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Coastal Cities Set to Drown

April 25, 2013
With coastal areas bracing for rising sea levels, new research indicates that cutting emissions of certain pollutants can greatly slow down sea level rise this century. A research team found that reductions in just FOUR pollutants that cycle comparatively quickly... continued

Wake Up!

April 25, 2013
A new branch of science has to do with being zapped by light. Contactees (NOTE: Subscribers can listen to this provocative interview) often see blue lights, but what office workers may soon see in the future is RED lights: a... continued

Climate Improving but Scientists Don’t Know Why

April 25, 2013
Scientists don't understand the recent slowdown in climate change that is occurring, DESPITE a rise in global greenhouse gas emissions. Is God looking out for us? (NOTE: Subscribers can still listen to this show) Some of their theories are that... continued

Zap Your Addiction

April 24, 2013
The war on drugs isn't working, so it's time to shine some light on the subject. By stimulating one part of the brain with laser light, researchers have shown that they can wipe away addictive behavior in rats--or do the... continued

Scared of Death? Take Tylenol!

April 24, 2013
Thinking about death can cause us to feel a sort of existential angst that isn't attributable to a specific source. Now, new research suggests that the over-the-counter pain reliever acetaminophen may help to reduce this existential pain. Scientists say that... continued

Scans Reveal Hidden Mysteries

April 24, 2013
A team of archaeologists from the University of Southampton have used the latest in digital imaging technology to record and analyze carvings on an Easter Island statue. And those body scanners the TSA uses at the airport are having a... continued

Animals Make Their Own Medicine

April 23, 2013
It's been known for decades that animals such as chimpanzees seek out medicinal herbs to treat their diseases, in order to alleviate their pain (NOTE: Subscribers can till listen to this story, as well as Whitley's commentary on it). Moths,... continued

Why Beer Makes You Happy

April 22, 2013
It's not the alcohol, it's the TASTE--which is a trigger (for beer drinkers, anyway) for happiness. The taste of beer, without any effect from alcohol itself, can trigger dopamine release in the brain, which is associated with drinking and other... continued

Mind Reading

April 22, 2013
If rats can do it, we should be able to do it too. A new computer program helps humans to do it. A new video game headband allows a person to use his mind to wag at rat's tail. To... continued

One Moon May be Missing

April 22, 2013
The Earth may once have had two moons. If so, what happened to the other one? There's another theory that says we may STILL have two suns (NOTE: Subscribers can still listen to this show). NASA's GRAIL mission launched a... continued