Can Mainstream News Really Be Credible When Six Corporations Control 90% of America’s Media?
Over the course of the past three decades, something has been happening behind the scenes in the world of media. Slowly but surely, most of the establishment media has been bought up by six corporations, which now own some 90 percent of all media in the country. And while that’s technically not a monopoly, the vast majority of those corporations’ … Continue reading
Strong Earthquake in Remote Far-Western China Kills 1
BEIJING — A strong earthquake in a remote area of China’s extreme west has killed at least one villager after a home collapsed, authorities said Saturday. The seismological bureau of China’s Xinjiang region said that 55 homes were damaged and 32 collapsed in an area bordering Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan in the quake that struck late Friday. The government has dispatched … Continue reading
Fidel Castro, Cuba’s Longtime Leader, Dies at 90
After years of dealing with failing health, Fidel Castro, leader of the Cuban revolution who steered the country through decades of a US economic blockade, has died, state media report. Castro died in Havana on Friday at 10:29pm local time, Cuban television said. His death was announced by his brother Raul, who took the reins after Fidel stepped down. “According … Continue reading
Mysterious Double Flash Leaves Officials and Residents of Surgut Baffled
What was this bright mysterious double flash that lit up the sky over Surgut on Monday, November 21,2016, at about 10 pm? An active discussion about this unusual phenomenon has started online, as the double flash was observed all across the city. The two bright flashes occurred when the car was waiting at a crossroad. No neaby powerlines. So what … Continue reading
Exploring The Mysterious ‘Zone of Silence’ in Mexico
Mexico’s Zone of Silence, A Bizarre Place Where Radios Die and Meteors Crash! The Bermuda Triangle is mystery enough, but a 50-kilometer patch of land in Mexico is becoming an increasingly common area of bizarre incidents. According to a report from Atlas Obscura, the Zone of Silence is found in the Mapimí Biosphere Reserve, which is a mostly uninhabited expanse. … Continue reading
The Polar Vortex is Shifting, Brace Yourself
Climate change has hit the Arctic worse than ever over the past few years, but that doesn’t mean the Northern Hemisphere is going to be experiencing a mild winter this year. In fact, a new study shows that the polar vortex is shifting, and it’s going to make winters on the east coast of the US and parts of Europe … Continue reading
The Sun Won’t Die for 5 Billion Years, So Why Do We Have only 1 Billion Years Left on Earth?
In a few billion years, the sun will become a red giant so large that it will engulf our planet. But the Earth will become uninhabitable much sooner than that. After about a billion years the sun will become hot enough to boil our oceans. The sun is currently classified as a “main sequence” star. This means that it is … Continue reading
Not Just Bees, Trees Are Dying Off at an Alarming Rate With Little Public Attention
In the background of modern life, as people go on debating politics and working for a living, something dreadful is happening to the eco-systems which support us. Major disasters like the ongoing radioactive leak at Fukushima, the apocalyptic fires burning throughout Indonesia, even bee colony collapse disorder, seem to fall out of view in day-to-day life, as we seem to … Continue reading
Swedish Developers Offer a Way to Delete Your Entire Existence Off the Internet in a Few Clicks.
The internet can be a beautiful and horrible place at the same time, and it isn’t weird to sometimes feel like you want to leave — there’s wasn’t an easy way out, until now. Swedish developers Wille Dahlbo and Linus Unnebäck created Deseat.me, which offers a way to wipe your entire existence off the internet in a few clicks. When … Continue reading
Tokyo Hit By Unusual Cold Front, Stunned by First November Snow in 54 years (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)
Citizens of Tokyo have reacted with a mixture of surprise and joy as the city was hit by its first November snow since 1962. While the Japanese capital does experience the occasional dusting of snow, it usually doesn’t arrive until much deeper into winter, usually falling in January or February. Wow, it's snowing. Snowing in Tokyo IN NOVEMBER!雪 (yuki) snow … Continue reading
