Brutal Aztec rituals revealed by gruesome find of 50 skulls buried around sacrificial stone on the heart of Mexico City

Brutal Aztec rituals revealed by gruesome find of 50 skulls buried around sacrificial stone on the heart of Mexico City | Mail Online: "The discovery of 50 decapitated skulls and 250 jaw bones beneath Mexico City has offered gruesome evidence of the brutal rituals of the Aztecs.



Archaeologists excavating the ancient Aztec city of Tenochtitlan, on the site of the modern-day Mexican capital, found the 500-year-old remains around a sacrificial stone in the city's Sacred Precinct."

Mining the moon: Rover that could pave the way for future lunar bases revealed

Mining the moon: Rover that could pave the way for future lunar bases revealed | Mail Online: "While Curiosity begins to explore the Martian surface, the moon may soon be home to another rover - and this one plans to mine.



Astrobotic Technology today revealed Polaris, a rover it hopes to send to the moon on top of a SpaceX rocket in October 2015. It will search for ice that could help future explorers set up a moon base - and is powered by solat panels that give it the appearance of having a mohawk."

Could we travel at faster than light speeds? Researchers show how Einstein's own theories can be used to describe travel at speeds previously thought impossible

Could we travel at faster than light speeds? Researchers show how Einstein's own theories can be used to describe travel at speeds previously thought impossible | Mail Online: "Applied mathematicians have extended Einstein's theory of special relativity to work beyond the speed of light."

South Korea developing 'kamikaze' attack drone

South Korea developing 'kamikaze' attack drone: "A suicide drone capable of a strike in North Korea, is under development in South Korea. The "Devil Killer" can reach speeds of approximately 250 mph, thanks to an electric motor, has a length of about 5 feet and a fuselage to match, and a wingspan just over 4 feet, according to state-funded Korea Aerospace Industries. The company has been working on the drone with Hanyang University and Konkuk University."

The Air Force's UFO: My Interview with John Lear

The Markey Mailer: The Air Force's UFO: My Interview with John Lear: "In a recently declassified record from the Aeronautical Systems Division of the United states Air Force, we have learned that USAF was, indeed, working on a craft that very much resembles a classic ‘flying saucer’.  It was called “Project 1794”, and was reportedly canceled in 1960 when it could not reach the altitude goal of 100,000 feet."

'It was a place of clouds, big puffy and pink white' The prominent neurosurgeon who is now convinced there's a heaven after his out-of-body experience

'It was a place of clouds, big puffy and pink white' The prominent neurosurgeon who is now convinced there's a heaven after his out-of-body experience | Mail Online: "A skeptical scientist who had spent his career studying the mechanics of the brain and dismissing patient tales of journeys to heavenly realms has revealed his extraordinary conversion after his own encounter with the afterlife during a near-death experience."

The Best Way to Find Aliens: Look for Their Solar Power Plants

The Best Way to Find Aliens: Look for Their Solar Power Plants - Ross Andersen - The Atlantic: "A team of astronomers is now looking for Dyson Spheres, massive star-scale solar power plants that extraterrestrial hunters hope alien civilizations employ."

Genetically modified, three-parent teenagers: Shudder

Genetically modified, three-parent teenagers: Shudder. | NJ.com: "While here in the United States we bicker about whether single-parent households can raise children as well as two-parent ones, in Britain, they’re way ahead of us. They’re up to three parents in the mix, bless their souls.They don’t mean three parents under the same roof. That would be chaos, clearly. (The three wouldn’t be able to buy fitted sheets for a triple bed — plus their driveway probably would be too small.) They mean a kid made from the genetic goop of three people."

Rover spots 'possibly artificial' MYSTERY SHINY OBJECT on Mars

Rover spots 'possibly artificial' MYSTERY SHINY OBJECT on Mars • The Register: "Martian nuclear tank Curiosity has spotted a bright metallic-looking object sparkling on the planet's surface as it went in for its first soil sample, which could be a piece of the robot rover itself."

Powerful magnets can 'switch off' cancer cells

Powerful magnets can 'switch off' cancer cells | UK News | Express.co.uk - Home of the Daily and Sunday Express: "SCIENTISTS have created a potent new cancer-buster which uses a powerful magnetic pulse to flip a "self destruct" switch inside tumours."

Pentagon's Plans For 3-D Printers: Mobile Labs, Bomb Sniffers and Prototype Limbs

Pentagon's Plans For 3-D Printers: Mobile Labs, Bomb Sniffers and Prototype Limbs | Danger Room | Wired.com: "The 3-D printer craze has taken off with everyone from hobbyists and amateur gunsmiths to giant corporations. Less known is how the U.S. military has caught the desktop manufacturing bug too, and is designing printable components for bomb detectors and prototype limbs. Even more radical: The Army has even gone so far to deploy a helicopter-borne 3D-printing laboratory to Afghanistan."

Laser scan uncovers secrets of Stonehenge: 3D technology reveals importance of midwinter sunset to its ancient creators

Laser scan uncovers secrets of Stonehenge: 3D technology reveals importance of midwinter sunset to its ancient creators | Mail Online: "Stonehenge was designed to light up carvings as though they were on display in a modern museum, a groundbreaking 3D scan of the iconic stones has found."

