Animals ranging from parrots to elephants continue to challenge our perception of consciousness, long-held as a uniquely human trait. But the reaches of consciousness don’t stop at animals. The ethics of consciousness, not just in humans but also animals and…
“Tearing My Heart To Pieces” – A Mother’s Story From A Orison In Iran.
By Narges Mohammadi, Evin Prison, Iran 4 August 2015. Narges Mohammadi has been in and out of prison for more than a decade for her support of human rights in Iran. Three months since her most recent imprisonment, she writes…
The Dentist Who Killed Cecil The Lion Could Be Extradited To Zimbabwe
More than 40,000 individuals have signed a White House petition calling for Minnesota dental practitioner Walter Palmer to be removed to Zimbabwe to face equity for slaughtering a beloved lion named Cecil.Lawful specialists and legal experts say it could happen.
Petition to legalise cannabis in Britain gets the 100,000 signatures it needs for Parliament debate
The e-petition followed an announcement earlier this week that Durham Constabulary will no longer prioritise small-scale cannabis growers and users An e-petition to legalise cannabis in Britain has got the 100,000 signatures it needs for the issue to be debated…
NASA’s Kepler telescope has made a significant exoplanet discovery that will be revealed tomorrow LIVE!
NASA is set to announce the major discovery of a new planet by the Kepler Space Telescope tomorrow (July 23) at noon EDT (5 p.m. BST), and you can watch it live below. Today we know that Earth is just one of hundreds…
The end of capitalism has begun
By Paul Mason Without us noticing, we are entering the postcapitalist era. At the heart of further change to come is information technology, new ways of working and the sharing economy. The old ways will take a long while…
These Foods Magically Regrow Themselves From Kitchen Scraps [Infographic]
Don’t throw your scraps away – grow them and save on grocery costs!
THE TRUTH ABOUT GREECE
Greece has been suffering by a brutal socio-financial war instigated by the Troika which invaded and took over the management of the Greek state in 2009 in collaboration with an extremely corrupt cadre of local politicians and a handful of…