10 Ways The Dinosaur Media Makes Jihadist Terrorists Look Respectable

The Excavator: 10 Ways The Dinosaur Media Makes Jihadist Terrorists Look Respectable: "Making Jihadist terrorists look respectable, or any terrorists for that matter, is a tricky and difficult task. But there are ten techniques which can be mastered and used in the service of any cause, whether righteous or not. The best propagandists in the world can save the image of the worst terrorists if they have the sufficient resources and the reputation to reach people and make them believe their narrative."

Why Did CIA Director Petraeus Suddenly Resign … And Why Was the U.S. Ambassador to Libya Murdered?

Why Did CIA Director Petraeus Suddenly Resign … And Why Was the U.S. Ambassador to Libya Murdered? - Washington's Blog: "The Deeper Questions Behind the Ambassador’s Murder … and the CIA Boss’ Sudden Resignation"

Invisibility cloaks: Will we ever really have them?

BBC News - Invisibility cloaks: Will we ever really have them?: "You've seen the films, you've read the popular science stories. It's time to ask: when will you have your invisibility cloak?"

Syria's Assad warns of apocalyptic war

PressTV - Syria's Assad warns of apocalyptic war: "In a rare interview with Russia Today TV, President Bashar al-Assad vigorously clarified his stance on the current Syrian crisis created by the West and some regional states including Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Qatar and warned them of the apocalyptic consequences of any foreign intervention in Syria."

Bio-electromagnetic Weapons: The ultimate weapon

Bio-electromagnetic Weapons: The ultimate weapon | Global Research: "Electromagnetic weapons operate at the speed of light; they can kill, torture and enslave; but the public are largely unaware that they exist, because these weapons operate by stealth and leave no physical evidence."

Are Genetically Modified Insects The Next Step For The GMO Industry?

Are Genetically Modified Insects The Next Step For The GMO Industry? | Co.Exist: World changing ideas and innovation: "A new genetic modification project wants to introduce genes into the bug population that will eliminate a moth that likes to eat our crops. How close is this to actual implementation?"

The unsettling animation based on artworks which imagines humans crossed with birds, frogs, dogs and spiders

The unsettling animation based on artworks which imagines humans crossed with birds, frogs, dogs and spiders | Mail Online: "These unsettling images show how humans might look crossed with a range of other creatures.



The series of artworks, named Hominid, are photo composites based on paediatric and veterinary X-ray films by San Francisco-based artist Brian Andrews."

It's Franken-blob! The 'living' gel that can walk by itself (very slowly) and could help in battle against cancer

'Living' gel that can walk by itself (very slowly) and could help in battle against cancer | Mail Online: "Scientists have created a blob of gel that can propel itself across a surface, mimicking a living creature. The tiny droplets are made in a laboratory from proteins extracted from living cells. They feed on the same energy-carrying molecules found in living bodies, allowing the gel to ‘walk’ at a rate of 8 nanometres each step – less than the width of a speck of tobacco smoke."

Did climate change cause the collapse of Mayan civilisation?

Did climate change cause the collapse of Mayan civilisation? | Mail Online: "The Classic Maya culture collapsed a thousand years ago because it failed to cope with climate change, scientists said today. The Central American people had developed a sophisticated society, accurate calendars and complex architecture including pyramids.
They thrived during rainy periods but latest research shows that a prolonged drought somewhere between 800AD and 1100 brought about its collapse."

Could Miss be replaced by a robot? Autistic pupils 'learn better from android buddies than human teachers'

Could Miss be replaced by a robot? Autistic pupils 'learn better from android buddies than human teachers' | Mail Online: "Autistic children could in the future be helped to learn by robot buddies in the classroom."

Discovery of planet in the 'Goldilocks Zone' of star just 42 light years away raises hopes that it could have Earth-like climate

Discovery of planet in the 'Goldilocks Zone' of star just 42 light years away raises hopes that it could have Earth-like climate | Mail Online: "Astronomers have discovered a planet orbiting a nearby sun at just the right distance for an Earth-like climate that could support life."

Can our bodies predict the future?

Can our bodies predict the future? | Fox News: "People's bodies know a big event is coming just before it happens, at least according to a new study."

BBC Has No Alien Contact Policy

BBC Has No Alien Contact Policy: DNews Nugget : Discovery News: "Making contact with an alien intelligence would be a monumental event. But for the BBC, receiving an extraterrestrial signal on live TV could breach health and safety regulations, apparently."

