Though the Zika virus was originally discovered in 1947, cases of the virus being contracted were only sporadic, and even then only occurred in Africa and southern Asia. It was until 2013 that that individual cases started to appear in the Americas. It was in May last year that Brazil reported its first case. And […]
If the Jurassic Park films have taught us anything, it’s that bringing dinosaurs back to life could potentially cause one or two itsy-bitsy problems. That’s only in a worst-case scenario, however. A renowned paleontologist has claimed for some time to be leading scientific/genetic research that could ultimately lead to dinosaurs being returned to some form […]
One hundred years ago Albert Einstein, in his General Theory of Relativity, predicted the existence of a Dark Side of the Force to the cosmos. He postulated the presence of invisible “gravitational waves” – ripples in space-time produced by some of the most violent events in our vast cosmic timeline; exploding stars, black hole collisions, and […]
“In my twenties, I had a lot of existential angst about who I was and who I wanted other people to see me as,” says the writer of one of the coolest new independent comic-books out there. “That conflict externalized in another character that eventually evolved to be Paradox Girl…” Having recently been given the […]
Serena Shim and Michael Hastings are two examples, among numerous others, of journalists being harshly silenced for getting too close to exposing highly inconvenient truths. Serena Shim (October 10th 1985 – October 19th 2014) was an American-Lebanese journalist. Her tragic death came just two days after a video interview in which she claimed Turkish intelligence […]
Aspiring comic-book artists or writers, as well as fans of Manga – if you haven’t yet heard of ENSOKU-MANGA, you probably soon will. This is an innovative and free platform for developing and publishing your own work (and for discovering the work of other creative artists, of course). The ENSOKU-MANGA platform enables easy publishing of a […]
You may have heard of the Bio-Wars comic book already. If not, you can go check out the comics online (and for free) here; or read my previous review of the first issues here. The Bio-Wars web-comic first launched in November 2013 and quickly developed a large and loyal fan base, drawing people into its […]
