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Run Your Life on Garbage and Air
October 18, 2002Oil companies can wave goodbye to their profits: Researchers in the U.K. have built a battery that runs on garbage that can provide electricity for your home. And in France, they've developed a car that runs on air. Right now,... continued
Teen Brains in Chaos
October 18, 2002Scientists say that adolescent brains are changing so rapidly that they find it hard to process basic information, which leads to emotional and social problems. Their ability to recognize other people's emotional states is significantly reduced starting at age 11... continued
Massive Black Hole at Center of Galaxy
October 18, 2002A supermassive black hole is at the center of our Milky Way galaxy that has a mass 3.7 million times that of the Sun. Like all black holes, it has a strong gravitational attraction that sucks in all matter that... continued
Israelis Say Bin Laden is Dead
October 18, 2002Israeli intelligence has discovered that Osama Bin Laden is dead but his heir has been chosen and the terrorist campaign against the U.S. will continue. The new head of al-Qaeda hasn?t been identified, but it's probably not Bin Laden's son... continued
Whitley in California
October 17, 2002Whitley Strieber is in California right now, touring for his new novel "Lilith's Dream." If you're in California, Whitley would love to meet you, so show up at one of his destinations and get your book signed. He?ll also be... continued
Diet Ads Tell Total Lies
October 17, 2002Nearly 40% of weight-loss advertisements make at least one statement that is totally false, and about 55% of them include at least one statement that can't be backed up by research, according to an FTC report, which says that consumer... continued
Not Looking Really Helps
October 17, 2002Does an injection hurt less if we don?t look while we're getting it? New research from the U.K. says it does. Marisa Taylor-Clarke poked volunteers' forearms with a two-pronged device and asked them if they could tell whether they had... continued
AIDS Helps Parkinsons Disease
October 17, 2002Believe it or not, scientists are using the AIDS virus to treat people who have Parkinsons disease. The AIDS virus can penetrate a cell's nucleus, which is what makes it so dangerous. Now researchers want to remove the dangerous parts... continued
Jurassic Park Invades Alaska
October 17, 2002A giant, prehistoric-looking bird has been sighted in Southwest Alaska. Pilot John Bouker says the bird?s wingspan is as big as the wing on his Cessna 207, which is 14 feet. He'd heard rumors about the bird, but says, "I... continued
Understanding Giraffe Talk
October 16, 2002Giraffes have always been considered mute, despite their long necks, but now scientists believe they can talk to each other. "We believe that giraffes are forcing large columns of air out their long, long trachea, and out of a small... continued