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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

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

How Drug War Encourages Drug Use

July 10, 2009
As we've said before, the war against drugs is a very silly war, and when we fight it, we often encourage the very things we're trying to prevent. The idea behind tough policing of illegal drugs is to drive dealers... 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

If You Need Friends

July 9, 2009
...Now you can BUY them! - Whitley twitters. Anne twitters. And sometimes it's hard to know who your friends are. Now, if YOU twitter, you can buy friends! An Australian company is offering to sell people potential Twitter friends for... continued

Waters Rising Soon

July 9, 2009
Why has Greenland's major glacier doubled the speed of its melt in the last 15 years, causing ocean levels to rise? We need to figure this out before we all drown. We don't yet understand ice sheets and glaciers well... continued

Why the Universe Seems So Quiet?

July 9, 2009
A scientist has created a device that makes radio waves do what Albert Einstein said was impossible: travel faster than light. If other cultures on other planets have already learned how to do this, it could be the reason that... continued

Going Gray

July 8, 2009
When you get gray hair, it's a sign of stress (not necessarily YOUR stress, but your HAIR'S stress). Scientists have learned this by studying people who go gray prematurely from a rare syndrome called Ataxia telangiectasia. As the hair's stem... continued

Sunspots Subside on July 7

July 8, 2009
UPDATE - The huge sunspot formation that emerged on July4 has begun subsiding, and alarmist predictionsthat the sun would "blow up" or emit some sort of giganticflare toward the earth have proved--not unexpectedly--unfounded. However, one thing is clear: the new... continued

New Kind of Hurricane This Season

July 7, 2009
Thanks to new kind of El Nino - El Nino years typically result in fewer hurricanes forming in the Atlantic Ocean. But a new study suggests that the form of El Nino may be changing potentially causing not only a... continued