Homo Naledi May Change History The History of Our Species, which was discovered in South Africa, It’s not everyday that you discover a long lost cousin but today is that day.
A stack of bones were found in a cave in South Africa may possibly be a human-like species that scientist are reffering as homo naledi, offering them the same classification to which modern humans belong. Explorers made a remarkable discovery of 15 skeletons in a dark chamber near the wall of the Rising Star cave, reported the Guardian, around 25 miles north of Johannesburg.
Video of the National Geographic-sponsored can be seen here. The exploration may be revolutionary for how we understand human evolution, researchers say, "Given that they embody a whole new species as yet undiscovered." The leader of the excavation team Professor Lee Berger, believes that the human bones found could have lived in Africa up to three million years ago, reported BBC.
According to Professor Berger, he stated that "We'd gone in the idea of recovering one fossil. That turned into the descovery of multiple skeletons and multiple individual." “And so by the end of that remarkable 21-day experience, we have uncovered the biggest assembly of fossil remains of our early ancestors ever discovered in the history of the continent of Africa.
It was the career defining event of our lives. Researchers believed that the skeletons are from both of the old and young, male and female. they also said that "we'd know more in the coming days and months." According to them the Homo Naledi seldom forages in the canopy floor but spends most of their lives in treetops to gather food and avoid predators down below.
Scientists are attempting to revive a sleeping 30,000-year-old Super Virus and know why It’s not like our civilization is facing a scarcity of humanity threatening and potentially ending, deadly viruses.
But it won't stop a team of experts from bringing back to life a sleeping, frankenvirus discovered in a permafrost in Siberia. A team from the French National Centre for Scientific Research discovered the virus which they named the Mollivirus sibericum , they plan to revive the superbug in an attempt to understand its composition in a laboratory.
And if that wasn’t scary enough, the scientists and researchers say that the virus is pretty much larger than and more complex than its predecessors. So, before this starts to sound too much like a monster movie in which a virus infects a human host and turns him into a meat eating monster, let’s know exactly why this scientists want to bring this potentially deadly disease back from the dead.
It turns out they are analyzing the mollivirus sibercum if it is harmful to humans or animals.. The scientists wrote about their process in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) explaining: “The saga of giant viruses started in 2003. … ‘Two additional types of giant viruses have been discovered [and] we now describe Mollivirus sibericum, a fourth type of giant virus isolated from the same permafrost sample …
Their origin and mode of evolution are the subject of conflicting hypotheses. infact two different viruses could be easily awaken from its dormant sleep from prehistoric layer of ice should alarm people and in regard to global warming.” And this is the 4th bug they have found in this area where potential minerals will be mined.
So in this case the scientists are really not to blame in unleashing this potentially harmufl bug but Globalization and Corporations who exploit every resource they can find even if its under the ice in Siberia or elsewhere. The scientists also say they’re worried that the continued effects of global climate change are releasing more viruses into the world as global warming caused by pollution continues to melt ice shelves and will soon disappear in regions around the world.
The scientists are only doing what they are supposed to do so dont blame the. Hate the nations and corporations who slowly poison the environment and for giving these high-powered viruses new room to roam. We should do our part in securing a better future for our children it is now or never or we will face extinction and we ourselves are to blame.
It's said to be the day of reckoning - but will the Blood Moon prophecy and an asteroid strike end the world as predicted?
Conspiracy theorists are predicting a cataclysmic event which will destroy civilisation - because of the looming blood moon and a prophesied meteor strike.
End-of-time cranks on various blogs and websites have come up with the period between September 22-28 as the likely time frame for the impending catastrophe.
On September 28th we will see the moon turn an incredible blood colour - and some think the end of days will arrive with it.
However, Gemma Lavender, features editor for All About Space magazine, urges calm.
She told the Liverpool Echo: “There are claims that, with the moon getting closer to Earth, that there is an increased risk of events such as earthquakes and volcanic eruptions - this is false."
“With the moon being closer to us than usual, and provided you have a clear night, observers should take advantage of the moon’s stunning lunar seas along with its beautiful craters and mountains, which can be observed with binoculars or a telescope," she continued.
Many biblical theorists maintain the event will trigger the Rapture and the start of a seven-year-tribulation.
These theories, which are restricted to tiny minority of churches and groups, have been dismissed by scientists and are thought to be well wide of the mark.
