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Discovery of a Homeless Planet

November 29, 2012
Lately, astronomers have been searching for life on the MOONS of planets, but they've also discovered a new planet--one that wandering through the galaxy "homeless," rather than orbiting around a star. Researcher Jonathan Gagné says, "Over the past few years,... continued

Evolution: It’s in Our Genes

November 28, 2012
Homo sapiens (modern humans) appeared approximately 180,000 years ago, but stayed in one location around bodies of water in central Africa for almost 100,000 years, before they dispersed throughout the rest of the world. This is why African DNA is... continued

What Do YOU Do in Bed?

November 28, 2012
More people than ever before are working from home and a lot of them are using their laptops in BED. In a recent poll, half of 1,000 workers said they read or respond to work emails from bed. A British... continued

Radioactive Fish in Japan

November 28, 2012
Fish caught in the waters around the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan could be too radioactive to eat for a decade, as samples show that radioactivity levels in that part of the ocean remain elevated and show little sign of... continued

Junkfood Countdown

November 27, 2012
A single junk food meal (which is composed mainly of saturated fat) is bad for the health of our arteries, while no damage occurs after eating a "Mediterranean" style meal, which is rich in good fats. In fact, this kind... continued

What Makes Us Different

November 27, 2012
What makes human beings unique? The answer may surprise you. In the Washington Post, Susan Okie writes: "About 45,000 years ago, members of our species, Homo sapiens, reached Europe after earlier migrations out of Africa via the Middle East. The... continued

Boom!

November 27, 2012
A loud boom rang out on November 24th at midnight, near Fort Wayne, Indiana. It turns out that there have been reports of mysterious booms in that area for months, and so far, no one can explain what's going on.... continued

Party Drugs Used as Medicine

November 26, 2012
New research suggests that marijuana may help autistics (although they'd have to be old enough to smoke it!) and the party drug Ecstasy may help veterans with PTSD. Many of these medicines (like LSD) were originally developed to ease psychiatric... continued

Fracking May Release Radioactive Gas

November 26, 2012
We've heard good things and bad things about the method of extracting natural gas from shale that's known as "fracking." Fracking not only uses chemicals that can contaminate drinking and groundwater, it also releases large amounts of natural radioactivity from... continued

Can Bigfoot be Real?

November 26, 2012
A team of scientists can verify that their 5-year long DNA study CONFIRMS the existence of a the hominin hybrid species living in North America that is commonly called "Bigfoot" or "Sasquatch" (NOTE: Subscribers can still listen to this show).... continued