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Humans Will Split into Two Species

December 10, 2007
Ten Thousand years from now, there will be two separate species of human beings: an intelligent ruling class and an underclass of what the Daily Mail calls "dim-witted, ugly, goblin-like creatures." Niall Firth reports that researcher Oliver Curry says that... continued

Show Biz Science

December 7, 2007
Here at unknowncountry.com, we provide you with ALL KINDS of information?including the science behind movies, magic and sword swallowing! It turns out that a specific part of our brain holds the key to how ventriloquists create the illusion that their... continued

Chimps Win!

December 7, 2007
Scientists have always assumed that humans have better memories than our close cousins the chimpanzees, but in a recent contest, the chimps won! BBC News quotes Japanese researcher Tetsuro Matsuzawa as saying, "Here we show for the first time that... continued

Violence (Cont.)

December 7, 2007
What makes people violent?especially males? Scents that trigger aggression between have been identified in mice?does the same thing happen with humans? BBC News reports that researchers have found that mice excrete two chemicals in their urine which make them want... continued

Huge Houses are Moving in!

December 6, 2007
About two-thirds of America's largest cities have reported the appearance of "McMansions," often with 2-story "lawyer lobbies," which are new, much larger houses built on lots that once contained more modest homes. Some of their neighbors are complaining! Who is... continued

Will the Sun Save Us?

December 6, 2007
The "Earth moon machine" may be the reason there is life on this planet. Now astronomers have discovered that the sun may save us from extinction. Can all this be an accident? The moon came about after a gigantic collision... continued

The Gay Gene (More)

December 5, 2007
A study of men in Ontario, Canada provides a new twist on the connection between sexual orientation and right or left-handedness. Earlier studies showed that gay men (and lesbians) were 39% more likely than heterosexuals to be left-handed. This new... continued

Whatever Happened to…

December 5, 2007
...The electric car? As oil prices rise, along with troubles in the Middle East, engineers are searching frantically for another way to fuel automobiles. The government is pushing biofuels, there's hope for hydrogen, but whatever happened to the electric car?... continued

What Do Trees Have to Do With It?

December 4, 2007
We know that global warming causes more hurricanes, but do trees have anything to do with global warming? Biologist Jeffrey Chambers discovered that the losses inflicted by Hurricane Katrina on Gulf Coast forest trees were enough to cancel out a... continued

Video Violence

December 4, 2007
Watching media violence significantly increases the risk that a viewer or video game player will behave aggressively in both the short and long term. Researcher L. Rowell Huesmann looked at more than half a century of research on the impact... continued