2019-03-01
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Biofuel Lies
March 12, 2007When it comes to ethanol, our government is being just as deceptive at it has been in the past about the terrorist threat. In the Independent, Daniel Howden writes, "The twin threats of climate change and energy security are creating... continued
Why Some People Get Fat…and Others Don’t
March 9, 2007Not everyone gets supersized on a high fat diet, and now reseachers are learning why. A new shows why some people can eat excessive amounts of food and not gain weight or develop type 2 diabetes, while others are more... continued
How to Survive the Time Change
March 9, 2007UPDATE - This coming Sunday morning, a lot of brains will be thrown out of whack, as the clocks shift forward by an hour in the earliest-ever return to Daylight Saving Time (DST). Even though the clock will say 8... continued
Are Americans Ignorant About Religion?
March 9, 2007When Anne Strieber lived among fundamentalists, she was appalled at their ignorance about what's actually in the Bible. On this week's Dreamland, popular authors William Henry and Laurence Gardner have a lively discussion about the recent TV documentary The Lost... continued
Dust Mystery Solved
March 8, 2007Two weeks ago, we posted a story about a mysterious white dust that was blanketing the Seattle area. It was described as as thick as snow, and reminded people of the volcanic dust from the Mount St. Helens eruption in... continued
Superbug Gown
March 8, 2007The Japanese discovered how to make people invisible. Now some UK scientists have discovered how to make objects?especially military objects?invisible as well. And a new gown could protect you from getting a superbug, the next time you're in the hospital.... continued
Whale Cruelty
March 8, 2007On the 10th anniversary of their capture, WDCS, the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society, is asking people to remember the 10 orcas (killer whales) that were trapped and removed from the wild near the coastal town of Taiji, Japan, and... continued
The Race for Helium 3 Continues
March 7, 2007The space race continues: after China announced it is going to the moon in order to scoop up the valuable Helium 3 fuel for its fusion reactors, Europe and Russia said they were going too, then NASA said it was... continued
Bee Warning System
March 7, 2007We've written about how mice and roaches can help detect bioterrorism. Now we've learned that bees can too?assuming there will be any left to do so. Researchers have discovered that bees communicate with each other by doing what may be... continued
Killer Potatoes
March 7, 2007Federal courts in the US are cracking down on GM foods, and now this is happening in the UK as well. Monsanto has been accused of suppressing a study of GM potatoes that showed that they damaged the internal organs... continued