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Chimp Gestures

August 2, 2012
Biologists have discovered that wild chimpanzees communicate using similar gestures to humans (do they give researchers "the finger?") This will give linguists a clue as to how language evolved among humans. Researcher Anna Roberts has identified 20 to 30 manual... continued

Asteroid Hunting

August 2, 2012
Asteroid impacts are rare, but they can cause incredible harm (look what one did to the dinosaurs!). In 1908, one of them flattened 800 square miles in the Russian countryside. What would have happened if it had hit a major... continued

Think You Know About Aurora Massacre? You Don’t!

August 2, 2012
In a dynamic new Insight, Jerry Mazza reveals that the alleged movie theater killer had ties to DARPA, The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is an agency of the US Dept. of Defense which is responsible for the development... continued

Fertility Drugs Produce Shorter Kids

August 1, 2012
Among children born full term, those conceived with the help of fertility drugs are slightly shorter than naturally conceived children but overall are physically healthy. Researcher Tim Savage says, "Reassuringly, these children remained well within the normal height range for... continued

The Bottom of the Earth is in Trouble Too

August 1, 2012
Greenland isn't the only place where glaciers are in trouble: While the TOP of the Earth is melting, the BOTTOM of the Earth--the Antarctic--is in trouble too. The polar regions are the most sensitive places on Earth to climate change,... continued

Bee Beauty

August 1, 2012
Some things never change. Bee stings have been used as medicine and beauty treatments since the days of ancient Egypt. Bee venom contains a compound which stimulates the body's production of collagen and elastin, which makes us look younger. It... continued

Should We Be Nicer to Criminals?

July 31, 2012
Justice is different in different countries. In Mexico, they don't feed you in prison--if your family doesn't bring you food, you'll starve. US prison conditions vary, but our sentences are long compared to prison sentences in Europe or Scandinavia. We... continued

Trillions Hidden Away While Poor People Pay

July 31, 2012
A new study shows that the super-wealthy of the world have an estimated 21 trillion dollars hidden in secret bank accounts around the world. This is more that the gross domestic products of the US and Japan combined. YOUR money... continued

SECOND Gigantic Power Failure Hits India

July 31, 2012
A second huge power outage across India left 600 million people sweltering in the dark. Gigantic traffic jams, stalled railway trains, closed airports and a general failure of infrastructure services have followed in the wake of what is now the... continued

A Drug That May Prevent Alzheirmer’s

July 30, 2012
If we can't walk it away, what will we do? Some 5.4 million Americans have Alzheimer's, and the numbers are expected to swell as the baby boom generation ages. Some very important drug trials are going on right now: people... continued