asteroid with Six Tails Spotted by Hubble Telescope (Photos) - Yahoo News Canada: "Astronomers have spotted a never-before-seen phenomenon in our solar system's asteroid belt: a space rock with six tails, spewing dust from its nucleus like spouts of water radiating from a lawn sprinkler."

How Quantum Mechanics Derives from a Revolutionary New Theory of Information

How Quantum Mechanics Derives from a Revolutionary New Theory of Information — The Physics arXiv Blog — Medium: "Information and computation form the bedrock of the reality, say physicists who have used this idea to derive quantum mechanics"

'Fountain of youth' gene is discovered - and scientists say it could help heal wounds

'Fountain of youth' gene is discovered - and scientists say it could help heal wounds | Mail Online: "A ‘fountain of youth gene’ has been identified by scientists.



Experts have long been puzzled as to why young animals recover from injuries more quickly than adults. The gene, Lin28a, is highly active in unborn children, but does less and less with age."

Monkey controls two virtual arms with thoughts alone

Monkey controls two virtual arms with thoughts alone - health - 06 November 2013 - New Scientist: "Monkeys have been given the ability to control two virtual arms simultaneously using thought alone. The same technology might soon give people who are paralysed control of an exoskeleton that they can move with their mind."

Mystery of Huge Asteroid Vesta's Formation Deepens

Mystery of Huge Asteroid Vesta's Formation Deepens | Space.com: "The discovery of mysterious rocks on the brightest large asteroid in the solar system, Vesta, deepens the mystery surrounding the huge object's origins, researchers say."

A Romanian Scientist Claims to Have Developed Artificial Blood

A Romanian Scientist Claims to Have Developed Artificial Blood | Innovations: "This kind of “artificial blood” would be a useful substitute for critical circumstances such as medical emergencies, when the body can’t do this on its own. It could also be designed to be sterile, unlike real blood, which can be infected and infect others during a transfusion."

Rise of the rock, paper, scissors machines: Japanese robot's reflexes are so fast it can't be beaten

Rise of the rock, paper, scissors machines: Japanese robot's reflexes are so fast it can't be beaten (... but technically it's cheating) | Mail Online: "It knows no fear, no mercy... and it is unbeatable."

Very Large Structure is walking metropolis that could go in search of better jobs

Very Large Structure is walking metropolis that could go in search of better jobs | Mail Online: "Imagine living in a sustainable city with legs that could move anywhere in search of better jobs and resources. Your postcode would constantly change as you’re taken around the world on board a gigantic caterpillar-like metropolis. It might seem like an absurd concept, but this is exactly what is being proposed by Madrid-based architectural student Manuel Dominguez."

Global warming could lead to snakes as long as BUSES and horses shrinking to the size of CATS, scientists warn | Mail Online

Global warming could lead to snakes as long as BUSES and horses shrinking to the size of CATS, scientists warn | Mail Online: "Imagine a world with giant snakes as long as buses that are so fat that they can only just squeeze through the door.



Turtles the size of SmartCars would hunt crocodiles, while horses as small as cats could be found roaming fields."

Russia's meteor explosion was as powerful as 400,000 tonnes of TNT

Russia's meteor explosion was as powerful as 400,000 tonnes of TNT | Mail Online: "Scientists have underestimated the risk that meteors pose to humanity, new research has revealed. Computer simulations have also suggested that collisions from outer space could cause more damage than nuclear explosions."

'Jaw-dropping' breakthrough hailed as landmark in fight against hereditary diseases as Crispr technique heralds genetic revolution

Exclusive: 'Jaw-dropping' breakthrough hailed as landmark in fight against hereditary diseases as Crispr technique heralds genetic revolution - Science - News - The Independent: "Development to revolutionise study and treatment of a range of diseases from cancer, incurable viruses such as HIV to inherited genetic disorders such as sickle-cell anaemia, Huntington’s disease and Down syndrome"

Mount Sinabung volcano erupts, spews 4-mile ash cloud

Mount Sinabung volcano erupts, spews 4-mile ash cloud | Watch the video - Yahoo Shine: "Hundreds had to be evacuated after Indonesia's Mount Sinabung volcano erupted for the third time in as many months. Authorities imposed a 1.8-mile evacuation radius after the volcano, which sits on the western island of Sumatra, spewed a 4.3-mile column of ash."

