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World ‘Facing Mass Extinction’
September 4th, 2010

The world is facing a mass extinction event that could be greater than that of the dinosaurs, new research shows.


Listening To Ancient Colors
September 4th, 2010

Pigments used in art work that is decades or even centuries old emit sounds when light is shone on them. This is a technique known as photoacoustic infrared spectroscopy.


‘Homeopathic’ Signals from DNA
September 1st, 2010

Nobel Laureate who discovered the HIV presents controversial but well-documented findings that electromagnetic signals can be detected from highly diluted solutions of DNA.


Antibiotics 1700 Years Ago – In Beer?
September 1st, 2010

A chemical analysis of the bones of ancient Africans shows that they were regularly consuming tetracycline.


Electricity Pulled Out of Thin Air
August 31st, 2010

Powering homes with electricity collected from the air may be possible after scientists report solving a centuries old riddle about how moisture in the atmosphere becomes electrically charged.


Modifying Humans for Deep Space Travel
August 31st, 2010

Air and space travel would be revolutionized by psychotronics. John White maintains that UFO propulsion is “probably psychotronic in nature.” But what does this mean and what are the implications for human beings?


New Hopes Arise in Magnetic Fields
August 31st, 2010

A pioneering treatment using magnetic fields to stimulate brain activity has helped people with depression live medication-free.


Genetically Engineered Frog-Insect Nose Can Control Robots
August 31st, 2010

Scientists have fashioned a biotech “nose” by genetically engineering frog cells to behave like insect nose cells. And then they turned the hybrid cells into a control device for a robot.


Extreme Weather a Function of Cosmic Dielectrics?
August 27th, 2010

Paul Noel asserts that severe storms “are an electromagnetic effects of the plasma fields surrounding the solar system. These are what make sun spots as well. The driver is electrical.”


Luminous Owls
August 27th, 2010

There are many eyewitness accounts of unexplained lights behaving like hunting Barn Owls, and some of those lights were seen ultimately to be luminescent Barn Owls.


Does the Past Exist Yet?
August 23rd, 2010

In 2002, scientists carried out an amazing experiment, which showed that particles of light “photons” knew — in advance −- what their distant twins would do in the future.


The Importance of Intentions in Healing
August 11th, 2010

A new study has shown that remote healing alters the brain wave patters of the recipient.


Quackbusters Busted, Finally
August 11th, 2010

A Medical thug going by the name of Quackbusters has been successfully sued for trying to destroy legitimate health care lab.


A Solar Salamander
August 11th, 2010

A researcher noticed that their bright green colour comes from within the embryos themselves, as well as from the jelly capsule that encases them.


Beyond the Touchscreen: Projecting the Future
August 11th, 2010

Imagine a cookie that changes flavour on the spot, or a furry computer display that you stroke when you miss your cat.


Scientists Make Link Between Brain Acid and Cognition
August 10th, 2010

Almost anyone who has faced a test or a deadline probably wished there was a smart pill to pop. New research suggests that this may eventually be possible.


A Universe Could Exist ‘Inside Every Black Hole’
August 5th, 2010

A hidden universe could exist inside every black hole, a Polish cosmologist has claimed.


Engineered Herpes Virus Used To Treat Cancer
August 5th, 2010

Doctors say they have used a genetically engineered herpes virus to treat successfully patients with head and neck cancer.


Scientists Succeed in Teleporting Atom by Quantum Entanglement
August 3rd, 2010

Sci-fi romance flick sounding as it seems but “Quantum entanglement” is actually a phenomenon that physicists say may someday lead to the ability to teleport an object all the way across the galaxy instantly.


Time Travel Theory Avoids Grandfather Paradox
July 25th, 2010

Aside from the technical details of building a time machine, the possibility of going back in time to kill your ancestors and prevent your own birth has posed a serious problem for potential time travelers.


Antarctic Octopuses Found with Cold-Resistant Venom
July 25th, 2010

Researchers have discovered four new species of octopus in Antarctica with venom that works at sub-zero temperatures.


New Study Shows Vaccines Cause Brain Changes Found in Autism
July 21st, 2010

Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh and Thoughtful House Center for Children in Austin, Texas, have found remarkably similar brain changes to those seen in autism in infant monkeys receiving the vaccine schedule used in the 1990’s.


The Case for Organic Sustainable Agriculture
July 21st, 2010

Our current industrial agriculture model is unsustainable and is contributing to the destruction of the planet. A new sustainable organic agriculture is essential to the survival of man.


Malaria-Resistant Mosquito Engineered?
July 21st, 2010

Scientists in the US claim to have genetically engineered a malaria-resistant mosquito.


New Theory for What Drives Plate Tectonics
July 21st, 2010

A new theory explains why tectonic plates move at different rates and solves other long-standing problems in Earth sciences, Australian scientists said.


Probability of Other Sun-Like Stars Higher than Previously Believed
July 21st, 2010

Turning previous theories on their head, an Indian-origin researcher has claimed that there are many solitary sun-like stars in the universe, which exist without any stellar companion.


Scientists Can Now Use Nanoparticles To Remotely Control Behavior
July 19th, 2010

Advances in the fields of nanotechnology, neurology, psychology, and artificial intelligence might someday be used by governmental authorities to control the population.


Plants ‘Can Think and Remember’
July 18th, 2010

Plants are able to “remember” and “react” to information contained in light, according to researchers.


Music of the Sun Recorded by Scientists
June 21st, 2010

The sun has been the inspiration for hundreds of songs, but now scientists have discovered that the star at the centre of our solar system produces its own music.


7th-Graders Discover Mysterious Cave on Mars
June 21st, 2010

A group of seventh-graders in California has discovered a mysterious cave on Mars as part of a research project to study images taken by a NASA spacecraft orbiting the red planet.