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Mysterious Continent

January 17, 2008
Antarctica hasn't always been ice free in times of global warming but alas, it's certainly melting now. Parts of the ice sheets covering Antarctica are melting even faster than predicted. NASA scientist James Hansen says that we have to hold... continued

Strange but True (or Not)?

January 17, 2008
UPDATE - Now it's a hoax? Or is the claim that it's a hoaxthe real hoax? You'll need to decide for yourself! For helpdoing that, clickhere. Irish explorer Devin Dempsey went on an expedition tothe South Pole on January 6... continued

Wargame Ends Badly (for Us)

January 16, 2008
The recent standoff in the Strait of Hormuz between US ships and Iranian vessels wasn't the first naval confrontation between these two countries. In 2002, a $250 million war game was carried out by the US military, in which small,... continued

New Hampshire to Recount Ballots

January 15, 2008
New Hampshire election officials announced today that theywill recount the ballots in both Republican and Democraticprimaries held there last Tuesday. The recount will begin onJanuary 16. It was requested by some candidates, but therehas also been concern expressed that the... continued

See the Light

January 15, 2008
We switched?and we hope you did too?but now we have to figure out how to dispose of these bulbs, since they do burn out eventually! As usual, Europe is ahead of the US, where we are still burying our heads... continued

Despite Warming, There Can Still be Ice

January 14, 2008
New research has discovered that massive ice sheets existed on the earth during past periods of global warming, giving us hope that sea levels may not rise to disastrous levels during this one. The Scripps Institution of Oceanography has found... continued

Good News for 2008!

January 14, 2008
One study showed that autism can be reversed. Now a researcher has found a way to reverse the devastating condition known as Alzheimer's. An extraordinary new scientific study, there was marked improvement in Alzheimer?s disease within minutes of administration of... continued

Is a Weather Catastrophe Coming?

January 11, 2008
An extraordinary world weather situation has developed, withunusually harsh winter weather stretching from central Asiaacross Europe and into North America, as well as floodingacross central Africa. At the same time that extreme cold istaking place in Asia, unprecedented midwinter tornadoes... continued

WHY We Have So Many Traffic Jams

January 11, 2008
Want to know why traffic seems to be worse than ever? One reason may be cell phones. A recent study shows that drivers who talk on cell phones drive slower on the freeway, pass sluggish vehicles less often and take... continued

What Losing Your Inhibitions Can Do

January 10, 2008
Worms can be tinkered with genetically to make them become gay, but all fruit flies need is to get roaring drunk. In New Scientist, Peter Aldhous reports that researcher Kyung-An Han got fruit flies drunk on the fumes from an... continued