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Faced with inadequate progress on nuclear weapons reduction and proliferation, and continuing inaction on climate change, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists BAS announced today that it has moved the hands of its famous “Doomsday Clock” to five minutes to midnight. The last time the Doomsday Clock minute hand moved was in January 2010, when [...] Read Full Story

It’s one thing to make an object invisible, like Harry Potter’s mythical cloak. But scientists have made an entire event impossible to see. They have invented a time masker. Think of it as an art heist that takes place before your eyes and surveillance cameras. You don’t see the thief strolling into the museum, taking [...] Read Full Story

Researchers have begun asking the kind of nuanced questions that reveal just how big the So What set might be: •44% told the 2011 Baylor University Religion Survey they spend no time seeking “eternal wisdom,” and 19% said “it’s useless to search for meaning.” •46% told a 2011 survey by Nashville-based evangelical research agency, LifeWay [...] Read Full Story

The Middle East saber-rattling heightened last week as Iran’s Revolutionary Guards fired salvos at the West and claimed the United States could not frighten them out of blocking the strategic Strait of Hormuz. “The Islamic Republic of Iran does not ask for the permission of any country for implementing its defensive strategies,” a top leader [...] Read Full Story

Persecuted Christians are fleeing from the Middle East in increasing numbers. The United States should open its doors to them as a guaranteed safe haven.America has long been a beacon of hope for the world’s refugees, and members of religious minorities in the Middle East are in increasing need of relief. They have never had [...] Read Full Story

Sunday mornings, when Bill Dohm turns his eyes toward heaven, he’s just checking the weather so he can fly his 1946 Aeronca Champ two-seater plane.Helton, 28, and Dohm, 54, aren’t atheists, either. They simply shrug off God, religion, heaven or the ever-trendy search-for-meaning and/or purpose. The real dirty little secret of religiosity in America is [...] Read Full Story

The US economy is struggling to avoid falling back into recession, and the gap between rich and poor is at its largest for 30 years.Detroit has been particularly badly hit by the downturn, and is a city struggling with unemployment, poverty, debt and crime. Read More Read Full Story

Technology Not Available Prior to 20th Century The Shroud of Turin is a linen cloth bearing the image of a man who appears to have suffered physical trauma in a manner consistent with crucifixion. It is kept in the royal chapel of the Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist in Turin, northern Italy and goes [...] Read Full Story

IMF chief Christine Lagarde warned Tuesday that the world economy is at a “very dangerous juncture,” speaking of the potential impact on poorer nations during her first visit to Africa as head of the fund. The International Monetary Fund managing director spoke of a crisis of confidence with high unemployment and slowing global growth.”Currently the [...] Read Full Story

There are unconfirmed reports that an Iranian pastor sentenced to death for apostasy may have to spend another year in prison. The case of Pastor Yousef Nadarkhani has twice been referred to the Supreme Leader of Iran, who has yet to issue a decision. Read More Read Full Story