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Some Fat is GOOD Fat

February 8, 2012
Not all fat is the same: The GOOD kind of fat is what's called "brown fat," because it helps you LOSE weight. Fat people have less of it than thin people. Older people have less of it than younger people.... continued

Why Red Means Stop All Over the World

February 8, 2012
It's interesting to consider why the color red sends the same message everywhere: danger, hot, stop. It also means dominance--athletes wearing red (as the Giants did in the recent Superbowl) seem to win more often. It could be explained because... continued

The End of Privacy

February 8, 2012
The concept of privacy may have become a thing of the past. Your cell phone is tracking you, there are spies on Facebook, streetlights are eavesdropping on us, and even the TOYS we play with are spying on us! The... continued

Famous Facebook Last Words

February 8, 2012
If you want your last words to be remembered, put them on Facebook. The Facebook app "If I Die" makes sure you can still send out your last wishes and post messages to your friends even years after you die... continued

How to be Instantly Smarter

February 8, 2012
The idea of a simple, cheap and widely available device that could boost brain function (no more late nights studying for exams?) sounds too good to be true, but it may be a reality. Neurologists are coming up with brain... continued

A Gigantic Gas Cloud will Engulf the Milky Way

February 8, 2012
A giant cloud of hydrogen gas, discovered in 1963, is moving at more than 150 miles per second per second and is about to collide with the Milky Way, leading to a huge process of star formation. But this doesn't... continued

Animals on the Move!

February 7, 2012
While in some cases, climate change is causing animals to locate to new places, it's mostly regular migration: Every fall, tiny hummingbirds face high winds and bad weather to migrate from Canada and the northern United States to as far... continued

Is Pot Smoke Dangerous?

February 7, 2012
Smoking marijuana probably leads to lung cancer, just as smoking cigarettes does (in most people, anyway) but the verdict is still out. A large-scale national study suggests low to moderate use of marijuana is less harmful to users' lungs than... continued

An Astronaut Speaks Out About UFOs

February 6, 2012
Astronauts have seen UFOs on the moon, and astronomers have noticed unusual features about objects passing between the earth and the moon, features which have never been made public. Astronaut Edgar Mitchell, who is now 80, feels that an alien... continued

People Lie When Texting

February 3, 2012
A new study reveals that sending a text message leads people to lie more often than in other forms of communication. The study involved 170 students performing mock stock transactions in one of four ways: face-to-face, or by video, audio... continued