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How to Avoid Oscar
February 4, 2010AND chupacabras! - How can you make sure that you don't get a visit from Oscar the cat soon? If you want more time, here's what you should know: The same evolutionary genetic advantages that have helped increase human lifespans... continued
A Tough Time to be Homeless
February 4, 2010Will the time come when there are no more homeless people shivering in the snow? Anne Strieber has written about her friendship with a homeless lucky lady and about how she feels homeless herself, but some people REALLY ARE homeless.... continued
Can We Grow New Body Parts?
February 3, 2010No more organ donar waiting lists - As the population ages and people are healthier (and auto accidents are down), there is a huge shortage of transplant organs. The only solution may be for us to learn how to grow... continued
A New Use for Tobacco
February 3, 2010As more and more people stop smoking, we may find a new use for tobacco in the future: as a biofuel. Researchers have found a way to increase the oil in tobacco plant leaves, which may be the next step... continued
It’s COLD Up There!
February 2, 2010But that's not why we're not returning to the moon - Obama cancelled the moon landing program because it's too expensive, so even if there is life and water on the moon, we won't be flying up there to do... continued
How Did They Know?
February 2, 2010Craters are being found in Australia based on Aboriginal Dreaming Stories, but the Aborigines have been in Australia for around 50,000 years, while the craters are millions of years old. Are the Aborigines actually a far older population, or are... continued
Geek Girls
February 2, 2010They behave better - Why don't more women go into a career in computer science, which is one of the few areas in which there are jobs available? Let's hope this changes in the future! It's not that they don't... continued
What Do Words Really Mean?
February 1, 2010After Obama's State of the Union speech, in which he emphasized jobs, it's interesting to reflect on how the choice of words affects politics. It turns out that the various terms used to describe the very same proposals and policies... continued
Why Poker Players Just Can’t Win
February 1, 2010Card players, plan ahead: A new study of online poker seems shows that the more hands players win, the less money they're likely to collect. If this doesn't seem to make sense, keep reading. Sociologist Kyle Siler, who analyzed 27... continued
Earthquakes: More on the Way?
January 29, 2010Besides the threat to the West Coast of the US, there could be more earthquakes on the way to the Caribbean in the near future, and not just aftershocks either. Scientists who study earthquake activity in that are were not... continued