It has been the Western, pro-EU, pro-NATO camp that has trumpeted its supposed devotion to the defense of democracy when discussing the Euromaidan protests of late 2013 and their fallout. What made many skeptical of their claims of being champions of democracy from the beginning was their open support for the use of force to … Read more
How small are Dr. Pedro A. Quinto-Su’s steam engines? Smaller than red blood cells and most bacteria–between one and three millionths of a meter. The significantly strong pistons are powered by a combined process of optical manipulation which bypasses microfabrication and draws strength from simplicity, taking scientists one step closer to the “lab on a … Read more
Mr. Kanit Na Nakorn, the chief of the Law Reform Commission of Thailand (LRCT), who is also in charge of the Constitution Drafting Committee (CDC), pointed out there will be no amnesty for corruption cases and that the junta should pass this bill to the parliament for approval. Kanit stated his intention in a press … Read more
The southern African nation of Zimbabwe has too many elephants to deal with, and has announced plans to begin exporting the overflow to other countries that may be better able to provide for the animals. The first batch of exported elephants has already been discussed. China bought the largest number of elephants at 27. France … Read more
Does the entire library of memories stored throughout our lifetime remain dormant within our minds, and can these memories be restored? New research has led UCLA neurobiologists to conclude that the storage mechanism for memories is actually independent of synaptic change–the mechanism that mediates the expression of memories. Rather, memories are stored in persistent epigenetic … Read more
How do cells control their size? What causes them to divide? Contrary to what many biologists have expected, evidence supporting an answer to one of the most fundamental and longstanding problems of biology has been accomplished by UC San Diego researchers. The study surprised even the researchers: a simple quantitative principle explains the phenomena without … Read more
A Tibetan monk self immolated near a police station Tuesday in Tawu, Kham, Tibet, calling for the return of the Dalai Lama, who is considered a criminal separatist in Tibet, and for Tibet to be free of Chinese rule. Kalsang Yeshe, a man in his late 20s or early 30s, was a monk practicing at Nyitso … Read more
The share of farmland tended by small farmers is shrinking. The land is changing hands. Although small farms are more productive than large farms and tend to grow food products–they produce 80 percent of the world’s food–they are being swallowed up by large corporate farms that grow high-profit crops for export markets. The land left … Read more
Statistically, New York police shoot more often at blacks than at whites–by about 700 percent. But, statistically blacks are armed and shoot at police more often than whites–by over 700 percent, according to national statistics and the NYPD’s annual firearms discharge report. In light of the recent “Black Lives Matter” protests in New York following the decision not to indict white … Read more
A 19-year-old Tibetan woman has become the 135th Tibetan to self immolate in protest of Chinese rule and policies. The woman, known as Tseypey, self immolated and chanted prayers as she burned. She died on the scene, reportedly, and her body was removed by police. Internet access in the area has been restricted and phone … Read more
Language facilitates the global flow of ideas, and elite languages in global communications are those that are both literate and online, according to new research that has mapped information flows across languages. Certain languages have been found to be much more powerful than others, because they are more and better connected within the communications networks of the … Read more
Memory was considered the greatest faculty of mind before the invention of printing. Greek philosophers, Roman lawyers and Medieval European priests practiced the art by storing memories within mentally constructed architecture and objects. Recently, a study has found that rooms may be just how memory is stored. “Each place–or room in your house–is represented by … Read more