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The Oil Spill Clean Up May Make Things WORSE

May 5, 2010
For marine life - It's an ecological emergency: Oil from the massive leak in the Gulf of Mexico has started reaching coastal wetlands along the Louisiana coast and is expected to reach the shores of Mississippi and Alabama as well.... continued

What’s Wrong with our Schools?

May 4, 2010
They're in the wrong PLACES! - Living near major highways has been linked to childhood asthma, and so is going to school that is located near a highway, despite the fact that time spent at school only accounts for about... continued

Something Strange

May 4, 2010
Under the ocean near California - 700 feet deep in the waters off Santa Barbara in California, a group of football-field-sized asphalt domes pave the bottom of the ocean. They are unlike any other underwater features known to exist--are they... continued

Time to QUIT!

May 3, 2010
Smoking is a worldwide epidemic, an emergency situation that builds slowly, while the smoker isn't noticing. This means it's time to quit! We once gave you the advice to go cold turkey, but now it turns out that gradually cutting... continued

Whew!

May 3, 2010
It's happening again: A near-Earth asteroid named 2005 YU55, which is on the list of potentially dangerous asteroids, was observed with the Arecibo Telescope's planetary radar on April 19, 2010 when it was about 1.5 million miles from the Earth,... continued

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

UFOs Visit Cities Worldwide

April 30, 2010
UFOs have shown up at a Walmart in North Carolina and also in China, where most of the items FOR SALE in Walmart are manufactured! An Internet user calling himself Hua Jiuju in Nanchang, Jiangxi Province posted a photo of... 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