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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

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

Don’t Believe Media Crop Circle Debunking

October 2, 2002
Journalist Leslie Kean quotes astrophysicist Bernard Haisch in the Providence (RI) Journal that, "To look at the evidence and go away unconvinced is one thing. To not look at the evidence and be convinced against it nonetheless is another. That... 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

West Nile Found in Mom’s Milk

October 2, 2002
Scientists have found West Nile virus in the breast milk of a new mother who has the infection, although her baby shows no symptoms of the disease. Researchers don't know if the mother can pass the virus to her baby... continued

Hauntings Here and Abroad

October 1, 2002
Near Joplin, Missouri, there's a mysterious Spook Light that dates back to 1886 and has been described as a bobbing and weaving ball of light, about the size of a basketball. It sometimes splits and divides, and may be white,... continued