An illustration depicting the three basic types of viruses. (Wadsworth Thomson Learning) Thanks to a newly developed test, doctors can now diagnose virtually any virus known to infect people and animals, researchers say. There are thousands of viruses known to cause illness in people and animals. The sheer quantity of the viruses makes their diagnosis very difficult and time-consuming as it involves... 

The US Defense Department has recently held a small exhibition to show off latest killer robots that had been built for Congress and media outlets. The exhibition was not open to everyone. The event that lasted for only a few hours showcased how far the US has advanced in its ability to kill large groups of people in just a few minutes with the help of robots. The Pentagon promised members of Congress... 

Smoking is responsible for nine out of every 10 diagnosed cases of lung cancer. Scientists have discovered that lung cancer cells can lie dormant for over 20 years before they turn deadly, helping to explain the disease’s persistence that kills 1.5 million people every year. According to two papers published in the journal, Science, scientists discovered that tumor cells quietly shape-shift into... 

Some believe that music appeared out of rhythm, which helped dancers in ritual dancing. Others believe that music appeared as a synchronizer of movements during group work. Recently, however, two American scientists suggested that the appearance of music was primarily related to its ability to bring people together and unite them with the help of good spirits. It is generally believed that music,... 

The purpose of fear is to suppress awareness of the truth. People always lie for the same reason: fear. But the precise fear that makes a person lie in one circumstance might be different from the fear that makes them lie in another. When a child is young, it will naturally tell the truth. Most usually, it starts to learn to lie (consciously or unconsciously) when it discovers that it is not believed... 

Superhumans, supercities and supercomputers: US intelligence’s vision of 2030 Things are about to get a little weird. This according to the National Intelligence Council, at least, a US-based coalition of spy agencies that has just released its predictions for what’s in store for the Earth in 2030. The NIC released on Monday “Global Trends 2030: Alternative Worlds,” an 140-page report that... 

A few hours ago I was cycling through a nearby neighborhood. As I approached a mother and her two children walking down the sidewalk, the cutest little four-year-old piped up. “Hi…!” she said. “Hi…!” I replied. At that point, mom jerked the little girl by the arm, bent down and whispered something hushed and intense in her ear. As she continued to watch me ride by, I saw the girl’s expression... 

While the ruling class continues to perpetuate the dehumanizing myth of “overpopulation”, a very different kind of situation is unfolding in the real world. We are actually quickly approaching the point where the birth rate will drop so tremendously that under-population will be revealed as the true threat. This fact has been discussed for years in the alternative media and among brave scientists... 

How many people have ever been born? You’ve wondered this. You may have heard it said that there are more people alive today than have died in all of human history, but this is not true. According to calculations by demographer Carl Haub, about 107 billion people have been born up until now, and 100 billion of them are dead. You are among the lucky 6.5 per cent of humanity that is still alive. For... 

Study says an MRI scan can exactly reveal how old we are. US Researchers say there is a ‘developmental clock’ inside the brain that can reveal exact age and help understand the mechanisms underlying disorders such as ADHD and autism. “We have uncovered a ‘developmental clock’ of sorts within the brain-a biological signature of maturation that captures age differences quite... 

Hundreds of thousands of believers are flocking to Bugarach, France to be saved from Doomsday on December 21, 2012. An Alien Spaceship will rescue all who are near the sacred Pic De Bugarach Mountain before the apocalypse hits, the mass media reported. Are you prepared for the end of the world on December 21, 2012? If not, then you might want to join the hundreds of thousands (projected to possibly... 

The number of people on food stamps in the United States exploded in May 2011. There were 312,240,000 people in the United States, mid May. 45,753,078 of them were on food stamps. That’s 14.7% of all Americans on food stamps. The average monthly amount? $133.80. This is the new economic metric, how many people are so poor, so broke, they qualify and use food stamps. The data is hard to find,... 

Kim Hee-jin, director of Amnesty International’s Seoul office, speaks about the human rights group’s annual report in a media briefing at the Korea Press Center in central Seoul. North Korea may have abducted 180,000 people over the last 60 years, according to a new report by a US-based human rights group. The Committee for Human Rights in North Korea says both the scale and reach of Pyongyang’s... 

People living near Fort Detrick in Maryland are developing liver, bone, and endocrine cancers at younger ages. Wonder why? Could it have anything to do with environmental toxins. Two and a half years ago, Randy White’s daughter Kristen was diagnosed with brain cancer. She went through chemo, radiation and three brain biopsies, but nothing worked. Just 30 years old, she died in his house, in his... 

Apple who are the creators of the soon to be iPhone 5 has recently applied for patents which are to say the least of it controversial. These patents will be applied to things like your iPhone 5 and iPad as well as your Apple Mac computer. What does this do? This patent will be able to identify you and actually will be able to spy on you and even record your voice, take photos of where you are...