2019-03-01
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How to Survive School
September 15, 2011Knowing the right way to handle stress in the classroom and on the sports field can make the difference between success and failure for the millions of students who are back in school this fall. The culprit? The stress hormone... continued
Take a Breathalyzer Test
September 15, 2011No, not the kind that tells how much you've been drinking--the kind that tells your doctor if you're SICK! Scientists are creating electronic and chemical breathalyzers that examine your exhalations for signs of cancer, tuberculosis, asthma and exposure to radiation.... continued
Watch Out!
September 15, 2011You may want to vote for the laughing candidate, but lots of old folks (and their kids) won't be laughing if we elect someone who wants to destroy social security, as two of the Presidential candidates do (NOTE: Subscribers can... continued
Scientists Have Created a Fluorescent Dog
September 14, 2011We've heard of fluorescent chicken (an effect probably caused by bacteria), but glowing dogs? Would these be used for hunting at night? South Korean scientists have created a glowing dog using a cloning technique. Tegon, a genetically modified female beagle... continued
We’ve Discovered a New Ancestor
September 14, 2011An analysis of 2 million-year-old bones that were found in South Africa in 2008 identifies the transitional figure that came before modern humans--the best candidate for the original ancestor of the human line. This is something archeologists have been researching... continued
FBI Agent Says He Was Gagged About 911
September 14, 2011Former FBI agent Ali Soufan says he has not been allowed to tell the truth about 9/11. Soufan is a Lebanese man who came to the US as a teenager and is one of the few Arabic speakers in the... continued
Don’t Send Dollars to Somalia
September 13, 2011In the US, kids are holding bake sales and setting up lemonade stands to try to raise money for the starving children of Somalia that they see on the TV news every night. But one of Africa's largest charities-- Medecins... continued
Planets Found That Could Contain Extraterrestrial Life
September 13, 2011There may be alien life out there, after all: Using the Harps telescope in Chile, a European observatory has announced "major" alien planet findings: 50 previously unknown "exoplanets" that could harbor life. These new worlds include 16 "super-Earths." Astronomers have... continued
Do We Still Have a Chance?
September 13, 2011When it comes to climate change, the answer is probably "no." Unknowncountry.com's Climate Watch warned that extreme summer ice melt this year will be accompanied by methane outgassing that will, in turn, send global temperatures much higher over the next... continued
How Beer Began
September 12, 2011In the 15th century, when Europeans first began moving people and goods across the Atlantic, a microscopic stowaway somehow made its way to the caves and monasteries of Bavaria. The stowaway, a yeast that may have been transported from a... continued