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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

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

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

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

Fantastic Future

January 10, 2008
Big changes are coming in both movies and computers. Look for more 3D movies in 2008, as well computers that can take dictation (so you no longer need to type!) In the January 9th edition of the Independent, Rebecca Armstrong... continued

Flu Shot That Lasts a Lifetime

January 10, 2008
What if you could take a single flu shot that would protect you for the rest of your life, just like your other vaccines do? Believe it or not, this may be coming up soon! The reason that flu shots... continued

Autism: Big Breakthrough

January 9, 2008
The mercury-containing preservative thimerosal has been eliminated from most childhood vaccines, but autism cases have continued to increase, providing evidence that vaccines are not the cause. Fevers?especially high fevers?can damage the brain, but the behavior of children with autism may... continued