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When Water is Weird

February 1, 2011
When water is too "weird" to drink, you can clean it up with OYSTERS (just don't eat the oysters). We've used bacteria to clean up waterways in the past (even major oil spills, like BP--NOTE: Subscribers can still listen to... continued

Pollution Blame for Breast Cancer?

February 1, 2011
Breast cancer has been blamed on many different things, but pollution? A ground-breaking new study suggests pollution from traffic may put women at risk for this deadly disease. Researcher Mark Goldberg says, "We've been watching breast cancer rates go up... continued

Are Those Clouds Up There?

February 1, 2011
We put them on the ground, we put them underwater--now will be put them in the clouds? There is not always enough wind blowing to turn turbines enough to create electricity, but 2,000 feet up in the air, there is... continued

Asteroid Impact on the Way

February 1, 2011
NASA has said that the asteroid Apophis ("The Uncreator") will have a close approach to the Earth in 2029, but will not fly close enough to strike us. However, a Russian astronomer disagrees. On the Helium website, Terrence Aym quotes... continued

Don’t Inhale!

January 29, 2011
In research described as "a stark warning" to those tempted to start smoking, scientists are reporting that cigarette smoke begins to cause genetic damage within MINUTES--not years--after inhalation into the lungs. And there is growing evidence that exposure to a... continued

Invisibility: What, Where & How

January 29, 2011
Scientists have been experimenting with invisibility for a long time, mostly on the quantum level. But now they've learned how to make large objects, which are visible to the naked eye, invisible as well. How do they do it? With... continued

Flip Flop Weather

January 28, 2011
Climate change doesn't just mean global warming (something that people in the Northeast who are experiencing major blizzards can attest to), it means oscillations of extreme hot and cold. Exceptionally warm weather in the arctic this winter and last, coupled... continued

Diamond in the Sky

January 28, 2011
Astronomers are making wondrous new discoveries every day. A new study from NASA tells scientists how often the biggest black holes have been active over the last few billion years. This discovery could have implications for how the giant black... continued

How to Raise Your Robot

January 27, 2011
People who build robots say that, in the future, we'll all have at least one of them working for us. They have learned that they need to create a kind of robot evolution in order to transform a basic robot... continued

We Set a Record

January 27, 2011
Greenland's ice sheet, which could be a major cause of rising sea levels, melted at a record rate in 2010. And a look at an ice field atop the highest mountain in the eastern European Alps suggests that the glacier... continued