Desperate Times Call For

September 22, 2009
desperate measures? - One way of defeating climate change may be through geo-engineering. Suggestions include sending giant mirrors into space to reflect sunlight away from our plant to building gigantic "scrubbers" that would clean CO2 out of the air. Are... continued

How to Fix the Mortgage Problem

September 22, 2009
In Whitley's dynamic new Journal, he returns to the subject of the recession and what can (and should be done) to fix the mortgage crisis. He writes, "Unfortunately, the financial crisis may not be over, and it is to be... continued

William Henry on Coast to Coast AM TONIGHT

September 22, 2009
Tune in at 10 pm Pacific - Popular Revelations host William Henry will be on Coast to Coast AM on Tuesday, September 22, talking about the similarities between himself and his new book Freedom's Gate and Robert Langdon, the fictional... continued

It’s Not the Sunspots

September 21, 2009
It's the solar WIND - You've heard the complaint that "it's not the heat, it's the humidity." Well, the same thing can be said about the sun: New research finds that the number of sunspots provides an incomplete measure of... continued

Why Leaves are Changing Later

September 21, 2009
The earth is changing, and so are the leaves (but not as fast as they usually do). Are you frustrated by your attempts to go leaf peeping this season, since those fall colors seem to show up later and later?... continued

Is Robert Langdon Based on William Henry?

September 18, 2009
The hero of Dan Brown's new book discovers some familiar concepts - In our new Insight, popular Revelations show host William Henry asks: "Am I the source for Dan Brown's new book? 'The Lost Symbol' (which Brown didn't finish till... continued

Hard to Sleep Through

September 18, 2009
We're not even sure why we need to sleep, but one thing we do know is that it's hard to sleep when the person lying next to you is snoring loudly. Snoring is caused by the vibration of relaxed and... continued

Swine Flu Hideout

September 18, 2009
Where has swine flu been hiding all this time? Why, in swine, of course! The H1N1 virus that everyone's talking about was infecting pigs for at least 10 years before it recently jumped to humans. For Reuters, Maggie Fox quotes... continued

No Gas Stations in Space

September 17, 2009
Sending craft out from the earth to explore space is an expensive proposition, and one of the most expensive parts of it is the rocket fuel needed to escape gravity. If we could set up a space station on the... continued

Good News: We’re Using Less Energy

September 16, 2009
While everyone is worrying about energy costs and the greenhouse gases produced by power plants, it turns out that the average American is using LESS than energy than before. The reason? The country's population shift to the more moderate and... continued