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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
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
What to Eat While Pregnant (and When You Want to Be)
April 12, 2007One of the most confusing things about being pregnant is figuring out what to eat. And did you know there?s something you should eat if you WANT to get pregnant? In New Scientist, Phil McKenna reports that women who want... 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
Quantum Physics in Ancient Muslim Art
April 11, 2007More than half a century before the modern mathematical theory called quasicrystal geometry was discovered in the West, Muslim artists were using it to create intricate, non-repeating tile patterns in buildings. These patterns are now known as Penrose tiling, after... continued
UFO Wave in Canada
April 11, 2007The CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) reports over 700 UFO sightings in their country last year. This is a lot for a country like Canada, with a relatively small populationand a huge land area, but it's actually down from a record... continued
Scientists Gagged on Global Warming
April 11, 2007Scientists have complained about the Bush administration's pseudo-science for a long time now?this administration has even muzzled NASA! Now a nonprofit group dedicated to government responsibility asserts that climate and ocean scientists are being gagged. PEER (Public Employees for Environmental... continued