Public Release: 8-Dec-2015 National Research Tomsk State University The article has been published in the journal Ethology, Ecology and Evolution, with a title the researcher Roberto Cazzolla Gatti borrowed from the novel by Lewis Carroll: “Self-consciousness: beyond the… Read More ›
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A meta-analysis shows that the beneficial effects of interventions to raise intelligence in young children fade over time
Public Release: 3-Dec-2015 The fadeout effect University of California – Santa Barbara The winner of a decades-old debate about what scientists call the fadeout effect — one of the most persistent research mysteries in intelligence and psychological development —… Read More ›
Study: Money affects children’s behavior, even if they don’t understand its value
Public Release: 2-Dec-2015 University of Minnesota The act of handling money makes young children work harder and give less, according to new research published by the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management and University of Illinois at Chicago…. Read More ›
Yemen forces advance into Saudi Arabia
Saudis Bomb Own Soil to prevent Yemeni Advances Thursday, 03 December 2015 Saudi Arabia has used cluster bombs many times before, but this is the first time that it is using it against its own population in a desperate move… Read More ›
The Sun could release flares 1000x greater than previously recorded
Public Release: 2-Dec-2015 University of Warwick researchers suggest the similarity between the flare on KIC9655129 and our own Sun’s flares demonstrates the potential for the Sun to superflare University of Warwick IMAGE: SUN_A border and SUN_B border side by side… Read More ›
Why Europe will soon be cold?
PUBLIC RELEASE: 1-DEC-2015 Russian scientists regained solar activity over the past thousand years and made the forecast to the year 3200 LOMONOSOV MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY What is the climate waiting for Russia and Europe in 15-20 years? Will be there… Read More ›
Town demolished veteran’s house while he was away for surgery
By By MICHAEL BALSAMO and FRANK ELTMAN Associated Press Published: November 28, 2015 FRANK ELTMAN/AP WEST HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. — When a U.S. Navy veteran traveled from Long Island to Florida for a knee replacement, his house was the last… Read More ›
Russia has right to military response to Turkey’s "criminal act": Duma chairman
English.news.cn 2015-11-28 10:11:28 BUCHAREST, Nov. 27 (Xinhua) — The shoot down of a Russian warplane by Turkish fighters was “a criminal act” committed by Ankara, and Russia has the right to a military response, a top Russian official said… Read More ›
Don’t play with fire, Turkey tells Russia
November 28, 2015 ISTANBUL: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Friday warned Russia not to “play with fire” in a dispute over the downing of a Russian war plane this week, but added he did not want to harm relations… Read More ›
Human nature’s dark side helped us spread across the world
Public Release: 24-Nov-2015 New research by an archaeologist at the University of York suggests that betrayals of trust were the missing link in understanding the rapid spread of our own species around the world University of York Human nature’s… Read More ›
Putin calls Turkey "Accomplice to Terrorists", adds Russia won’t tolerate Crimes
Tuesday, 24 November 2015 Russia will not tolerate crimes like the attack on the Russian Su-24 fighter jet shot down by the Turkish Air Force in Syrian skies, President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday at a meeting with King… Read More ›
ISIS pays Indian fighters less and are given inferior weapons in comparison to their Arab counterparts.
How Indians are being tricked, forced into war frontline by ISIS IndiaToday.in | New Delhi, November 23, 2015 | UPDATED 23:39 IST A Home Ministry report has revealed shocking details about how the Syria-based terror organisation ISIS is treating its… Read More ›
Clock-Making Student Wants $15M for Arrest
By DAVID LEE DALLAS (CN) – Ahmed Mohamed is demanding $15 million and written apologies from a Dallas suburb and school district for his arrest after his homemade clock was mistaken for a bomb at school, making the… Read More ›
RAF search after ‘Russian submarine spotted off Scotland’, concern over internet communications security
49 minutes ago 22 NOV 2015 From the section UK Image copyrightPAImage captionA pilot at RAF Lossiemouth, Scotland, wearing night vision device An RAF plane is “conducting activity” off the Scottish coast, the Ministry of Defence says, amid reports… Read More ›
Putin appears preparing to attack Saudi Arabia and Qatar next, Illarionov says
2015/11/19 • ANALYSIS & OPINION, RUSSIA Events of recent days may have obscured what is the most important development of all: Vladimir Putin appears to be preparing for a Russian military strike against Saudi Arabia and Qatar, a move… Read More ›
Saudi Arabia and Russia Clash over Syria
“public declaration by Saudi clergy affiliated with the political opposition in the kingdom calling on Muslims to wage violent jihad against Russia as the backdrop, the Russo-Saudi clash over Syria merits further examination” By Chris Zambelis for Gulf State Analytics… Read More ›
Pigeons as good as doctors in categorizing digitized slides and mammograms of benign and malignant human breast tissue ?
