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Want Wings and a Tail?

March 29, 2002
Johann Hari writes in the Guardian that plastic surgeon Dr. Joe Rosen, of the Dartmouth Medical Center, is working on plastic surgery techniques which could make us resemble animals in ways we can?t even imagine today. Rosen, who has been... continued

Meat Eating More Healthy in Prehistoric Times

March 28, 2002
Wild meats eaten by ancient hunters contained healthier fats than modern farmed cattle, claims Lauren Cordain of Colorado State University. He and his colleagues have shown that meat from wild elk, deer and antelope contain more beneficial types of fat... continued

What the World Looked Like Long Ago

March 28, 2002
An ancient supercontinent has been pieced together by an international team of geologists led by John Rogers, of the University of North Carolina. The giant landmass, which they have named Columbia, would have spread across the face of the Earth... continued

Pope Too Sick to Continue

March 28, 2002
The Pope is under increasing pressure from his cardinals to step down due to illness according to a front-page article in Corriere della Sera by Vittorio Messori. He says both liberals and conservatives inside the Vatican say the 81-year-old Pope... continued

Most of Antarctica May Soon Disappear

March 28, 2002
Tim Naish, of the New Zealand Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences, warns that Antarctic?s huge ice shelves may break up completely as the global climate warms. The recent collapse of the Larsen B Ice Shelf in Antarctica was ?a... continued

Should We Trust Our Instincts?

March 27, 2002
Think you can tell when someone is lying? People who think they have good intuition and a ?gut instinct? about liars are worse at picking out liars than those who don?t, says Paul Seager of the University of Central Lancashire... continued

Light Pollutes Too

March 27, 2002
In Hong Kong, astronomers who want to observe the stars and planets must travel to a remote village in the dead of night. Some have rented top-floor apartments in Hong Kong?s New Territories so they can gaze at the stars.... continued

Herbs Treat AIDS in Africa

March 27, 2002
Jack Githae believes Africa could defeat its AIDS epidemic if it would embrace the healing powers of herbs. The Kenyan healer is one of a growing number of African herbalists who believe that ancient wisdom could help cure this modern... continued

Worldwide Drought by 2025

March 27, 2002
More than 2.7 billion people will face severe water shortages by the year 2025 if the world continues consuming water at the same rate, the United Nations warns. A new report says that another 2.5 billion people will live in... continued

Cellphone Driving Like Driving Drunk

March 26, 2002
Talking on a mobile phone while driving is more dangerous than being over the legal alcohol limit, even if you?re using a hands-free phone. Driving simulator experiments by researchers at the Transport Research Laboratory in the U.K. found that drivers... continued