DISNEY PATENTS AUGMENTED-REALITY FOOD

Disney Patents Augmented-Reality Food : Discovery News: "In the not-so-distant future, we'll be able to have our cake and eat it too. Disney recently outlined patent plans for augmented-reality cakes and other food products. This means the ability to watch interactive videos projected onto the icing just before guests dig in. Though Disney's plans are still on the drawing board, two methods are outlined for bringing this tech to life."

Number 33: Secret Societies, UFOs, Death, Destruction & Disneyland

Number 33: Secret Societies, UFOs, Death, Destruction & Disneyland | Mysterious Universe: "What’s with the number 33? To occultists and secret societies like the Freemasons, 33 is held in reverence. This supposedly magical number appears to pop up time and time again throughout many of history’s most significant and tumultuous events, from Biblical times through to the modern era. Is there really something to 33 or is it just another number like any other? Let’s don our shiny tin foil hats and plunge headlong down the rabbit hole to explore the possible significance of the number 33 in connection with secret societies, UFOs, death, destruction and Disneyland."

The Strange Disappearance of Granger Taylor

The Strange Disappearance of Granger Taylor | Mysterious Universe: "On the night of November 29, 1980, gale force winds tore through the central portion of Vancouver Island, knocking out the electricity and sending locals scurrying for shelter. In the midst of this violent storm a shy and uncannily bright young man posted a short note on his father’s bedroom door and walked out of his parents’ home leaving all of his worldly possessions behind, including $10,000. He climbed into his 1972, pale blue Datsun pick-up, drove past the flying saucer replica he had built in his backyard and was never heard from again."

Smartphone of the future will be in your brain

Smartphone of the future will be in your brain - CNN.com: "(CNN) -- In the past 10 years we've seen cell phones transform into electronic Swiss army knives with a wild variety of functions and features. They are replacing the watch, the camera, the standalone GPS, the alarm clock, and many other tools. But what will the smartphones of the future look like?"

Food is the New Oil and Land the New Gold

Food is the New Oil and Land the New Gold: Lester Brown | Daily Ticker - Yahoo! Finance: ""The term 'food unrest' will become part of our daily vocabulary," Brown tells The Daily Ticker. It reflects the imbalance between the supply of food and demand for food globally."

Who’s in Charge Inside Your Head?

Who’s in Charge Inside Your Head? - NYTimes.com: "Zombie Bees? That’s right: zombie bees. First reported in California in 2008, these stranger-than-fiction creatures have spread to North Dakota and, just recently, to my home in Washington State."

WHO: 'BRAIN-EATING AMOEBA' KILLS 10 IN PAKISTAN

News from The Associated Press: "ISLAMABAD (AP) -- A waterborne parasite commonly known as "brain-eating amoeba" has killed 10 people in Pakistan's largest city, a Pakistani official with the World Health Organization said Tuesday."

Picosecond Programmable Laser scanner: Next generation of technology can read every molecule in your body

Picosecond Programmable Laser scanner: Next generation of technology can read every molecule in your body | Mail Online: "Security staff at airports can already force us to go through metal detectors and use X-rays to see under our clothes. But a new technology being developed on behalf of the U.S. government goes even further - soon officials will be able to scan every single molecule in our bodies."

Nephilim Sex... When did humans and Neandertals stop having sex?

When did humans and Neandertals stop having sex?: "Anthropologists are pretty sure that Neandertals and humans interbred — and DNA analysis backs up this idea. But we don't know the date ranges involved — including when the two groups stopped hooking up."

Transhumanism and Genetic Manipulation – Unnatural Evolution: Tom Horn & Steve Quayle

U.S. Army could soon be using laser guns on the battlefield

U.S. Army could soon be using laser guns on the battlefield | Mail Online: "The U.S. military has long hoped to develop a land-based, laser weapon that could be used to shoot down enemy missiles at the speed of light, but progress on the project has been slow. It is hoped that the new weapon can be used to defend ground forces against rockets, artillery shells, missiles and unmanned drones by destroying threats with a beam of super-powered light energy."

Eye of Sauron? Breathtaking new pictures of the Helix Nebula, a dying star 650 light years from Earth

Breathtaking new pictures of the Helix Nebula, a dying star 650 light years from Earth | Mail Online: "Looking uncannily like a giant eye in the sky, the Helix Nebula has been captured in stunning new detail by a Nasa space telescope.



The breathtaking image shows a dying star is throwing a 'cosmic tantrum'. It shows the star's dusty outer layers unraveling into space, glowing from the intense ultraviolet radiation being pumped out by the hot stellar core."

Google Puts Its Virtual Brain Technology to Work

Google Puts Its Virtual Brain Technology to Work - Technology Review: "A powerful new approach to artificial intelligence is ready to improve many Google products."

'Biofarms' to Integrate Vaccines, Drugs into 'Biopharmaceutical' Crops

'Biofarms' to Integrate Vaccines, Drugs into 'Biopharmaceutical' Crops: "The truth really is much stranger than fiction, especially when it comes to the open and admitted future plans of major biotechnology companies. One such case involves a biotech company known as ProdiGene, the officials from which actually faced jail time back in 2002 for contaminating the traditional food supply with ‘biopharmaceutical’ crops that were growing pharmaceuticals and vaccine components associated with AIDS, diabetes, and diarrhea.



