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Haiti: Why No One Saw it Coming

January 19, 2010
No one in Haiti saw it coming because quakes in the Caribbean are hard to predict since most of the tectonic plate is below sea level. Geoscientist Michele Cooke says, "This earthquake [was] not unexpected, which increases the tragedy of... continued

What is Haitian Religion?

January 17, 2010
Find out in the Dreamland archive. - Since the recent earthquake, there has been much commentary that Haitian religion is "devil worship." Both Pat Robertson and Rush Limbaugh have gone on the record saying the the Haitians were punished by... continued

City of Gold Spotted by Google Earth?

January 15, 2010
Google Earth spots a lot of unusual things and now two researchers say it has found El Dorado, the legendary "city of gold" that sent Spanish explorers on expeditions to South America for 200 years, starting in the 16th century.... continued

‘Trees’ on Mars?

January 15, 2010
Some unexplained images have been photographed on Mars. The latest is what appear to be "trees." The images show what look like rows of dark trees sprouting from hills on the surface of the planet, but according to NASA, it's... continued

Embarrassing Science

January 15, 2010
And nutty inventions - Now that we've reached 2010, we can look back at some of the most embarrassing scientific discoveries of 2009. As you might expect, quite a number ofthem have to do with male sex. But that's far... continued

Haiti: How Much Will We Help?

January 14, 2010
And why we may not help enough - The recent devastating earthquake in Haiti, which is a country of black people, reminds us that when assessing the amount of help someone needs, people's perceptions can be affected by their racial... continued

High Cholesterol?

January 14, 2010
It could be caused by a common chemical! - Is your cholesterol too high? This may not be due to your eating habits: A chemical used in everything from refrigeration to cosmetics may be partly responsible for the rise in... continued

Baby Face

January 14, 2010
Or is it Grays face? - Got a baby face? Look younger than you really are? You are also going to LIVE longer than other people! Researchers asked professionals to guess the ages of unidentical twins who were in their... continued

Chimps Can Talk Too

January 13, 2010
So why don't they? - Researchers who are studying communication in animals, in order to improve their understanding of how language develops in humans, want to know: Why are we the only animals who talk? If humans are genetically related... continued

Haiti Quake Dead Could Exceed 100,000

January 13, 2010
Update: 16 UN personnel confirmed dead, 150 missing. - Haitian Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive has announced that 'hundreds of thousands' of people were killed in the earthquake that struck Haiti yesterday. Measuring 7.0 on the Richter Scale, the quake follows... continued