2019-03-01
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It?s Tough Being a Mom
May 10, 2002Mothers who have complained through the centuries that their sons will be the death of them may be right -- a Finnish study shows having boys shortens a woman's life span. Each son takes an average of 34 weeks off... continued
UFOs Don?t Exist?Or Do They?
May 10, 2002A new book published in the U.K. claims?yet again?that UFOs are a form of cultural mass hysteria. British researchers David Clarke and Andy Roberts, who say they uncovered thousands of previously secret government and military reports and investigated dozens of... continued
Cow Emissions Warming the World
May 9, 2002Trials carried out by New Zealand scientists have shown that changing pastures can directly reduce the emissions of methane - a potent greenhouse gas - from sheep and cattle. The researchers say it all depends on tannins, which are the... continued
House Husbands Can?t Take the Stress
May 9, 2002Men who give up work to become house husbands could be putting their health at risk, suggests a new study. Dr. Elaine Eaker, of Eaker Epidemiology Enterprises in Wisconsin, found that the pressures of staying at home to look after... continued
Europe Wants to Deliver U.S. Mail
May 9, 2002Carter Dougherty writes in The Washington Times that The European Union is demanding that foreign companies be allowed to compete with the U.S. Postal Service. Europe also wants access to American markets for municipal water and waste services. It also... continued
The Joy of Sets
May 9, 2002We once knew a math teacher who breezed into her inner-city middle school classroom and announced, ?Today we?re going to talk about sets.? She was greeted with total, silent attention and was baffled by this, until she realized her students... continued
Another Huge Iceberg Calves in Antarctica
May 9, 2002Satellite images from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have detected another in an increasing series of massive icebergs which have broken off the continent of Antarctica. The new iceberg measures roughly 47 miles by 4.6 miles, or almost... continued
Smog Protects India from Global Warming
May 8, 2002Black smog is reversing the effects of global warming in India, according to Veerabhadi Ramanathan of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in San Diego. Pollution across the Indian subcontinent is shielding the sun and lowering the winter temperature several degrees.... continued
Cellphones Make Commuting Dangerous
May 8, 2002Passengers on packed trains could be exposed to electromagnetic fields far higher than those recommended under international guidelines when large numbers of commuters all using their mobile phones at the same time. This can happen in buses, subway cars and... continued
Was Venus Once Like Earth?
May 8, 2002Although Earth and Venus are very similar in size, mass and density, Venus is covered in a thick layer of carbon dioxide and sulfuric acid that traps heat in and leads to extreme warming, which has made the planet much... continued