2019-03-01
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Who Was Hurt by Fukushima
August 20, 2012The radiation in the air due to the Fukushima meltdown does not seem to have been high enough to effect human beings. But there is one species it has devastated: butterflies. Exposure to radioactive material released into the environment has... continued
Duped by Our Own Brains
August 20, 2012Why do the elderly support politicians who want to do away with Medicare and Social Security? Scientists say this is because a specific area of the brain has deteriorated or is damaged. By examining patients with various forms of brain... continued
Listen to Anne and Whitley on Internet Radio
August 17, 2012Whitley and Anne Strieber were on Unicus Radio with Bob Stanley (NOTE: Subscribers can still listen to this show and to this one too). To listen to the archived show or download it as an MP3, click here. continued
Reservations About Restaurants
August 17, 2012When you go to a restaurant, do you really know what you're getting? Restaurant insiders, such as cooks and waiters, warn us about a whole list of things, such as the fact that they often put sugar in kids' meals... continued
Whale Poop Saves the Ocean
August 17, 2012Whales may sing in the shower, but when they poop, they drop huge turds which work with the ecology of the ocean, playing an enormous role in its nutrient and carbon cycles. And as if there wasn't enough trash ALREADY... continued
Obama Descended from America’s First Slave
August 17, 2012Barack Obama is descended from the first person ever enslaved in the American colonies--an indentured servant who attempted to escape his indenture and was then enslaved for life. Not only that, this ancestor is distaff--on his mother's side--the white side... continued
Ozone: Good and Bad
August 16, 2012Ozone helps shield people, animals and crops from damaging ultraviolet rays from the sun. Much of the concern about the ozone layer has focused on Antarctica, where a seasonal hole, or thinning, has been seen for two decades, and the... continued
Head Impacts Hinder Learning
August 16, 2012Anyone who went to a large state university with a famous football team knows that there were often special courses given to the players. Many non-playing students tried to get into these classes, since they were rumored to be easier.... continued
Want to Reduce Crime? Plant Trees!
August 16, 2012After the recent Colorado massacre, we ALL want to reduce violence, but we're divided about how to do it. Sociologists think that "greening" vacant lots may be associated with reductions in certain gun crimes (and it's certainly easier than trying... continued
Where Superstitions Come From
August 15, 2012Most superstitions--like not letting a black cat cross your path--don't make sense, so why do so many of us repeat the same rituals over and over? It may have to do with evolution. The rituals that we do to bring... continued