Foodstamps Surge By Most In One Year To New All Time Record, In Delayed Release

Foodstamps Surge By Most In One Year To New All Time Record, In Delayed Release | ZeroHedge: "While there had been speculation that the BLS may delay the release of its October nonfarm payroll number until after the election, it turned out there was no reason to worry. Perhaps this is because the number, while at stall speed, was not quite as horrible as some had expected (even if the change in average hourly earnings did tumble to new all time lows) and so boosted Obama's reelection chances. There was, however, another closely tracked number which perhaps is far more indicative of the economic "growth" in the past 4 years, which certainly had a delayed release. The number of course is that showing how many Americans are on foodstamps, and usually is released at the end of the month, or the first day or two of the next month. This time the USDA delayed its release nine days past the semi-official deadline, far past the election, and until Friday night to report August foodstamp data."

6 lingering questions about the exit of Gen. David Petraeus

6 lingering questions about the exit of Gen. David Petraeus - Edward-Isaac Dovere and Josh Gerstein - POLITICO.com: "Resignations over scandals often raise more questions than they answer, and that’s true of Gen. David Petraeus’s abrupt exit from the Central Intelligence Agency."

Chinese economy will overtake U.S. within four years

Report: Chinese economy will overtake U.S. within four years | The Raw Story: "The Paris-based Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) said China’s economy will be larger than the combined economies of the eurozone countries by the end of this year, and will overtake the US by the end of 2016."

Brazil Embarks on Cloning of Wild Animals

IPS – Brazil Embarks on Cloning of Wild Animals | Inter Press Service: "RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov 6 2012 (IPS) - Brazilian scientists are attempting to clone animals in danger of extinction, like the jaguar and maned wolf, although the potential impact on the conservation of these threatened species is still not clear."

Supreme Court Weighing Genetic Privacy

Supreme Court Weighing Genetic Privacy | Threat Level | Wired.com: "Supreme Court justices are to meet privately Friday to weigh whether they will hear a major genetic-privacy case testing whether authorities may take DNA samples from anybody arrested for a serious crime."

Millions of GMO Mosquitoes Released Without Risk Assessment or Oversight

Millions of GMO Mosquitoes Released Without Risk Assessment or Oversight | Farm Wars: "Look out people of planet earth, genetically engineered bugs are here. Just in case you haven’t figured it out yet, our technocracy is working ever diligently on genetically engineering every last living cell on the planet – WITHOUT EXCEPTION. What does this mean for life here on earth? Ever hear the expression “soup sandwich?” Well, after these “scientific” geniuses are through with us, that is exactly what all life will be – a genetic soup sandwich, made in a lab, and stamped with a corporate logo embedded in our DNA."

Gas Rationing: New Yorkers, Welcome to the Third World

Gas Rationing: New Yorkers, Welcome to the Third World - Forbes: "In a very uncomfortable way, Sandy points out the dangers of our devotion to economic efficiency: when you engineer your economy to cut out waste, you design with lowest costs in mind, and redundancy is eliminated.  You rely on sophisticated systems to provide just-in-time inventory.  You cut your utility budgets to the bone in order to keep electricity bills at a minimum.  You cut costs everywhere, because that’s what people want.  And all of that works just fine until something – a storm, a tsunami, some unanticipated Black Swan throws a monkey wrench into the finely tuned, highly calibrated economy.  One moment all is fine.  The next minute, ATMs don’t work.  Gasoline pumps don’t function.  The lights don’t come on.  And the entire machine breaks down. "

Stem cells could be used to make biological pacemaker for heart patients

Stem cells could be used to make biological pacemaker for heart patients - Telegraph: "Injections of heart muscle created from patients’ own skin cells could save them from needing surgery to implant artificial pacemakers that regulate their heartbeat, following new research."

Reptilians Among Us: What You Need to Know

Reptilians Among Us: What You Need to Know – Conspiratorium: "On the season premiere of Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura (10pm EST), the ex-Governor and his team take on their weirdest conspiracy yet: The Reptilians.

Forget the Bilderbergs, the New World Order, and the Illuminati: the real global power lies outside our solar system.  According to veteran conspiracy theorists such as David Icke, the worldwide ruling class was created thousands of years ago through a strategic mating of human beings and Reptilian Aliens."

100 UFOs On India-China Border Cause Official Concern

100 UFOs On India-China Border Cause Official Concern: "Over the past few months -- between Aug. 1 and Oct. 15 -- more than 100 UFOs have been seen along the India-China border, and the sightings have officials puzzled."

'A Period of Persistent Conflict'

'A Period of Persistent Conflict' - By Micah Zenko | Foreign Policy: "Why the United States will never have another peacetime president."