Contaminating 500,000 bushels of soy with their biopharmaceutical corn that contained pharmaceutical and vaccine components associated with deadly diseases, the company was slapped with a minor $500,000 fine by the USDA (the same government organization that gives Monsanto’s crops special speed approval and ignores the company’s blatant disregard for its regulations). As it turns out, the pharmaceutical crops were actually mixed in with traditional crops and unknowing farmers had already been planted for human consumption. The USDA claims, however, that the crops were confiscated."

“Once in a Civilization” Comet to Zip past Earth Next Year

“Once in a Civilization” Comet to Zip past Earth Next Year | Observations, Scientific American Blog Network: "As it flares out of the distant Oort Cloud, the newly discovered comet C/2012 S1 (ISON) appears to be heading on a trajectory that could make for one of the most spectacular night-sky events in living memory."

Secret spy telescopes' new role: helping Nasa hunt for life beyond solar system

Secret spy telescopes' new role: helping Nasa hunt for life beyond solar system | Science | The Observer: "Giant instruments designed to keep watch on Soviets have been given over to space research"

Japanese Stem Cell Discovery could lead to Human Cloning without the need for Humans

Japanese Stem Cell Discovery could lead to Human Cloning without the need for Humans | The Guardian Express: "A study by Japanese researchers involving the use of stem cells to create eggs and sperm, and fertilized eggs as a result, has been announced."

Retinal scans for banking?

Retinal scans for banking? | Fraser Coast Technology | Tech News for Fraser Coast, Australia | Fraser Coast Chronicle: "THE days of having to carry a piece of plastic and remembering a PIN number to access your money could become a thing of the past. ANZ this week unveiled research which showed a majority of people would be comfortable using retina or fingerprint scanning technology at ATMs instead of PIN numbers."

ANCIENT ALIENS EXPOSED - THE NEPHILIM

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Warning signs? ‘Silent Earthquakes’ ripple under Cascadia

Warning signs? ‘Silent Earthquakes’ ripple under Cascadia: "October 6, 2012 –WASHINGTON - Parts of Washington and Oregon are in the midst of silent earthquakes this week. You can’t feel this so-called “slow slip” quake and it doesn’t cause damage. Still, scientists want to learn more about the recently discovered phenomenon. Little is certain so far, but there’s a possibility these deep tremors could trigger a damaging earthquake or serve as a warning bell for the Big One."

Seven dead as meningitis outbreak grows

Seven dead as meningitis outbreak grows | The Extinction Protocol: 2012 and beyond: "October 7, 2012 – HEALTH – The death toll from an outbreak of fungal meningitis linked to contaminated steroid injections has risen to seven, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Saturday. The total number of cases has also grown to 64 people in nine states, the CDC said. That is 17 more cases and two more states than the day before."

Derrick Pitts, Astronomer, Wants UFOs Studied With Science

Derrick Pitts, Astronomer, Wants UFOs Studied With Science: "Nothing kills a career faster than being branded a kook, and in many circles, that's what you are when you admit you've seen a UFO. The stakes are raised, of course, if we're talking about academic communities, and even more so among astronomers -- people who study the skies."

Quantum measurements leave Schrödinger's cat alive

Quantum measurements leave Schrödinger's cat alive - physics-math - 03 October 2012 - New Scientist: "Schrödinger's cat, the enduring icon of quantum mechanics, has been defied. By making constant but weak measurements of a quantum system, physicists have managed to probe a delicate quantum state without destroying it – the equivalent of taking a peek at Schrodinger's metaphorical cat without killing it. The result should make it easier to handle systems such as quantum computers that exploit the exotic properties of the quantum world."

Is there a savant inside all of us?

Is there a savant inside all of us? - Telegraph: "Savants have almost super-human abilities in art, music or memory – and not all are born that way. But is severe head trauma the only way to become a ‘sudden savant’?"

Implant humans with algae so we can 'eat the sun'

BBC - Future - Science & Environment - Implant humans with algae so we can 'eat the sun': "This week deep sea biologist Chuck Fisher has a colourful idea to tackle world hunger."

Declassified at Last: Air Force's Supersonic Flying Saucer Schematics

Declassified at Last: Air Force's Supersonic Flying Saucer Schematics | Danger Room | Wired.com: "Officially, aliens have never existed but flying saucers very nearly did. The National Archives has recently published never-before-seen schematics and details of a 1950s military venture, called Project 1794, which aimed to build a supersonic flying saucer."

The 'colossal' radio telescope that can see more of the universe than ever before (and could even find alien life)

The 'colossal' radio telescope that can see more of the universe than ever before (and could even find alien life) | Mail Online: "In the remote Australian outback, scientists have launched the world's fastest radio telescope which will exponentially increase astronomers' ability to survey the universe, mapping black holes and shedding new light on the origins of galaxies.



The Australia Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP), with an array of 36 antennas each 12 meters (40 feet) across, started peering into the universe on Friday from a far-flung cattle station in Western Australia state."

