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Scientists Closing in on Black Hole at Center of Our Galaxy | Clara Moskowitz
Simulated view of a black hole in front of the Large Magellanic Cloud. CREDIT: Alain R. | Wikimedia Commons Apr. 6, 2012 (SPACE.com) -- Though scientists have suspected for a while that a giant ...
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DeOccupy Animal Experimentation: Don't Put Descartes Before the Horse | Mickey Z.
Photo Credit: Mickey Z. Mickey Z. -- World News Trust “Atrocities are no less atrocities when they occur in laboratories and are called medical research." --G. Bernard Shaw Mar. 22, 2012 -- If your ...
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DeOccupy GMOs: #CreateFoodDemocracy | Mickey Z.
Photo Credit: Mickey Z. Mickey Z. -- World News Trust "We must occupy the food system to create food democracy." --Vandana Shiva Mic Check: The health risks of genetically modified foods are well ...
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The Impermanence of Knowledge (Marcus Kracht)
Oct. 28, 2011 (domokos-kracht.eu) -- Abstract Knowledge is essential to our existence. Without knowledge life is almost impossible. So we need to care about what we know. In the recent past mankind ...
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Hungary Destroys All Monsanto GMO Corn Fields (Anthony Gucciardi)
Sept. 20, 2011 (NaturalSociety) -- Hungary has taken a bold stand against biotech giant Monsanto and genetic modification by destroying 1,000 acres of maize found to have been grown with genetically ...
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Record Arctic Ice Melt Threatens Global Security (Stephen Leahy)
This data visualisation from the Aqua satellite show the maximum sea ice extent for 2008-09. Credit:NASA Goddard's Scientific Visualization Studio Sept. 15, 2011 (Inter Press Service) -- All the ...
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SAT reading scores fall to lowest level on record (Justin Pope)
Sept. 14, 2011 (AP) -- SAT reading scores for the high school class of 2011 were the lowest on record, and combined reading and math scores fell to their lowest point since 1995. The College Board, ...
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NASA's Cassini orbiter snaps unbelievable picture of Saturn (Mike Wehner)
Sometimes reality is just as stunning as science fiction Sept. 8, 2011 (tecca.com)-- Science fiction movies have spoiled us on high definition views of our planetary neighbors, but real-life ...
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Sun Unleashes X6.9 Class Flare (NASA)
An x-class flare began at 3:48 AM EDT on August 9, 2011 and peaked at 4:05 AM. The flare burst from sun spot region AR11263, before it rotated out of view. The image here was captured by NASA's ...
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Earth's Systems In Rapid Decline (Stephen Leahy)
Aug. 4, 2011 (Al-Jazeera-English) -- Protecting bits of nature here and there will not prevent humanity from losing our life support system. Even if areas dedicated to conserving plants, animals, ...
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Scientists Create 'Hole In Space' In Demonstration Of Time Cloaking
'This approach is based on accelerating and slowing down the front and rear parts, respectively, of the probe beam to create a well-controlled temporal gap,' scientists write. July 14, 2011 (World ...
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