New you in ten years: biotech leads the way

New you in ten years: biotech leads the way: "In just ten years, older citizens might look in the mirror and ask, “Who is that gorgeous creature?” Their reflection would reveal a revitalized body overflowing with energy and enthusiasm, sporting a dazzling smile, wrinkle-free skin, perfect vision, natural hair color, real teeth, and an enhanced mind and memory."

Have explorers in Ecuador found ‘Lost City of Giants'?

Have explorers in Ecuador found ‘Lost City of Giants'? | Ancient Origins: "Last year, a team of explorers and researchers discovered what they believed to be an ancient pyramid complex in a remote area of the Ecuador Amazonian jungle, one not known to the general public internationally or even within the country.  Bruce Fenton, author and researcher, has completed an analysis of the findings, and believes the complex may be the ‘Lost City of the Giants’."

Zombie Neuroscience: Inside the Brains of the Walking Dead

Zombie Neuroscience: Inside the Brains of the Walking Dead | LiveScience: "The rotting flesh, the shuffling walk, the unintelligible groans — it's not hard to spot a zombie at a glance even among the most gruesome of Halloween monsters. But what's going on inside their brain?"

U.S. signals it won’t be backing Israel

U.S. signals it won’t be backing Israel: "WASHINGTON – Washington is sending an increasingly strong signal to Israel that it will not support or engage in military action against Iran, despite Tehran’s insistence on continuing its nuclear program, according to Joseph Farah’s G2 Bulletin."

‘Biggest massacre’ of Christians in Syria reported as population continues to be targeted by rebels

‘Biggest massacre’ of Christians in Syria reported as population continues to be targeted by rebels | End the Lie – Independent News: "“45 innocent civilians were martyred for no reason, and among them several women and children, many thrown into mass graves,” said Archbishop Selwanos Boutros Alnemeh, Syriac Orthodox Metropolitan of Homs and Hama."

We're About to Lose Net Neutrality — And the Internet as We Know It

We're About to Lose Net Neutrality — And the Internet as We Know It | Wired Opinion | Wired.com: "Net neutrality is a dead man walking. The execution date isn’t set, but it could be days, or months (at best). And since net neutrality is the principle forbidding huge telecommunications companies from treating users, websites, or apps differently — say, by letting some work better than others over their pipes — the dead man walking isn’t some abstract or far-removed principle just for wonks: It affects the internet as we all know it."

Face-Scanning Screens That Can Determine Your Age and Gender Are Coming to a Gas Station Near You

Face-Scanning Screens That Can Determine Your Age and Gender Are Coming to a Gas Station Near You | Motherboard: "Next time you absent-mindedly watch the ads as you’re waiting to pay for a tank of gas, they might be watching you back."

North Korea developing 'electromagnetic pulse weapons'

North Korea developing 'electromagnetic pulse weapons' - Yahoo News Philippines: "South Korea's spy agency said Monday that North Korea was using Russian technology to develop electromagnetic pulse weapons aimed at paralysing military electronic equipment south of the border."

Astronomers discover infernal earth-like planet that ‘shouldn’t be’

Astronomers discover infernal earth-like planet that ‘shouldn’t be’ — RT News: "The space scientists are baffled after finding the first ever Earth-sized planet, which has the same density as our home world, and violates all known planetary formation theories by its existence."

Hasta la Vista, Humans: The Menace of "Killer Robots"

Hasta la Vista, Humans: The Menace of "Killer Robots" | Vocativ: "This is about killer robots who can kill on their own. First of all, they’re already here.

They’re on the border between South Korea and North Korea—robot sentries topped with machine guns stand watch for intruders in the demilitarized zone."

Al Qaeda Terrorists Pass US Special Forces, CIA Agents on Way to Syria

Al Qaeda Terrorists Pass US Special Forces, CIA Agents on Way to Syria - BlackListedNews.com: "A recent Daily Telegraph article reveals that armies of Al Qaeda terrorists are using NATO-member Turkey as a springboard for their invasion of neighboring Syria."

Germany offers third gender option, but advocates say not enough

Germany offers third gender option, but advocates say not enough (Update): "Germany on Friday became the first European country to allow babies born with characteristics of both sexes to be registered as neither male nor female, but advocates urged further reforms."

While Obamcare stuns the U.S., ‘leading from behind’ unravels world peace

While Obamcare stuns the U.S., ‘leading from behind’ unravels world peace | World Tribune: "The U.S. is transfixed by the Obama administration’s massively bungled attempt to nationalize one sixth of the economy, the health welfare system."