Governments begin to Build Voice Print Databases

Top Stories - Governments begin to Build Voice Print Databases - AllGov - News: "The United States and 70 other nations are investing in voice recognition databases that will allow governments to identify criminals or suspects based on brief recordings."

US drones will soon be overtaken by new wave of robots

US drones will soon be overtaken by new wave of robots - Economic Times: "WASHINGTON: The US military's current fleet of drones will soon be overtaken by a new wave of robots that will be faster, stealthier and smarter -- operating virtually without human intervention, experts say."

EU sides with Monsanto in 'GMO Cancer Corn' word war

EU sides with Monsanto in 'GMO Cancer Corn' word war — RT: "The European Food Safety Authority has rejected a controversial study by French scientists linking GM corn to cancer. Many in Europe are already calling for stricter controls on GMOs, as farmers weigh the lucrative crops against health concerns."

The US Government Today Has More Data On The Average American Than The Stasi Did On East Germans

The US Government Today Has More Data On The Average American Than The Stasi Did On East Germans | Techdirt: "We've written plenty about how the US government has been quite aggressive in spying on Americans. It has been helped along by a court system that doesn't seem particularly concerned about the 4th Amendment and by the growing ability of private companies to have our data and to then share it with the government at will. Either way, in a radio interview, Wall Street Journal reporter Julia Angwin (who's been one of the best at covering the surveillance state in the US) made a simple observation that puts much of this into context: the US surveillance regime has more data on the average American than the Stasi ever did on East Germans. And, of course, as we've already seen, much of that data seems to be collected illegally with little oversight... and with absolutely no security benefit."

Even Ray Kurzweil is nervous about a future with hyper-intelligent machines

Even Ray Kurzweil is nervous about a future with hyper-intelligent machines | VentureBeat: "“If you have an AI that’s more intelligent than you are, and it’s bent on your destruction? Then that’s a bad situation to be in,” he said."

World food prices near crisis levels

World food prices near crisis levels | Business | The Guardian: "Prices driven higher by US drought along with production problems in Russia and other exporting countries"

Spidery black objects on Mars surface raise speculation

Spidery black objects on Mars surface raise speculation | The Sideshow - Yahoo! News: "Strange black objects seen from 200 miles above the surface of Mars are generating interest and speculation that the unidentified objects could be anything from geysers to sunbathing colonies of microorganisms."

Researchers Discover Bacteria That Produces Pure Gold

Researchers Discover Bacteria That Produces Pure Gold: "[Gold] was produced by a bacteria that, according to researchers at Michigan State University, can survive in extreme toxic environments and create 24-karat gold nuggets. Pure gold."

The terrifying 'dwarf vampire' dinosaur with fangs and quills

The terrifying 'dwarf vampire' dinosaur with fangs and quills | Mail Online: "A species of dwarf dinosaur with vampire fangs and bristling quills walked the prehistoric Earth ‘like a nimble two legged porcupine’, according to scientists.



At under two feet long and the weight of a domestic cat, the bizarre 200 million year old creature is one of the smallest dinosaurs ever discovered."

Sea Serpents on the Loose!

Sea Serpents on the Loose! | Mysterious Universe: "Today, Halifax is a busy municipality with a population of more than 400,000, and a place that, as well as very much keeping up with the times, has successfully retained its old-world charm, its rich history, and its captivating architecture that hark back to a time long past. It was also a place that, in the 19th Century, was packed with sea serpents!"

3D Printed Drones & Guns: Post Scarcity & The World of Tomorrow

3D Printed Drones & Guns: Post Scarcity & The World of Tomorrow - BlackListedNews.com: "The fact is that 3D printing has played an increasing role in prototyping and precision manufacturing over the years, and coupled with other forms of computer-controlled manufacturing, form the foundation of modern weapons manufacturing, the aerospace industry, shipbuilding, as well as medical and information technology. As these systems improve and are more widely used, their size, cost, complexity, as well as barriers to accessing them are reduced. Tools that were once exclusively found only in the realm of large multinational corporations can now be found in use amongst increasingly smaller operations, and now, in the hands of individual hobbyists and garage tinkerers."

Warning: Genetically Modified Humans

Warning: Genetically Modified Humans | Guest Blog, Scientific American Blog Network: "A revolution was occurring. For the first time in 3.6 billion years, life had subverted the evolutionary process and began to steer it not with natural selection, but artificial selection. Selection pressures became synonymous with the needs of the architects; the farmers. The technique led to a widespread transition from hunter-gathering to agriculture, a shift that would transform human culture and lay the foundations for the first civilisations. Moreover, in their efforts to permanently remodel the characteristics of a species, early farmers were pioneers of genetic modification."

The Emergent Connectome - The Blue Brain Project accurately predicts connections between neurons

Frontiers | The Emergent Connectome: "One of the greatest challenges in neuroscience is to identify the map of synaptic connections between neurons. Called the “connectome,” it is the holy grail that will explain how information flows in the brain. In a landmark paper, published the week of 17th of September in PNAS, the EPFL’s Blue Brain Project (BBP) has identified key principles that determine synapse-scale connectivity by virtually reconstructing a cortical microcircuit and comparing it to a mammalian sample. These principles now make it possible to predict the locations of synapses in the neocortex."

