Why We’re Fat: Still a Mystery

November 30, 2010
After eating that big turkey dinner, you're probably feeling fat, and most of us are fat and getting fatter--why is this? Most people would say it's because we eat too much and exercise too little. But that answer, while valid,... continued

Major NDE Study

November 29, 2010
At 18 hospital emergency rooms here and in the UK, researchers have put pictures on the ceilings to test whether patients who are brought back to life after cardiac arrest can remember seeing the them during an NDE--an out-of-body experience.... continued

Embarrassed by Your Archaic Phone?

November 27, 2010
If you plan on asking Santa for a new cell phone, but aren't sure you'll get one, turn your old phone into an iphone instead! Input Dynamics has developed software which can tell you where to tap on a cell phone screen... continued

UFOs Seen by Astronauts

November 27, 2010
During the STS-80 mission, which was launched on November 19, 1996, the Space Shuttle Columbia took a crew of five astronauts on an 18 day trip around the Earth, the longest flight in the history of the shuttle. During the... continued

Why People Misbehave on Black Friday

November 25, 2010
"Black Friday" is a strange name for the official first day of the Christmas shopping season, but people may have started calling it that because shoppers behave so badly in their rush to capture bargains. Researcher Sharron Lennon, who spent... continued

Not Too Much & Not Too Little

November 25, 2010
After you eat Thanksgiving dinner, you may find yourself getting sleepy, because turkey contains a natural sleep-inducing amino acid called tryptophan. This is GOOD because cutting back on sleep reduces the benefits of dieting BUT sleeping too much may cause... continued

To Eat Less, Work Harder

November 24, 2010
If you work hard cooking that Thanksgiving dinner, you'll not only enjoy it more, you're likely to eat less of it. It's commonly accepted that we appreciate something more if we have to work hard to get it, and a... continued

Can We Clean Up Our Trashy Oceans?

November 24, 2010
There are millions of tons of trash floating in our oceans, much of it plastic (meaning it won't disappear anytime soon). Scientists are now trying to figure out how to clean it up. The largest "floating island" of plastic trash... continued

Airport Scanners Unsafe

November 23, 2010
Scientists used to tell us that airport scanners deliver a low dose of X-rays and were therefore perfectly safe, however not all of them agree. Some researchers think they can lead to skin cancer because most of the energy from... continued

Don’t Miss This Incredible New Insight!

November 23, 2010
In his incredible new Insight, futurist John L. Petersen, of the Arlington Institute (who has written an earlier Insight as well) addresses the new TAS airport security measures and points out that, rather than generating a feeling of security, they... continued