A shocking report from Russian Northern Fleet scientists aboard the Gepard Akula II, which just completed its maiden voyage off the United States coastline in the Gulf of Mexico, warns the aftereffects from the 20 April 2010 BP Oil Spill Disaster are “beyond catastrophic” and borders on the “truly apocalyptic.” The Gepard Akula II nuclear-powered submarine [photo 2nd right] is the most advanced... 

Images created by Jorge Jimenez show the latest advances in computer graphics. A leading visual effects artist at Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) says computer graphics will be indistinguishable from reality in 10 years time. “It’s an interesting time because with modern computer graphics hardware, the way it’s going, it’s gonna be pretty hard to tell the difference between something... 

Jaroslav Flegr beleives that he has been infected by a parasite that is manipulating his behaviour Parasites passed from cats could be causing schizophrenia in their owners, a scientist has claimed. Studies have also shown behavioral changes in humans, including lower reaction times and a sixfold increased risk of traffic accidents among infected, RhD-negative males, as well as links to schizophrenia... 

France declares war on illegal migrants. Riot police smash camps and hundreds rounded up for deportation as Socialists take on gipsies. French police were yesterday breaking up gipsy camps and deporting illegal immigrants found in them. Dozens of officers in riot gear descended on a settlement near Lille shortly after dawn to oversee the evacuation of some 200 Roma living in mobile homes. One hundred... 

Iran’s Health Minister Marzieh Vahid-Dastjerdi says the death toll from the two powerful earthquakes in the Eastern Azerbaijan Province has risen to 306. Vahid-Dastjerdi said on Monday that 3037 people have been injured as a result of Saturday’s temblors. On Saturday, a 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck the city of Ahar, near the provincial capital Tabriz, 60 kilometers (37 miles) northeast... 

The future of war is going to look really, really weird. The “super soldier” research that DARPA (the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) is working on right now is unlike anything we have ever seen before. If DARPA is successful, and if the American people don’t object, the soldiers of the future will be genetically modified transhumans capable of superhuman feats. Do you want a soldier... 

A migrant holds his papers ready for the ID-check, which has been instigated following an estimated 100,000 illegal immigrants slipping into Greece each year. Greek authorities have this week begun one of the country’s biggest crackdowns yet on illegal immigrants; they have so far deployed some 4,500 police around Athens and have detained more than 7,000 immigrants in less than 72 hours, the... 

Qatar’s ambassador in Mauritania allegedly offered his Syrian counterpart an advance payment of US$1 million and a monthly salary of $20,000 over 20 years, trying to convince the diplomat to defect and voice support for the opposition. Hamad Seed Albni was also offered a permanent residence in the Qatari capital Doha, but refused the proposition, claims Lebanese-based Al-Manar TV. The diplomat reportedly... 

Science and religion meet at the intersection of a $5 million grant gifted to UC Riverside in Pennsylvania by the John Templeton Foundation for further research into an afterlife and immortality. John Martin Fischer, philosophy professor from UC Riverside, will host conferences and oversee post-doctoral students running a website that centers around immortality; along with international consensus... 

A woman prepares food in the Jamam refugee camp in Upper Nile in South Sudan. The UN says at least 1,000 families have been affected by flooding in the impoverished eastern Sudan as some rural communities have been cut off by the rising floodwaters. More than 600 families lost their homes in the Wadelhilewe district of the Kassala state, while almost 400 others escaped the flooding and sought safety... 

A team of researchers looking into why cancer cells are so resilient accidentally stumbled upon a far more important discovery. While conducting their research, the team discovered that chemotherapy actually heavily damages healthy cells and subsequently triggers them to release a protein that sustains and fuels tumor growth. Beyond that, it even makes the tumor highly resistant to future treatment. Reporting... 

Two strong quakes have shaken Iran’s northwest, leaving 180 people dead and 1300 injured, state-run Press TV reports. The quakes have also disrupted communications, complicating rescue efforts. The quakes, measuring 6.4 and 6.3 on the Richter scale, struck near the towns of Tabriz and Ahar. However, most of the dead are thought to be in the surrounding villages. “Our access to villages... 

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) gave its assessment of the historic drought Friday, forecasting national corn production at 10.8 billion bushels, down 13% from 2011 and the lowest production since 2006. The report is the USDA’s first official assessment of the impact of the drought that has hit the Corn Belt and is considered to be the worst since 1956. The government report said corn... 

Russia is looking to keep alcohol out of the hands of the youth As Russia searches for ways to improve its demographic situation, a group of senators is taking aim against teenage drinking. On a recent Friday night in the subuirbs of Moscow, Igor Andrianov, 17, is sharing a one-liter bottle of beer with a group of friends on a park bench. Although the legal drinking age in Russia is 18, Andrianov says... 

The New York Police Department has a new terrorism detection system that will also generate profit for the city. The New York Police Department is embracing online surveillance in a wide-eyed way. Representatives from Microsoft and the NYPD announced the launch of their new Domain Awareness System (DAS) at a Lower Manhattan press conference Wednesday. Using DAS, police are able to monitor thousands...