Ancient Aliens – Satan is misunderstood?

Ancient Aliens – Satan is misunderstood? « L.A. Marzulli's Blog: "New interpretations of ancient texts suggest that Satan may have been an extraterrestrial who was more of an ally to humanity than an enemy."

Ohio's Ban on Human Cloning and Animal-Human Hybrid

Ohio's Ban on Human Cloning and Animal-Human Hybrid - Crossmap Christian News | Church & Ministries: "These experimental practices simply are outrageous! Animal-human hybrid research is currently being conducted in England, which many in the international medical community now consider to be a rogue medical state. This experimentation has also been conducted in U.S. laboratories, thus the need for legislative language to provide guardrails.""

Cheap and ubiquitous biometrics coming

Cheap and ubiquitous biometrics coming, says panel - FierceHomelandSecurity: "WILLIAMSBURG, Va.--Biometric identifiers will become more ubiquitous for commercial and government purposes in the coming years, federal officials told a government technology conference Oct. 28."We can now essentially capture our fingerprint with a standard commercial device, there's nothing special about that endpoint. It really drives that price point down," said Jeff Johnson, chief technology officer of the FBI. He spoke on a panel at the annual ACT-IAC Executive Leadership Conference."

The xNT implantable NFC chip

The xNT implantable NFC chip | Indiegogo: "Cyborgs Unite! Dangerous Things wants to introduce the first fully NFC compliant implantable RFID tag, and you can help."

China Moves Spy Ship to Hawaiian Waters in “Retaliation” Against U.S.

» China Moves Spy Ship to Hawaiian Waters in “Retaliation” Against U.S. Alex Jones' Infowars: There's a war on for your mind!: "China has sent a surveillance ship to Hawaiian waters for the very first time in an unprecedented move which is being described as a provocative retaliation to the U.S. naval presence in the East China Sea."

28 solar flares in the last seven days, and more may be coming

28 solar flares in the last seven days, and more may be coming - latimes.com: "The sun has erupted more than two dozen times over the last week, sending radiation and solar material hurtling through space - and scientists say more eruptions may be coming."

'Flipping the switch' reveals new compounds with antibiotic potential

'Flipping the switch' reveals new compounds with antibiotic potential: "Researchers at Oregon State University have discovered that one gene in a common fungus acts as a master regulator, and deleting it has opened access to a wealth of new compounds that have never before been studied – with the potential to identify new antibiotics."

Bats confirmed as source of SARS virus that killed 774 and left 8094 seriously ill

Bats confirmed as source of SARS virus that killed 774 and left 8094 seriously ill | Mail Online: "Researchers have found that the SARS outbreak, which killed 774 people, had its origin in Chinese Horseshoe bats.

Scientists discovered two SARS coronaviruses (SARS-CoV) in the bats which they claim are very similar to the virus that infected humans."

Planet of the Apes? It's an OCTOPUS UPRISING we need to worry about: Intelligent eight-tentacled animals could evolve to become even smarter

Planet of the Apes? It's an OCTOPUS UPRISING we need to worry about: Intelligent eight-tentacled animals could evolve to become even smarter | Mail Online: "Last year, a thieving octopus foiled the efforts of marine researchers to investigate the feeding habits of sea life. The researchers dropped a bait cage into the waters of False Bay, Cape Town, as part of a survey of creatures living off the coast of South Africa. What they didn’t count on was the invertebrate sneaking along and not only stealing the food, but also taking the entire cage itself."

Sea monster: 100ft 'Kraken' exists, claims scientist Mark McMenamin

Sea monster: 100ft 'Kraken' exists, claims scientist Mark McMenamin | Mail Online: "As the story goes, the mythical Kraken was an ancient tentacled sea monster that ate whales and devoured entire ships.

In 2011 researchers found the remains of a marine lizard that had been arranged in a strange pattern by what they claimed was a giant Kraken-style octopus playing with its food."

Woman with ‘Syndrome X’ dies at 20 but still looks like a toddler

Woman with ‘Syndrome X’ dies at 20 but still looks like a toddler - NY Daily News: "Brooke Greenberg, of Reisterstown, Md., was born prematurely at just four pounds but never physically developed into an adult, which puzzled and fascinated doctors throughout her life."