Expert fears over human enhancement

Expert fears over human enhancement: "New drugs and medical implants that can make people work smarter, longer and in tougher conditions pose serious ethical questions, leading British scientists have suggested on foot of a study published yesterday."

DARPA wants to equip soldiers with Android phones for 'Predator vision'

DARPA wants to equip soldiers with Android phones for 'Predator vision' — RT: "US soldiers may soon be equipped with helmet-mounted cameras that give them infrared and high definition vision, which they can view on their Android smartphones. This new “Predator vision” would help soldiers in darkness, smoke and combat."

Do we want “gentically modified children”? Yes, of course!

Do we want “gentically modified children”? Yes, of course! | Practical Ethics: "The achievements of the researchers who have developed the treatments this far should be cause for celebration. Who would oppose scientific progress that promises to enable more women to give birth to healthy, happy children who are genetically related to them?"

Superworkers expected within a decade

Superworkers expected within a decade - Workplace Savings & Benefits: "Workers could enhance their productivity with performance-boosting medicine within the next decade, a report suggests."

Scientists raise the alarm on human enhancement technologies

Scientists raise the alarm on human enhancement technologies: "The Royal Society, along with the Academy of Medical Sciences, British Academy, and Royal Academy of Engineering, recently concluded a workshop called Human Enhancement and the Future of Work in which they considered the growing impact and potential risks of augmentation technologies. In their final report, the collaborative team of scientists and ethicists raised serious concerns about the burgeoning trend, and how humanity is moving from a model of therapy to one in which human capacities are greatly improved. The implications, they concluded, should be part of a much wider public discussion."

When You're Visited By A Copy Of Yourself, Stay Calm

When You're Visited By A Copy Of Yourself, Stay Calm : Krulwich Wonders... : NPR: "You know Carl Linnaeus, right? The great Swedish naturalist who categorized plants and animals in the 1750s? He was a singular figure in botany. But when he got a headache, he stopped being singular. He doubled, from one Carl to two."

Mile High mystery: UFO sightings in sky over Denver

Mile High mystery: UFO sightings in sky over Denver | KDVR.com – Denver News, Weather & Sports from FOX 31 News in Denver, Colorado: "DENVER –  It’s a mile high mystery in the skies over Denver. Strange objects caught on camera flying over the city and nobody can explain it."

Google's Glass Castle: The Rise and Fear of a Transhuman Future

Google's Glass Castle: The Rise and Fear of a Transhuman Future | PopMatters: "What if Technology gave us direct access to information, directly through our bodies?  What if the world of information sat there on our pupil, ready for us to access with the twitch of an eye or the swipe of our finger?"

7 Best-Case Scenarios for the Future of Humanity

7 Best-Case Scenarios for the Future of Humanity: "Most science fictional and futurist visions of the future tend towards the negative — and for good reason. Our environment is a mess, we have a nasty tendency to misuse technologies, and we're becoming increasingly capable of destroying ourselves. But civilizational demise is by no means guaranteed. Should we find a way to manage the risks and avoid dystopic outcomes, our far future looks astonishingly bright. Here are seven best-case scenarios for the future of humanity."

Surprising 'mini' supermassive black hole found in unlikely home

Surprising 'mini' supermassive black hole found in unlikely home | Fox News: "Using NASA's Chandra X-Ray space telescope, astronomers have discovered one of the smallest supermassive black holes in middle of an unlikely host galaxy."

Half of all Atlantic salmon are being killed by bloodsucking parasites, researchers claim

Almost half of all Atlantic salmon being killed by parasites | Mail Online: "Nearly 40 per cent of Atlantic salmon is being killed by parasites, researchers believe."

Klass Warfare: Skeptics Debunking Natural Phenomena?

Klass Warfare: Skeptics Debunking Natural Phenomena? | Mysterious Universe: "The lights were colorful, bright, and big. Robert and his associate, Bill, had seen them before, and tonight they stared on with the same wonder of previous viewings of this enigmatic phenomenon, as each of them worked hurriedly to set up their cameras. Within moments, Robert’s lens was focused directly over a bright orb hovering several miles away, which had appeared glowing with a purplish hue directly over the southern summit of Table Rock in the Linville Gorge Wilderness..."

'U.S. Per Person Debt Now 35 Percent Higher than that of Greece'

'U.S. Per Person Debt Now 35 Percent Higher than that of Greece' | The Weekly Standard: ""According to estimates from the International Monetary Fund, America’s total government debt will be $16.8 trillion by the end of the calendar year, compared to $441 billion for Greece," the Republican side of the Senate Budget Committee explains. "On a per person basis, that means U.S. debt is $53,400 for every man, woman, and child, compared to $39,400 for every man, woman, and child in Greece."

