Plants Communicate With Clicks

July 2, 2012
It's been known that plantscommunicate with each other, but biologists didn't know how they did it. It turns out they do it by making "clicking" sounds. Some plants use smell to communicate. For instance, plants like cabbage can emit a... continued

Governments Keep UFO Secrets

July 2, 2012
A recent poll says Obama is the best President to handle an alien invasion, but does he think that one's on the way? Another poll discovered that 36% of Americans think that aliens have visited Earth, and almost 80% believe... continued

The Court Has a Conscience, Even if Congress Does Not

July 2, 2012
Despite pressure from big business and power companies, a federal appeals court upheld first regulations that will reduce the gases blamed for global warming. This may be the most significant decision on climate change since a 2007 Supreme Court ruling... continued

Your Next Teacher May Be a Mind-Reading Robot

June 29, 2012
AND despite being a machine, the robot may even be a BETTER teacher--NO WONDER machines are taking over our jobs! (NOTE: Subscribers have a coupon that gets you a beautiful, hardcover copy of hardcover copy of Whitley Strieber's wonderful novel... continued

Penguin Depravity

June 29, 2012
Animals misbehave at times. Is "penguin depravity" as bad as "panda porn?" How about human sexual variations? (NOTE: Subscribers can still listen to this show). The handwritten notebook of George Murray Levick, who was a scientist with the 1910-13 Scott... continued

Poll Says Obama Best if Aliens Invade

June 29, 2012
A recent National Geographic poll says that the public believes that Obama would be more effective at dealing with an alien invasion than Romney. Whitley Strieber says, "They are all entirely unprepared. Any President would have to play catch-up, and... continued

How to Tell if You’re Depressed

June 28, 2012
Check your internet usage. Do you check your e-mail compulsively? Watch lots of videos? Switch frequently among multiple Internet applications--from games to file downloads to chat rooms? Yep, you're depressed, all right. In the June 16th edition of the New... continued

The End of Hummers?

June 28, 2012
It's hard to believe, but true: the demise of a tall, willowy plant called the glacier lily, that grows in mountain meadows throughout western North America, could mean the end of hummingbirds. It flowers early in spring, when the first... continued

An End to the Controversy: There IS Water on Mars

June 28, 2012
A new study leads researchers to conclude that there is an extensive amount of water in the interior of Mars, a conclusion that is very different from earlier speculations. Astronomers discovered this by analyzing meteorites that originated from the surface... continued

Hotel Hygiene–How Clean is That Room?

June 27, 2012
Think your desk is filthy? What about your hotel room? We all hope the room we rent is clean and hygienic, but we have no way of knowing how clean it really is. If recommended NASA cleaning standards are adopted... continued