the stories the mainstream news slept through.
Soundwaves and Viruses Used to ‘Switch Off’ Memory Formation
Researchers have discovered it is possible to use soundwaves and viruses to ‘switch off’ memory formation in the brain.
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Capitalism Is Ruining Science
Creeping marketization has created perverse incentives for researchers — threatening the wholesale corruption of science itself.
OPCW Preliminary Report Found No Trace of Nerve Agents in Douma, Syria
The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has announced in a report that they detected chlorine and explosive residues at the site of the alleged chemical attack in Douma, Syria, but the findings remain inconclusive and they were still working on drawing final conclusions. However, they found no evidence that any nerve agents had been used.
Departments of Defense & Housing Cannot Account for $21 Trillion in Unauthorized Spending (VIDEO)
Two departments of the US federal government may have spent as much as $21 trillion they can’t account for between 1998 and 2015, a professor at Michigan State University has found.
Milky Way Clogged With Trillions Of Tons Of ‘Dirty, Toxic Space Grease,’ Study Finds
The Milky Way is full of grease-like molecules, enough ‘space grease’ for 40 trillion trillion trillion packs of butter, according to a new study that attempted to mimic interstellar dust in a laboratory.
American Farmers Are Killing Themselves in Staggering Numbers
Farmers are dying by suicide at a higher rate than any other occupational group in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Giant Asteroid Headed Toward Earth is Visible to Human Eye
The giant space rock is barreling through space at breakneck speeds of 19.34 km/s or 43,262mph.
Huge part of Arctic ocean is shifting to an Atlantic climate, study finds
The northern Barents Sea has warmed 1.5 degrees Celsius in just 18 years.
How Comey Intervened to Kill WikiLeaks’ Immunity Deal
A limited immunity deal, which might have temporarily freed the WikiLeaks founder from exile in a London embassy, fell apart with distrust on both sides.
New Study Finds The Most Psychopaths in U.S. Live in Washington D.C.
Washington, D.C., may be known for its countless politicians, but a new study says our nation’s capital also houses the most psychopaths in the United States.
WikiLeaks hosts ICE officer database banned by GitHub, Medium & Twitter
The transparency organization WikiLeaks has published a database of ICE employee information compiled from publicly available data submitted by the employees themselves to professional networking site LinkedIn, after it was previously taken down by several other sites.
New species of extinct ape discovered in tomb of ancient Chinese noblewoman
Gibbon likely belonged to Lady Xia, grandmother of China’s first emperor, but its species appears to have been driven to extinction by deforestation.
Yemeni Detainees Held Without Charges Decry Sexual Torture by Emirati Officers (DRAWINGS, VIDEO)
Tales of mass abuse offer a window into a world of rampant sexual torture and impunity in UAE-controlled prisons in Yemen. The AP has identified at least five secret prisons run by the UAE, a key U.S. ally, where security forces use sexual torture to brutalize and break inmates.
Have You Been Brainwashed About Gaza?
How Israel and the West distort the narrative to manipulate their citizens against Gaza and the Palestinian struggle.
Fishing For Drones: Palestinian Kite With Fishing Net Bring Downs Israeli Drone (VIDEO, PHOTOS)
Palestinian kite fliers are using fishing nets to disrupt Israeli drones deployed over Gaza to target, intimidate, and rain down tear gas from above upon protesters during the weeks of demonstrations known as the Great March of Return.