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Safe to Eat?

April 11, 2008
Fish is an extraordinarily healthy food, but many of us are nervous about eating it, because of mercury?and other kinds?of contamination. Which fish?if any?are safe to eat? This may soon be a moot point, since recent fish shortages mean that... continued

Bird Flu: Back in the News

April 10, 2008
The great fear about bird flu is that the virus will mutate, so that it can pass between humans (the way regular flu does) and not just between poultry and people. A father in China has been diagnosed with bird... continued

Volcano Power

April 10, 2008
Hear the earth humming - Solar power??That's nothing, compared to volcano power! Can we use them to fuel our homes? A volcano is erupting in Hawaii, attracting tourists and threatening over 8,000 people. Geothermal energy is clean, quiet and virtually... continued

Future ‘Brown Outs’ Caused by CARS

April 9, 2008
When the weather gets hot in the summer?and with global warming, summers are going to be hotter than ever?we're all familiar with electrical "brown outs," where our air conditioners and appliances don't work as well as they used to?and sometimes... continued

Perfect Lie Detector: Water

April 9, 2008
Even Better: Reading Your MIND - New kinds of lie detectors are being developed all the time?the latest one is your hair. And no, we don't mean whether or not you dye or perm, we mean your hair can tell... continued

Prehistoric P**p

April 8, 2008
We routinely identify animals by the feces they leave behind, but now this is being done with prehistoric man. DNA is being recovered from dried human excrement in order to identify where these prehistoric people came from. The dried excrement... continued

PROOF Genes May Be Autism Trigger

April 8, 2008
Autism is believed to be a disease that is triggered when genetically susceptible children are exposed to an unknown toxin. This was originally thought to be the mercury in thimerisol vaccine preservatives, but autism rates have continued to rise, even... continued

Computer Predicts NCAA Winner

April 8, 2008
UPDATE: Its prediction was correct! - Engineers have created a computer software program that consistently predicts NCAA basketball rankings more accurately than the AP poll of sportswriters and the ESPN/USA Today poll of coaches. So which team did it predict... continued

Elephants: In the Desert & Making Art

April 7, 2008
The lives of elephants are still a mystery. Can they even communicate telepathically? Let's hope we can learn more about them before they become extinct. And not all of them live in the jungle. Some of them even create art!... continued

Are Cellphones Dangerous?

April 7, 2008
Yes! No! Yes! - Are cell phones dangerous?or not? One expert says they could kill far more people than either asbestos or smoking. There is evidence that using them for 10 years or more can double the risk of brain... continued