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Time to Clean Up

November 12, 2008
If we can't find a way to stop producing too many greenhouse gases, maybe the solution is to CLEAN them out of the air! Researchers are figuring out how to removed CO2 from the air using technology that ALREADY exists.... continued

Rain?Too Much or Not Enough

November 12, 2008
Either way, it means the end of nations - The Maldives are drowning and the president-elect of that country is trying to buy a new homeland, since they can't get any other country to take them in as refugees. The... continued

Why You Shouldn’t Pick It

November 11, 2008
At any one time, up to 30% of perfectly healthy people carry around the bacteria called Staphylococcus aureus, which lives in the human nose. In most cases, these bugs are harmless, but an antibiotic-resistant version is becoming more common, which... continued

Anne’s Diary: Whew!

November 11, 2008
In Anne Strieber's new diary, she says, "I can't believe it either: we actually elected a black president. I'm ashamed to realize that I underestimated my fellow citizens, but I think it's the same old story: the bigoted minority makes... continued

The School Problem That Won’t Go Away

November 10, 2008
...Bullies! - One of the toughest parts about going back to school is facing bullies. Brain scans show that unusually aggressive youth may actually ENJOY inflicting pain on others. Scans of the brains of bullies show that an area that... continued

A Sweet Way to Get Better

November 10, 2008
Can honey treat a wound? What a sweet idea?if only we can keep our bees alive long enough to use it! Smeared on a burn, the sticky elixir could reduce the time it takes for the wound to heal up... continued

Will Obama Mean UFO Change?

November 7, 2008
Whitley Strieber's latest journal entry asks the question: "Will Obama Mean UFO Change?" (and what kind of changes may take place BEFORE he's sworn in?) In his Journal, Whitley moves through a brief but fascinating history of presidential knowledge of... continued

Comedians Doomed by Obama Election

November 7, 2008
Dozens of comedians from Berkeley Breathed to Chris Rock have taken a devastating blow from the election of Barack Obama as President of the United States. In anticipation of the outcome, Breathed gave up his popular Opus Sunday comic strip,... continued

Why are Blacks Less Healthy Than Whites?

November 7, 2008
With Obama's win, race is on all of our minds. It's a fact that African-Americans have more health problems than whites. Is this due to genes, or environment pressures?or both? It could also be at least partly due to the... continued

Fake Aspirin from China

November 6, 2008
Is it dangerous? - We are all afraid of products from China (and rightfully so!), but is the FDA doing anything about this problem? It turns out that some popular drug and food items, such as generic aspirin, are not... continued