Why Do We Like Halloween?

October 31, 2006
Halloween comes halfway point between the autumnal equinox and winter solstice. Celts (as well as traditional Japanese culture) considered equinoxes and solstices to be the middle of a season. On the equinoxes, the sun rises due east and sets due... continued

Roots…NOT

October 31, 2006
African-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

Huge Typhoon Hit Philippines

October 30, 2006
UPDATE - Supertyphoon Cimaron, called "Paeng" in the Philippines,with sustained winds of 120 mph struck the island ofLuzon on Sunday. The Philippines are struck by 20 Typhoons ayear, but Cimaron was the most powerful storm to hit the areasince 1998.... continued

A Quantum Mystery

October 30, 2006
In the submicroscopic world, things behave in strange ways. The laws of quantum mechanics are different from the Newtonian laws that govern the macro world?for instance, one quantum physicist has discovered that he can lower the temperature of an object... continued

Subliminal Sex

October 30, 2006
Researchers have discovered that we can be influenced by sexy ads on TV, even when they are subliminal?in other words, they flash by too fast for us to be consciously aware of them. In LiveScience.com, Ker Than describes an experiment... continued

An Ancient Place of Mystery

October 27, 2006
Author and explorer Graham Hancock has tirelessly explored ancient culture, and has learned that ancient cultures made some important discoveries that even our modern science does not know about yet. This week on Dreamland, he talks about the meanings of... continued

Lucy’s Daughter

October 27, 2006
This week on Dreamland, we interview author and adventurer Graham Hancock, whose new book Supernatural takes us back to the wisdom of the prehistoric world. A recent fossil find reminds us of how mysterious that world still is. Scientists in... continued

What Earth Wobble Does

October 27, 2006
The author and explorer Graham Hancock was one of the first people to understand what "precession," the way the earth "wobbles" on its axis as it orbits the sun, meant to the ancients. He wrote about this in his famous... continued

Could There be a Tsunami in NYC?

October 27, 2006
We recently reported on how global warming will affect our future. Scientists agree that one thing that will definitely happen is that melting ice will cause sea levels to rise, threatening coastal cities. Hurricanes, caused by warmer ocean temperatures, are... continued

What Oil Shortage?

October 26, 2006
According to a major geologist, if you think the world is on the verge of running out of oil or other mineral resources, you've been taken in by one of the biggrest myths about geology. Eric Cheney says, "The most... continued