How synthetic biology will change us

How synthetic biology will change us - Cosmic Log: "In the future, genetically modified organisms could be making our medicines, our fuel, our housewares, our houses — and they could even help us remake ourselves. All that may sound like science-fiction, but the future is already arriving, in the form of the bioplastic bottle you may be holding in your hand. Harvard geneticist George Church lays it all out in a new book, "Regenesis: How Synthetic Biology Will Reinvent Nature and Ourselves," written with Ed Regis."

The Human Enhancement Revolution - Tom Horn

The Human Enhancement Revolution | GOD TV: "Tom Horn explains current thinking and methods on health and research that is examining genetically modified food and people. Later Tome Horn talks about the numerous prophecies regarding the 2012 end of the world and how our current actions are already forecast within the Bible."

Meet the Australian biometrics company working with Apple on ID technology

Meet the Australian biometrics company working with Apple on ID technology: "The head of an Australian biometrics company which scored a key contract with Apple says the future of mobile technology will be closely linked with fingerprint scanning and other ID tech, especially as phones and payment systems become entwined."

Even Ray Kurzweil is nervous about a future with hyper-intelligent machines

Even Ray Kurzweil is nervous about a future with hyper-intelligent machines | VentureBeat: "Ray Kurzweil is looking forward to the year 2029. That’s the year he predicts our technology will be able to think without us — aka the date that computers pass the Turing test. Our computers are growing more powerful at an exponential rate, and even Kurzweil is impressed by what we can do with artificial intelligence (AI) today. He’s been making the prediction that 2029 is the date for some time, and he repeated the date onstage yesterday at the DEMO Fall 2012 conference multiple times. Still, even to someone who has seen it coming all along, progress in technology can be impressive."

Reality is a computer projection: physicists

Reality is a computer projection: physicists | KurzweilAI: "Whatever kind of reality you think you’re living in, you’re probably wrong. The universe is a computer, and everything that goes on in it can be explained in terms of information processing, speculates New Scientist in a special issue on What is reality?



“Quantum physics is almost phrased in terms of information processing,” says Vlatko Vedral of the University of Oxford. “It’s suggestive that you will find information processing at the root of everything.”"

Earth’s magnetic field overdue for a chaos-causing (possibly life-altering) flip

Earth’s magnetic field overdue for a chaos-causing (possibly life-altering) flip | World | News | National Post: "LONDON — The discovery by NASA rover Curiosity of evidence that water once flowed on Mars – the most Earth-like planet in the solar system – should intensify interest in what the future could hold for mankind.



The only thing stopping Earth having a lifeless environment like Mars is the magnetic field that shields us from deadly solar radiation and helps some animals migrate, and it may be a lot more fragile and febrile than one might think."

Inhofe Seeks Hearings Addressing the EPA’s Monstrous “Illegal Human Experiments”:

Inhofe Seeks Hearings Addressing the EPA’s Monstrous “Illegal Human Experiments” :: "OKLAHOMA CITY – Just days after Red Dirt Report featured a story out of St. Louis, Mo. addressing the shocking revelation that the U.S. Army was conducting secret experiments on citizens of that city without their knowledge in the 1950’s -by spraying toxic substances on them – we learn that potentially deadly human experimentation is taking place this very day – and sanctioned by the U.S. government, no less!"

Top Iranian Official: Iran Needs “24 Hours And An Excuse” To Annihilate Israel

Top Iranian Official: Iran Needs “24 Hours And An Excuse” To Annihilate Israel « CBS DC: "WASHINGTON (CBSDC) — A top Iranian official says that Iran will be able to annihilate Israel within a day. According to The Jerusalem Post, Hojjat al-Eslam Ali Shirazi, representative to Iran’s Qods Force for Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, claims that all they need is “24 hours and an excuse” to attack the Jewish state."

Ancient UFOs Detailed

Ancient UFOs Detailed | TDG - Science, Magick, Myth and History: "Yesterday we looked at a debunking of the Ancient Aliens series on History Channel. Today we'll swing the other way, and check out an interesting paper on sightings of UFOs in ancient times: "Unidentified Flying Objects in Classical Antiquity" (PDF), a 2007 paper by NASA scientist Richard Stothers, who sadly passed away last year"

Homeland Security 'fusion' centers spy on citizens, produce 'shoddy' work, report says

Homeland Security 'fusion' centers spy on citizens, produce 'shoddy' work, report says - Open Channel: "The ranking Republican on a Senate panel on Wednesday accused the Department of Homeland Security of hiding embarrassing information about its so-called "fusion" intelligence sharing centers, charging that the program has wasted hundreds of millions of dollars while contributing little to the country's counterterrorism efforts."

Evidence of Nephilim and Human Interbreeding...? -- Neanderthals, humans may have co-existed in Israel

The Archaeology News Network: Neanderthals, humans may have co-existed in Israel: "“If that interbreeding did take place, it must have been here,”said Daniel Kaufman, an archaeologist working at the site."

Will Low-Cost Genome Sequencing Open 'Pandora's Box'?

