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Exercise Builds Brain Cells

July 24, 2007
You're walking or jogging regularly--and maybe you're even biking, swimming and playing tennis too. If so, you may be reading Anne Strieber's diet book. You're ALSO growing new brain cells! In LiveScience.com, Jeanna Bryner reports that exercise stimulates the growth... continued

Sudden Change

July 23, 2007
Not all change is gradual?sometimes even HUGE earth changes can happen suddenly. For instance, we now know that the island that is now the UK became separated from the mainland suddenly 200,000 years ago after a huge flood. And Greenland,... continued

Bee Situation?OK in US for NOW

July 23, 2007
We have a SLIGHT reprieve on the US bee emergency: on Friday, July 13, Agriculture Undersecretary Gale Buchanan warned, "There were enough honey bees to provide pollination for US agriculture this year, but beekeepers could face a serious problem next... continued

Bird Extinctions May Have Started Already

July 20, 2007
Biologists warn that global warming and the destruction of natural habitats will lead to significant declines and extinctions in the world?s 8,750 terrestrial bird species over the next century. In Scotland, they're already noticing the disappearance of seabirds. It's the... continued

Do Americans Have a Cowboy Mentality?

July 20, 2007
Compared with Chinese people especially, Americans have trouble seeing ourselves as others see us. This may be because we are a culture that values individualism rather than cooperation. New research shows that people from Western cultures such as the United... continued

Adults Scared of Teen Criminals

July 19, 2007
A new study shows that giving city squares a makeover could offer a surprising benefit: reduced crime rates. A significant proportion of crimes are committed by adolescents, so don't we do more to stop juvenile crime? It turns out we're... continued

Huge Dead Zone Where No Fish can Live

July 19, 2007
A dead zone is an area of water where there is no oxygen, so the fish all die. There are "dead zones" in the Gulf of Mexico every year, but the current zone is the biggest anyone there has ever... continued

Arctic: Still Cold, but Not Cold Enough

July 18, 2007
Polar bears aren't the only Arctic creatures suffering because their habitat is changing. Research has uncovered alarming evidence that high Arctic ponds, many which have been permanent bodies of water for thousands of years, are completely drying out during the... continued

How to Eat to Avoid Cancer

July 18, 2007
To avoid Alzheimer's, eat like an Italian. This can help prevent cancer too! And an apple a day?or at least an apple PEEL a day?may help keep cancer away. Researchers have identified a dozen compounds in apple peel that either... continued

Whitley on Coast TONIGHT

July 18, 2007
Whitley Strieber will take part in a tribute to retiring Coast to Coast AM host Art Bell on Wednesday's show on July 18, when he will talk about the most important thing that ever happened to him with regard to... continued