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Smoking Makes You Deaf

July 23, 2008
It's not only loud noises that can make you deaf?both smoking and being overweight can do it too. Both disrupt the blood flow to the ears. BBC News quotes researcher Erik Fransen as saying, "Once the damage is done, it's... continued

STILL MORE UFOs in the UK!

July 23, 2008
The UK continues to have a phenomenal number of UFO sightings. On July 13, Charlotte Bevan was picking her older sister up from a movie, when she saw a bright orange light hovering above the theater. Cineworld in the town... continued

Bees Speak Foreign Languages

July 22, 2008
We know that bees do a quantum dance, and it turns out that they also speak (or at least dance) foreign languages! And most people think before making decisions. As it turns out, so do bees. Scientists wanted to find... continued

Poison Ivy is GOOD?

July 22, 2008
If we need a plant to suck up excess carbon dioxide, we can plant lots of?.poison ivy? In the July 17 edition of The New York Times, Anne Raver writes that when researchers pumped high levels of CO2 into an... continued

Why Some Death Row Inmates are Executed

July 21, 2008
...and others are not - Many inmates spend decades on death row?how are the ones who are finally actually executed chosen? For instance, only around 50 of the over 3,200 inmates on death row were executed in 2006. A statistical... continued

Ecotourism Can be BAD

July 21, 2008
They MEAN well, but they're wrecking Belize, which is an unforgettable mix of tropical waterfalls, ancient Mayan ruins and deep limestone caves. It's one of the world's most popular destinations for ecotourists. Researcher Peter Kumble is working with the Belize... continued

Yes There IS a Fountain of Youth

July 18, 2008
Want to slow the signs of aging and live longer? Yes, there is a "fountain of youth," but you're not going to like it?it can be summed up in two words: eat less. Calorie restriction has long been shown to... continued

Cave Music

July 18, 2008
Why did prehistoric cave artists pick certain walls?and not others?on which you paint their beautiful images? Their choices may have to do with acoustics. Prehistoric artists may have painted the areas in their caves where singing, humming and music sounded... continued

What’s for Dinner?

July 18, 2008
...not fish! - The kinds of fish available for your dinner table will change radically in the near future, thanks to global warming. When you next go to the store to buy fish, you may be in for some surprises?your... continued

Hunting for Aliens

July 17, 2008
Japanese officials admit that UFOs exist, and now they're going hunting for aliens. Astronomers around the world are beginning to wonder about the radio silence of the universe. If radio emitting civilizations are at least somewhat common, some are beginning... continued