Why You’re Picking Fights With Your Loved Ones

May 7, 2012
Think you're arguing over money? Nope, you're fighting because you ate too much fatty food for supper. Today's busy families often rely on fast food and take-out to keep everyone fed and on schedule. Researchers suspect that those types of... continued

Fire Prevention Makes Fire Deaths Worse

May 7, 2012
Some of the flame retardants added to carpets, furniture upholstery, plastics, crib mattresses, car and airline seats and other products to suppress the visible flames in fires are actually increasing the danger of invisible toxic gases that are the main... continued

What’s Killing the Bees

May 7, 2012
New studies show that a widely used insecticide can threaten the health of bumblebee colonies and interfere with the homing abilities of honeybees. Science Daily quotes bee researcher Dave Goulson as saying, "Some bumblebee species have declined hugely. For example,... continued

An Iphone That Gives You X-Ray Vision

May 4, 2012
What if you could use your iphone to develop the Superman-like skill of having X-ray vision? Well, now you can: A microchip enables a phone to see through walls, wood and plastics and--although the researchers deny this--through clothing as well,... continued

When a Hum Becomes an International Incident

May 4, 2012
A hum coming from somewhere in Detroit is driving people across the border in Canada crazy, to the extent that it's become a become an international diplomatic incident: Canada dispatched an aide to their foreign minister to the area to... continued

Our Brains Can’t Tell Real Art From Fakes

May 4, 2012
When we view art, a complex series of activities go on in the brain, which help us to appreciate it. The aesthetic experience integrates sensory and emotional reactions in a manner linked with their personal relevance. BUT viewing art which... continued

Get Mom Something She’ll Treasure

May 3, 2012
Mother's Day is coming up on May 13, and we have the perfect gift for Mom: A lovely crop circle calendar. It's something she'll treasure long after the year is over, because these are not only beautiful, they're UNIQUE, and... continued

Smart Birds

May 3, 2012
Here's something you didn't learn in school: Ravens are smart birds--they can recognize old friends and enemies (even though they may all look alike to us). In the April 24th edition of the New York Times, Sindya N. Bhanoo quotes... continued

You’re Wearing Millions of Bacteria

May 3, 2012
According to new research, a person's mere presence in a room can add 37 million bacteria to the air every hour, in the form of material left behind by previous occupants and stirred up from the floor. Americans spend more... continued

PROOF That Climate Change Causes Extreme Weather

May 3, 2012
New research suggests that global warming is causing the cycle of evaporation and rainfall over the oceans to intensify more than scientists had expected, meaning there will be more extreme weather in the coming years. It implies that the water... continued