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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
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
An Apple a Day is Brain Food
August 7, 2006Apples and apple juice may be among the best foods that people of EVERY age can consume, according to new research. Apple products can help boost brain function in ways similar to medication (however, it should be noted that this... continued
Nazis Still Around Today
August 4, 2006This week's Dreamland show talks about the sinister forces that are all around us?specifically Nazis, who, despite what most people think, HAVE NEVER REALLY GONE AWAY. But at least some of them have finally been defeated: Phil Davison writes in... continued
Congressman Vows to Fight Global Warming Bill
August 4, 2006House Majority Whip Roy Blunt (R-Mo) has said that he will make sure that the 110th Congress will NOT address the climate problem. He offered as his reason that "the information is not adequate," despite the fact that, as long... continued
Who’s Dying in the Current Heat Wave?
August 4, 2006MORE UPDATES - Heat waves kill the elderly, both here and in the rest of the world. Sociologists have discovered that?in the US at least?severe heat waves kill more people in neighborhoods where there are few inviting businesses to draw... continued