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Close Call!

July 5, 2011
An asteroid the size of a city bus had a close call with earth on June 27th. The flyby was so close that it came nearer to us than some satellites are. LiveScience.com, Tariq Malik reports that the arriving space... continued

What You Should Know if You’re Grilling Hot Dogs Today

July 5, 2011
Cold cuts are generally safe, but hot dogs can be dangerous (at least our food isn't as bad as what they're eating in China!) The big problem with hot dogs is the chemical nitrite that's used to preserve them. It... continued

Support our Women Warriors

July 4, 2011
When we say we support our troops, we should include WOMEN in that too. Women are the fastest growing segment in the US military, already accounting for approximately 14% of deployed forces. According to statistics from the Department of Veterans... continued

Celebrating the Fourth of July

July 4, 2011
When we realized that the US is the only country in which the right to be at least TRY to be happy is actually part of the constitution ("the pursuit of happiness"), we decided that, in order to celebrate the... continued

New Helicopter Flies Like a UFO

July 1, 2011
An Austrian company has created a new type of aircraft to replace the helicopter--a plane that flies like a UFO (but it's not there yet, and if you fly on it, you'll still have to go through airport security). It... continued

Were Russians Working on Iranian Nukes Murdered?

July 1, 2011
Five Russian scientists who were advising Iranian nuclear experts on the design of an Iranian atomic facility were among the 44 killed in a recent air crash in Russia. Iranian nuclear experts have been involved in similar accidents in the... continued

If You Visit China, Don’t Eat the Food!

July 1, 2011
The Chinese may not need to wait 20 years for smoking or asbestos to kill them--FOOD may do it much sooner! They've sent some pretty bad food over here, but the things they feed their own people are much worse:... continued

Is There Wisdom in Crowds?

June 30, 2011
When people can learn what others think--over the internet or through news programs, for instance--the usual wisdom of crowds may veer towards mass ignorance. We especially tend to see this during election seasons. Crowd wisdom is a phenomenon by which... continued

Depression Can Be GOOD for You

June 30, 2011
Sadness, apathy, preoccupation--these traits come to mind when people think about depression, the world’s most frequently diagnosed mental disorder. Yet there's new evidence that depression has a positive side-effect: Depressed people perform better in certain types of tasks. Should this... continued

Farmers are Killing Us with Antibiotics

June 30, 2011
Food kills one person every 2 hours in the US alone--usually from bacteria like the recent E. Coli that has stricken Germany. In the June 17th edition of the Independent, Jeremy Laurance writes that "Resistant genes for toxic forms of... continued