Many scientific studies try to discover how and why some are more intelligent than others. Undoubtedly, intelligence can be simply summarized as the ability for problem-solving, which is constitutional, that is, the individual is born with it, and over time, it us enhanced by experience and knowledge of solutions. But if we are born with our determined intelligence, is it necessarily inherited? The... 

Silicon Valley’s Mozilla Corporation has tasked themselves with extinguishing a fire, and no, it’s not what you have in mind. Mozilla, the Mountain View, California-based developers responsible for creating the hugely successful Firefox Web browser, has issued a statement publically condemning the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, or CISPA. In a memo sent to Forbes’ data security... 

Former Speaker of the US House of Representatives Newt Gingrich walks backstage after he announced he is suspending his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination on May 2, 2012 in Arlington, Virginia. Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich has ended his bid for the White House in Washington to pave the way for nomination of his one-time rival Mitt Romney. The former speaker of the... 

Guard members previously hunted insurgents in Iraq. A photo showing fully armed U.S. National Guard troops patrolling a quiet residential street in Crookston, Minnesota has gone viral, once again underscoring concerns that Americans are being conditioned to accept the gradual imposition of martial law. Although the photo is undated, Guard troops from the local Crookston Armory routinely take part... 

Researchers have suggested that wind turbines and lenticular cloud wind turbines can affect local weather by increasing night-time temperature. According to the study published in Nature Climate Change, the temperature of the area near the newly constructed wind farms are higher than next-door areas. Using satellite data, US scientists concluded that the effect is caused by turbines bringing relatively... 

In only a few weeks, every single room at the Westfield Marriott — a three-and-a-half star hotel in Chantilly, Virginia — will be booked solid. This isn’t just another run-of-the-mill Star Trek convention either. Around 125 of the most powerful people on the planet are believed to be flying into suburban Virginia at the end of May to take part in the annual Bilderberg conference — a yearly... 

The F-22 is the world’s most sophisticated operational fighter plane, and one of the most expensive. But due to an unexplained and potentially deadly problem that causes oxygen to drain out of the cockpit, pilots are refusing to be assigned to it. Air Force General Mike Hostage admitted that a number of F-22 pilots are refusing to fly the stealth fighter until it is completely safe or have asked... 

Oakland police officers fire tear gas to control a group of Occupy Wall Street protesters near City Hall in downtown Oakland, California. Oakland police used tear gas against protesters marching on the streets of the city on May 1. ­According to witnesses police arrested at least two protesters and used tasers against them. Police ordered protesters out of the street after firing the tear gas and... 

Chicago, Illinois is expected to swell with armed security forces during next month’s NATO Summit, but will that be enough to keep the Windy City under control? Officials are now readying a massive exit strategy to vacate the entire metropolis. A memo has been sent out of the Milwaukee, Wisconsin Red Cross office that confirms that officials are already taking measures to handle an emergency of... 

Anonymous is taking its battle against CISPA to the streets. A video titled “Operation Defense. Phase II” calls on Americans to organize protests at the local offices of companies that supported the controversial bill recently adopted by the House. In a video, released by “The Anonymous Message” YouTube channel, the group admits that distributed denial of service attacks (DDoS) are not as... 

Unprecedented drills cause consternation amongst conservatives. The Department of Defense has confirmed foreign media reports that Russian troops are set to target terrorists on Americans soil as part of an unprecedented joint drill with the United States which will take place in Colorado next month. As we reported, Airborne troops from Russia are set to take part in drills focused around targeting... 

High-resolution photos taken by NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter show lava coils on the Martian surface in a region of valleys near the Red Planet’s equator. The recently found patterns were first discovered by graduate student Andrew Ryan of Arizona State University who studied possible interactions of lava flows and floods of water in the Elysium volcanic province of Mars. “I was interested... 

Beautiful mind: Jason Padgett sees mathematical formulas and turns them into stunning, intricate diagrams he can draw by hand A college dropout has been hailed a unique maths genius – after his brain was damaged in a brutal attack by muggers. Jason Padgett, 41, was left concussed after he was ambushed outside a karaoke club and repeatedly kicked in the head. Now, wherever he looks, he sees mathematical... 

The House of Representatives has approved Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act with a vote count of 248-168. The bill is now headed for the Senate. President Barack Obama will be able to sign or cancel it pending Senate approval. Initially slated to vote on the bill Friday, the House of Representatives decided to pass Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) Thursday after approving... 

The 2010 census noted the highest number of interracial marriages in America’s history, noting a huge 28 per cent jump over the past decade. One out of every 10 married straight couples identified as different races, which shows an increase from 7 per cent in the 2000 census data. Greater social acceptance of the unions and demographic shifts throughout the country are thought to be the two...