ShamanicShift's Newsvine

Expert describes what happens when we die

Dr. Sam Parnia is founder of the AWARE (Awareness During Resuscitation) study to discover whether “out-of-body experiences” really happen. His research indicates that the brain may continue to be active and aware after flatlining.

Continue reading this entry ...

Moon myths: How real are lunar health effects?

Reliable studies comparing the lunar phases to births, heart attacks, deaths, suicides, violence, psychiatric hospital admissions and epileptic seizures, among other things, have over and over again found little or no connection.

Continue reading this entry ...

It's not lunacy, probes find water in moon dirt

The moon isn't the dry dull place it seems. Traces of water lurk in the dirt unseen.

Continue reading this entry ...

Waterboarding Doesn't Work, Scientists Say | Wired Science | Wired.com

Severe interrogation techniques like waterboarding, sleep deprivation, stress positions and the exploitation of phobias aren't just morally reprehensible, they're based on bad science, destroying the very memories they're supposed to recover.

Artificial cloud created at the edge of space - space - 21 September 2009 - New Scientist

The study of Earth's mysterious noctilucent clouds got a boost on Saturday, when a rocket was launched to create an artificial cloud at the edge of space.

The Spiders That Decorate Their Own Webs | Scienceray

Published by R J Evans September 20, 2009, Category: Zoology Spider webs – possibly the most beautiful and intricate animal structures of the natural world. However, some spiders are not content with a simple web. They go one step further.

Giant Star Blows a Glowing Space Bubble | Wired Science | Wired.com

Called the Bubble Nebula, this eerie, translucent sphere is created by fierce winds from a superhot star 40 times the size of our sun.

Chemical-free Gardening - Sciencebase Science Blog

It may come as a shock to anyone thinking of taking up gardening as a hobby or as a way to beat back the credit crunch by doing a little grow-your-own that gardening is based entirely on chemistry. There is no escaping this simple truth. Chemicals grow in the garden.

Minimally conscious patients can learn - health - 20 September 2009 - New Scientist

* 18:00 20 September 2009 by Jessica Hamzelou * For similar stories, visit the The Human Brain Topic Guide A mere glimmer of consciousness is all that's required to learn something new.

Pandas to return to famous China reserve in 2012

Sixty pandas relocated last year from a famous Chinese nature reserve after their breeding center was severely damaged by a massive earthquake will return home after repairs in 2012.

Continue reading this entry ...

US sends 2 missile defense satellites into orbit

Two satellites are heading to orbit as part of a missile defense program demonstration.

Continue reading this entry ...

Coldest place in the solar system? Right nearby

Astronomers have found the coldest spot in our solar system and it may be a little close for comfort. It's on our moon, right nearby. NASA's new Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter is making the first complete temperature map of the moon. It found that at the moon's south pole, it's colder than far away Pluto. The area is inside craters that are permanently shadowed so they never see sun.

Continue reading this entry ...

BBC NEWS | Americas | Mayas to cleanse site after Bush

Yes this is an old article describing a no longer current event - I am clipping it anyway because it is relevant to Shamanic Shift Center's mission and that is what our Newsvine column is here to provide reference materials for.

Elephants, lions to roam North America again?

LiveScience: Scientists propose reintroducing cheetahs, lions, camels and elephants to North America to replace populations lost 13,000 years ago.

8 hacks to make Firefox ridiculously fast

Double your browser's speed in just five minutes Firefox has been outperforming IE in every department for years, and version 3 is speedier than ever.

Review: Lifestreaming sites can organize Web lives

Slowly but surely, my online life has spiraled out of control.

Continue reading this entry ...

New Smithsonian Ocean Hall opens Saturday

Covering more than 70 percent of the planet's surface, the ocean is both a life-giving resource and a highway. Yet it's also a life-threatening obstacle, hiding untold mysteries.

Continue reading this entry ...

Amazon river 'shifted direction' millions of years ago

"The world's largest river, the Amazon, once flowed from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific - the opposite of its present direction, a study shows.

Latest Comments

Recent Votes

  • Expert describes what happens when we die

    Dr. Sam Parnia is founder of the AWARE (Awareness During Resuscitation) study to discover whether “out-of-body experiences” really happen. His research indicates that the brain may continue to be active and aware after flatlining.

  • Moon myths: How real are lunar health effects?

    Reliable studies comparing the lunar phases to births, heart attacks, deaths, suicides, violence, psychiatric hospital admissions and epileptic seizures, among other things, have over and over again found little or no connection.

  • Genetic parents of embryo felt ‘powerless’

    In the next two weeks, Shannon and Paul Morell will meet their baby boy for the first time after the woman who was wrongly implanted with their frozen embryo gives birth. "This has been a terrible thing that has happened to two good families, but we’re doing the best we can for the health of this baby," Shannon Morell said.

  • France asks for report into air traffic control

    France's transport minister asked civil aviation authorities Wednesday to look into a report of widespread absenteeism among the country's air traffic controllers.

  • The Spiders That Decorate Their Own Webs | Scienceray

    Published by R J Evans September 20, 2009, Category: Zoology Spider webs – possibly the most beautiful and intricate animal structures of the natural world. However, some spiders are not content with a simple web. They go one step further.

About Shamanic Shift

Articles Posted: 0
Links Seeded: 8
Member Since: 10/2006Last Seen: 9/29/2009

Elizabeth Cunningham Perkins (a.k.a.

Shamanic Shift's Feeds

Subscribe to Shamanic Shift's content using the feeds below. Use RSS for your newsreader and JSS to insert onto your own blog:
  • Articles
  • Seeds
  • Votes
  • Comments
  • Watchlist

Shamanic Shift's Friends