2019-03-01
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A Cold Cure That Doesn’t Work
December 28, 2010Winter weather brings on colds and flu. We already have a cure for the common cold (problem: the drug companies won't manufacture it), so many people visit the health food store for remedies. If you're one of them, here are... continued
Don’t Exercise, Tweak Your Genes
December 28, 2010In the future, you may be able to forgo exercise and still stay healthy, by having your genes tweaked instead. By tweaking a single gene, scientists have mimicked in sedentary mice the heart-strengthening effects of two weeks of endurance training.... continued
What to Avoid at Parties
December 28, 2010At this year's holiday celebrations, try to avoid rooms filled with second-hand smoke (especially if you're pregnant): Exposure to nicotine during pregnancy leads to a decrease in adult stem cells and a change in the brains of the offspring. Researchers... continued
Those Who Can’t Go Home for Christmas
December 28, 2010Around this time of year, our thoughts turn to the people who will NOT be going home for Christmas. How do people cope going from prison back into society? Not well, which is why so many of them end up... continued
Season of Birth
December 25, 2010When we celebrate Christmas, we remember that Jesus was (supposedly) born in the winter, but this is not the best time to emerge from the womb. The season in which babies are born can have a dramatic and persistent effect... continued
Banana Mozart
December 24, 2010This is the season for classical music! Listening to Mozart may (or may not) increase your intelligence, but one thing we know for sure: Playing that lovely music in the fields helps bananas to grow and Japan (where beautiful fruits... continued
Chimp Toys
December 24, 2010Didn't get what you wanted for Christmas? Chimps don't always either, so they improvise--giving us a window into how human children play. Female chimpanzees seem to treat sticks as dolls, carrying them around until they're old enough to produce real... continued
Final Days of The Key
December 23, 2010The Key--the most popular book we've ever published on this website--tells about a prophetic encounter that Whitley Strieber had with a stranger in a hotel room. It's been made into a play and is about to be produced as a... continued
Why Religion Makes People Happy
December 23, 2010During the Christmas season, many people attend religious services who normally don't set foot inside a church. It's long been known that religious people are generally happier, but what's their "secret ingredient?" It turns out it's two things: prayer and... continued
Earth Survived in the Past–Will It Again?
December 23, 2010Life on earth may have survived a global freeze that occurred 700 million years ago. Researchers have found evidence in Australia that tiny microorganisms lived despite fierce cold and turbulent seas (so maybe we'll survive too?) turbulent seas still raged... continued