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Weekender: The Humble Honey Bee – Could Their Extinction Threaten Mankind’s Future?
June 6, 2014The humble honey bee, so small and insignificant. Yet could the possible extinction of this tiny creature have a severe and profound impact on our future? Bee populations have been slowly dwindling for decades, threatened by a variety of different... continued
Subliminal Messages in the Media: How Prevalent – and Dangerous – Are they?
June 5, 2014In the news today: a Japanese woman has just divorced her husband because...he didn't like the Disney movie "Frozen." This bizarre snippet of news inspires the question: why has this movie inspired such global acclaim, even bordering on obsession in... continued
By Royal Appointment? Queen’s Speech Sanctions Fracking on Private Land in U.K.
June 5, 2014Fracking, the increasingly controversial method of extracting gas from underground reserves, is now getting a boost from a change in trespassing laws in the United Kingdom. The 2014 Queen's Speech has announced today that an infrastructure and competitiveness bill will... continued
Scientists Create Effective “Tractor Beams” Using Sound
June 3, 2014Fans of space sagas Star Wars and Star Trek will be very familiar with "tractor beams," the projected force-fields utilised by spaceports, planetary bases, space stations, and star-ships to lock onto crafts and guide them to a safe designated landing... continued
Scientists Creating Human Hybrids in Unregulated Genetic Engineering Programmes
June 3, 2014When most people think of genetically modified organisms, or GMOs, pictures of pest-hardy soya beans spring to mind, yet the true implications of this term are not widely considered. Though the consumption of GMOs is a subject for debate in... continued
Weekender: Do Our Brains Need Their Own Bill of Rights?
May 30, 2014In this age of performance augmentation, rumors of cognitive enhancement therapies abound. Loosely defined, certain types of cognitive enhancers are available to us all without needing to visit the doctor or a drug-dealer; the vast majority of the world's inhabitants... continued
Scientists Explore Unexpected Cause of Greenhouse Gas Pollution
May 29, 2014The sound of running water has long been associated with positive health benefits, and the appealing sound of a babbling brook can be found on many recordings intended to aid relaxation and induce sleep. No countryside picnic is complete without... continued
What is Causing the “Man-Eating” Holes in Indiana’s Sand Dunes?
May 28, 2014Mysterious holes are appearing across the Indiana sand dunes and nobody knows why. What is even stranger is that the holes, which are about a foot wide and sometimes immeasurably deep, then fall in on themselves and vanish again within... continued
Could the Moon Become a “Cosmic Tombstone” for the Human Race?
May 28, 2014If you were in possession of documents or artifacts that had to be preserved at all costs, and you were inhabiting a planet with an uncertain future, where would you hide these precious commodities? Deep underground in a protective bunker?... continued
Latest Technology Reveals Secrets of Egyptian Mummies
May 26, 2014Computerised tomography (CT) scanners are normally used to create detailed images of the inside of the body, but they have recently been used to scan more unusual patients. Eight Egyptian mummy exhibits from The British Museum in London have been... continued