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Car Crash Danger?in the Womb

October 4, 2002
One in every 100 babies in the U.S. was in a car crash before they were born. Car crashes are the leading cause of hospitalization during pregnancy, and can be dangerous for the fetus. In at least 1% of all... continued

Should You Pick Your Baby’s Personality?

October 4, 2002
Scientists are worried that in fertility clinics using in-vitro (test tube) fertilizations, parents will be able to select embryos for IQ or personality traits. Now embryos are selected according to which ones are healthiest and free of genetic disease. Future... continued

Whitley on Coast Tonight

October 4, 2002
Whitley Strieber will be on Coast to Coast am with Art Bell on Wednesday, October 9. Whitley's exciting new novel "Lilith's Dream" is now in bookstores everywhere! Publisher's Weekly has said, "Strieber remains a superb prose stylist, with a coherent... continued

It’s Official: Housework is Depressing

October 3, 2002
This is news? Apparently scientists think so, because they?ve announced that housework causes people (mostly women) to become clinically depressed. This is in contrast to other forms of exercise, which have been shown to improve people's emotional states. Professor Nanette... continued

Search for the Fabled Vulcanoids

October 3, 2002
Astronomers want to find all the asteroids that may be heading for an impact with Earth, so they're searching for the legendary group of asteroids called "Vulcanoids" that may be circling the sun. We can't see these asteroids, but we... continued

Now Men Hate Their Bodies Too

October 3, 2002
Men are starting to develop body image disorders because they believe they don't have enough muscles. Fashion and the media, which have long caused women to hate their bodies because they're not as thin as models and movie stars, are... continued

You Can Get Along Fine with No Brain

October 3, 2002
The campus doctor at the University of Sheffield in the U.K. was treating a math major, when he noticed that the student's head was a little larger than normal. He referred the student to neurology professor John Lorber, who gave... continued

Art Bell Tut Reincarnation?

October 2, 2002
Scientists and special effects artists in the UK and in New Zealand have used the same digital techniques used in criminal investigations to reconstruct what the young pharaoh known as King Tut looked like. A fiberglass bust of King Tut... continued

Fish Can Make You Infertile

October 2, 2002
High levels of mercury in the blood, caused by eating lots of seafood, can cause male infertility. Researchers gave blood tests to 150 infertile couples who were having in-vitro fertilization and 26 fertile couples to find out how much mercury... continued

Don’t Breathe, Baby

October 2, 2002
A two-week-old baby in Los Angeles has already been exposed to more toxic air pollution than the U.S. government says is an acceptable cancer risk over a lifetime. A study of California air pollution by the National Environmental Trust says... continued