Category: Human Engineering
USA to combat biological threats against livestock
The $1.25 billion National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility in Manhattan, Kansas, took many years to come to fruition but those who gathered for a ribbon cutting on May 24 called it a proud achievement in the prevention of livestock diseases and protecting the nation’s… Continue Reading “USA to combat biological threats against livestock”
History of World Reserve Currencies since 1250
The world’s reserve currency fulfills a unique role in the global economy. It is the currency held in reserve by sovereigns, central banks, banks, and large businesses to facilitate the financing and transactions of global trade. Importantly, all the currencies on the chart were… Continue Reading “History of World Reserve Currencies since 1250”
The 10 lost tribes of Israel
The ten lost tribes refers to the legend concerning the fate of the ten tribes constituting the northern Kingdom of Israel. The Kingdom of Israel – consisting of the ten tribes (the twelve tribes excluding Judah and Benjamin who constituted the southern Kingdom of… Continue Reading “The 10 lost tribes of Israel”
How British women helped to abolish slavery in 1804
Believe it or not, but by the 1700’s, deciding whether or not to take sugar with your tea had become a political statement. While sugar-free diets are now all the rage, the motivations behind this health trend are a far cry from those of… Continue Reading “How British women helped to abolish slavery in 1804”
People of the Americas have a Female Lineage from China
A groundbreaking new study has harnessed the power of mitochondrial DNA to trace a marvelous female lineage from northern coastal China all the way to the Americas. This has revealed compelling evidence of not one, but two migrations, during the last Ice Age, and… Continue Reading “People of the Americas have a Female Lineage from China”
ORIGINS OF EARTH DAY
In the decades leading up to the first Earth Day, Americans were consuming vast amounts of leaded gas through massive and inefficient automobiles. Industry belched out smoke and sludge with little fear of the consequences from either the law or bad press. Air pollution… Continue Reading “ORIGINS OF EARTH DAY”
Energy Ley Lines connect Ancient Places on Planet Earth
Invisible, mystical ‘energy lines’ are believed by some to criss-cross England. Bel Jacobs explores the history and meaning of ley lines, and talks to the artist they have inspired. arlier this year, artist and performer bones Tan Jones walked from Silvertown, in the London… Continue Reading “Energy Ley Lines connect Ancient Places on Planet Earth”
Nature is out of Sync—and that’s reshaping Everything, everywhere
Everything in nature—flowering, breeding, migration—lives and dies by a clock that is being recalibrated by climate change. We don’t yet know how severe the consequences may be. Timing is everything in nature. From the opening notes of a songbird’s spring chorus to the seasonal… Continue Reading “Nature is out of Sync—and that’s reshaping Everything, everywhere”
Asgard – First of the 9 Worlds in Northern Mythology
Though the mighty immortal gods of Norse Mythology lived in a seemingly impenetrable fortress in the sky called Asgard, they were still prone to one lamentable weakness: a fear of invasion. Did they fear the chaos of war as an antithetical threat on the… Continue Reading “Asgard – First of the 9 Worlds in Northern Mythology”
The Ceremonial Village of Orongo @ Eastern Island, Chili
Easter Island, known locally as Rapa Nui, is most famous for the hundreds of moai statues scattered throughout its coastline. A special territory of Chile that was incorporated in 1888, the entire island, located in the southeastern Pacific Ocean, is protected within the UNESCO… Continue Reading “The Ceremonial Village of Orongo @ Eastern Island, Chili”
Project Blue Beam
As far as conspiracy theories go, Serge Monast’s Project Blue Beam is out there. Way out there. In 1994, Serge Monast, a writer and investigative journalist from Quebec, published an alleged manifesto of sorts explaining this wild theory that has remained infamous in certain… Continue Reading “Project Blue Beam”
Crickey Amigu di Natura 