Harvard Scientists May Have Just Solved One of the Biggest Environmental Issues of Our TimeFor years researchers have been attempting to find a viable, biodegradable alternative to plastic.Plastic is all around us, in the containers we store our food and in the bottles we drink our beverages from. Our groceries and shopping purchases are all... Continue Reading →
Join Campaign for America's Future, SEIU and USAction to fight back and stop the Republican Medicaid Blockade.Stop the Republican Medicaid BlockadeGOP governors and legislators in 24 states are blocking Medicaid for more than 5 million Americans.They're leaving millions of residents' tax dollars on the table and they're leaving their neighbors for dead. Thousands will die... Continue Reading →
Join Campaign for America’s Future, SEIU and USAction to fight back and stop the Republican Medicaid Blockade.
NASA finds hidden water ocean in Saturn moon, may contain alien lifeNASA has found a subterranean ocean in Enceladus, “a large underground ocean of liquid water.”According to the space agency, this may be a potential home to extraterrestrial life. Enceladus was out of the list of potential life harbors in the solar system until now, the other... Continue Reading →
NASA finds hidden water ocean in Saturn moon, may contain alien life
Discovery of ‘alien’ DNA hailed by scientists, raises ethical concernsAmerican scientists have for the first time ever made it possible for an organism to survive with artificial DNA, making it more likely new medicines can be developed, while raising ethical concerns among some advocates.For researchers at the Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, California the... Continue Reading →
Discovery of ‘alien’ DNA hailed by scientists, raises ethical concerns
Protesters set up camp outside FCC headquarters > ‘OCCUPY FCC’
http://youtu.be/ipAVluxFh10 Protesters set up camp outside the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) on Wednesday to fight plans they say will create a two-tier internet and hand control of the web to major corporations. The rally – reminiscent of the Occupy-style rallies that started in 2011 – started outside the FCC’s Washington headquarters at noon with protesters... Continue Reading →
Workers Will Stage The Largest Fast Food Strike Ever In 150 Cities on May 15th
http://youtu.be/I2iWI-p0B3w Thousands of fast food workers will go on strike in 150 cities on May 15, according to Salon’s Josh Eidelson. That will include some cities that haven’t been home to fast food strikes before, such as Philadelphia, Miami, Orlando, and Sacramento. Organizers also expect hundreds of workers to go on strike in some cities... Continue Reading →
Team builds implantable piezoelectric nanoribbon devices strong enough to power pacemaker
http://youtu.be/F11M7978n7c Researchers from several institutions in the U.S. and one from China have together developed a piezoelectric device that when implanted in the body onto a constantly moving organ is able to produce enough electricity to run a pacemaker or other implantable device. In their paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,... Continue Reading →
Internet libertarians calling for the equal treatment of all Internet data have camped out in front of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in Washington, D.C., saying they won’t quit their Occupy-style protest until the regulator stands up for Net neutrality. About 15 people stood outside the FCC’s headquarters on Wednesday afternoon in a protest organized... Continue Reading →
Hurricane Ashley Was Expected To Strike Several Bars During Cinco De Mayo
http://youtu.be/xWQN5-Top6g The Onion reports that Hurricane Ashley was expected to strike several local bars during the Cinco de Mayo celebration. Fueled by flavored vodka shots, the storm is expected to merge with her BFFs and hit up to eight bars during the day.
Protestors shut down Missouri state Senate to demand Medicaid expansionThe Missouri state Senate was shut down temporarily Tuesday by a group of protesters demanding the state expand Medicaid under Obamacare.Missouri is one of more than 20 states that has chosen not to expand low-income assistance to the poor under the program. Those opposed to expansion argue... Continue Reading →