Hands-On Math

December 26, 2007
We?ve written before about howusing yourhands can help your memory. Are your kids?or you?havingtrouble with math? Another reason to use your hands! Psychologists have discovered that kids who are told togesture while doing math are more likely to solve mathproblems.... continued

Why It’s Good (and Bad) to Start Early

December 26, 2007
New data that shows that diets full of fruits and rawvegetables, especially broccoli sprouts and blackraspberries, could prevent or slow the growth of some commonforms of cancer. And there's a surprising new way to getyour baby to like vegetables (hint:... continued

Santa Chased Away by Global Warming

December 24, 2007
Santa may have to retire from the North Pole soon, because arctic is becoming more and more like the weather in California. Climatologist Mark Serreze says, "The Arctic is screaming." What does he mean? It's MELTING. And it turns out... continued

What Was the Christmas Star?

December 24, 2007
According to the Bible, when Jesus was born three Magi saw a star in the East that signaled the birth of a new king. But just what was it, from an astronomical point or view, that the Magi actually saw?... continued

Whitley Strieber’s Audio Christmas Card

December 23, 2007
Whitley Strieber offers an audio Christmas card for ourlisteners, which includes a beautiful rendition of SilentNight by a little boy, and Whitley's reading of the story ofthe shepherds from the Gospel of Luke. A six minuteChristmas treat! To listen, click... continued

Japanese Official Admits UFOs Exist

December 21, 2007
This week you get to learn about UFOs in Ireland and the rest of Europe. Not many people realize that a top government official in Japan says he "definitely" believes UFOs exist. MSNBC reports that Chief Cabinet Secretary Nobutaka Machimura... continued

Something Fishy

December 21, 2007
Most of us aren't planning to serve fish for Christmas dinner and that's a good thing, since fishermen are having trouble catching enough of it to put on our tables. That's not just because of overfishing, it has to do... continued

New Anne’s Diary: Spies

December 20, 2007
Anne Strieber has written a new diary about?spies. She says, "Over the years, I've been amused by the fact that we are spied on from time to time. These spies seem to be from government agencies?either foreign or domestic?and they... continued

Slaves

December 20, 2007
The Master of the Key said that in order to fulfill our desire for cheap consumer goods, we in the West each have 5 slaves. Most Americans would be surprised to realize that in the UK, farm and fast food... continued

Is There Life on Mars? (Cont.)

December 20, 2007
The controversy about life on Mars continues, but finding water would provide strong evidence that bacterial life exists there. Now a glacier that is thousands of years old has been spotted on the planet. Mars and Earth have a "close... continued