The former drug advisor for the UK, Professor David Nutt, feels that government regulations against mind-altering drugs should be relaxed in order to allow scientific study into the possible benefits of those drugs. Because he expressed his opinion, Professor Nutt lost his job. Has Professor Nutt been experimenting on himself, and acting in an altered [...]

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is advising the public to be wary of stem cell therapy scams after three people were arrested last December. According to the FDA’s advisory, the men were charged with 15 counts of “criminal activity related to manufacturing, selling and using stem cells without FDA sanction or approval.” A fourth [...]

Things are disturbingly unsettled in the world of horses at present, with horrific horse mutilations happening in the UK. Oddly enough, in parallel with those mutilations has been the spread of a neurological form of equine herpesvirus type 1 (EHV-1), currently making its way across the western United States and threatening horse populations across the [...]

A team of US researchers believe that they are a step closer to creating self-repairing electronic chips. Such a future electronics technology would not only have the potential to provide more sustainable consumer electronic devices, but it could also prove to be invaluable in implementing safer space travel. The research has been carried out by [...]

Crazed goat killer, monster or alien? Humane Society of Vero Beach and Indian River County’s Ilka Daniel wasn’t sure what she would find after being called out to help a scary-looking, unfamiliar creature trapped in a garbage dumpster in early November. Since Florida has no shortage of crazy critter sightings, many were quick to assume [...]

A major part of espionage is the ability to pluck electronic signals out of the air and interpret them to obtain useful information. Attempts are made on a daily basis to gather a wide range signals from satellites, radios, and even cell phones. The majority of those attempts are made remotely. Meaning, the operatives trying [...]

Since the Occupy Wall Street protests began on September 17, 2011, it rapidly evolved to a wider worldwide movement. It is a movement which, more than two months later, shows no sign of abating. Police reaction to the Occupy movement has been somewhat varied. For example, the fact that New York City plain clothed “hipster [...]

SRI International is a fascinating research organization with a long and varied history. This month, SRI International International put out a news release celebrating 65 years of innovation. SRI is known throughout the science community as an organization that often steps outside the bounds of mainstream science. Additionally, it is known throughout the communities of [...]

Why would a bright and promising cardiologist be fired from the University hospital that she had practiced at since 2000? Apparently, protecting her patients is grounds for dismissal. At least, that is the case at Northwestern University in Illinois. Despite being promoted to Valve Director in 2006, Dr. Nalini M. Rajamannan was terminated in 2008 [...]

At a roundtable conference at The Royal Society in London on May 11th, 2011, Dr. Christopher Green of the Wayne State University School of Medicine delivered a talk titled, “Neuroscience Applications: Militaries, Intelligence and Law Enforcement”. As part of the talk, Dr. Green outlined a number of ways in which “advanced bioscience” is being looked [...]