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The Oldest Words
March 4, 2009Which ones will be lost in the future? - What are the oldest words in the English language? Also, which words are most likely to become extinct in the future? Linguists claim they can answer BOTH these questions! BBC News... continued
ANOTHER Reason Sodas are Bad for You
March 4, 2009ESPECIALLY if you're a woman! - Sodas have been blamed for the obesity epidemic?now there's ANOTHER reason why you shouldn?t drink them (especially if you?re a woman). Women who drink two or more cans of regular soda (not diet soda)... continued
How They Control Us
March 3, 2009People are still trying to figure how dictators like Hitler are able to control masses of ordinary citizens. Neurologists are studying this puzzling phenomenon. They think that organized marching and shows of military strength (the kind of thing done regularly... continued
Are Homeless People Violent?
March 3, 2009...sometimes - Something most of us want to know: Are the homeless people we see on our streets and in our parks violent? Most of them are mentally ill and many of them are also addicted to either alcohol or... continued
There Could be Many Earths
March 2, 2009teeming with life! - There could be one hundred billion earth-like planets in our own galaxy. So far, astronomers have detected over 300 of them, and scientists think that many of these could harbor at least simple forms of life?just... continued
Our Air is Cleaner in Some Places, but Not Everywhere
March 2, 2009It's especially bad around SCHOOLS! - Despite our best efforts, we sometimes still pollute, but our air IS getting cleaner. A new study shows that average life expectancy in 51 US cities increased nearly three years over recent decades, and... continued
Eating Less NOT a Way to Live Longer
March 2, 2009...unless you're a mouse - One of the most depressing pieces of scientific evidence for dieters has been the news that mice on severely calorie restricted diets live much longer?so therefore maybe we should eat that way too. The good... continued
Subscribers Can Now Listen to Whitley’s Recent Radio Interviews
February 27, 2009New in the Whitley's Room section - Whitley Strieber is in the process of doing a "satellite radio tour" for his new novel Critical Mass, and the first day's interviews will appear in our subscriber area in the "Whitley's Room"... continued
Vote!
February 27, 2009Last day! - Here's ANOTHER chance to vote that has NOTHING to do with what's going on in Washington. Vote for your favorite comic book! We hope you'll vote for Whitley Strieber's graphic novel The Nye Incidents and to encourage... continued
Race to Find the God Particle
February 27, 2009Two labs?the CERN Hadron Collider in Switzerland and Fermilab in the US?are racing to discover the theoretical particle called the Higgs Boson, which has been called the "God particle." Fermilab, located in Illinois, says the odds of its own accelerator... continued