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Spring Fever

April 30, 2010
What is it? Is it real? - There's an old song that describes "spring fever" as a feeling of befuddlement. Symptoms include daydreaming, falling in love and having the irrepressible urge to stay outside all day. Is this areal problem... continued

911 Broke Our Hearts

April 29, 2010
In more ways than one - The World Trade Center (WTC) collapse on 911 has caused potentially dangerous heart problems in responders on-site. Researcher Lori Croft says that her study "showed that responders have impaired diastolic function of both the... continued

Something Stinks!

April 29, 2010
But we humans can't smell it - Odors that represent food or indicate danger are capable of altering an animal's lifespan (and ours too?) by activating a small number of highly specialized sensory neurons in our brains. Does this mean... continued

Drive Your Car Using Only Your Eyes

April 28, 2010
You will soon be able to operate your TV and stereo with a wave of your hand and control your ear buds with your eyes, but will it be safe to drive your car using your eyes alone? German researchers... continued

Food Stores Inferior in Poor Neighborhoods

April 27, 2010
Poor can't eat well if they can't buy good food - Even if they stick to the center, people in poor neighborhoods often have trouble buying healthy food, just like they have problems buying safe cars. No one wants a... continued

Hawking warns: Alien Contact Could be Dangerous

April 27, 2010
Will they be intelligent machines? Quantum physicist Stephen Hawking thinks that it's "perfectly rational" to assume that intelligent life exists elsewhere else in the universe. But he thinks aliens should do everything possible to avoid making contact with them. Hawking... continued

Edgar Mitchell on Moon Travel

April 26, 2010
He hints about search for ET life - In his new Insight, astronaut Edgar Mitchell urges Obama to continue the US moon missions and says, "When Obama announced that 'nobody is more committed to manned space flight, to human space... continued

Deadly Fungus

April 26, 2010
Coming our way? - Climate change may be responsible for the spread of a potentially deadly fungus among animals and people in the US and Canada. Since freezing can kill the fungus, climate warming have something to do with it... continued

Bees Tricked!

April 23, 2010
By a femme fatale flower - Some people find orchids erotic, because their shape tends to mimic female sexual organs. Bees find them erotic too, and trick male bees into pollinating them by mimicking the SMELL of female bees. By... continued

Volcano May Have Grounded Planes

April 23, 2010
But UFOs still flew! - The volcanic ash that is slowing down airplanes isn't have an effect on UFOs, and a triangle-shaped craft was even seen INSIDE an ash cloud! Maybe they're using some sort of psychic navigation. (If you... continued