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Global Warming: Can We Shade the Sun?

December 6, 2006
We've recently written about how important clouds are when it comes to global warming. Maybe what we need to do is create a huge, artificial cloud?or space shade?to block the sun's rays from reaching the earth so we can gain... continued

Tut Curse Returns

December 6, 2006
Like the Dybbuk box, the supposed curse against anyone who disturbs the tomb of the boy-king Tut still seems to be powerful today, as a group of radiologists discovered. Dr. Ashraf Selim and his team ran King Tut's mummy through... continued

Why a Hungry Nation Needs to Fight Global Warming

December 6, 2006
New research indicates that reductions in the kind of human-generated air pollution that causes global warming could create unexpected agricultural benefits in India, one of the world's poorest regions. Rice harvests increased dramatically in India during the "Green Revolution" of... continued

The Secret of Creativity

December 5, 2006
What makes people creative? Scientists think that left-handed people are more creative, but does their birth order matter too? While parents may not have control over their baby's brains and looks?or what hand they?re going to write with?researcher Markus Baer... continued

World Too Noisy for Bird Songs

December 5, 2006
Increased underwater noise is making it hard for whales to communicate. Now ambient noise is causing birds to sing louder, so they can still attract a mate. Charles Q. Choi writes in LiveScience.com that bird songs are becoming faster and... continued

Why Putting Up a Fence Won’t Work

December 5, 2006
Will the border fence between the US and Mexico, which was signed into law on Oct. 26 but has not yet been funded, keep out illegals? Should we be trying to keep them out? Daniel T. Griswold, of the CATO... continued

Sea Levels May Rise Suddenly

December 4, 2006
Scientists have determined that the Ross Ice Shelf in the Antarctic could collapse without warning in a matter of days, causing a disastrous worldwide sea level rise of sixteen feet. If the West Antarctic Ice Sheet behind it were to... continued

Egyptian Pyramids May be Concrete

December 4, 2006
We've speculated many times about how the ancient Egyptians may have been able to hoist so many large heavy stones into place. A new theory says that some of the giant building blocks in the pyramids may actually be made... continued

Secrets of the Strad

December 4, 2006
Three years ago, we reported that the secret of the famous Stradivarius and Guarneri violins that were produced in Cremona, Italy in the 18th century was basically a result of global warming. These violins are still prized by musicians today,... continued

Nick Pope Quits

December 1, 2006
When he worked at the Ministry of Defense in the UK, Nick Pope was head of a project that analyzed UFO reports from 1991-94, and he published several books about the reports that led to his realization that UFOs are... continued