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The Brave Quest for Biofuel

February 1, 2012
In their search for a low greenhouse gas emissions fuels, scientists have done a lot of embarrassing things: They have measured kangaroo farts and cow farts. Now they are collecting giraffe manure. Prowling the animal cages at the Audubon Zoo... continued

Good News About Gum

February 1, 2012
Until we have instant learning, we'll still have to study for tests. Have an important final exam coming up? You'll do better if you chew gum! Psychologists conducted a study that showed that students who chewed gum for five minutes... continued

Predictions of the Feng Shui Masters

February 1, 2012
You may be depressed about the future, and Chinese Feng Shui masters are too. Feng Shui is part of everyday life in China, used to predict everything from the weather to stock prices to the best day for a funeral,... continued

Mystery Disease: Hysteria or Toxic Spill?

February 1, 2012
High school students in the small town of Leroy, New York have been coming down with strange tics and verbal outbursts, with no obvious cause. Several girls have even started using wheelchairs. Some people are saying that these are a... continued

Owl Invasion!

January 31, 2012
Have you seen an owl in your yard lately? Arctic Snowy Owls are moving south into the lower 48 states in numbers never before witnessed. A leading researcher has called the numbers "unbelievable." Most of the birds are younger owls,... continued

Did US Blacks Evolve Due to Harshness of Slavery?

January 31, 2012
American blacks searching for their African roots are finding it's not so easy. In the January 27th edition of the New York Times, Edward Rothstein says, "The astounding thing about American slavery is not that it existed--the enslavement of one... continued

Better to Just Live Together?

January 31, 2012
Why don't more couples take the marital path? The share of married adults at an all-time low in the United States, and demographers are trying to figure out why. Part of it is the recession--it's hard to ask someone to... continued

A Warm Winter Kills

January 31, 2012
Despite the ominous forecasts for NEXT winter, we're having a mild winter in the US this year. We assume that a COLD winter is what kills plants and animals, but it turns out that a warmer-than-usual winter season can harm... continued

Scientists Engineer Bird Flu as Potential Weapon

January 30, 2012
The swine flu scare may have been a gigantic hoax, but what about bird flu? It seems to have never materialized either. In order to study the disease, two teams of scientists have genetically engineered a deadly flu virus, causing... continued

Law Courts Need to Use Their Brains

January 27, 2012
Our laws have not kept up with new discoveries in neuroscience, meaning that a jury could declare someone guilty when a crime isn't necessarily his (or her) fault. How should insights about the brain affect the course of a criminal... continued