Mystery ICBM Launch 35 Miles off LA Coastline–Case Closed…Probably

November 10, 2010
The mystery of the menacing-appearing contrail that appeared 35 miles off Los Angeles on the evening of November 8 appears to have been solved: US Airways Flight 808 was approaching the Los Angeles area at the time, on its way from... continued

The Secret is Out

November 9, 2010
The government may have inadvertently revealed a secret when the California director of a NASA center mentioned the "100 Year Starship," where astronauts leave the Earth to colonize another planet, but don't return because the destination is so far away... continued

A Surprising Reason Why You’re Fat

November 9, 2010
Are you fat because you're stressed? Or are you fat because of a virus you caught when you were a kid? A virus that can cause respiratory infections has been linked to childhood obesity. In the latest study, pediatricians found... continued

Old Bees Have Bad Memories Too

November 9, 2010
Bees are disappearing due to colony collapse disorder (CCD), but the ones that are still flying are great navigators, able to wend their way home through complex landscapes after visits to flowers far removed from their nests. But bees are... continued

UFO Sightings Confirmed by Radar

November 9, 2010
One of the most extensive and best documented recent UFO events in the US took place on January 8, 2008 in the little town of Stephensville, Texas. The UFO group MUFON has just released an analysis of radar records from... continued

What is a Positronium?

November 9, 2010
The positronium is a particle created when you bind together an electron and its antimatter opposite, the positron. It's shortlived and unstable particle, existing for only about 142 nanoseconds before decaying into two gamma ray particles--however, this strangle particle ma... continued

Longer You Invest, the Worse You Do

November 9, 2010
The longer people invest their money, the WORSE they do--In this case, experience doesn't improve performance. This only applies to amateur investors, however, not professionals (so maybe you should try to get a job in the financial industry!)  Researcher Yiming... continued

The Electric Man

November 6, 2010
Talk about Mysterious Powers! First we wrote about a young girl who appears to have magnetic hands. Now we have discovered a man who can conduct large amounts of electricity without hurting himself. And researchers have discovered that shooting electricity... continued

Sexy Neanderthals?

November 5, 2010
By studying fossilized Neanderthal bones, scientists have determined that this species was extremely promiscuous. If they were having this much fun, why did they die out? Researchers have formed an image of sexy Neanderthals from the fact that the length... continued

Don’t Get Sick on the Weekend!

November 5, 2010
People who have strokes who are admitted to the hospital on a weekend are more likely to die compared to people admitted on a weekday. Researcher Moira K. Kapral says that, "Stroke severity is not necessarily the reason for this... continued