2019-03-01
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Size Counts (So Beware of Plastic)
March 15, 2013Men's fertility could be threatened by chemicals in our environment--especially estrogenic plastics. Scientists examining dead otters in the UK for the last 20 years have noticed a decrease in penis bone weight (but not length). Despite the slang term "boner,"... continued
What the Government Knows About UFOs
March 15, 2013We're all pretty sure that the government knows more about this than they're telling. In the Huffington Post, Lee Speigel lists some of the evidence: On Eleanor Roosevelt's 1950 weekend television talk show, "Today With Mrs. Roosevelt," the former first... continued
Hear That Howling?
March 14, 2013Around 2,000 coyotes live in Chicago and New York and their suburbs--and probably in the big city nearest to YOU as well. They were once restricted to the Southwest, but they've spread across the country in the last 100 years.... continued
Food Billboards Make You Fat
March 14, 2013Billboards advertising fast food may inspire people to eat more, and thus gain weight. Advertisers are careful not to place billboards advertising cigarettes or liquor too close to schools, but fat people are everywhere, so there's no way to regulate... continued
Was There Ever Life on Mars?
March 14, 2013An analysis of a rock sample collected by NASA's Curiosity rover shows ancient Mars could have supported living microbes. Scientists identified sulfur, nitrogen, hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus and carbon--some of the key chemical ingredients for life--in the powder Curiosity drilled out... continued
Drone Base to be Built in Africa
March 13, 2013Drones are in our future: The US military is planning to open a drone base in Africa in order to gather intelligence on extremist groups in the area. The immediate impetus for a drone base in the region is to... continued
Saint Nix
March 13, 2013Mother Teresa was no saint, at least according to new research. At a time when we're becoming disillusioned with our Catholic clergy, here's another blow to our beliefs. Psychologists Serge Larivée and Genevieve Chenard analyzed of the published writings about... continued
Smash It on Purpose
March 13, 2013It's like a video game in the sky: A joint mission between Europe and the US plans to slam a spacecraft into an asteroid in order to prove that incoming space rocks can be knocked off their paths before they... continued
What if Women Ruled
March 12, 2013What if more women were in leadership positions? Things still wouldn't be perfect, but things might be better: for one thing, we would probably have less war. Women often experience life differently, and that experience affects the way they see--and... continued
Is There a Neanderthal in the House?
March 12, 2013Bunions bothering you? How about lower back pain, or impacted wisdom teeth? As we humans evolved to walk on two legs, grow larger brains and shorter jaws, bear big babies and live longer, we’ve also experienced some negative consequences on... continued