Fortunately for us, almost all asteroids are destroyed due to the extreme atmospheric friction heating they receive, breaking up into harmless shards that burn up before hitting the ground.
NASA has made asteroid detection a high priority.
A spokesperson said: "NASA knows of no asteroid or comet currently on a collision course with Earth, so the probability of a major collision is quite small.
"In fact, as best as we can tell, no large object is likely to strike the Earth any time in the next several hundred years."
They are also developing strategies to help to identify asteroids that might pose a risk of hitting Earth and developing options for planetary defence.
Nevertheless, this hasn't put off the conspiracy theorists.
It has been the subject of much speculation with conspiracy theorists predicting the end of the world.
But as the carnage proposed by the Blood Moon Prophecy creeps closer - will the biblical interpretations actually come true or will it simply offer up spectacular scenes in the night sky?
According to some planet Earth will cease to exist as we know it in around three weeks.
The end of days is being predicted by a host of people, including Jewish mystics, Christian fundamentalists and self-proclaimed prophets.
The disaster theories created by Doomsday fanatics are offering up a variety of options for how the end of days will come.
So if you're worried about impending doom, check out this handy guide to tell you everything you need to know.
What is a Blood Moon?
Fans of the Twilight books are already familiar with this term, but alas it has nothing to do with blood sucking vampires.
In fact a Blood Moon is a rather spectacular sight caused by the reflection of sunlight on the Earth's atmosphere - which is red to the naked eye. The blood moon acquires a golden, copper, or even rusty-red color depending on where the sun is - and it's usually low in the sky or near the horizon.
What is the Blood Moon Prophecy?
The hypothesis was originally made famous by Christian ministers John Hagee and Mark Biltz who said the ongoing "tetrad" - four consecutive lunar eclipses which began in April 2014 with six full moons in between - is the indicator of the end of earth as described in the Bible in Acts 2:20 and Revelation 6:12.
The pair insist some sort of tragic event is set to hit earth and possibly wipe it out - but the reality is this is not the first time we've had such a phenomenon. "The last time there was a tetrad was back in the 1900s, and to my amazement, they also fell on the feasts of Passover and Tabernacles," explains Blitz. "When I noticed the years these phenomena occurred, my mind began reeling. The last two times there were four blood moons in a row, they happened, first, right after Israel became a nation in 1948, and then again when Israel retook Jerusalem in 1967.”
The "blood moon" theory is interpreted from the Book of Joel, which says: "the sun will turn into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of the Lord comes."
Why all the doom and gloom?
Well, it's complicated and it depends who you believe. Some say it signals a significant celestial event, others say it will trigger the second coming while more yet are predicting a catastrophic asteroid hit that will blow the planet to smitherines.
Rev Efrain Rodriguez is one self-proclaimed prophet who is so convinced he got a message from God - in fact, he was so sure of it, he wrote to NASA to warn them about his fears. He regularly updates readers of his Facebook page with stark warnings he says are from a deity - and for those who believe him - it's a pretty bleak outlook.
If what he's saying is true then it's time to say goodbye to loved ones as he claims an asteroid up to 2.5miles wide will strike Puerto Rico and will go on to wipe out the world as we know it.
Rodriguez's vision saw a massive asteroid "entering the airspace of the town of Arecibo in Puerto Rico, striking the sea between the island of Mona and Mayaguez and triggering a magnitude 12 earthquake."
If it has any basis in fact, this claim would undoubtedly cause a planet altering event - as the world's most powerful earthquake left 4,485 people dead and injured as well as 2 million homeless after it struck southern Chile in 1960. It was 9.5 on the Richter scale.
So when is this likely to happen?
While those behind the theory claim the so-called prophecies are set to strike a blow - but they can't pin point an exact date.
The outcome of the end of days could actually be anywhere from September 21 to 28 - with some eyeing a final date of around September 23 or 24.
For those who are simply interested in watching the spectacle of the last lunar tetrad – the fourth eclipse in this trend will take place on the night of September 27 into 28.
What are the scientists saying?
If you're not sure what to believe and think the prophecy could come true - you are in good company. However it might not be time to pack your survival kit just yet or call up Richard Branson to see if you can book a spot on his space craft either.