Public Release: 18-Nov-2015 One very brainy bird Study finds pigeons uncommonly good at distinguishing cancerous from normal breast tissue University of Iowa If pigeons went to medical school and specialized in pathology or radiology, they’d be pretty good at distinguishing… Read More ›
15 percent of women are raped while incapacitated from alcohol or other drug use during their freshman year at college
Public Release: 18-Nov-2015 Study finds high prevalence of incapacitated rape among college women Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs PISCATAWAY, NJ – Some 15 percent of women are raped while incapacitated from alcohol or other drug use during their… Read More ›
Moscow looking at Qatar and Saudis behind downing of Russian Plane
Tuesday, 17 November 2015 On October 31, Russian Metrojet Flight 9268 crashed over Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, killing all 224 passengers and crew on board. Two weeks have since passed, and some Russian experts are now coming to suspect that… Read More ›
Half the world’s natural history specimens may have the wrong name
Public Release: 16-Nov-2015 University of Oxford As many as 50% of all natural history specimens held in the world’s museums could be wrongly named, according to a new study by researchers from Oxford University and the Royal Botanic Garden… Read More ›
Yazidis burn Muslim homes in revenge for ISIS genocide
First Published: 2015-11-15 Kurdish security commanders deny that burning and looting is taking place, and accounts of unrest could not be independently confirmed. Middle East Online SINJAR (Iraq) – Members of Iraq’s Yazidi minority, which was brutally attacked by… Read More ›
Wealthiest — not sickest — patients may have edge in organ transplants
Public Release: 9-Nov-2015 American Heart Association Meeting Report Abstract 15991 (Poster M 4293 Hall A2) American Heart Association ORLANDO, Florida, Nov. 9, 2015 — Registering with more than one organ transplant center appears to give an edge to wealthy… Read More ›
Adults’ happiness on the decline
Public Release: 5-Nov-2015 Researchers found adults over age 30 are not as happy as they used to be, but teens and young adults are happier than ever San Diego State University Are you less happy than your parents were… Read More ›
Quarter of Londoners diagnosed with cancer at A&E are dead within two months
Public Release: 2-Nov-2015 Cancer Research UK A quarter of patients diagnosed with cancer after going to London A&E departments will have died within two months, according to research presented at the National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) Cancer Conference in Liverpool… Read More ›
CU researchers find one in five pediatricians dismiss families for refusing vaccines
Public Release: 2-Nov-2015 University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus AURORA, Colo. (Nov. 2, 2015) – One in five pediatricians dismiss families who refuse to vaccinate their children, according to findings published today in the journal Pediatrics and based on research… Read More ›
Lufthansa , Air France and Emirates Airline halt flights over Sinai after Russian flight crash
Emirates Airline halts flights over Sinai after Russian flight crash English.news.cn 2015-11-01 19:09:48 DUBAI, Nov. 1 (Xinhua) — Emirates Airline, the state-owned carrier of the emirate of Dubai, said on Sunday it will halt flights above Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula until… Read More ›
USA was seconds away from striking nuclear blow on USSR
29.10.2015 Source: Fotodom/Rex Features The United States has declassified information about the officer, who prevented the start of a nuclear war during the Cuban missile crisis. The information was exposed in an interview with the Bulletin of the Atomic… Read More ›
Chinese Importers Must Face Fake Coin Claims
By ROSE BOUBOUSHIAN (CN) – Chinese scrap metal importers must face claims that they sent counterfeit mutilated coins to the United States Mint for over a decade, reaping over $47 million in legitimate currency in return, a federal… Read More ›
U.S. jets intercept Russian bombers flying near U.S. aircraft carrier: White House
English.news.cn 2015-10-30 05:45:36 WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) — The White House confirmed Thursday that U.S. and South Korean fighter jets had intercepted Russian bombers flying near the U.S. aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan in the Sea of Japan earlier… Read More ›
Warships sent, US ambassador called in as China bolsters Navy presence in disputed Spratly islands, after US sail-by rattles Beijing’s sovereignty claims
Vessels sail out to warn American trespasser in disputed waters, but experts say neither side will let incident escalate beyond control PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 27 October, 2015, 9:24am UPDATED : Wednesday, 28 October, 2015, 10:00am Minnie Chan minnie.chan@scmp.com and… Read More ›
China warns U.S. of "eventualities" in South China Sea
English.news.cn | 2015-10-27 22:22:03 | Editor: huaxia BEIJING, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) — The Chinese navy has warned that further forays by the U.S. naval vessel into the waters claimed by China in the South China Sea may “trigger eventualities.” Chinese… Read More ›
Russian submarines and spy ships are aggressively operating near the vital undersea cables that carry almost all global Internet communications
Russia could snap global net, fears US NYT News Service | Oct 27, 2015, 06.59 AM IST WASHINGTON: Russian submarines and spy ships are aggressively operating near the vital undersea cables that carry almost all global Internet communications, raising concerns… Read More ›
Birth tourism in the United States delivers complex medical cases in neonatal units