Will Low-Cost Genome Sequencing Open 'Pandora's Box'? : Shots - Health Blog : NPR: "So far sequencing is being used primarily only to diagnose mysterious medical conditions and help treat cancer patients, and by scientists, biotech executives and other people who can afford the out-of-pocket cost. But the price is plummeting, and many are predicting the $1,000 genome is coming soon. And when that happens sequencing could become much more common."

Animals engineered with pinpoint accuracy

Animals engineered with pinpoint accuracy : Nature News & Comment: "More accurate genetic modification has created allergen-free cow's milk and pigs that could serve as a model for atherosclerosis."

3D-Printer Company Sells to Gun Companies, But Not Desktop Weaponeers

3D-Printer Company Sells to Gun Companies, But Not Desktop Weaponeers | Danger Room | Wired.com: "Direct digital manufacturing company Stratasys may have pulled the lease on a 3-D printer rented out by a group of unlicensed internet gunsmiths. But they’re all for making money by printing guns. According to internal sales documents acquired by Danger Room, Stratasys is working with some of the world’s top firearms-makers today."

James Bond tech still beyond reach -- but nearing

James Bond tech still beyond reach -- but nearing: "The James Bond movies gave sixties audiences not only the vicarious thrill of following 007 through dangerous missions in exotic locales, but also a glimpse of the future through some of the technology used by Bond and the villains he pursued."

National 'virtual ID card' scheme set for launch (Is there anything that could possibly go wrong?)

National 'virtual ID card' scheme set for launch (Is there anything that could possibly go wrong?) - UK Politics - UK - The Independent: "The Government will announce details this month of a controversial national identity scheme which will allow people to use their mobile phones and social media profiles as official identification documents for accessing public services."

How GM crops have increased the use of danger pesticides and created superweeds and toxin-resistant insects

How GM crops have increased the use of danger pesticides and created superweeds and toxin-resistant insects | Mail Online: "Planting GM crops has led to an increase rather than a decrease in the use of pesticides in the last 16 years, according to US scientists. The researchers said that the plants have caused superweeds and toxin-resistant insects to emerge, meaning farmers have not only had to use more pesticides on their crops overall, but are also using older and more dangerous chemicals. The findings dramatically undermine the case for adopting the crops, which were sold to farmers and shoppers on the basis that they would reduce the need to be treated with powerful chemicals."

Space Boat Concept Could Explore Saturn's Moon Titan

Space Boat Concept Could Explore Saturn's Moon Titan | TALISE | Space.com: "While rovers are ideal for exploring Mars, a boat is best for Titan, Saturn's largest moon. Scientists are proposing a new mission to explore this alluring world that would send a floating probe to land in a lake on Titan."

The Race to Bring Quantum Teleportation to Your World

The Race to Bring Quantum Teleportation to Your World | Wired Science | Wired.com: "There is an international quantum teleportation space race heating up. Around the world, countries are investing time and millions of dollars into the technology, which uses satellites to beam bits of quantum information down from the sky and and could profoundly change worldwide communication."

UFOS: The Way Newspapers Used To Do It

UFOS: The Way Newspapers Used To Do It | Mysterious Universe: "One of the frustrating aspects of covering the paranormal is its treatment in the mainstream media, if the media covers the paranormal topic at all. You’ll be hard pressed to find a ghost story without a mention of “Ghost Busters,” a Bigfoot report without a reference to “Harry and the Hendersons,” or a UFO story without the term “little green men” or the “X-Files” theme playing in the background."

Chinese Netizen Speaks Out: “China Spending As Much on Calming Civil Unrest As US on War Effort”

Chinese Netizen Speaks Out: “China Spending As Much on Calming Civil Unrest As US on War Effort” | RocketNews24: "Even putting current tensions between the country and Japan aside for the moment, China has seen a great deal of civil unrest in recent months. With citizens losing faith in their government, and the gap between the poor and the wealthy seemingly growing ever larger, it is little wonder that protests and riots are occurring more and more frequently."

Scientists Warn Geo-Engineering Can Kill Billions of People

Scientists Warn Geo-Engineering Can Kill Billions of People: "Geo-engineering is an umbrella term for deliberate climate intervention that includes spraying the sky with aerosols to reflect solar radiation away from Earth in order to cool the planet and to save the environment and humanity from the effects of supposedly man-made global warming.  There is evidence that this program has already been implemented for many years using unidentified chemical aerosols, known as chemtrails."

Activists warned to watch what they say as social media monitoring becomes 'next big thing in law enforcement'

Activists warned to watch what they say as social media monitoring becomes 'next big thing in law enforcement' - Crime - UK - The Independent: "John Cooper QC said that police are monitoring key activists online and that officers and the courts are becoming increasingly savvy when it comes to social media"

North and South Korea 'on the verge of nuclear war'

North and South Korea 'on the verge of nuclear war' - Telegraph: "A senior North Korean diplomat warned a meeting of the UN General Assembly in New York that "a spark of fire could set off a thermonuclear war" on the Korean Peninsula."

Why Are the Freemasons Collecting Our Children's DNA?

Amy MacPherson: Why Are the Freemasons Collecting Our Children's DNA?: "So why then is an exclusive group collecting our children's DNA, with support of police and the government across the USA and Canada?"

