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Suburbs Make Drought Worse

August 30, 2002
Suburban strip malls, office buildings and other paved areas make droughts worse by blocking billions of gallons of rainwater from seeping through the soil to replenish ground water. Atlanta, which is the most rapidly sprawling metropolitan area, loses enough water... continued

Jerusalem Wall May Ignite Major War

August 30, 2002
A bulge in the wall of Jerusalem's Temple Mount may ignite a huge battle between Palestinians and Jews. This area is the holiest site in Judaism and is the only part that is left of the Temple Mount that was... continued

Brand Name Buzz

August 29, 2002
Scientists have discovered that brand name products have a greater impact on our brains than similar, generic items, because brand names engage the "emotional," right-hand side of the brain. Our brains don't process all types of words in the same... continued

Three Secrets of a Long Life

August 29, 2002
Scientists have discovered 3 things that predict how long you?re going to live: a low body temperature, your levels of insulin and a chemical called DHEAS, and how tough your stem cells are. The first two come from experiments in... continued

Life Can Survive on Mars

August 29, 2002
Microbes may be able to survive on Mars. This means that life could have existed there in the past, and may be there today, hidden under a crust of ice. While microbes aren't as exciting as discovering a Martian civilization,... continued

Robot Will Explore Hidden Pyramid Room

August 29, 2002
For over a century, archeologists have speculated about what's behind a blocked-off door in the Great Pyramid of Giza. The door was discovered in 1872 and is blocked by a gigantic stone. On September 17, a robot will crawl under... continued

A Cure for NIMBY: Dump on the Moon

August 28, 2002
Every time Congress designates a dump site for radioactive material in the U.S., the local NIMBY group says, "Not in My Back Yard." There's not only the problem of storing dangerous waste underground, where it will remain active for thousands... continued

Palestinians Behind Lockerbie Crash

August 28, 2002
Before his death, the Palestinian terrorist Abu Nidal claimed his Fatah Revolutionary Council was responsible for the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland that killed 270 people. Abu Nidal was killed on August 15 in Iraq,... continued

Is the Military Behind Crop Circles?

August 28, 2002
Bill Hamilton of Skywatch International looks at the possibility that military satellites are using lasers to produce crop circles. He explains Shimmer: "The result of?atmospheric turbulence, air density, light refraction, cloud cover, and wind" and tells how it would effect... continued

Schizophrenia May Be Living in Your Spine

August 28, 2002
Doctors can't identify a tiny particle that's been found in the spinal fluid of schizophrenia patients. One Swedish researcher suggests it might be "a new form of life." A study by the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm involved giving 22 schizophrenics,... continued