Foreign Policy for Sale: Greece’s Dangerous Alliance with Israel | Ramzy Baroud

Alexis Tsipras 2015. Source: kremlin.ruRamzy Baroud -- World News Trust Feb. 7, 2018 For a brief historical moment, Alexis Tsipras and his political party, Syriza, ignited hope that Greece could resu ...

Dow Plunges 1,175, The Biggest Point Drop In History | Avie Schneider

Feb. 5, 2018 -- 4:55 p.m. -- (NPR) -- The stock market went on a wild ride again Monday, with the Dow Jones industrial average closing down 1,175 points, its worst point drop in history. The Dow clos ...

Nuclear Calendar -- February 5, 2018 | FCNL

Nuclear Calendar -- February 5, 2018 Feb. 5 Date under the New START Treaty by which the United States and Russia are to comply with the treaty's central limits on strategic arms (700 deployed interc ...

The world's most powerful acoustic tractor beam could pave the way for levitating humans | University of Bristol

Working principle of virtual vortices: intertwined short vortices of opposite directions are emitted to trap and stabilize the particle. Credit: University of Bristol Jan. 22, 2018 (Phys.org) -- Acou ...

From the hearts and minds of men: Nuking civilians | Mickey Z.

Atomic bombing survivor. Image credit: The Human Survival Project On Planet Patriarchy, males dominate. Thus, our decisions and inventions impact all forms of life 24/7. This series of articles will ...

The 'secret' movement of quantum particles | David Arvidsson-Shukur

Credit: Robert Couse-Baker Dec. 22, 2017 (Phys.org) -- Researchers from the University of Cambridge have taken a peek into the secretive domain of quantum mechanics. In a theoretical paper published ...

Amerika's Jacob's Ladder | Philip A. Farruggio

Philip A. FarruggioPhilip A. Farruggio -- World News Trust Dec. 16, 2017 In Adrian Lyne's 1990 drama, Jacob's Ladder, Tim Robbins plays a haunted Vietnam War vet mourning his dead son, while sufferin ...

It’s not easy to choose Churchill’s “darkest hour” | Mickey Z.

Gary Oldman portrays Prime Minister Winston Churchill in the film 'Darkest Hour.' Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Dec. 19, 2017 As Sir Winston Churchill -- subject of yet another phallocentric and hagi ...

Nuclear War Made Personal | Emanuele Corso

Torun panorama. By Pko. (CC-BY-SA-3.0 or CC BY-SA 2.5-2.0-1.00), via Wikimedia Commons Emanuele Corso -- World News Trust Nov. 15, 2017 This happened and it points out quite candidly how small the wo ...

Gene variants identified that may influence sexual orientation in men and boys | Bob Yirka

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Dec. 8, 2017 (Medical Xpress) -- Scientists have found two gene variants that appear to be more prevalent in gay men than straight men, adding further evidence of sexual ori ...

Bitcoin Soars Past $12,000 as Futures Move Closer to Reality | Dave Liedtka

Dec. 6, 2017 (Bloomberg) -- Bitcoin surpassed $12,000 for the first time amid speculation that the widespread use of futures will help lead to digital currencies being viewed as a legitimate asset cl ...