Plato was good at keeping secrets too

The Greek philosopher Plato has been revered as a great thinker for millennia. It turns out, his writings are even more valuable than we have thought.A science historian at The University of Manchester has cracked "The Plato Code" — the long disputed secret messages hidden in the great philosopher's writings.

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Israel Expands Geo Intelligence Capabilities Over Iran with New Spy Satellite

Israel launched a spy satellite known as Ofek-9 into orbit that will help it more efficiently monitor the region, including Iran. The new satellite increases the speed at which Israel can receive high-resolution images of subjects of interest. The Israel Defense Ministry said that it would join two other active spy satellites in the Ofek series already orbiting the earth, and all three satellites would give Israel considerable coverage of sensitive areas. As Israel considers Iran to be a strategic threat, its expanded GEOINT efforts are aimed at gather intelligence regarding Iran’s nuclear program that Israel believes is meant for developing bombs, despite Iranian denials. In addition, it was just reported that the satellite is now working.

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Obama's New Space Policy Peaceful But Guarded

Barack Obama  unveiled his new national space policy, which focuses more on international cooperation, peaceful use of space and environmental sustainability than that of the previous administration.
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Autos in Delhi told to install GPS in six months

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Crop yield in India stagnant: Study

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Why should a plastic bag languish in a landfill when it could be powering your computer?

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HUMAN BITE STRONGER THAN THOUGHT

It has long been thought that modern humans lost the ability to generate a powerful bite.New analysis shows our bite is much more powerful than scientists thought.The mechanics of the modern human jaw is highly efficient.

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Collision of Galaxies Fires Up Quasar

Using two of the world's largest telescopes, an international team of astronomers have found evidence of a collision between galaxies driving intense activity in a highly luminous quasar. The scientists, led by Montserrat Villar Martin of the Instituto de Astrofisica de Andalucía-CSIC in Spain, used the Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Chile and the Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC) on La Palma in the Canary Islands, to study activity from the quasar SDSS J0123+00.

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