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Bilinguals are Smarter

April 19, 2012
If you speak two or more languages, it's not just handy for traveling, it actually makes you smarter. In the March 18th edition of the New York Times, Yudhijit Battacharjee writes: "There is ample evidence that in a bilingual's brain... continued

What if We Invent a Machine to REMOVE Carbon Dioxide?

April 19, 2012
A climate change prediction that Whitley Strieber used as research for his book Nature's End thirty years ago has proved to be not only accurate, but to have understated the intensity of global warming by 30%. Global warming has, sadly,... continued

Ants May Help Us Understand ETs

April 19, 2012
The biologist Edward O. Wilson has made a protracted study of the behavior of ants, as a way of understanding human culture. Since Whitley (and other contactees) often report that "the grays" seem hive-like, it may shine a light on... continued

Commonly Used Fertilizer May Lead to Breast Cancer

April 18, 2012
Not everything is happy down on the farm. Weed killers are killing us and some of the pesticides used on crops can prevent breast feeding and dietary cadmium, a toxic metal found in many farm fertilizers, may lead to an... continued

Catching Facebook Fibs

April 18, 2012
Online daters intent on fudging their personal information have a big advantage: most people are terrible at identifying a liar. But new research is turning the tables on deceivers, using their own words. Communications expert Catalina Toma says, "Generally, people... continued

Fukushima Caused Cracks in the Ocean Floor

April 18, 2012
Submarine images have revealed that the Fukushima quake opened up cracks in the ocean floor as big as 6 feet wide. What effect this may have on future quakes in the area is unknown. Coincidentally, shortly before the quake, researchers... continued

Bike Riding Can Ruin a WOMAN’S Sex Life Too

April 17, 2012
In the past, we've warned men that riding a bike can ruin your sex life. Now it turns out this is true for women too: Spending time on a bicycle seat, which has been linked to erectile dysfunction in men,... continued

Antibiotics in Food May Finally be Over

April 17, 2012
Change IS possible: Faced with the news that a class of antibiotics previously banned by the US government for poultry production is still in use, farmers and ranchers will now need a prescription from a veterinarian before feeding antibiotics to... continued

Here’s an Irony: Cleaning the Air Causes More Hurricanes

April 17, 2012
Who would have believed it? Cleaning up pollution may lead to more hurricanes! We're not sure how this might effect tornadoes, but recent research suggests that cleaning up air pollution from factories in North America and Europe could have helped... continued

The Arab Spring May be Caused by Drought

April 16, 2012
It's feast or famine in the Arab world, which is why climate change--NOT a hunger for freedom--may be what's behind the revolutionary movements in the Middle East that have become known as the "Arab Spring." In the April 8th edition... continued