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Tiny Dogs
April 16, 2007We love those tiny lapdogs, but how did they get so small, anyway? Soon after humans began domesticating dogs 12,000 to 15,000 years ago, they started breeding them small. Now scientists have identified a piece of doggy DNA that reduces... continued
Why Dirt is Good
April 16, 2007We all need to get down and dirty occasionally--especially when we're kids. Exposure to the bacteria in soil is a major factor in creating our immune systems. In fact, one of the causes of childhood asthma, which is rampant in... continued
What to Learn in May–UPDATE
April 14, 2007In May, you can learn how to travel out of your body from two former Dreamland guests and, if you live on the West Coast, you can learn the TRUTH about 911. Keep reading for details! Anne Strieber recently interviewed... continued
Incredible Chat About the Phoenix Lights on Saturday!
April 14, 2007This Saturday, April 14, subscribers got the chance to chat with Dr. Lynne Kitei about her adventures with the Phoenix Lights, one of the world's most famous group UFO sightings. For those of you who missed it, the transcript of... continued
Potential for Disaster as Storms March East
April 14, 2007A powerful storm system that swept in across the west coastof the United States on Thursday left 5 deaths in its wakeas it crossed the Midwest. It is now strengthening andthreatens the Northeast with some very heavy weather.Another, similar system... continued
Is a Wheat Emergency on the Way?
April 13, 2007It's bad enough that we have a missing bee mystery, as well as a major coral die off (which affects the fish population). Now it turns out we also have a mysterious wheat blight. In New Scientist, Debora Mackenzie quotes... continued
Ultimate Recycling
April 13, 2007In our homes, we are aware of the need to recycle paper, plastic and glass. But agriculture has other problems, and one of the biggest is chicken feathers. We may be able to make clothes out of them. Now scientists... continued
Search for Purple Planets
April 13, 2007Before the evolution of photosynthesis, which produces chlorophyll, the first life on earth might have been purple, rather than the green that dominates today. The world is so very green because chlorophyll in plants absorbs red and blue wavelengths and... continued
The Suicide Gene
April 12, 2007The suicide of a friend of family member is always a great tragedy. Scientists now think that there might be a "suicide gene" that is handed down in our DNA. Despite this, there is one sure way to help prevent... continued
Sunspots at Record High
April 12, 2007We may be entering the largest solar cycle ever recorded. While the sun is not responsible for global warming?human emissions are behind that?sunspots CAN make things worse?just when we thought we might be getting a reprieve. In BBC News, Dr.... continued