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NASA has a Major Mars Announcement Coming

November 21, 2012
NASA has announced that one of the instruments on the Curiosity Rover has sent back some extraordinary data, but the transmission is still being checked to make certain that it is not a fluke, and so far the space agency... continued

Don’t Like Vegetables? Let Them Eat Cake!

November 20, 2012
Dessert is evolving from the traditional to the unexpected: Now it's often a good way to get your vegetables. Today's pastry chefs are going beyond carrot cake, zucchini bread, and sweet potato pie when it comes to making desserts with... continued

Navigating Through the TSA

November 20, 2012
The holidays will soon be here, and many of us will be traveling to see family and friends for Thanksgiving and Christmas. We've begun to dread those TSA lines that involve the scan and the pat down, being exposed to... continued

Math Can be a Pain in the Brain

November 20, 2012
If you didn't do well in math, it may be because crunching numbers literally hurts your brain. When neuroscientists look at a human brain under an fMRI machine, while they give them a math problem to do, the pain centers... continued

Searching for New Moons

November 19, 2012
You'd think that astronomers would be searching for new planets, but what they're REALLY interested in is MOONS. They suspect that if life really does exist elsewhere in the universe, the moon of another planet might be a good place... continued

Texas Tick Makes Meat Eating Dangerous

November 19, 2012
Meat lovers living in the central and southern regions of the country might be opting for a vegetarian lifestyle if meat comes with an unwanted side of a life-threatening allergic reaction. The Texas tick inhabiting these regions is the primary... continued

Unexploded Bombs Threaten Oil Rigs

November 19, 2012
BP was recently given a record fine for mistakes that caused a major oil leak in the Gulf. But there are other threats, besides CEO mistakes, lurking in the deep waters out there. After World War II, the US government... continued

Facebook Fraud

November 16, 2012
There is a surprising amount of false information on Facebook. Some of it is advertising masquerading as social posts. Some of it is even political propaganda: For instance, during the election, a Facebook page that seemed to be from a... continued

Wheat Has its Own Pink Slime

November 16, 2012
We've reported on the "pink slime" that is sometimes added to hamburger meat. It turns out there's a kind of pink slime that can be added to wheat products as well! It's called "whey protein concentrate," and you're likely to... continued

Recurring UFO Taped in Denver

November 16, 2012
TV Station KDVR in Denver was given a video of a UFO by a local resident, who told them that he was taking the images on a regular basis in the area. The station sent its own cameraman to the... continued