UFOs sightings skyrocket across Jammu and Kashmir, Arunachal

UFOs sightings skyrocket across Jammu and Kashmir, Arunachal - Indian Express: "The Army troops deployed along the China border from Ladakh in Jammu and Kashmir and Arunachal Pradesh in northeast have reported more than 100 sightings of "Unidentified Flying Objects" (UFOs) in the last three months."

'Super-Earth' Alien Planet May Be Habitable for Life

'Super-Earth' Alien Planet May Be Habitable for Life | Space.com: "Astronomers have detected an alien planet that may be capable of supporting life as we know it — and it's just a stone's throw from Earth in the cosmic scheme of things."

Beginnings of Bionic

Beginnings of Bionic | Science News: "Michael McAlpine’s shiny circuit doesn’t look like something you would stick in your mouth. It’s dashed with gold, has a coiled antenna and is glued to a stiff rectangle. But the antenna flexes, and the rectangle is actually silk, its stiffness melting away under water. And if you paste the device on your tooth, it could keep you healthy."

US lab validates Cianjur ‘ancient structure’ theory

US lab validates Cianjur ‘ancient structure’ theory | The Jakarta Post: "A recent analysis of carbon-dating by the Miami-based Beta Analytic Lab has apparently validated findings by a government-sanctioned team that a man-made structure, buried under Mount Padang in Cianjur, West Java, is older than the Giza pyramid."

Scientists discover how to make time pass faster (or slower)

Scientists discover how to make time pass faster (or slower) | Mail Online: "A new understanding of how the brain processes time could one day allow scientists to tweak an individual's sense of timing. New research suggests timekeeping in the brain is decentralised, with different neural circuits having their own timing mechanisms for specific activities. Not only does it raise the possibility of artificially manipulating time perceptions, but the finding could also explain why our sense of time changes in different conditions - such as when we are having fun or are under stress."

Helicopters of the Mysterious Kind

Helicopters of the Mysterious Kind | Mysterious Universe: "There can be very few people – if, indeed, any – with an interest in UFOs, conspiracies, cover-ups, and strange and sinister goings-on of a distinctly weird nature who have not heard of the so-called “black helicopters” or “phantom helicopters” that seem to play an integral – albeit admittedly unclear – role in perceived UFO-connected events. And one of the biggest misconceptions about this deeply weird phenomenon is that those same mysterious helicopters are lacking in official documentation. Actually not so at all. In fact, exactly the opposite. If you know where to go looking…"

Humans Think Like Quantum Particles

Humans Think Like Quantum Particles: Scientific American: "Quantum theory once seemed like the last nail in the coffin of pure reason. Now it's looking like its savior"

Curiosity rover gulps Mars air, finds hint of vanished atmosphere

Curiosity rover gulps Mars air, finds hint of vanished atmosphere - latimes.com: "NASA’s Curiosity rover has gulped in Martian air but failed to find methane – a gas linked to living things. But it has turned up signs that Mars may have lost much of its original atmosphere."

Paranormal activities

Paranormal activities - Page 1 - News - Minneapolis - City Pages: "Dawn's son had complained about spirits before, but she began taking it seriously when he actually saw something — and when he got sick."

Spooky Quantum Entanglement Gets Extra 'Twist'

Spooky Quantum Entanglement Gets Extra 'Twist' | LiveScience: "Quantum physics is the science of the very small. But physicists are making it bigger, setting records for the size and energies of objects they can get to exhibit quantum effects."

Jumbo jet on steroids: President's $223 million 'doomsday' plane protects against nuclear war, asteroids and terror attacks

Jumbo jet on steroids: President's $223 million 'doomsday' plane protects against nuclear war, asteroids and terror attacks | Mail Online: "It can withstand a nuclear bomb, asteroid blasts and terror attacks while staying airborne for days without refueling: It's the president's $223 million 'doomsday' plane and it's on standby 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, ready to launch at a minute's notice."

7 Technologies That Will Make It Easier for the Next President to Hunt and Kill You

7 Technologies That Will Make It Easier for the Next President to Hunt and Kill You | Danger Room | Wired.com: "The current crop of sensors, munitions, control algorithms, and data storage facilities have helped make the targeted killing of American adversaries an almost routine affair."

