Weekender: Scientists Predict Mass Extinction In 30 Years – How Can We Change This Outcome?

June 21, 2014
Mass extinctions have happened periodically throughout Earth's history for a variety of different reasons, with the usual culprits being either asteroid hits or climate change. The Eocene extinction was originally thought to have been caused by climate induced issues, but... continued

New Pocket Phone Chargers Could Spell Trouble For Sperm Health

June 19, 2014
As though they don't already spend enough time welded to their cellphones , Microsoft Mobile has now collaborated with menswear fashion designer A. Sauvage to create a pair of "techno-trousers" that will mean that a man never needs to be... continued

The World Within Us: “Friendly” Intestinal Bacteria Are Crucial For Good Health

June 19, 2014
We are constantly looking to preserve the world around us in order to make it a happier and healthier place, but for optimum health, it seems we need to look within. We may not care to think about it, but... continued

Incoming El Niño Could Break All Previous Records

June 18, 2014
As already predicted in Unknown Country's Climate Watch, it appears that westerly winds sweeping across the Pacific ocean could produce the first El Niño weather system since 2009-2010. Forecasters warn that it could be one of the most dramatic on record.... continued

Technology Spawns “Colossus”-Style Computer That Will Know “Everything About Anything”

June 16, 2014
Science-fiction is littered with tales of cybernetic revolt, such as the legendary "Colossus and Guardian" team from the books of Dennis Feltham Jones, or SKYNET from the Terminator series of films, where super-computers, originally built to augment Man's own power,... continued

Weekender:Friday 13th, Full Moon and Mercury Retrograde – Should You Stay In Bed Today?

June 14, 2014
It's Friday 13th today, considered to be unlucky by some. Add in a full moon to turn up the fright factor, then consider that we are also in the midst of Mercury retrograde, the planetary period associated with mishap, mayhem... continued

Can Brain Implants Stop School Shootings, Or Are They Causing Them?

June 12, 2014
In the wake of yet more bloodshed in our educational establishments during the past few weeks, a chilling map has been created that illustrates the full extent of the school shooting phenomena in the United States. The map shows a... continued

Free-Wheeling, Fuel-Free, Flying Cars? Space-Age Travel Really Has Arrived

June 11, 2014
The future of motoring is about to change radically. In the future, there should be no need for noisy, fuel-guzzling vehicles that belch damaging fumes into our precious atmosphere, pounding our roads and harming our environment, as advances in science... continued

Wormholes Could Be Space-Time “Postboxes”

June 11, 2014
Have you ever regretted a missed opportunity to send a message to someone? Did you think that your life may well have been different if you had communicated certain things, and you would give anything to re-live that moment again?... continued

Battery Hens Could Receive Matrix-Style Life Enhancement Technology

June 10, 2014
Of all the intensively-farmed creatures, battery hens probably have the worst deal when it comes to quality of life, but science may have provided a technological answer to provide an enhanced quality of life for these birds. Public concern has... continued