2019-03-01
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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
How Will Global Warming Affect Plants?
August 9, 2006It may make them less nutritious. A little-known valley in northern Sweden reveals that the higher temperatures produced by global warming may lead to significant changes in plant nutrients. And the palm trees in Florida are already suffering from rising... continued
NASA May Not Want to Look for Life on Mars
August 9, 2006Buzz Aldrin saw a UFO on his way to the moon during the Apollo 11 mission. Does that mean there?s life on Mars? There are two rovers on Mars right now, but neither one has been designed to look for... continued
Ocean Slime: Reverse Evolution
August 8, 2006Modern human life is ruining our oceans. The "rise of slime" is causing the water to become more acidic, killing off many species, some of which may turn out to be essential to slowing down global warming. The runoff from... continued
Watching Wrestling Leads to Fights
August 8, 2006If you want your teens to have a happy social life, DON'T let them watch wrestling on TV?especially if they are GIRLS. A new study shows that the frequency of adolescents viewing wrestling on TV is positively associated with date... continued
Ancient Texts Brought to Light
August 8, 2006The 3rd century B.C. Greek mathematician Archimedes is credited with discovering pi, which is the ratio of a the circumference (distance around the outside of) a circle to its diameter (a line bisecting the center of the circle). It comes... continued
Will New Egyptian Tomb Lead Us to Another Tut?
August 7, 2006The Valley of the Kings Foundation has announced that they have used radar to discover a new, hidden tomb that has beendesignated KV64. It has not yet been excavated or explored, but it is in the same general area where... continued
Good Hurricane News
August 7, 2006Atlantic Ocean surface temperatures are not as high asexpected this hurricane season, and forecasters have reducedthe probable number of Atlantic hurricanes from nine to six.The probability of an intense hurricane making landfall inthe US this year is 73%. Normally, this... continued