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Dennis Hopper Film Left Big Legacy to UFO Researchers
By Escape The Illusion on June 16, 2010 | 1 Comment
Dennis Hopper may have passed away, but along with his many film appearances, he has left an important legacy to UFO researchers. That’s the belief of Vancouver-based paranormal researcher Jon Kelly, who says the script that Hopper and “Easy Rider” co-star Peter Fonda wrote for the... -
Arctic oil spill could have ‘catastrophic’...
By Escape The Illusion on May 26, 2010 | No Comments
A major oil spill in the Beaufort Sea could have a “catastrophic” impact on Canada’s Arctic ecosystem and worsen the effects of climate change, a former senior government scientist has warned. William Adams, a former scientist at Environment Canada, was one of the researchers in a ... -
Out of Flatland: Orbits Are Askew in a Nearby Planeta...
By Escape The Illusion on May 25, 2010 | No Comments
Two massive objects orbiting the star Upsilon Andromedae are well out of alignment. MIAMI—The more we learn about planetary systems throughout the galaxy, the more our own solar system appears to be rather unique. A research group measured the orbital tilt of two large objects circling the star Up... -
Can We ‘Cool The Planet’ Through Geoengin...
By Escape The Illusion on May 18, 2010 | 1 Comment
For years, environmental and energy researchers have been working on solutions to stop or slow down the effects of global warming. One approach that has recently gained popularity is what scientists call geoengineering — the idea that Earth can essentially be retrofitted with technology to red... -
Purple Pokeberries Hold Secret to Affordable Solar Po...
By Escape The Illusion on April 30, 2010 | No Comments
Pokeberries — the weeds that children smash to stain their cheeks purple-red and that Civil War soldiers used to write letters home — could be the key to spreading solar power across the globe, according to researchers at Wake Forest University’s Center for Nanotechnology and Molec... -
Good Prospects for Extraterrestrial Life? Rocky Plane...
By Escape The Illusion on April 17, 2010 | No Comments
An international team of astronomers have discovered compelling evidence that rocky planets are commonplace in our Galaxy. Leicester University scientist and lead researcher Dr Jay Farihi surveyed white dwarfs, the compact remnants of stars that were once like our Sun, and found that many show signs... -
Pfizer ordered to pay up over ‘AIDS-like’ virus i...
By Escape The Illusion on April 5, 2010 | 1 Comment
In what is being hailed as a major victory for workers in the biotech and nanotech fields, a former scientist with pharmaceutical firm Pfizer has been awarded $1.37 million for being fired after raising the alarm over researchers being infected with a genetically engineered “AIDS-like” virus. Fo... -
Bar codes could be next to check out
By Escape The Illusion on April 3, 2010 | No Comments
Lines at the grocery store might become as obsolete as milkmen, if a new tag that seeks to replace bar codes becomes commonplace. Researchers from Sunchon National University in Suncheon, South Korea, and Rice University in Houston have built a radio frequency identification tag that can be printed ... -
Scientists discover how to ‘turn off’ brain’s m...
By Escape The Illusion on April 1, 2010 | 2 Comments
People’s moral judgment can be altered by disrupting part of the brain, a study published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows. Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) disrupted activity in the right temporo-parietal junction, or TPJ, which... -
Canadian Scientists Put the Hex on Hexane Emissions
By Escape The Illusion on March 31, 2010 | No Comments
So who knew? The manufacture of cooking oil involves hexane, a solvent that separates the oil from crushed seeds. Hexane is a volatile organic compound found in gasoline. Hexane is also a degreaser used in the printing industry. It dissolves glues, varnishes, and inks. Aside from the ick factor ...











































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