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Personality Problems: Blame Your Cat

August 15, 2006
In an earlier story, we reported that your cat may be passing on parasites to you?parasites that affect the way your brain works. Now this story has been confirmed by a new story suggesting that a "clever cat parasite may... continued

Shampoo Danger

August 14, 2006
An ingredient found in many shampoos and other personal care products appears to interfere with normal brain development in baby mice when applied to the skin of their pregnant mothers, so it might be a bad idea for pregnant PEOPLE... continued

Is There a Universal Language?

August 14, 2006
Biblical scholars believe that there is a lost gospel that the four writers of the existing gospels?Matthew, Mark, Luke and John?drew upon for their writings. Scholars call this book "Q." Some linguists think there may be a lost language that... continued

Greenland Ice in Runaway Melt

August 11, 2006
Satellite measurements reveal that Greenland's glaciers aremelting three times faster than expected just two years ago.The melting of Greenland's glaciers floods the NorthAtlantic with fresh water, which increases the speed withwhich water temperatures change, meaning that the AtlanticConveyor, which draws... continued

Can Midnight Snacking be Genetic?

August 11, 2006
We all know that snacking before bed can pile on the pounds, but new research suggests that it can actually CHANGE the part of your brain that controls your desire to eat, so that you have a permanent, GENETIC desire... continued

Pollination Affected by Global Warming

August 11, 2006
Scientists are turning their attention to how global warming affects plant life. They suspect that there will be less nutrition in vegetables that are grown in the future, due to climate change. But some scientists wonder if there will even... continued

New Kind of Singing Volcano

August 11, 2006
There may be a new KIND of volcano around. And we now know that volcanoes "sing," as a kind of warning, when they're about to erupt. Sara Goudarzi writes in LiveScience.com that volcanoes that have erupted on the ocean floor... continued

Grumpy is Good, Part Two

August 11, 2006
A few months ago, we put up a story saying that being grumpy is good because grumpy old folks live longer. This contradicted an earlier story saying that people get nicer as they get older. It turns out that grumpy... continued

Breast Basics

August 10, 2006
Metabolic syndrome is like a ticking time bomb inside your body that goes off as you get older, producing a group of disorders that includes insulin resistance (which leads to weight gain), heart disease and high "bad" cholesterol levels. It... continued

Scientists Create New Universe

August 10, 2006
We recently talked about time travel and parallel universes on Dreamland with Fred Alan Wolf. Japanese scientists report that they think it will soon be possible to create new, "baby universes" inside their labs. What will happen to these universes... continued