Could there be machines among us that we don’t even notice, because they are so human? This is the premise behind Whitley’s new novel, titled "Hybrids." How would robots communicate with humans? How would humans feel if a robot touched them (this could be important in the future, when robots perform some of the jobs, such as nursing, that humans do now. They could also be sent into Japanese power plants to analyze the damage).read more

Talk about aflockalypse! Here’s the reason we’re scared about radiation from Japanese power plants blowing our way: Even though it’s been 25 years since the Chernobyl power plant meltdown, birds living near the site STILL have 5% smaller brains (there’s no report on the brains of the HUMANS living in the area). The low-dose radiation released at Chernobyl has proved to have significant effects on normal brain development, shown by the birds’ brain size. Biologist
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The Japanese government has claimed that radioactive material from its stricken power plants has not traveled more than 20 miles from the plants, but the US aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan has had to clean radioactive material off its decks while 60 miles out to sea. Sailors on deck have received a month’s worth of radiation in a day, as they passed through a radioactive cloud as they arrived in Japan. American helicopters flying missions near the damaged reactors became coated with radioactive particles that had to be washed off.
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Unknowncountry.com is going to be offering evaluation of unusual videos. At present, our Out There section posts such videos with a simple graded evaluation, but the rapid increase in online UFO video has convinced us that we can do more.
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