Such is the hysteria in America, NASA have taken the unusual step of issuing a statement to clarify matters.
Paul Chodas, from NASA's Near-Earth Object office, has thrown out the claims.
"There is no existing evidence that an asteroid or any other celestial object is on a trajectory that will impact Earth," he said. "In fact, not a single one of the known objects has any credible chance of hitting our planet over the next century. There is no scientific basis, not one shred of evidence, that an asteroid or any other celestial object will impact Earth on those dates."
It is one of nature's hideous little blood-sucking parasites, but this humble tick could produce a future cure for skin, liver and pancreatic cancer, according to Brazilian scientists.
Scientists have analyzed a protein in the saliva of a common South American tick, which has a Scientific name of Amblyomma cajennense, that alledgedly diminishes and can even eliminate cancerous cells while not attacking healthy cells.
This is a cutting edge innovation to finally have a better cure for cancer," said Ana Marisa Chudzinski-Tavassi, the molecular scientist at the Instituto Butantan in Sao Paulo Brazil who leads the research about tick saliva. "The saliva of the tick and its components may one day be the cure for cancer," she told AFP. She said she found the properties of the protein, called Factor X active, while examining the anti-coagulant properties of the tick's saliva stops blood coagulating and clotting so the tick can keep eating on its host.
The said protein shares some common characteristics with an anti-coagulant called TFPI (Tissue Factor Pathway Inhibitor), categoricallya Kunitz-type inhibitor which has been shown to alter cell growth. Experimentation and testing show that the protein might have a reaction on cancer cells and it led to laboratory tests on cell cultures which exceeded all expectations. "To our amazement it didn't attack the normal cells, which were also tested," Chudzinski-Tavassi said. The amazing thing about the tick saliva is it, eliminated the cancerous cells that were being tested. In her humble laboratory, housed in a rundown building, a line of pompous ticks could be seen lined up with tubes attached under their heads. The miniscule amounts of saliva filtered that way was reproduced many times over in yeast vats so that experiments could be carried out on lab rats with cancer.
The results have clearly shown promise. "I treated an infected mouse every day for 14 days with small tumor, this tumor doesn't grow it even degenerates. The tumor mass decrease. If I treat the mouse for 42 days, it totally eliminates the tumor," Chudzinski-Tavassi said. Producing a working medicine from the find, will require some time and a significant financial investment neither of which Brazil is ready to provide. Chudzinski-Tavassi is currently applying for a patent on the tick protein, and will submit her team's discovery in medical conferences around the world. But she says moving beyond her lab "proof of concept" will be very difficult and frustrating. To finally discover this is one thing and turning it into a medicine is a whole other thing entirely," she said. via newsmax.com
The September double moon phenomenon may be a hoax but that does not mean we’re not getting a breathtaking celestial event on that day.
Yes, we’re still getting a show despite the fact that Mars will not appear as big as the moon. be ready for a very rare supermoon lunar eclipse to brighten up the night sky this month. It’s a supermoon and a lunar eclipse all in one spectacular show. It’s like having two tickets for the price of one.
According to NASA, the very rare event will be the first since 1982 and only the sixth since the 1900s. The supermoon lunar eclipse will be clearly seen to people in North and South America on the 27th of September and in the early morning hours of September 28th to those who are living in Europe and Africa. Supermoons rarely occur when a full moon makes its closest (perigee) approach to Earth. a website reports that supermoons appear about 14 percent larger and brighter than the good old full moon we used to see.
We had three of those supermoons last year. Now, when this supermoon occurs the moon will also be passing through the Earth’s shadow. So mark your calendars people and we better hope for clear night sky on September 27th because this will be an event you cannot miss and we won't see another supermoon until 2033.
Asteroid to destroy Earth in four weeks It is claimed an asteroid that will be 2.5miles wide could hit Puerto Rico, wreaking devastation across the planet.
It has been claimed that our planet will be destroyed in 4 weeks as a huge asteroid heads towards Earth. Conspiracy theorists claim that it will arrive between September 21 – 28 and it could be the end of the world The origins of the claim come from self-proclaimed prophet Efrain Rodriguez, who has passed his research onto NASA.
Mr. Rodriguez’s prediction appears to support the Blood Moon Prophecy, with September 28 marking the last of four 'blood moons'. He claimed that disaster looms when a lunar eclipse - which last took place in April 2014 - is followed by 6 full moons.
