What are You Doing in There?

May 29, 2009
Americans spend a significant amount of time in the bathroom, so it's good to know that your toilet seat is one of the most germ free places in your house! According to a recent survey, many Americans spend more than... continued

Even the Times Thinks They’re Real

May 29, 2009
The New York Times, which is one of the main newspapers that scoffs at UFOs, has printed an article quoting an energy lobbyist as saying that UFO technology can save us from global warming. In the May 14th edition of... continued

Girls!

May 28, 2009
Want to give birth to a girl? Move to the tropics. It's a good idea to provide your kids with sisters because experts say that sisters spread happiness in a family while brothers spread distress. But if you're pregnant with... continued

Water, Water (Everywhere?)

May 28, 2009
If you want to find planets that find harbor intelligent life, you need to do what the early explorers did right here on earth: look for water. Since the early 1990s astronomers have discovered more than 300 planets orbiting stars... continued

The OPPOSITE of Placebos

May 28, 2009
When is a placebo not a placebo? When it's a nocebo. Can we THINK ourselves to death? In New Scientist, Helen Pilcher tells the story of a US man who was told by a local witch doctor that he was... continued

Message from Marla

May 28, 2009
Psychic Medium Marla Frees will be at our Dreamland Festival June 26-28, giving a "gallery reading" as well as spontaneous, individual readings as she walks through the crowd. We told you about her conference in Sun Valley recently and now... continued

Why It’s Good to Go Green

May 27, 2009
You know you should eat your vegetables but you should ALSO know that a salad isn't always a salad, unless it's DARK green! Even the Egyptians ate their vegetables! A spinach salad has more nutritional value than a wedge of... continued

Whale Talk

May 27, 2009
It's a whale of a tail and all those clicks that sonar picks up underwater let us know that whales are telling it. But what are they saying to each other? Scientists think they may have finally deciphered whale talk.... continued

They LOOK for Life

May 26, 2009
Do they destroy it too? - Robot landers that were sent to Mars to search for life may actually have destroyed it. In New Scientist, David Shiga reports that NASA's Phoenix lander found chemicals called perchlorates in the Martian soil.... continued

Athletes Need to be a Little Strange

May 26, 2009
"Monk" with a baseball bat? The image of the obsessive-compulsive TV detective swinging away may seem ludicrous, but it's not so far-fetched after all, because it turns out that the best athletes are all "OC." And You know you shouldn't... continued