If We Prevent Crime, We Can Build Fewer Prisons

February 9, 2007
It's not just police who are trying to figure out how to stop crime--scientists struggle with this problem as well. Now accountants are getting into the act, because one of the big questions today is whether or not it will... continued

Why Can’t We Find ET?

February 8, 2007
No matter how hard SETI has tried to detect ET radio signals, very few have been picked up and none have been verified as being of alien origin. Are we doing something wrong, or is nobody out there? It may... continued

Why We Need Sunshine

February 8, 2007
Not enough sunlight exposure in pregnant women can lead to their children developing schizophrenia. Vitamin D (the sunshine vitamin) has also been shown to help prevent breast cancer (which would explain why there is more breast cancer among women who... continued

Happy is Healthy

February 8, 2007
Being happy is healthy, and we recently told you about a map that shows where the world's happiest people live. According to an expert on leisure, "play" is as important to a person's health as keeping cholesterol levels in check... continued

The Hidden Danger of Driving

February 7, 2007
Driving a car can be dangerous?and not just for the reasons you think! Drivers who spend a lot of time in their cars might find themselves developing future skin cancers, especially on the left side of their faces. This is... continued

Anne’s Diary: Putting the Pieces Together

February 7, 2007
What is a parable, other than something in the Bible? Are we creating our own parables by the way we live today? Anne Strieber addresses this question in her new diary. NOTE: This news story, previously published on our old... continued

Happy Map

February 7, 2007
The way to be happy may be to live in a country where everyone else is happy too. If you live in Denmark, you live in the happiest country in the world. Switzerland, Austria and Iceland are next, in that... continued

Make Your Flu Shot Work Better

February 6, 2007
It's flu season, and we hope you've gotten your flu vaccination this year (it's a myth that flu shots give you the flu?they can't. But it sometimes seems that way when people have already been exposed to the flu virus... continued

Dangerous Cutbacks in Weather Research

February 6, 2007
We recently wrote about how the administration is forcing climate scientists to use fake science to "explain" global warming. Now it turns out that states like Florida will not even have access to the REAL science they do. This is... continued

Can You Get Bird Flu from Eating Turkey?

February 6, 2007
Two years ago, the dreaded bird flu arrived in the UK along with a parrot imported from South America. Now bird flu has been found there on a turkey farm. Almost 160,000 birds on a single farm will be killed,... continued