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Fearlessness

February 22, 2011
Scientists have discovered that fear resides in one specific part of the brain. When a particular part of a monkey's brains is removed, it becomes fearless, and it approaches snakes, for instance, without its usual trepidation. Could those among us... continued

Is Goodness Beautiful?

February 22, 2011
Rapunzel in "Tangled," Ariel in "The Little Mermaid," Belle in "Beauty and the Beast:" Each of these animated characters is portrayed as beautiful and good. The "what-is-beautiful-is-good" stereotype is found throughout cartoons, animated films, full-length movies and television programs. This... continued

Iceland Eruption: Even BIGGER This Time

February 19, 2011
The volcano that erupted in Iceland last year and disrupted the world's air traffic is about to do it again. Volcanologists say that Eyjafjallajokull threatens to send out a cloud of dust and it could even set off a swarm... continued

Pollution Solution

February 18, 2011
What to do about the fallout from air pollution? BUILD with it! Not everyone realizes that ash is an essential ingredient in the manufacture of concrete. The nation's power plants generate about 130 million tons of fly ash, the fine... continued

Still Searching

February 18, 2011
NASA's Kepler Space Telescope has found over a thousand planets beyond our own solar system that are potential candidates for intelligent life: The search for ET is NOT over. 68 of these are about the size of Earth, and 54... continued

The Sun Wakes Up: What Will Happen to Us?

February 18, 2011
A series of solar flares will hit the Earth over the next few days, which could cause disruptions in satellite transmissions, such as satellite TV, cell phone and GPS systems. Airplanes may have to change routes in order to continue... continued

Time to Go Home?

February 17, 2011
In the US, why are the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer? Part of the answer has to do with where you live. Economist Ronni Pavan says, "Our results show that overall up to one-third of the growth... continued

Back from the Past

February 17, 2011
The woolly mammoth, which has been extinct since prehistoric times, could be brought back to life in four years through cloning. In order to create a living mammoth, scientists need samples of flesh, and some has been found in Siberian... continued

Bacteria Civil War

February 16, 2011
While we desperately wage war against bacteria by developing new varieties of antibiotics, there's at least SOME good news: some types of bacteria wage a kind of "civil war" against EACH OTHER. There are predators in the bacterial world that... continued

Cocaine Addiction: A Surprising Result

February 16, 2011
Cocaine use doesn't just affect addicts or lead to crime--It also leads to the demise of RAINFORESTS. Scientists are reporting new evidence that cultivating coca bushes, the source of cocaine, is speeding up destruction of rainforests in Colombia and threatening... continued