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Does Gun Control Prevent Crime?
April 19, 2007UPDATE - The recent Virginia Tech killings make us all ask the question once again: Would getting rid of guns prevent these murders? It's interesting to see the British point of view about this troublesome question. Also, did violent movies... continued
When Husbands Ignore Wives
April 18, 2007Psychologists have a word for it: "reactance." It could even be unconscious. In LiveScience.com, Robert Roy Britt reports on a new study, in which participants were asked to name a significant person in their lives whom they perceived as controlling,... continued
Learn to Think Like a Rat
April 18, 2007Researchers have learned that rats are capable of complex, human-like thinking and planning and that when they dream, they "replay" the day's events in their minds, like a movie?something humans do too. In LiveScience.com, Charles Q. Choi reports that rats... continued
Climate Change Can Make You Sick
April 18, 2007Can global warming make you sick? In some ways, it can. It can encourage the proliferation of insects, like mosquitoes, which carry disease such as West Nile and malaria. It can also affect children, who are more sensitive to weather... continued
New Car? Take a Deep Breath?
April 17, 2007Hopefully your next car will fix itself and run on garbage, but even if you can't achieve those worthy goals, you can still enjoy that wonderful "new car smell." But is it toxic? That distinctive scent is made up of... continued
The Kindest Cut
April 17, 2007We don't yet have a cure for AIDS, although we now have medicines that can keep people alive for much longer. But we do have a prevention, and it turns out to be something that has been around for thousands... continued
Earthquakes Trigger Volcanoes
April 17, 2007Scientists know that rain can trigger earthquakes. They also know that earthquakes and volcanoes may somehow be related. But do earthquakes trigger volcanoes? A new study says that yes, they do. According to LiveScience.com, "The violent rumblings of a major... continued
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
Slaves to Chocolate
April 16, 2007You may think that describes YOU, if you find yourself craving that delicious serotonin-raising substance. Most of us are slaves to chocolate, but what it REALLY describes is the child labor used to pick cocoa beans in West Africa. In... continued