Military working on 'super vision' for US soldiers

Military working on 'super vision' for US soldiers | Fox News: "Many U.S. soldiers carry special weapon sights and vision goggles for seeing under bad weather conditions or in the darkness of night. The military's special projects department hopes to combine all those separate gadgets into a single "super-vision" system."

Hunting for the Real 'Planet X'

Hunting for the Real 'Planet X' : Discovery News: "The story of Planet X describes a fascinating journey of astronomical history and scientific discovery."

Astrophysicist 'Discovers' Superman's Krypton

Astrophysicist 'Discovers' Superman's Krypton : Discovery News: "Neil deGrasse Tyson was invited by DC Comics to look for the superhero's home world. He found it."

Blimp Project to Search for Bigfoot

Blimp Project to Search for Bigfoot : Discovery News: "A Bigfoot researcher is planning to build, equip, and dispatch a remote-controlled blimp to spend months above forests in the Pacific Northwest, California, and Utah in hopes of finally getting good evidence of the giant bipedal mystery animal."

Super-Fast Space Travel Would Kill You in Minutes

Super-Fast Space Travel Would Kill You in Minutes: "Everyone thinks it would be cool to travel at the speed of light, which is why scientists devote their lives to working out if it would be possible and NASA is trying to develop its own warp drive. But easy, tiger: turns out super-fast space travel would be fatal."

United States Falls out of Top Ten Most Prosperous Nations

United States Falls out of Top Ten Most Prosperous Nations - BlackListedNews.com: "The United States is no longer among the top ten most prosperous nations, falling from number six in 2008 to number 12 this year."

The Permanent Militarization of America - NYTimes.com

The Permanent Militarization of America - NYTimes.com: "IN 1961, President Dwight D. Eisenhower left office warning of the growing power of the military-industrial complex in American life. Most people know the term the president popularized, but few remember his argument."

Genetically Modified Humans? New Gene-Altering Drug Paves Way for Mass Modification

Genetically Modified Humans? New Gene-Altering Drug Paves Way for Mass Modification - Waking Times : Waking Times: "We’ve seen genetically modified mosquitoes, genetically modified plants, and genetically modified cows, but could we soon be dealing with our own genetic alterations – genetically modified humans? As the months and years pass, scientists seem to be getting closer to ‘manufacturing’ humankind, with some of the most recent ‘advancements’ revolving around a new approved drug therapy that is designed to ‘correct genetic errors’."

Brown Mountain lights still enchanting

Brown Mountain lights still enchanting | CharlotteObserver.com: "Swamp gas? Ball lightning? Optical illusion? Brown Mountain Lights puzzle"

UFO enthusiasts admit the truth may not be out there after all

UFO enthusiasts admit the truth may not be out there after all - Telegraph: "Declining numbers of “flying saucer” sightings and failure to establish proof of alien existence has led UFO enthusiasts to admit they might not exist after all."

Did Hiker Film Bigfoot, Black Bear or 'Blobsquatch'?

Did Hiker Film Bigfoot, Black Bear or 'Blobsquatch'? | LiveScience: "A new video that seems to show a Bigfoot-like beast rearing up in a Utah brush patch is racking up millions of views on the web, but are there any compelling facts in the compelling footage?"

Zac Vawter: Amputee uses thought-controlled bionic leg to climb 103 flights of stairs to top of skyscraper

Zac Vawter: Amputee uses thought-controlled bionic leg to climb 103 flights of stairs to top of skyscraper | Mail Online: "A man who lost his leg in a motorcycle accident has made history by using a thought-controlled bionic leg to reach the top of one of the world's tallest skyscrapers."

Israel invests millions in drive for elite 'cyber warriors'

Israel invests millions in drive for elite 'cyber warriors' - Telegraph: "Israel has invested hundreds of millions of dollars in a drive to recruit an elite force of "cyber warriors"."

Synthetic Biologist: Cloned Children, 'Handpicked Genes' Around Corner

Synthetic Biologist: Cloned Children, 'Handpicked Genes' Around Corner: "If you’ve been following the sci-tech section of any major news site over the past few years, chances are you have seen more than a few stories discussing the possibility of extending the highly problematic act of genetic modifications onto the human race. A step that has been foretold by science fiction novels and simultaneously discounted as conspiracy for years. According to one leading synthetic biologist with a passion for eugenics (meaning ‘selective breeding’) and cloning technology, it may be just around the corner."

China ‘Great City’: Eco-city being built outside Chengdu

China ‘Great City’: Eco-city being built outside Chengdu | Business Insider | Financial Post: "Outside Chengdu, in central China, a 78 million square foot site has been determined for an unconventional sort of construction project. It will be a city built from scratch, for 80,000 people, none of whom will need a car to get around."

