The brain scan that can read people's intentions

 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/01/359453.html

the extensive report linked there discusses not only 'ordinary' electromagnetic weapons but also this kinda + related stuff. current research mainly done in the us and uk contains not only means to analyze, but also to influence brain activity.

Is this the plot from Minority Report?

Most BBC and newspaper science stories are just old New Scientist stories rehashed to fill a gap on a slow newsday. Which is kind of ironic since NS itself is just an ammalgamation of headline stories from other science journals. That story you describe came out on the 9th of Februar, in the link.

The very latest story on the NS website is maybe of equal interest here:

'Chernobyl-based birds avoid radioactive nests' -
Some species around the exploded nuclear reactor choose nest sites with lower levels of background radiation, but how they know is a mystery.

(It's maybe the glowing bird skeletons in the nest ?)


But if you are looking for the plot of a sci-fi movie then how about :

France opens up its UFO files
Of the 1600 cases registered since 1954, nearly 25% are classified as "type D", meaning that "despite good or very good data and credible witnesses, we are confronted with something we can't explain"

( Type O means the case is unexplainable as it is too badly typed )

QUIT e
if your mind aint boggled, you aint paying attention
quantum scientist, pre-hiroshima.