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Better Bulbs

July 15, 2009
We switched, but maybe YOU won't have to! When Congress passed a new energy law two years ago, with new efficiency standards that will take effect in 2012, it was assumed that the incandescent light bulb was a thing of... continued

Whitley’s Amazing New Journal

July 15, 2009
In Whitley's dynamic new journal, he writes about how our policy of secretly shooting at UFOs may be the main reason that humanity has not reached the heights to which it would otherwise seemed destined to rise. Don't miss this... continued

Our Brains Make Us Fat

July 14, 2009
Our brains are what make us fat, not just our eating habits. A variation in a single gene is associated with an increased risk for obesity, because it influences our appetite. People who have inherited the gene variant NRXN3 have... continued

Evolution Heating Up

July 14, 2009
Things are definitely starting to heat up again, and global warming may speed up the pace of evolution in mammals. Will we get smarter in order to save ourselves? In warmer climates, the cells that eventually develop into sperm and... continued

How to Use Your Implant

July 14, 2009
Whitley has an implant from the Visitors that he's still learning how to use. But humans put implants into people as well: paralyzed people and amputees who use computers to control bionic limbs and to access the internet (they can... continued

Coffee on the Brain

July 13, 2009
Drinking 5 cups of coffee a day could reverese the memory problems of Alzheimer's disease, making coffee a unique (or maybe not so unique) medicine. Scientists proved it on mice, anyway. They found that caffeine reduced the production of those... continued

Tunnels

July 13, 2009
We've put up a gigantic fence, so now criminals and immigrants are digging tunnels along the US border instead, and the pace is picking up: 60% of all the tunnels every found by border patrol agents have been discovered in... continued

Casino Danger

July 13, 2009
More than just losing your money! - Smoking and drinking go together, and gambling? That too. And new research suggests that casino workers face a higher risk of heart disease and lung cancer because they work in buildings filled with... continued

Men: If You’re Planning to Cycle

July 10, 2009
...Freeze your sperm! - Now that the Tour de France is on, scientists want to remind would-be professional cyclists (and the rest of us?) that they should consider freezing their sperm before spending too much time on that bike. When... continued

A Noisy Hybrid?

July 10, 2009
People who drive a Prius (or other hybrid car) can be a bit boring at times. But despite their obsession with the mileage they're getting, sometime THEY get a little bored too, with their polite, docile QUIET cars. Some people... continued