‘Trillions of dollars worth of stock certificates and other paper securities that were stored in a vault in lower Manhattan may have suffered water damage’

‘Trillions of dollars worth of stock certificates and other paper securities that were stored in a vault in lower Manhattan may have suffered water damage’: "Trillions of dollars worth of stock certificates and other paper securities that were stored in a vault in lower Manhattan may have suffered water damage from Superstorm Sandy."

Rare skeleton of 'vampire' discovered in Britain with spikes through shoulders, heart and ankles

Rare skeleton of 'vampire' discovered in Britain with spikes through shoulders, heart and ankles | Mail Online: "Long dismissed as myth and legend, the vampire is associated with spooky stories or - for many teenagers - a Twilight heartthrob.



But for those who lived in the Middle Ages, it was a deadly serious business - and they took extreme measures against anyone suspected of being able to haunt them in the afterlife."

Virtual reality 'beaming' technology transforms human-animal interaction

Virtual reality 'beaming' technology transforms human-animal interaction: "Using cutting-edge virtual reality technology, researchers have 'beamed' a person into a rat facility allowing the rat and human to interact with each other on the same scale."

'Snakeskin' for soldiers repels chemical attacks

'Snakeskin' for soldiers repels chemical attacks: "Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has created a new material for military uniforms that can automatically repel chemical and biological agents -- and shed contaminated layers like a snakeskin."

Make way for the Nephilim -- Neanderthal Babies All Around: Synthetic Biology Is Closer Than You Think - Businessweek

Neanderthal Babies All Around: Synthetic Biology Is Closer Than You Think - Businessweek: "George Church—he of the beard, tall man’s lope and overwhelming credentials—has hit the circuit to promote a new book: Regenesis: How Synthetic Biology Will Reinvent Nature and Ourselves."

Russian Officer: Alien Machines Under The Icecaps

Russian Officer: Alien Machines Under The Icecaps | Alternative: "First Rank Captain Vladimir Prikhodko, the chairman of a public research organization for underwater studies, notes Russia, the U.S. and China are spending billions in space, when maybe they should spend the money down here…down deep under the sea, under the glistening, blue-tinted polar icecaps where, he claims, gigantic alien machines are hidden."

Secret Chamber Found Behind Great Pyramid Shafts

Secret Chamber Found Behind Great Pyramid Shafts | Scienceray: "A secret room or chamber has been reportedly discovered behind the 2nd sealed door inside the Southern shaft in the Queen’s chamber in the Great Pyramid. And there are ancient artifacts inside of it ……."

A gruesome forensics experiment that reveals why severed feet sometimes wash up on beaches

io9.com Updates: A gruesome forensics experiment that reveals why...: "You may have read about mysterious cases of severed feet washing up on beaches in British Columbia. Now forensic scientists have done a simple experiment to show how these things happen. They put a pig carcass underwater and filmed it to demonstrate how quickly ocean life can strip a dead body of all its flesh — causing limbs to fall off in the process. What you’re seeing in this video is a large pig being reduced to bones in a matter of days. The body was put into a cage so no sharks or big fish could reach it. All this destruction is just from small sea creatures."

FEMA Taps Private Vendors to Meet Sandy Victim's Needs -- Fails to Plan Ahead

FEMA Taps Private Vendors to Meet Sandy Victim's Needs: "FEMA's vaunted "lean forward" strategy that called for advanced staging of supplies for emergency distribution failed to live up to its billing in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Sandy."

Building better humans? New book explores transhumanist scenarios

Building better humans? New book explores transhumanist scenarios | ASU News: "Imagine a situation in which a parent ignores the yells for help of a drowning child because the parent had been genetically “enhanced” as an embryo to be highly task-focused – a sort of permanent pre-birth “treatment” for attention deficit disorder. Could that parent be held responsible for the child’s death?"

Ray Kurzweil Interview – The Future of Man And Machine

Exclusive: Ray Kurzweil Interview – The Future of Man And Machine | Singularity Hub: "Computers are getting smarter and more capable everyday, while at the same time researchers are making progress in unraveling the mysteries of the human brain.  Where is all of this taking us? Will we soon create artificial intelligences that meet or even exceed human intelligence?  In the interview Kurzweil reveals not only his belief that machines will match human ability by 2029, but increasingly he feels his prediction to be conservative!"

People plus: is transhumanism the next stage in our evolution?

People plus: is transhumanism the next stage in our evolution?: "Inviting artificial intelligence into our bodies has appeal – but it also carries certain risks."