“Although all the babies in the birth tourism group were uninsured upon delivery” Public Release: 23-Oct-2015 Babies born to mothers who traveled to the United States intending to give birth have significant medical, social and financial challenges American Academy of… Read More ›
Obamacare secretly gave a private entity legislative authority, overriding the constitution
States Sue Feds Over Hidden Obamacare Fee By DAVID LEE DALLAS (CN) – Obamacare regulations that force states to pay a health insurance providers fee or risk losing Medicaid funding impose a coercive and unconstitutional tax, three states claim in… Read More ›
Yakuza cancel Halloween trick-or-treat event for kids
CRIME OCT. 23, 2015 – 06:59AM JST Japan’s largest yakuza crime syndicate has cancelled its annual Halloween trick-or-treat event with a grovelling apology to children hoping to score a fistful of candies. A recent high-profile split of the powerful… Read More ›
Historic Delft Experiments tests Einstein’s ‘God does not play dice’ using quantum ‘dice’ made in Barcelona
Public Release: 21-Oct-2015 “Delft experiment gives a nearly perfect disproof of Einstein’s world-view, in which “nothing travels faster than light” and “God does not play dice.” At least one of these statements must be wrong. The laws that govern the… Read More ›
Being rich in the Middle Ages led to an unhealthy life
Public Release: 20-Oct-2015 University of Southern Denmark In the Middle Ages only wealthy town people could afford to eat and drink from beautiful, colored glazed cups and plates. But the glazing was made of lead, which found its way… Read More ›
Seizures from solving sudoku puzzles
Public Release: 19-Oct-2015 The JAMA Network Journals The JAMA Neurology feature “Images in Neurology” features the case of a 25-year-old right-handed physical education student who was buried by an avalanche during a ski tour and endured 15 minutes of… Read More ›
Centre for the Study of Existential Risk is delighted to announce four new postdoctoral positions to begin in January 2016–Deadline 12 NOV 2015
Editors Note: ( Ralph Turchiano ) A great Job Posting for those qualified from the CSER Would you like to join the team at CSER? (Or do you know someone that might?) The Centre for the Study of Existential Risk… Read More ›
Alleged Iraqi Documents from Clinton Servers
Editors Note ( Ralph Turchiano ) : Validation of documents although appear authentic needs second source
Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom Pushes for Gun Control in California
By NICK CAHILL SAN FRANCISCO (CN) – Inspired by more than 150 school shootings since 2012, California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a sweeping gun-control ballot measure Thursday that would require background checks for ammunition purchases and strengthen… Read More ›
Chapman University’s second annual Survey of American Fears released
Public Release: 14-Oct-2015 What Americans fear most in 2015 Chapman University IMAGE: Chapman University Survey of American Fears — top 10 fears. Credit: Chapman University Chapman University recently completed its second annual Chapman University Survey of American Fears… Read More ›
China’s Middle Class Overtakes US as World’s Largest
China’s middle class has surpassed that of the United States to become the world’s largest, according to the 2015 Credit Suisse Global Wealth Report. The Swiss Bank also predicted that Asia will be the site of the greatest expansion… Read More ›
Thousands of Iranian Troops enter Syria in preparation for massive offensive
Tuesday, 13 October 2015 With Russian airstrikes dealing heavy losses to the various terrorist groups operating in Syria, reports have surfaced that Iranian troops will soon launch a ground offensive alongside the Syrian army to retake Aleppo. Last week, IS… Read More ›
Russian jet SHOT DOWN by Turkish forces after it flew into their airspace
A RUSSIAN jet has been shot down by Turkish forces after it flew into the country s airspace, according to as yet unconfirmed reports circulating on social media. According to reports, eyewitnesses saw a large explosion in Huraytan, northern… Read More ›
A quantum simulator of impossible physics
Public Release: 8-Oct-2015 In the experiment, developed by the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country in conjunction with the University of Tsinghua (China), the atoms simulate absurd actions “as if they were actors in a quantum theatre” University of the… Read More ›
Predicting which soldiers will commit severe, violent crimes
Public Release: 6-Oct-2015 Study suggests that soldiers at high risk for perpetrating severe violent crimes can be identified using big data predictive analytics Harvard Medical School Workplace violence perpetrated by military personnel is a major concern of the U.S…. Read More ›
Chapman University researches way to mathematically make something go viral on Facebook
Public Release: 6-Oct-2015 Researchers at Chapman University have proposed a strategic approach for information spreading via Facebook using cancer screenings as a health intervention Chapman University Researchers at Chapman University have proposed a strategic approach for information spreading via… Read More ›
Turkey says jets locked on by unidentified MIG-29
Turkey says jets harassed by unidentified MIG-29 near Syrian border English.news.cn 2015-10-05 19:32:07 ANKARA, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) — Two Turkish F-16 jets patrolling the border with Syria were harassed Sunday by an unidentified MIG-29, the Turkish army said on Monday…. Read More ›
Signs of ancient megatsunami could portend modern hazard
Public Release: 2-Oct-2015 Evidence of an 800-foot wave in the Cape Verde Islands The Earth Institute at Columbia University Scientists working off west Africa in the Cape Verde Islands have found evidence that the sudden collapse of a volcano there… Read More ›
Engineering Evil 