He says he had a vision of the asteroid "entering the airspace of the town of Arecibo in Puerto Rico, hitting the sea between the island of Mona and Mayaguez and triggering a magnitude 12 earthquake". Because the prophecy had so many people worried, NASA has been forced to issue a statement clarifying matters. A Guy from NASA's Near-Earth Object office, named Paul Chodas, has thrown out the claims. He said: "There is no supporting evidence that a huge asteroid or any other celestial object is on a trajectory that will impact Earth.” "In fact, not a single one of the known objects has any credible chance of hitting our planet over the next century. "There is no scientific basis, not one shred of evidence, that an asteroid or any other celestial object will impact Earth on those dates." via mirror.co.uk
A man whose penis is ripped off as a child is entitled to an 8-inch bionic replacement. Mohammed Abad, 43, has undergone pioneering surgery in the last three years to make new fully functioning penis hard.
Lost his genitals in a horrific accident at the age of 6 when he was hit by a car and dragged for 600 yards. Surgeons began crafting a proper replacement three years ago with a skin graft taken from his arm.
Abad masculinity has two tubes along its length which inflate with fluid when he presses a button on his testicles. "If you want a bit of action you press the 'on', and when you're done you press another button. It takes a few seconds," Abad, from Edinburgh, Scotland, told The Sun Abad , divorced and currently single, had his last surgery last month at University College London.
"I have a pump on my testicles, so when I want to have sex, I ask it, inflate it and the fluid makes its way the tubes and that gives me an erection, "he said. And after that, deflate it when I was done.
"Now the security guard dreams of having children, which he described as" a miracle. "
This Is not a drill, Washington, D.C. ( NewsWatch33) – NASA has confirmed that the Earth will experience 15 days of total darkness Which starts between November 15 and 29, 2015. The event, according to NASA, Who has been waiting for this pronominal to happen.
Astronomers from NASA have indicated that the World will remain in complete darkness starting Sunday, November 15, 2015 at 3:00 am and will end on Monday, November 30, 2015 at 4:45 pm. According to officials, (the November blackout will be caused by an Astronomical event between Venus and Jupiter)
Charles Bolden, who was appointed to the head of NASA by President Obama, issued a 1000 page document explaining the event to the White House.
According to the report, Venus and Jupiter will engaged in a close parallelism, only being separated by 1 degree. Venus will pass to the South-west of Jupiter, causing Venus to shine 10 times Brighter than Jupiter. The light from Venus will heat up the gases on Jupiter causing a reaction.
The gaseous reaction will release an unprecedented amount of hydrogen into space. The hydrogen gas will make contact with Earth’s Sun at approximately 2:50 am. The amount of hydrogen making contact with the Sun will cause a massive explosion on the Sun’s surface temperature to increase to 9,000 degrees kelvin in an instant.
The Sun will then attempt to cease the explosion by emitting heat from its core, ( diagram shows above )
The heat will cause the Sun to dim to a bluish colour. once the Sun reaches the Bluish colour, it will take approximately 14 days to restore its normal surface temperature, returning its colour of the Red Giant.
While the Sun is cooling the surface, the light from the sun will be much dimmer, because it takes anywhere from 7 – 8 and a half minutes depending on the Earth’s rotation for light from the Sun to hit Earth, People will not know the event has happened until 2:58 am on November 15th.
Bolden held a conference with Obama Administration to discuss further details of the ”Blackout”” event. According to Bolden, “”we do not expect any major effects from the Blackout event. The only effect this event will have on Earth is an increase of 6 – 8 degrees in temperature. the polar cap will be mostly affected by this. No one should worry much. This event would be similar to what Alaskans experience in the winter”.
Boleden further added, The only other effect it will have is everyone will get to have a true Black Friday after thanks giving.
Women with short hair are less likely to be attacked because there is little to grab onto. The rapists interviewed preferred women with ponytails, buns, or braids that they could easily grab from behind.
They look for women who are talking or texting on their phone, searching through their purse, wearing headphones, or doing anything that makes them distracted and unaware that they are about to be attacked. The point is to attack the easiest victim and never get caught. The rapists interviewed looked for girls wearing clothing that is easy to remove. Some of them even carried around scissors. Exercise caution when wearing skirts or yoga pants in lonely places. Try to never walk alone at night, especially in high heels which may slow you down while running or attract attention by their sound. Remember that most women get raped in parking lots and public restrooms in the early morning hours up until 8:30am.
