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Birth Control for Men (Cont.)
November 3, 2006Over the years, we?ve regularly reported on the progress of every woman?s dream: a birth control pill for men. This new day may be dawning soon. Jeanna Bryner writes in LiveScience.com that researchers have discovered that male mice that have... continued
Elephant Wisdom
November 3, 2006Five years ago, we reported that a dolphin recognizes himself when it sees its image in a mirror. Now it has been discovered that elephants do too. Scientists think that this is a true test of self-awareness. Peter Aldhous writes... continued
How Will the Weather Change Where YOU Are?
November 2, 2006We recently reported that climatologists are using supercomputers to try to figure out exactly how global warming will affect different parts of the world. Researcher Cameron Wake says, "The very notion of the Northeast as we know it is at... continued
The Smell of Money
November 2, 2006Why do our fingers have a musty, "metallic" odor after handling coins? It turns out we?re not really smelling the coins, we're smelling a kind of body odor. And there's a reason we can smell it: it helped our hunter... continued
Speaking in Tongues
November 2, 2006Glossolalia, otherwise referred to as "speaking in tongues," has been around for thousands of years, and references to it can be found in the Old and New Testament. The person appears to be speaking in an incomprehensible language, yet perceives... continued
NYC: Meet Graham Hancock TONIGHT
November 1, 2006UPDATE: Late 2006 and early 2007 - On November 2 you will have a rare opportunity to meet author Graham Hancock. Hancock's most famous book is Fingerprints of the Gods. On this week's Dreamland, he talks about his new book,... continued
US Government to Investigate Morgellons
November 1, 2006Morgellons disease has symptoms that rival the worst horror films: the skin of its victims oozes mysterious strands that have been identified as cellulose (which cannot be manufactured by the human body), and people have the sensation of things crawling... continued
Fight Fat With Seaweed
November 1, 2006Chemists in Japan have discovered that brown seaweed?something we don't eat in the US, but which Japanese use extensively to flavor soups and salads?contains a compound which, in animal studies, promotes weight loss by reducing the accumulation of fat. Could... continued
A Mighty River Reversed
November 1, 2006After hurricane Katrina, engineers are contemplating whether or not to move the Mississippi. Meanwhile, researchers have found evidence that the world's largest river basin, the Amazon, once flowed in the opposite direction. Geologists Russell Mapes and Drew Coleman have discovered... continued
Roots…NOT
October 31, 2006African-Americans are searching for their roots. However, the researchers have found that only one in 10 African Americans may be able to find clues about their ancestral origins if mitochondrial DNA is tested. Mitochondrial DNA is the portion of the... continued