Home of the Sibyl? -- The Unsolved Mystery of the Tunnels at Baiae

The Unsolved Mystery of the Tunnels at Baiae | Past Imperfect: "The sibyl, so the story goes, was a woman named Amalthaea who lurked in a cave on the Phlegræan Fields. She had once been young and beautiful–beautiful enough to attract the attentions of the sun god, Apollo, who offered her one wish in exchange for her virginity. Pointing to a heap of dust, Amalthaea asked for a year of life for each particle in the pile, but (as is usually the way in such old tales) failed to allow for the vindictiveness of the gods. Ovid, in Metamorphoses, has her lament that “like a fool, I did not ask that all those years should come with ageless youth, as well.” Instead, she aged but could not die. Virgil depicts her scribbling the future on oak leaves that lay scattered about the entrance to her cave, and states that the cave itself concealed an entrance to the underworld."

NASA Mulls Deep-Space Station on Moon's Far Side

NASA Mulls Deep-Space Station on Moon's Far Side | Space.com: "There appears to be support within NASA to position astronauts at an Earth-moon libration point to bolster the space agency’s plans of pushing beyond low-Earth orbit with its Orion spacecraft design."

Scientists create GM cow to cut milk allergies in children

Scientists create GM cow to cut milk allergies in children - Science - News - The Independent: "Scientists have created a genetically modified (GM) cow that produces milk with low levels of a protein known to cause allergic reactions in a significant proportion of children. The researchers believe it could one day lead to the sale of "hypoallergenic" milk from herds of GM cows."

Earth is undergoing true polar wander, scientists say

Earth is undergoing true polar wander, scientists say | Earth | EarthSky: "Scientists based in Germany and Norway today published new results about a geophysical theory known as true polar wander. That is a drifting of Earth’s solid exterior – an actual change in latitude for some land masses – relative to our planet’s rotation axis. These scientists used hotspots in Earth’s mantle as part of a computer model, which they say is accurate for the past 120 million years, to identify four possible instances of true polar wander in the past. And, they say, true polar wander is happening now. These scientists published their results in the Journal for Geophysical Research today."

Russian General: “The USSR Collapsed and the Same Fate Has Been Prepared for the USA”

Russian General: “The USSR Collapsed and the Same Fate Has Been Prepared for the USA” : "In the following video commentary Russian General Konstantin P. Petrov (Ret.) asks some interesting questions and includes his own thoughts (perhaps the non-official Russian position) about a variety of topics that include the end of US dollar hegemony, the orchestration of the 9-11 attacks to engage America in a mid-east war, the puppeteers behind the politicians and the coming premeditated collapse of the United States of America as we know it."

The Ultimate Weapon of Mass Destruction: “Owning the Weather” for Military Use

The Ultimate Weapon of Mass Destruction: “Owning the Weather” for Military Use | Global Research: "Environmental modification techniques (ENMOD) for military use constitute, in the present context of global warfare, the ultimate weapon of mass destruction."

Revealed: Army scientists secretly sprayed St Louis with 'radioactive' particles for YEARS to test chemical warfare technology

Revealed: Army scientists secretly sprayed St Louis with 'radioactive' particles for YEARS to test chemical warfare technology | Mail Online: "The United States Military conducted top secret experiments on the citizens of St. Louis, Missouri, for years, exposing them to radioactive compounds, a researcher has claimed."

Human Enhancements are Mankind’s Future

Human Enhancements are Mankind’s Future : The Elm: "Medical science has come a long way in the past 20 years. Diseases that were once thought unassailable have become treatable and manageable. Gene therapy has recovered from its setbacks and is showing promise in curing a number of diseases. Prosthetics have developed from what was essentially a shoe on a stick to fully articulated robotic limbs, controlled through neural interfaces and capable of sensory feedback. The price: performance ratio of gene sequencing is falling at an exponential rate. More and more sophisticated neural implants are being developed, allowing the human brain to interface directly with a computer."

'Eternal Life Does Not Violate the Laws of Physics'

Interview with the American Futurologist Michio Kaku - SPIEGEL ONLINE: "SPIEGEL: Professor Kaku, in your book you write about how we will be like gods in the future. Are you saying that our grandchildren will be gods? Isn't that a bit immodest?



Kaku: Just think for a moment about our forefathers in the year 1900. They lived to be 49 years old on average and traveled with horse-drawn wagons. Long distance communication was yelling out the window. If these people could see us today with mobile phones at our ears, Facebook on our screens and traveling with planes they would consider us wizards."

The Military Smartphone Malware Designed to Steal Your Life

PlaceRaider: The Military Smartphone Malware Designed to Steal Your Life - Technology Review: "The US Naval Surface Warfare Center has created an Android app that secretly records your environment and reconstructs it as a 3D virtual model for a malicious user to browse"

Modern wheat a "perfect, chronic poison," doctor says

Modern wheat a "perfect, chronic poison," doctor says - CBS News: "(CBS News) Modern wheat is a "perfect, chronic poison," according to Dr. William Davis, a cardiologist who has published a book all about the world's most popular grain. Davis said that the wheat we eat these days isn't the wheat your grandma had: "It's an 18-inch tall plant created by genetic research in the '60s and '70s," he said on "CBS This Morning." "This thing has many new features nobody told you about, such as there's a new protein in this thing called gliadin. It's not gluten. I'm not addressing people with gluten sensitivities and celiac disease. I'm talking about everybody else because everybody else is susceptible to the gliadin protein that is an opiate. This thing binds into the opiate receptors in your brain and in most people stimulates appetite, such that we consume 440 more calories per day, 365 days per year.""

