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Major Sunspots on the Way

January 3, 2008
We recentlywrote that "After a period of exceptionally high activityin the 20th century, our sun has suddenly gone exceptionallyquiet?Astronomers are waiting for the sunspots to return andmark the start of the next, the so-called cycle 24. Theyhave been waiting for... continued

Less Oxygen in the Air

January 3, 2008
As carbon dioxide levels rise, oxygen Levels fall. Since webreathe oxygen, how will this affect us? Will the earth endup as a lush jungle of CO2-breathing plants, with no humanor animal life on it? On the Sci Tech website, Mike... continued

Impacts Made Us What We Are

January 2, 2008
Fear of space rock impacts have ussearching theskies for the latest incoming asteroid. In the past,collisions with objects from space have not onlydestroyed lifeon earth, they have alsocreated it. Anasteroid is headed for Mars?will this happen there too? In LiveScience.com,... continued

Haarp Danger

January 2, 2008
We've reported before on the controversy about thepossibledangers of the Haarp installation in Alaska. Now there isnew evidence that Haarp may be some kind of super weapon. HAARP stands for High Frequency Active Auroral ResearchProgram, and is a mysterious group... continued

Moon Danger

December 31, 2007
It has been 35 years since humans last walked on the moon,but there has been much recent discussion about returning(and regular readers of this websiteknow why). However, there are concerns about the radiation danger forastronauts during long missions on the... continued

When Time Slows Down

December 31, 2007
When we?re in danger, time seems to slow down. This may bean evolutionaryadaptation that gives us an opportunity to make the rightmoves to save ourselves. But it doesn?t always work?forinstance, scary movies and amusement park rides aren?tenough to produce a... continued

Fuel from Garbage

December 28, 2007
We soon may be able to run our cars ontrash. Willhydrogen fuelever become a reality? It will if you?re willing to run yourcar ongarbage. Andother researchers are developing a car that runs on solarpower! In the November 12 edition of... continued

Suck It Up!

December 28, 2007
The ocean is no longer doing it very well.Forests are no longer doing it much either. But that doesn't mean WE can't do it. In LiveScience.com, Charles Q. Choi writes that scientistsare working on ways to "pull carbon dioxide straight... continued

Green Tea Medicine (Cont.)

December 27, 2007
Do ancientcures work? A team of scientists have discovered thatgreen tea hasan antitumor effect in breast cancer cells, so women:switch togreen tea! Cancer is a disease caused by the increased proliferation ofcells which group and form a lump called tumor.... continued

How Kangaroos Can Help

December 27, 2007
It may behard tobelieve but it's true: kangaroo--er, "emissions"--may save us from global warming. Fox News reports that flatulent kangaroos could save the planet: Australian scientists are trying to figure out how toisolate and transfer kangaroos' digestive bacteria to otherspecies,... continued