Navy test-fires missiles from robot boats

Navy test-fires missiles from robot boats: "U.S. Navy ships face the growing threat of small boat swarms used by terrorists, pirates or enemy countries. New testing has shown off a possible counter that looks strangely similar except for the lack of human sailors — small robot boats armed with missiles."

Alien life may require rare 'just-right' asteroid belts

Alien life may require rare 'just-right' asteroid belts | Fox News: "Asteroid belts similar to the one between Mars and Jupiter appear to be rare beyond our solar system, implying that complex alien life may be rare as well, a new study reports."

Life on Mars? Non-Detection of Methane Suggests No Modern-Day Microbes

Life on Mars? Non-Detection of Methane Suggests No Modern-Day Microbes | Wired Science | Wired.com: "NASA’s Curiosity rover has sniffed the Martian atmosphere for methane and, so far, turned up empty. The much-anticipated measurement strikes a blow to the hope that previous hints of methane could have been an indication of life on Mars."

Superstorm Sandy 2012: Time-lapse NASA satellite footage shows path of destruction along US

Superstorm Sandy 2012: Time-lapse NASA satellite footage shows path of destruction along US | Mail Online: "This astonishing time-lapse video released by NASA shows just how Superstorm Sandy wreaked havoc across the US East Coast."

Who Didn't Have Sex with Neanderthals?

Who Didn't Have Sex with Neanderthals? : Discovery News: "Very few populations of modern humans do NOT carry genetic traces of Neanderthals, say researchers."

Zombie fad seen as entry point to serious bioethics discussions

Zombie fad seen as entry point to serious bioethics discussions: "Neu­ro­sci­ent­ist Ka­ren Rom­melfanger’s hus­band got her hooked on a TV se­ries about zom­bies, “The Walk­ing Dead.” She had re­sisted, but fi­nally suc­cumbed dur­ing an ep­i­sode on zom­bie neuro­bi­ol­o­gy set at the U.S. Cen­ters for Dis­ease Con­trol and Pre­ven­tion."

US Government: All your cloud data are belong to us

Neowin - Where unprofessional journalism looks better - Neowin: "The folks at the Electronic Frontier Foundation have been fighting hard to help Megaupload users salvage their precious data since Uncle Sam crashed the party back in January, and even though Kim Dotcom is gearing up his new project, the fight is far from over.  Unfortunately, the last couple of days have brought some disturbing developments for anyone who uses cloud storage."

Christian Persecution Is Increasing Throughout The World, Churches May All But ‘Vanish’ From The Middle East

The Telegraph: Christian Persecution Is Increasing Throughout The World, Churches May All But ‘Vanish’ From The Middle East « MidnightWatcher's Blogspot: "“Imagine the unspeakable fury that would erupt across the Islamic world if a Christian-led government in Khartoum had been responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Sudanese Muslims over the past 30 years. Or if Christian gunmen were firebombing mosques in Iraq during Friday prayers. Or if Muslim girls in Indonesia had been abducted and beheaded on their way to school, because of their faith.

Such horrors are barely thinkable, of course. But they have all occurred in reverse, with Christians falling victim to Islamist aggression. Only two days ago, a suicide bomber crashed a jeep laden with explosives into a packed Catholic church in Kaduna, northern Nigeria, killing at least eight people and injuring more than 100. The tragedy bore the imprint of numerous similar attacks by Boko Haram (which roughly translates as ‘Western education is sinful’), an exceptionally bloodthirsty militant group."

1,700 Foot Tidal Wave?

Running 'Cause I Can't Fly: "1,700 Foot Tidal Wave? 'Son, it's time to pray...'": "On the night of July 7th, 1958, the world’s largest wave in recorded history engorged Alaska's Lituya bay, located about 250 miles west of Juneau in the Gulf of Alaska. It was 1,700 feet, or 520 meters- almost twice the height of the Eiffel Tower. The tsunami was triggered by a magnitude 8.3 earthquake, which caused an enormous landslide along the Fairweather Fault. The resulting crash of rock into water caused the largest wall of water in human history. The deadly wave hurtled at jet speeds and wiped out everything within a four mile radius."

Can quantum physics explain the bizarre experiences of patients brought back from the brink of death?

Can quantum physics explain the bizarre experiences of patients brought back from the brink of death? | Mail Online: "A near-death experience happens when quantum substances which form the soul leave the nervous system and enter the universe at large, according to a remarkable theory proposed by two eminent scientists."

