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Chimps Beat Us Again

January 30, 2008
Scientists have always assumed that humans have better memories than our close cousins the chimpanzees, but in a recent contest, the chimps won! Now they've won again?in a contest with a British memory champion who is able to memorize the... continued

Space Trash

January 30, 2008
Not only is China polluting the earth, now it's throwing trash into space as well. A year ago, China intentionally destroyed its own aging weather spacecraft with an anti-satellite (ASAT) device, creating in the process a lingering cloud of dangerous... continued

Whew! (For Now)

January 29, 2008
UPDATE - An asteroid passed by close to the earth in a near miss. One day, we may be directly in the path of an upcoming space rock. This one missed us, but we are STILL in the path of... continued

LIVING Crop Circle in UK

January 29, 2008
Cropcircle country in the UK is not only a place where intricate patterns appear overnight in the fields. Recently, a flock of sheep formed a mysterious circle there as well. The January 25th edition of the Daily Mail quotes photographer... continued

Mysterious Signal from Deep Space

January 28, 2008
In Earthfiles, Dreamland science reporter Linda Howe writes about a mysterious signal from deep in space that has been picked up by SETI. Have we detected intelligent life on another planet at last? Linda quotes SETI Institute?s Seth Shostak as... continued

State of the Union Speech: Watch How Bush Moves!

January 28, 2008
A certified movement analyst is going to be watching President Bush's State of the Union speech in a special way. Karen Kohn Bradley says, "It is important for reporters and analysts to utilize the tools of nonverbal communication and body... continued

Faces & Mazes

January 28, 2008
In Anne Strieber's new diary, she writes: "Two years ago I wrote about the problem I have recognizing faces since my stroke. This problem is so subtle that I'm not always sure I actually have it, but it has given... continued

Strangeness on Mars

January 25, 2008
Listen to this week's Dreamland for new insights - An unusual image was taken by the Mars Rover Spirit last November. The fact that it appears to be a figure of some sort is being dismissed by planetologists as an... continued

When Campaigns Turn Negative

January 25, 2008
Does negative political advertising really work? Most of us hate those ads, but one political scientist calls them a "multi-vitamin for the democratic process." Political scientist Kenneth Goldstein says that attack ads spark voters' interest and participation. According to Goldstein,... continued

Too Much of the Wrong Kind

January 25, 2008
Too much salt isn't good for us, which is why researchers are working so hard to figure out how to remove it from water so we can drink the water from our oceans. Salt has gotten a bad reputation, since... continued