Margarine Aggression

March 23, 2012
Trans fats (that's margarine!) make you more aggressive--should you switch to butter? The emotions that have been tied to trans fats include irritability and outright aggression (hey, maybe your BOSS should switch to butter). Science Daily reports that "dietary trans... continued

Huge Spy Complex Being Built in Utah

March 23, 2012
The NSA (National Security Administration) is building a huge computer complex called The Utah Data Center, where they can spy on the rest of us in Bluffdale, a small town in Utah, which (until now) has mainly been known as... continued

Internet Routers Down Worldwide

March 23, 2012
Internet router hubs are down worldwide as if this afternoon. At present, routers are down in India, Iran, Singapore, Africa, Italy, Poland, Spain, Sweden, the UK (Milton Keynes), California (Anaheim), Canada (Ontario and Vancouver), Georgia, Iowa, Mexico (Chihuahua), Michigan, Georgia, parts... continued

To Travel in Space, Slide Down a Wormhole

March 23, 2012
That's how Anne Strieber thinks the beings we call "The Visitors" get here. In New Scientist, Sandrine Ceurstemont explains how you would do it: "First, you free fall through the outer horizon of a black hole. Once you reach its... continued

Red Meat Kills

March 23, 2012
According to a long-range study that examined the eating habits and health of more than 100,000 adults for more than 20 years, eating red meat, of any amount and any type, increases the risk of premature death. If eaten daily,... continued

JFK Assassination–Did Castro Know Ahead of Time?

March 22, 2012
On the morning of November 22, 1963, the day Kennedy was killed, Fidel Castro ordered a senior intelligence officer who was monitoring CIA radio communications to concentrate on "any little detail, any small detail from Texas." Four hours latest, the... continued

Why We’re No Longer Looking for Life on Mars

March 22, 2012
Just as NASA was about to solve the mystery of whether or not there is life on Mars, the world went broke and both NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) had to back off on their plans to send... continued

Feast or Famine in the Arab World

March 22, 2012
Here's one reason the Middle East is so unstable: In most Arab countries, it's feast or famine. Between 15% and 25% of Arab children under 5 are too short for their age and between 5% and 15% are underweight. Almost... continued

We’re Hard-Wired for Happiness

March 22, 2012
Despite all the awful things that happen to human beings during their lifetimes, we seem to be genetically optimistic. When we marry, we never think we'll get divorced. When we get a new job, we don't expect to be fired.... continued

Saving Elephant Sex

March 19, 2012
If you could read an elephant's mind, would he be constantly thinking about sex? It's doubtful: Zookeepers in the US have a big problem--new elephant bloodlines are needed and it's hard to get enough elephant sperm. The solution? Elephant sperm... continued