Does it ever seem like the population is being "dumbed down"? Maybe that is literally happening -- even before birth. And at least one of the culprits appears to be organophosphate pesticides that are widely used on food crops throughout the U.S.
The fight to stop the global oil industry exploring the pristine deep waters of the Arctic has been dubbed the new cold war, and early on Friday it escalated as environmental activists from 12 countries occupied the world's second largest rig on its way from Turkey to Greenland to drill among the icebergs.
Families will be crippled by a spiralling debt crisis over the next four years, equal to an average of £84,000 per household, figures revealed yesterday.By 2015, total household debt from mortgages to loans and credit cards will hit a record-breaking £2,126billion.
Children with supposed "Gender Identity Disorder" (GID), a rare condition involving sexual confusion, that are having a hard time deciding whether they want to be male or female can now choose to artificially delay puberty while they figure it out. A recent report in The Telegraph explains that a monthly drug injection will prevent sexual development in children to give them more time to make up their minds about having a sex change -- and kids as young as 12 are eligible to receive it.
Thousands of Americans, who risked their lives to save lives during the 9/11 terror attacks on US soil, will soon be screened by the FBI terrorism watch list.
Sky is investigating its 3D TV following claims viewers feel queasy when they watch it. The broadcaster, which launched Europe's first 3D television channel last year, has started an investigation to get to the bottom of the problem.
Israel secretly supplied arms and equipment to Argentina during the Falklands War due to Prime Minister Menachem Begin's personal hatred of the British, a new book discloses.
The government faced calls for a full investigation into the impact of the nuclear disaster on mothers and babies following the discovery.
Though some might argue that nanotechnology offers benefits not afforded by normal molecules, the environmental and human health consequences of this "breakthrough" technology appear dire, to say the least. New research published in the Journal of Hazardous Materials explains that nanoparticles damage beneficial soil bacteria and ultimately ruin plants' ability to uptake necessary nitrogen.
A leaked report has unveiled details of two incidents of radioactive spills and a breakdown in an emergency cooling system at the UK nuke plants in the past 3 months.
Broadband providers will be forced to police the internet for music and film piracy after the High Court rejected an attempt to block new copyright enforcement laws.
So far, 2011 has been a tumultuous year, and we've only just begun. War and militarization are being passed off by mainstream media as "humanitarian intervention"; our environment and health are being compromised to protect investments and corporate interests; poverty is running rampant in every corner of the world, and yet still we are expected to pay for unjust wars and corrupt financial schemes at great expense to us and our families.
An uncovered letter written by John F Kennedy to the head of the CIA shows that the president demanded to be shown highly confidential documents about UFOs 10 days before his assassination.
Privacy fears raised as researchers reveal file on iPhone that stores location coordinates and timestamps of owner's movements.
In advance of the European Commission the publication of its long overdue evaluation report on the Data Retention Directive, EDRi has published its own "shadow report". This Directive currently requires long-term indiscriminate storage of records of every electronic communication of every person in the European Union. European Digital Rights (EDRi), concludes in a parallel 'shadow report' that European citizens have gained nothing from the Data Retention Directive, but lost their privacy. EDRi urges the Commission to respect the Charter on Fundamental Rights and reject data retention in Europe.
Alleged WikiLeaks source is to be moved away from his attorney and DC-area backers; however, Kansas residents already preparing to spearhead support.
Children as young as six who watch too much TV are at a higher risk of developing heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes later on in life.
A significant number of British bank Barclays' shareholders have asked the bank's board to leave the country and live outside the UK.The UK-based bank has been called to move to New York, US, or elsewhere to have brighter perspective.
