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Past Climate Change Extremely Sudden
May 26, 2010Something that happened to the dinosaurs 137 million years ago is right out of Whitley Strieber's Superstorm, and it could be about to happen again. In Superstorm, the Earth experiences dramatic cooling when the Gulf Stream stops. Scientists now have... continued
Cow Drugs
May 25, 2010Update - Science breakthrough: There's a drug we can give to cows that, instead of being a problem for meat-eating humans, might actually be beneficial to them, because it can help prevent outbreaks of food-borne illnesses caused by a nasty... continued
Fungus
May 25, 2010Update - The fungus affecting humans may not be a covert plot after all, it may just be science: that familiar culprit climate change. However, the fungus that is killing off the poppies in Afghanistan MAY be a secret weapon... continued
Oil Spill Realities
May 25, 2010Update - According to a study of a controlled deep-water spill that was conducted in 2000, surface oil slicks may account for as little as 2% of the oil now spilling into the Gulf of Mexico. Most of the oil... continued
How Something Good Turned Bad
May 24, 2010For blacks, anyway - The use of "acting white" to scare potentially high-achieving black students away from studying hard and getting high grades is a social phenomenon with deep cultural roots,and acknowledging its power over student achievement is a critical... continued
That Oil Spill
May 24, 2010Has dangers you may not suspect - On May 17, in Venice, Louisiana, fishermen and local residents called a press conference to complain about fumes that are sickening them when the wind is blowing off Gulf of Mexico waters polluted... continued
Chance to Get a FREE Copy of Whitley’s New Novel!
May 22, 2010Offer ends June 22 - "The Omega Point" takes place after 2012 has come and gone. The world had prepared itself for impending disaster, and nothing happened. Or so it seemed. But by 2020, energy from a supernova is disrupting... continued
Alien Life on Earth
May 21, 2010Some of the scientists who think that life must exist elsewhere in the universe base their opinion on the fact that life is very likely to emerge on Earth-like planets. How can we test this theory? In the May 14th... continued
Rogue Satellite Threatens Earth
May 21, 2010Sometimes science is amazing: A large piece of space trash in the form of a runaway communications satellite is changing Earth's orbit and interfering with signals coming from other satellites, such as the ones that power your cable TV and... continued
How to Find Your Way Around
May 20, 2010After Anne Strieber's stroke, she found she had trouble recognizing faces and finding her way around, a problem that eventually went away. Researchers think both talents are based in our genes. This is one of the subjects she discusses with... continued