Just 2% of the men interviewed said they had carried weapons because rape alone carries a 3-5 year prison sentence, but armed rape carries a significantly higher 15-20 year sentence. Chances are they don't have a weapon, so they look for women who are not carrying objects that can be used as a weapon from far away, such as umbrellas. Keys are NOT a deterrent because the rapist must be very close to the victim before they can even be used. Openly carrying pepper spray is a strong deterrent for rapists. The rapists said that they would not bother attacking a woman who appeared to be someone who would put up a fight. The goal was to never get caught. A woman fighting back loudly would draw too much attention. So, if you feel a man following you, suck it up and yell "stop! stay back!" with your hands in front of you. This may feel embarrassing, and a rapist will likely make you feel as if you were overreacting as he changes his mind not to target you, but this technique has saved lives. Women who looked them straight in the eye, in an elevator for instance, and made small talk (what time is it? Some weather we're having, huh?) would not be an ideal victim because they could easily identify them in a lineup. It's also helpful to let them know that you are aware of any unique features such as tattoos, scars, or even their oh-so-beautiful eyes. Look into the windows of your car before entering to make sure no one is inside. If a suspicious vehicle is parked on the driver's side of your car either enter through the passenger's side or go back to where you came from and have a security guard walk you out.
Never linger in your car. As soon as you enter lock the doors and LEAVE. It's far too easy to put a gun to your head when you are sitting in a parking lot setting up your GPS or texting.
Never hand your wallet or purse to a mugger. Throw it away from you so that they have to go retrieve it and then run like hell.
Kick the tail lights out if you ever get thrown into a trunk. Stick your hand or foot and wave. The driver will not see you, but everyone else will.
What is the longest you have gone without a piece of food or a glass of water? A holy man in India claims that he has not eaten or drank anything for 75 years! Prahlad Jani is the 83-year old man who lives in a cave near Amba JI Temple without any kind of food or water since the age of 7. Why in the world would a man choose to not eat for such a long time, and how is he still alive?
Mr. Jani claims that he has left his home at the age of seven searching for spiritual mystery when he was blessed by 3 Hindu goddesses. Here is the story in his own words:
“Three goddesses appeared to me and bade me to follow. Ma Kali, Ma Lakshmi, and Ma Saraswati. I consented, prepared myself, and asked: ‘What about my food?’ They each put a finger on my lip and said ‘You need not be concerned about food ever again’. I was 7, and from that day I stopped eating and drinking.”
Ever since that blessing, Prahlad Jani claims that he has gained his sustenance from the nectar that filters down through a hole in his palate. A bunch of bogus, right? Maybe not.
His claims were scientifically studied by a team of 30 specialists during three weeks of a variety of tests at a hospital.
They took him into then Sterling Hospital in Ahmedabad, India. They put him under 24 hour observation in front of cameras and found out that he did not take any kind of food or water in the 15 days that he was in hospital. No food or water for half that time would be a sure death for anybody else. And he did not pass urine or stool either.
The doctors were completely surprised at this miracle. “We believe that the sadhu Prahlad Jani’s body went through biological transformation as a result of meditation and powerful yoga in a completely natural environment that he stays.” said neurologist Dr. Sudhir Shah.
The doctors in India are guessing that this phenomenon relates the Amrita Chakra (third eye chakra), as Hindu vedas speak of it being able to produce a divine nectar which sustains life.
What’s more is that his brain resembles that of a 25 year old man at 83 years of age. His practices have somehow miraculously transformed the biological functioning of his body, which no longer needs energy and sustenance from external material sources.
Dr. Sonnet Ehlers had a life-changing experience many years ago when she met a victim of abuse. "If only I had teeth down there."
Those words from the rape victim stay with Dr. Ehler's mind until now, that's why she ended up inventing something that could prevent men from forcing their selves to women.
Recently, researchers from South Africa came up with an invention called Rape-aXe condom, a female condom with sharp barbs that will surely bite the male genitals if they would try to force their self to women.
Dr. Ehler claims that she's very much determined to finish this invention to the point that she even sold her house and her car just to maintain financing for it.
