2019-03-01
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To Frack–Or NOT to Frack
April 3, 2013The question is almost Shakespearian: We would hate to give up fracking, since it's making us energy independent. But if this process of injecting water into shale in order to extract natural gas is setting off earthquakes, we have to... continued
Flowers Zap Bees
April 2, 2013Flowers' methods of communicating are at least as sophisticated as any devised by an advertising agency, but for any advertisement to be successful, it has to reach, and be perceived by, its target audience. Pollinators such as bumblebees are able... continued
Spit!
April 2, 2013Take a breathalyzer test to find out why you're fat--Take a spit test to find out why you're violent. A new study indicates that a simple saliva test could be an effective tool in predicting violent behavior such as bullying,... continued
Comet May Hit Mars in 2014
April 2, 2013It may kick up enough red dust to set back planned missions to Mars by several years. On the Space.com website, Mike Wall reports that a newfound comet will give Mars a close shave next year, and there's a slim... continued
Fat? Take a Breathalyzer Test
April 2, 2013How much a person eats may be only one of many factors that determines weight gain. A recent study suggests that a breath test profile of microorganisms inhabiting the gut may be able to tell doctors how susceptible a person... continued
Wearable Computers Make It Easy to Spy on You
March 29, 2013The latest thing in technology is wearable computers: wristbands, watches and glasses. Google has invented glasses that incorporate both a computer screen and a camera, so that we can call up information with voice commands and capture an image of... continued
Asteroid on the Way? Pray
March 29, 2013That's the (rather unscientific) advice to Congress from NASA chief Charles Bolden, who basically says that if a large asteroid heads towards a big US city--as it recently did in Russia--there's not much else we can do. He told them,... continued
Mystery Cloth
March 29, 2013In 1998, Virginia artist Athalyn Rose found a large (9 X 15 foot) piece of muslin cloth. Gradually, Biblical images began to appear on it. The images were not painted on either side of this gigantic cloth, but are deeply... continued
Loneliness Can Make You Sick
March 28, 2013Reduced production of myelin, a type of protective nerve fiber that is lost in diseases like multiple sclerosis, may also play a role in the development of mental illness. Myelin is an insulating material that wraps around the axon, the... continued
Can We Predict the Future?
March 28, 2013Most so-called pundits are terrible at it (but we have some GOOD ones). But some people know how to do it right --(NOTE: Subscribers can still listen to ALL these wonderful shows). In he March 22nd edition of the New York... continued