News Source: http://csglobe.com/top-10-evil-human-experiments/ [WARNING] This list contains descriptions and images of human experimentation which may cause offense to some readers. Human experimentation and research ethics evolved over time. On occasion, the subjects of human experimentation have been prisoners, slaves, or even family members. In some notable cases, doctors have performed experiments on themselves when they […]
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Bee Venom Can Kill HIV, Study Says
Source: usnews.com Scientists from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have discovered bee venom can kill the HIV virus without harming the body. Bees could hold the key to preventing HIV transmission. Researchers have discovered that bee venom kills the virus while leaving body cells unharmed, which could lead to an anti-HIV vaginal […]
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Never mind aliens in outer space. Some scientists believe we may be sharing the planet with ‘weird’ lifeforms that are so different from our own they’re invisible to us Across the world’s great deserts, a mysterious sheen has been found on boulders and rock faces. These layers of manganese, arsenic and silica are known as […]
hArctic nearly free of summer sea ice during first alf of 21st century
For scientists studying summer sea ice in the Arctic, it’s not a question of “if” there will be nearly ice-free summers, but “when.” And two scientists say that “when” is sooner than many thought — before 2050 and possibly within the next decade or two. James Overland of NOAA’s Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory and Muyin Wang […]
Sierra Leonean diplomat leads UN Classroom Conversations on Sexual Violence conflict
The main focus of a recent Classroom Conversations on Sexual violence in conflict and beyond: a conspiracy of silence was what we can do individually and collectively to stop violence against women? The highlights of the two hour conversation held at the UN Headquarters in New York was the devastating forms of sexual violence which […]
John Cleese’s Eulogy for Graham Chapman: ‘Good Riddance, the Free-Loading Bastard, I Hope He Fries’
The British comedian Graham Chapman delighted in offending people. As a writer and actor with the legendary Monty Python troupe, he often pushed against the boundaries of propriety and good taste. When his writing partner John Cleese proposed doing a sketch on a disgruntled man returning a defective toaster to a shop, Chapman thought: Broken […]
When Duran Duran supported Hazel O’Connor’s Megahype
A fab piece of pop memorabilia from the wonderful broadcaster and journalist, Andy Kershaw, who writes: ‘This letter was sent to me (as the Ents Secretary of Leeds University) some time in November 1980. ‘I still think they were slightly overpaid.’ The letter from M.A.M. Agency was by way booking a band called Duran Duran […]
Earth in crisis: Is the planet on the verge of a ‘meltdown’?
January 5, 2013 – PLANET – Conditions on the planet continue to deteriorate, particularly in respect to more pronounced climate extremes seen across hemispheres, and the number of volcanoes that are now continuously erupting. The planet is undergoing dynamic change, whereby we’re seeing early evidence that the physical dynamics of the planet is moving towards a […]