Liquid air 'offers energy storage hope'

BBC News - Liquid air 'offers energy storage hope': "Turning air into liquid may offer a solution to one of the great challenges in engineering - how to store energy."

Mutilations on the Moor

Mutilations on the Moor | Mysterious Universe: "If there is one thing I like to highlight when it comes to cases of a definitive Fortean nature, it’s when they – largely, at least - get forgotten about. After all, it’s vital we keep the old events alive, if for no other reason than to see what we may be able to learn from them. There’s a classic example – for me personally, anyway – which springs firmly to mind and which contains absolute key ingredients of a whole host of puzzles: animal mutilations, Men in Black-type telephone interference and hassle, UFOs, and a wild and mysterious location. It all took place more than thirty-five years ago, but it is an affair that is still talked about in hushed and whispered tones by those involved and those who still remember it…"

Hackers shifting from ‘disruption’ to ‘destruction’: U.S. cyber chief

Hackers shifting from ‘disruption’ to ‘destruction’: U.S. cyber chief | The Raw Story: "WASHINGTON — Hackers are stepping up the intensity of their attacks, moving from “disruption” to “destruction” of key computer systems, the top US cyber-defense official said Monday."

Drones Will Soon Be Able To Kill During War Without Human Assistance

Professor: Drones Will Soon Be Able To Kill During War Without Human Assistance « CBS DC: "WASHINGTON (CBSDC) — Drones could soon operate without the help of humans.



Agence France-Presse is reporting that the Pentagon wants its drones to be more autonomous, so that they can run with little to no assistance from people. “Before they were blind, deaf and dumb,” Mark Maybury, chief scientist for the U.S. Air Force, told AFP. “Now we’re beginning to make them to see, hear and sense.”"

Spacetime crystal could be a reality

Spacetime crystal could be a reality -- Science & Technology -- Sott.net: "Remember when we said that Doctor Who fans eager to build their own TARDIS would first need to obtain an odd little item called a trachoid time crystal? The exotic item was first mentioned in a 1976 episode called "The Hand of Fear" as being key to the machine's ability to travel through space and time. Nobel Prize-winning physicist Frank Wilczek (MIT) suggested such a thing might be mathematically possible, giving hope to aspiring Time Lords everywhere."

Robotic bees will one day kill us all

Robotic bees will one day kill us all -- Science & Technology -- Sott.net: "Robotic scientists, it seems, are hell bent on creating autonomous, animalistic robots.



These machines, should the scientists have their way, would be capable of running faster than any human being, scaling all manner of rough terrain, and now, taking flight on their own, thinking like a bee in order to find certain sights and smells."

The New Eugenics: Engineering “Moral Enhancement” by embryo screening and selective abortion

The New Eugenics: Engineering “Moral Enhancement” by embryo screening and selective abortion | NRL News Today: "Recently Oxford philosophy professor Julian Savulescu moved his campaign for “moral enhancement” out of the ivory tower and into the mainstream. This month Reader’s Digest is carrying his article, “It’s Our Duty to Have Designer Babies,” in which he promotes the idea that “people have a moral obligation to select ethically better children.” By select he means to screen embryos genetically to determine which will have superior moral traits."

Maya prophecies: What were they thinking?

Maya prophecies: What were they thinking? - Technology & science - Science | NBC News: "MEXICO CITY — As the clock winds down to Dec. 21, experts on the Maya calendar have been racing to convince people that the Maya didn't predict an apocalypse for the end of this year.



Some experts are now saying the Maya may indeed have made prophecies, just not about the end of the world."

Buddhist ‘Iron Man’ found by Nazis is from space

Nature News Blog: Buddhist ‘Iron Man’ found by Nazis is from space : Nature News Blog: "A Buddhist statue brought to Germany from Tibet by a Nazi-backed expedition has been confirmed as having an extraterrestrial origin."

Rat reality show: Russian scientists to broadcast GMO experiment

Rat reality show: Russian scientists to broadcast GMO experiment — RT: "After a French study suggested that rats fed on Monsanto GMO corn suffered tumors, Russian researches plan their own, this time public, experiment. The unique reality show with rats is expected to prove or deny GMO’s health-threatening influence."

Gun enthusiasts release open-source kits for 3D-printed Wiki Weapons

Gun enthusiasts release open-source kits for 3D-printed Wiki Weapons: "News: a group of libertarian activists in the U.S. plans to distribute open-source blueprints for homemade 3D-printed guns, provoking questions about the potential uses of the increasingly affordable technology."

Out for the count: Why levels of sperm in men are falling

Out for the count: Why levels of sperm in men are falling - Science - News - The Independent: "Levels of 'viable' sperm in human males are falling – and scientists believe they now understand the cause. Infertility can begin in the womb"