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How Hurricanes Get Big

August 31, 2010
What creates a Katrina? - Hurricane season is starting up again, and scientists are launching a major field project next month in the tropical Atlantic Ocean to solve a central mystery of hurricanes: Why do certain clusters of tropical thunderstorms... continued

Ocean Pollution

August 31, 2010
The plastic kind - Plastic pollution is a big problem in the ocean right now and we can't wait until tomorrow to clean it up. By dragging fine-meshed nets along the ocean's surface, researchers found that while there is a... continued

Star Cycles

August 31, 2010
Our sun isn't the only star that flares up into sunspots every 11 years. In a bid to unlock longstanding mysteries of the Sun, including the impacts on Earth of its 11-year cycle, an international team of scientists has successfully... continued

Sniffer Dogs

August 30, 2010
And sniffer mice - We're all familiar with dogs that sniff out illicit drugs, but the sniffer dogs you see at airports are generally used to detect food brought in from other countries and states. But here's a new one:... continued

Unique Cleaning Problem

August 30, 2010
Huge solar panels get DUSTY! - Imagine having to dust objects the size of 25 to 50 football fields. That's the problem facing companies that deploy large-scale solar power installations, which is why scientists have come up with the solution:... continued

Huge Solar Flares Predicted

August 30, 2010
The sun is back with a vengeance! - Solar flares are starting up again, after a long hiatus, and they are predicted to be extraordinary. NASA warns that the recent massive flare wasn't an anomaly, it's just the beginning. A... continued

Bears Guard Pot Farm

August 27, 2010
As more and more states and countries legalize marijuana, pot farms are springing up out there. In Canada (where it is still illegal), police discovered that a marijuana farm is being guarded by trained black bears, when they tried to... continued

Pierced

August 27, 2010
There are some big surprises to be found out there. For instance, which men are having their genitals pierced? (Hint: It's NOT who you think it is!) A new study found that the average man with a genital piercing is... continued

Bugs for Dinner

August 27, 2010
We farm fish and we certainly farm fruits and vegetables. Insects are full of protein and while Americans don't eat them, many other cultures do, so why not farm them? In the future, we may do just that (unless they... continued

A Premonition

August 26, 2010
On this week's Dreamland, psychic medium Marla Frees interviews someone who has long been in contact with ETs. Psychicslike Marla know that a near death experience can bring on amazing premonitions. For example, an aboriginal Australian woman who went searching... continued