Genetic material pulled from a pinky finger bone found in a Siberian cave shows that a formerly unknown type of pre-human lived alongside modern humans and Neanderthals. The creature, temporarily nicknamed “Woman X”, could have lived as recently as 30,000 years ago and seems only distantly related to modern humans or Neanderthals. Johannes Krause of [...]
Shades of Steven King – is this new Swine Flu epidemic something out of a horror novel that the Maine based fiction novelist is known to crank out for his adoring readers? Well, not exactly. Mr. King’s best seller, The Stand, which came out about 10 years ago, told a horror tale about the effects [...]
August 10, 2008 – 6:52 am
Nature is more amazing than the most advanced machines humans ever made. This next video shows a slow-motion lightning striking the earth at night. Even though it seems as if lightning is a bolt of energy descending from the sky downwards, this conception is actually an illusion resulting from the speed of the whole process. [...]
Watch this. These beautiful creatures certainly deserve the right not to be tortured. It’s the very least. So I applaud Spain for their recent move.
Extraordinary! The Spanish parliament has affirmed its commitment on granting Great Apes, such as Chimpanzees, with limited Human Rights, including the freedom from torture. This is the first time in recorded history when non-humans are given juridical agency. For more information, visit these resources: * Fox News * The Great Ape Project * New York [...]
Last week I described how the patterns of our brain waves control different states of consciousness. By altering these patters, we can induce many mental and emotional states, such as sleep, anxiety, calmness, and concentration. Several technological applications already try to take advantage of this mechanism for the treatment of humans. As of today, we [...]
Artists for Humanity is a unique center in Boston which hires teen artists to produce Eco-friendly art and furniture. These young people undergo an apprenticeship program in the summer or an after school program during the school year, and eventually get paid to create sustainable products for private and commercial clients. It seem like a [...]
– Prologue – Life is circular. There is always a start — Birth, and there is always an end — Death. In between there are other circular activities, such as breathing for example, which is common to all life forms, from bacteria to palm trees, and from tiny worms to human beings. Finally, there is [...]
Our planet has been undergoing rapid and massive deforestation during the last 50 years. One of the main reasons for this brutal attack on the world’s rain forests is the need for paper. Whether toilet paper, copy paper, or romance novels — our daily use of paper is indispensable. To solve this problem researchers are [...]
We are not alone in the universe. And no, I’m not talking X-Files. Mankind always had to share this Earth with countless species of animals. From cockroaches to dogs and giant squids, we had to learn how to get along with, and how to use them for our own needs. For many millennia, humans raised [...]
