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Is There a Universal Language?
August 14, 2006Biblical 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
Can Midnight Snacking be Genetic?
August 11, 2006We 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, 2006Scientists 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, 2006There 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, 2006A 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
Greenland Ice in Runaway Melt
August 11, 2006Satellite 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
Breast Basics
August 10, 2006Metabolic 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, 2006We 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
Babies Know Math
August 10, 2006You may have struggled with mathematics classes in high school and college, but according to researchers, math was no problem for you when you were an infant. US researchers first discovered this in 1992, but their findings have been hotly... continued
To Attract the Opposite Sex, Take Your Vitamins!
August 9, 2006Scientists have discovered that essential nutrients, such as vitamin D, can attract the opposite sex?at least if you're a lizard. It may work that way for humans as well. Louisa Cheung writes in BBC news that when scientists fed vitamin... continued