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Possible Bigfoot Photos from Pennsylvania
October 26, 2007If this as yet unidentified primate photographed in Pennsylvania on September 17 is indeed Bigfoot, these would be among the best photographs of the elusive animal ever taken. This will be Linda Howe's report on Dreamland this week, along with... continued
Wildfires Caused by Global Warming?
October 25, 2007UPDATE - If you watched the evening news anytime during the past two weeks, you saw images of forest fires roaring through suburban neighborhoods in California. Does global warming have anything to do with this? UPDATE: Thanks to lower winds... continued
Not Sucking Up Like Before
October 24, 2007We count on the ocean to act as a "carbon sink," sucking much of the carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere. Without this, global warming would be progressing much more quickly. But now scientists say that the amount of carbon... continued
Women Too Stubborn for Their Own Good?
October 24, 2007There are bad habits that WE ALL need to break but (surprise!) women have a harder time breaking them than men do! It might help to get MAD, since researchers have discovered that anger actually helps people make better choices.... continued
Meteorite Crashes into Car
October 23, 2007We've reported on meteors have crashed through the roofs of houses and even almost hit people. Recently, in Delaware, a hunk of hot space metal crashed through the roof of an S.U.V.! In the Delaware News Journal, Alan J. McCombs... continued
Tall or Short: Why We Look Like We Do
October 22, 2007We now know that genes make us fat, which came as a surprise to many of us. Most of us have always assumed we inherited our height, and now researchers have identified the gene that makes us tall (or short).... continued
Future of Flooding
October 19, 2007Climate change may carry a higher risk of flooding than was previously thought. According to BBC News, "Efforts to calculate flooding risk from climate change do not take into account the effect carbon dioxide (CO2) has on vegetation. Higher atmospheric... continued
Superbugs Worse than AIDS?
October 19, 2007UPDATE: High School inspections - Recent headlines on mainstream media have announced that there are antibiotic-resistant superbugs out there that are worse than AIDS. Is this true--and if so, how can we protect ourselves against them? Researchers at the CDC... continued
Global Warming: City Birds Versus Country Birds
October 18, 2007Scientists have discovered that city birds are smarter than country birds. Global warming may already be driving some species into extinction. BUT some birds are a lot SMARTER than others, and THEY may survive. And new discoveries indicate that birds... continued
What Makes Some People Lefties?
October 18, 2007Scientists are fascinated by left-handedness. They know that being a lefty is genetic, so there?s no use trying to change. Scientists have discovered a gene which seems to make it more likely that you'll among the 11% of people who... continued