2019-03-01
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Scientists Discover Crucial Key to Aging and Possibly Many Diseases
August 9, 2013Scientists at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute have identified a key factor that regulates cells ability to clean themselves of debris and, in turn controls aging. The findings, published in Nature Communications today, could lead to the development of new therapies... continued
140 Year Heat Wave Melts Shanghai
August 8, 2013An Unknowncountry.com reader reports from Shanghai, "It is hell here. It is far worse than they are saying. The heat is unbelievable, the streets are melting." He goes on to say that the hospitals are clogged and the government is... continued
Fukushima Water Leak Could Go Out of Control
August 8, 2013Unknowncountry.com has been covering the Fukushima disaster since it took place and we have never been satisfied that the public was being told the real story. Now it appears that highly radioactive water is leaking out of the plant and into... continued
Curiosity Rover Closes in on Area that May Reveal Past Mars Life
August 8, 2013When NASA's Curiosity Rover first dug into the Martian desert, it found clays that could only have been formed by fresh water. This meant that, around three billion years ago, Mars was a watery planet. But did it support life?... continued
NASA: Sun’s Magnetic Field About to Flip
August 7, 2013The sun's magnetic field flips every 11 years, and it's about to do it again. As reported on Unknowncountry.com it last flipped on February 15, 2001, as the previous solar max reached its height. The complete field reversal is 3... continued
Popular Anonymous Net Hacked by NSA
August 7, 2013An analysis done by Baneki Privacy Labs, a group of internet security researchers Cryptocloud has uncovered a JavaScript exploit that targets Firefox Long-Term Support version 17 which was included in the Tor Project browser bundle until June. But the Tor... continued
Archaeologist Claims Indonesian Pyramids are 20,000 Years Old
August 3, 2013The largest megalithic site in Southeast Asia is Gunung Padang (Mountain Meadow in Indonesian), located in West Java. The site has been known by Europeans since the early 20th century, when it was mentioned in a Dutch report on Indonesian... continued
We Nearly Got Zapped by the Sun
August 1, 2013Two weeks ago the sun emitted an electromagnetic pulse that would have caused a catastrophe on Earth had it struck us. But it passed through Earth's orbit two weeks before we arrived at the point of intersection. Had it hit... continued
Administration Releases NSA Documents in Effort to Counter Rising Congressional Concern
August 1, 2013Even as it continues to vigorously pursue the return of Edward Snowden to the United States to face trial and a long prison sentence, the Obama Administration is finding itself in a titanic battle to preserve funding for the National... continued
New Source of Stem Cells could Revolutionize Medicine
August 1, 2013The use of stem cells is one of the most important breakthroughs in medical history. They can be used to recreate many body parts and are even being found to be a tool against cancer. But harvesting them has been notoriously... continued