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The Mysteries of the Pleistocene

Whether Bigfoot is a species of giant ape or is descended from Gigantopithecus, remains to be seen...

(SALEM, Ore.) - The Pleistocene Epoch spans a time from 2.6 million years ago to the end of the last Ice Age at 12,000 years BC.

Evidence Emerges that BP Gulf Disaster Not Over

New reports of fissures and oil leaks are routinely being suppressed.

(CHICAGO) - Deep under the Gulf of Mexico, beyond the light, beyond the waves, beyond most humans' sight, dark death lingers.

When the BP Deepwater Horizon oil disaster occurred the world's attention became riveted on the spectacle of horror and disaster that terrorized Gulf residents, sent the media into a frenzy, and galvanized environmentalists around the globe.

The Reality of Near Earth Objects

"Of our elaborate plans, the end
Of everything that stands, the end -From 'The End', written by Jim Morrison of The Doors

(SALEM, Ore.) - The Earth has been a stage where countless scenes have played out from a script that was written by fate. Every form of life will have its time in the sun, until changing conditions allow new species to reign.

When dinosaurs roamed unchallenged, ancestral mammals were insignificant creatures that scurried about in the shadows, biding their time.

Tesla and the Exploration of Electromagnetism

Tesla ingeniously implemented the concept of the rotating AC (alternating current) field, which led to patents on motors and generators.

(SALEM, Ore.) - In the last 200 years great strides were taken to understand the nature of electronics and its potential to transform the world.

Chemists, mathematicians, and scholars were drawn toward the curious machinations of electromagnetism, often working in parallel, giving rise to disputes over patents and historical honor.

Experts Say New Ice Age Will Bring Food and Fuel Shortages

Right on schedule the damage has been occurring as cold has gripped the Northern Hemisphere as far south as Cuba and southern Italy.

(CHICAGO) - With an Ice Age comes abrupt change, and with change comes death—sometimes death on a massive scale.

Commonsense Money

Those who propose we reform central banking miss the point. Why reform it when, by design, it can gradually be displaced?

(TEMPE, Az.) - Since 1913, debt has been the only way that we in the U.S. have known to create money. Choking on debt yet short on money, Americans are reeling from too much monetary theory and too little commonsense.

The Collapsing Hegemony of the West

Iran has made dazzling breakthroughs in recent years, surpassing its most powerful rivals to the surprise of many.

(TEHRAN) - In its path towards becoming a regional and international superpower, Iran is achieving remarkable breakthroughs in science and technology which have started to flabbergast the rivals around the world.

These range from the US as a self-proclaimed superpower in economy and science to the neighboring countries in the Persian Gulf region which are years from reaching self-sufficiency in meeting their domestic needs.

Environmental Sustainability: The Core Issue of Our Times

Human society is but one interacting part in an intricate ecological web.

(GOLD RIVER, B.C.) - Sustain, to keep in existence, maintain. Sustainable, capable of being sustained. Sustainability, the property of being sustainable.

There is at least one clear fact about human society. It is an integral part of the environment and the environment dictates how it functions.

Intrasexual Competition Facilitates Evolution of Alternative Mating Strategies in a Colour Polymorphic Fish

Biological researchers in New York and Florida reveal new findings...

( SYRACUSE / CORAL GABLES) - Intense competition for access to females can lead to males exploiting different components of sexual selection, and result in the evolution of alternative mating strategies.

Males of Poecilia parae, a colour polymorphic fish, exhibit five distinct phenotypes: drab-coloured (immaculata), striped (parae), structural-coloured (blue) and carotenoid-based red and yellow morphs.

Man-Eating Giants Discovered in Nevada Cave

"...the archaeologists came to the inescapable conclusion that the Paiutes myth was no myth; it was true.

(CHICAGO ) - The Paiutes, a Native-American tribe indigenous to parts of Nevada, Utah and Arizona, told early white settlers about their ancestors' battles with a ferocious race of white, red-haired giants.

According to the Paiutes, the giants were already living in the area.