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Languages End But Monkey Talk Remains

March 7, 2002
Half of the 6,000 or so languages spoken in the world are threatened and human knowledge could be lost along with them. The ?Atlas of the World?s Languages in Danger of Disappearing? says dominant languages such as English, French, Spanish,... continued

Elixir of Youth

March 7, 2002
Bruce Ames, of the University of California fed elderly rats acetyl-L-carintine and the anti-oxidant alpha-lipoic acid for a month. Both chemicals are normally found in mammal cells, and both are sold in health food stores. Then he tested the animals... continued

World’s Oldest Living Plant

March 6, 2002
In the middle of the Palm Springs Desert in Southern California, the sun beats down mercilessly and harsh winds are so strong that rocks have been polished smooth by the sand. In the midst of all this grows a creosote... continued

Warning Waves Predict El Nino

March 6, 2002
In Ecuador or Peru the air and water are sometimes a bit warmer and the waves are a bit higher. When that happens, it means the area has been hit by a ?Kelvin wave,? which means an El Nino is... continued

This Time Fusion Works

March 6, 2002
Scientists have long tried to create fusion, the energy source of the sun. Claims have been made over the years, but they have always been refuted. Now researchers have done it, using a device the size of three stacked coffee... continued

Now It’s Dangerous to Breathe

March 6, 2002
A new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association says long-term exposure to the air pollution in some of America?s biggest cities significantly raises the risk of dying from lung cancer and is as dangerous as living with... continued

Follow GM Ice Cream with GM Mouthwash

March 5, 2002
Ice cream researchers have come up with an additive to eliminate the grainy texture that ice cream gets when it sits in the freezer too long. The ingredient is a wheat protein that blocks the formation of the large, rectangular-shaped... continued

Computer Pollution

March 5, 2002
Old computers are being dumped in Asia where they are releasing toxic materials into the environment. The report ?Exporting Harm: The Hi-Tech Trashing Of Asia? describes a group of villages in China where computers from America are picked apart with... continued

Water Pollution Killing Whales

March 5, 2002
Over a quarter of all deaths of adult beluga whales in Canada?s Saint Lawrence Estuary are caused by cancer, researchers have found. Such high rates of cancer are unprecedented in wild animals, except for fish. Industrial pollution is the most... continued

Drought Devastates U.S.

March 5, 2002
Drought has engulfed nearly a third of the United States, which this summer may lead some of the worst water shortages in years. It?s still far short of the 1930s Dust Bowl, when up to 70 percent of the country... continued