Amazing Nasa animation reveals just how close we are to finding life on an alien planet

. Nasa’s planet-hunting Kepler space telescope was launched in 2009 . To date it has found nearly 4,000 potential planets outside the solar system . Its primary goal has been to find a true Earth 2.0, and it is getting closer . Before Kepler we knew of only a handful of so-called exoplanets . Now the telescope is ‘dead in the water’ as its positioning system has failed . But a Nasa scientist has revealed a bold new plan to save the mission By Jonathan O’Callaghan The first planets outside the solar system were confirmed in 1992, uninhabitable worlds around … Continue reading Amazing Nasa animation reveals just how close we are to finding life on an alien planet

The City of the Dead: The ghostly Chinese town filled with luxury properties that nobody lives in

By Travelmail Reporter Locals call it ‘The City of the Dead’, a ghostly urban landscape with no residents to fill it. More than 100 villas stand empty after they were built six years ago for locals in the Chinese city of Beihai, in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. They were built to cater to a new rising class of wealthy people who, it was hoped, would invest in real estate and snap up the properties, many of which are priced at over three million yuan (£285,900). Chinese citizens are not allowed to invest overseas, so there has been a real … Continue reading The City of the Dead: The ghostly Chinese town filled with luxury properties that nobody lives in

‘Environmental catastrophe’ declared in Chile as arsenic contamination detected in water at up to 360 times accepted levels

by: Jonathan Benson, staff writer (NaturalNews) An arid region of Chile off the South Pacific Coast has been declared an environmental catastrophe after tests revealed the presence of toxic heavy metals like lead and arsenic in rivers, lakes and groundwater serving nearby population centers. The Santiago Times reports that the city of Arica is particularly affected, as contaminated water piped into the city is making children sick. The issue stems from 20,000 tons of toxic smelting waste that was imported into the port of Arica some 30 years ago from Sweden. A Swedish mining company known as Boliden had made … Continue reading ‘Environmental catastrophe’ declared in Chile as arsenic contamination detected in water at up to 360 times accepted levels

What The “Average American” Will Look Like In 2050

From: neatorama.com It is projected that by the year 2050 the people who make up our American melting pot will reach an ultimate level of mixed ethnic heritage, resulting in the minority truly becoming anyone who is of one racial background. National Geographic decided to explore the look of the “average American” with a little help from photographer Martin Schoeller and a bit of digital manipulation, creating a series of portraits that show what these future Americans will look like. The projected faces are familiar rather than far fetched, and may help alleviate the fear and doubts some people still … Continue reading What The “Average American” Will Look Like In 2050

Three Reasons Why You Should Keep Gmail far Away from Your Credit Card Information

By Andrew Leonard Google’s plot for world domination now includes your credit cards. Like this article? Join our email list: Stay up to date with the latest headlines via email. Google wants your money. Or, more precisely, Google wants your bank account and credit card info. At Quartz, Chris Mims reports that Google appears to be accelerating its roll-out of a service that will allow gmail users to send money via email to whomever they want as easily as sending an attachment. Sounds great — but wait, there’s more! Here’s what’s brilliant about offering the “send money” feature: Google almost … Continue reading Three Reasons Why You Should Keep Gmail far Away from Your Credit Card Information

Feminism is the Real Terrorism, says Young Turk

April 21, 2014         Some day the Illuminati will answer for their vicious psychological attack on women aimed at destroying love, marriage and family. Osman expresses the rage of young men everywhere. by Osman (henrymakow.com) I am a 21 year-old-Turkish university student in Istanbul. It was very scary for me to realize that almost all of the girls in university have adopted feminist ideas and are telling the horror stories about the “male dominant, oppressive patriarchy”. In a class I take, whose lecturer is a feminist woman, we are asked read stories of lesbian-feminist authors such as … Continue reading Feminism is the Real Terrorism, says Young Turk

Brendon O’Connell – Jailed for “Anti Semitism”

Australian activist Brendon O’Connell, 42, was arrested and jailed in 2009 for making “anti-Semitic” statements. He was released in January. In the first of a series, Brendon describes how he landed in jail and how an apology would have spared him. “To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize.”- Voltaire by Brendon O’Connell (henrymakow.com) I was arrested by 7 members of the State Security Investigation group on May the 12th 2009 for calling Stanley Elliot Keyser a “racist Jew” and “racially vilifying him in the process. Section 80B. That was one year … Continue reading Brendon O’Connell – Jailed for “Anti Semitism”

Spain’s ‘Robin Hood’ Funded Anti-Capitalist Movement with Bank Swindle

In recent interviews from the lam, Enric Duran predicts ‘transformation of the state and capitalism as we know it today’ by Lauren McCauley, staff writer Though living on the lam after swindling almost half a million euros from banks across Spain, Enric Duran—the notorious “Robin Hood of Spain”—said he is still dedicated to fighting capitalism. In an exclusive Skype interview from an undisclosed location, the anti-capitalist activist from Catalan told the Guardian that he was “proud” of his action, saying that the money that he farmed out to social causes working against capitalism “generated a movement.” Between 2006 and 2008, … Continue reading Spain’s ‘Robin Hood’ Funded Anti-Capitalist Movement with Bank Swindle

Arab Prince accused of killing thousands of internationally-protected houbara bustards

Prince Fahd bin Sultan and his hunting party reportedly killed a staggering 100 endangered birds a day for 21 days by Adam Withnall A Saudi Prince has reportedly killed almost 2,000 endangered houbara bustards during a three-week hunting trip to Pakistan. The bird’s numbers have declined dramatically in recent years, in part due to the controversial “traditional” practice among wealthy Arab tourists who use them as prey for falconry. According to a report prepared by the regional government of Balochistan, a south-western province, Prince Fahd bin Sultan was issued permits by central Pakistani authorities to hunt up to 100 bustards … Continue reading Arab Prince accused of killing thousands of internationally-protected houbara bustards

The telescope big enough to spot signs of alien life on other planets

Engineers are about to blast away the top of a Chilean mountain to create a site for the European Extremely Large Telescope. It will allow us, for the first time, to directly observe planets outside the solar system be Robin McKie Observer science editor Cerro Armazones is a crumbling dome of rock that dominates the parched peaks of the Chilean Coast Range north of Santiago. A couple of old concrete platforms and some rusty pipes, parts of the mountain’s old weather station, are the only hints that humans have ever taken an interest in this forbidding, arid place. Even the views … Continue reading The telescope big enough to spot signs of alien life on other planets