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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

Russians Accused of Raining on Protest Parade

June 27, 2012
A member of the Russian parliament accused the Kremlin of using chemicals to induce the torrential downpours that soaked tens of thousands of demonstrators at an anti-Putin demonstration, causing them to disband more than an hour before the protest was... continued

Is That Fukushima Debris Dangerous?

June 27, 2012
The operator of the Fukushima nuclear plant has been dumping almost a thousand tons per DAY of radioactive water into the Pacific ocean. Will the Pacific ocean dilute this enough so that it's harmless once it reaches our shores? And... continued

We are What We Wear

June 26, 2012
Women are often thought of as frivolous because of their obsession with fashion, but there's a sound psychological basis for this: It turns out that if you wear a white coat that you believe belongs to a doctor, your ability... continued

Fukushima Radiation May Save the Tuna

June 26, 2012
Could there be something GOOD about Fukushima? We may be worried about bluefin tuna from Japan bringing radiation our way, but the FISH don't need to be worried: It's been discovered that radiation may save the species. Bluefin tuna are... continued

Do Drugs Make Better Mediums?

June 26, 2012
Some people are born psychic, while others sometimes become psychic after a brain injury, the way Anne Strieber did. Others can be temporarily psychic. Still other achieve this result through the use of mind-expanding drugs. Surveys conducted by British researcher... continued

Bones of the Baptist May Have Been Found

June 25, 2012
John the Baptist roamed far and wide, but did he end up in what is today's Bulgaria? His bones may have, anyway, but they may have been taken there after his death in a relic. The handful of bones was... continued

YOU’RE a Dissident Now

June 25, 2012
When you watch the "Arab Spring" protestors on the nightly news, there's something you should know: our own government plans to monitor activity on social networks in order to get hints of political unrest. Facebook and Twitter each have close... continued