Some people think our sun has a twin (NOTE: subscribers can still listen to this show). We don’t known whether or not this is true, but NASA HAS discovered a planet about the size of Saturn that is orbiting around two suns. Previously this was thought to be impossible–something that could only happen in science fiction or on "Star Trek."
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Some people say marriage makes you fat, while others say it trims you down. It turns out BOTH are right.
According to a new study, both marriage and divorce can act as "weight shocks," leading people to add a few extra pounds– especially among those over age 30.
But when it comes to large weight gains, the effects of marital transitions are quite different for men than they are for women. For men, the risk of a large weight gain increased most prominently after a divorce. But for women, the risk of a large weight gain was most likely after marriage.
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Will the future mean a shortage of fish? (NOTE: You can save $3 on our beautiful crop circle calendar if you use coupon 2012 by September 23). Oceanographers have returned from a trip to examine the scope and size of this year’s "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico and have measured it currently to be about 3,300 square miles, or about the size of Delaware and Rhode Island combined. Some researchers anticipate it becoming much larger.
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At least they control all the money–and one of them, the China Petrochemical Group, controls almost 40% of the world’s economy. Is this a conspiracy, or just good economics on their part? (NOTE: Subscribers can still listen to these shows).
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