So the Nephilim, er...Yeti DOES exist -- Scientists say so

So the Yeti DOES exist. Scientists say so | News.com.au: "Three separate DNA tests of the hair reported it “came from a human-like creature which is not a Homosapien yet is more closely related to man than a monkey”."

China building electromagnetic pulse weapons for use against U.S. carriers - Washington Times

Report: China building electromagnetic pulse weapons for use against U.S. carriers - Washington Times: "China's military is developing electromagnetic pulse weapons that Beijing plans to use against U.S. aircraft carriers in any future conflict over Taiwan, according to an intelligence report made public on Thursday."

All Three Branches Agree: Big Brother Is the New Normal

All Three Branches Agree: Big Brother Is the New Normal | Threat Level | Wired.com: "Despite Hurricane Sandy, the Supreme Court on Monday entertained oral arguments on whether it should halt a legal challenge to a once-secret warrantless surveillance program targeting Americans’ communications, a program that Congress eventually legalized in 2008."

From the 'X Files': "ET Technology Could Exist That's Beyond Matter"

From the 'X Files': "ET Technology Could Exist That's Beyond Matter": "Stephen Hawking warned recently that contact with an advanced extraterrestrial civilization could have dire consequences for the human species. Arthur C Clarke once made the famous observation that any sufficiently advanced technology would be indistinguishable from magic."

The groundbreaking 'genetic guidebook for humans' that could lead to radical new personalised treatments for everything from cancer to heart disease

The groundbreaking 'genetic guidebook for humans' that could lead to radical new personalised treatments for everything from cancer to heart disease | Mail Online: "Scientists have created a map of gene mutations in more than 1,000 people around the world in a breakthrough that could lead to new treatments for cancer, heart disease and other illnesses."

Bone-chilling science: the scariest experiments ever

Bone-chilling science: the scariest experiments ever: "Since Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, the popular imagination has been alive with stories of mad scientists and the chilling experiments they conduct. But sometimes, real life is even more frightening than fiction."

The REAL Zombie Apocalypse

The REAL Zombie Apocalypse: Gotta-See Video : Discovery News: "You've heard of the Zombie Apocalypse, but could it really happen? We at Discovery News have looked at  this possibility too (see below), the Center for Disease Control issued a guide last year, and now ASAPScience tackles it before we're overrun."

Ghostlike Robot Goes for All-Terrain Action

Ghostlike Robot Goes for All-Terrain Action : Discovery News: "A flat, undulating robot could move effortlessly along land, air and sea."

Voyager 1 Detects Weirdness at Solar System Edge

Voyager 1 Detects Weirdness at Solar System Edge : Discovery News: "Voyager 1 is the most distant man-made object and is thought to have recently escaped the sun's sphere of influence. The probe, launched 35 years ago, is therefore mankind's first interstellar vehicle careening into the vast expanse of space between the stars."

Fireballs and Folklore

Fireballs and Folklore | Mysterious Universe: "Even the most cursory study of worldwide folklore reveals that numerous, if not all, cultures, have stories attached to them of magical balls of floating light, seemingly under intelligent control, or perhaps even supernatural, sentient forms of life in their very own right. They travel the skies by night, while amazing, perplexing and sometimes even terrifying those that encounter them, very often in the vicinity of marshes, bogs and other watery bodies."

Earth's Magnetic Field Is Sieve To Solar Wind

Earth's Magnetic Field Is Sieve To Solar Wind | OurAmazingPlanet.com: "Our planet's protective magnetic bubble may not be as protective as scientists had thought. Small breaks in Earth's magnetic field almost continuously let in the solar wind — the stream of magnetic, energized plasma launched by the sun toward the planets — new research has found."

CIA and Google invest in high-tech crystal ball technology

CIA and Google invest in high-tech crystal ball technology: "The CIA and Google have joined forces to fund a start-up company that claims to have the technology to predict the future using information collected from the internet."

10 Reasons why Romney may be the New World Order’s Pick for 2012

10 Reasons why Romney may be the New World Order’s Pick for 2012: "There are indicators that Mitt Romney has been selected to continue to carry out the agenda of the New World Order by acting out his character in some kind of Armageddon script which may include the staging of a third world war involving China & Russia. These are clues that Romney has significant establishment support behind him and other signs that he intends to serve the elite’s agenda to a T."

Micro-Drones Combined With DNA Hacking Could Create A Very Scary Weapon

Micro-Drones Combined With DNA Hacking Could Create A Very Scary Weapon - Business Insider: "Sightings of insect-sized micro drones have been occurring for years, but combined with the direction of genome sequencing outlined in this Atlantic piece — the pair make for a futuristic and potentially deadly mix."