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We Should Get Rid of Pennies

July 20, 2006
Pennies are an annoyance to carry around and to use?and they cost more to make than they?re worth. There?s always a shortage of them because people either throw them away or collect them in jars. But if the penny was... continued

More on Brazilian Stonehenge

July 19, 2006
Two months ago, we reported on a Stonehenge that has been discovered in Brazil. Now archeologists are learning more about it. Here's what points to the idea that the huge rocks may be a calendar, like Stonehenge is: on December... continued

Secret of the Ancient Alchemists

July 19, 2006
Bacteria have been discovered that turn ordinary metal into gold. This sounds great, except that if there is too much gold, it will become worthless?it's valuable because of its rarity. For instance, Diamonds are actually much more common that we... continued

Plenty of Oil Right Here in the US

July 19, 2006
The news show 60 Minutes recently aired a report on vast oil fields that have been discovered in Canadian shale. We recently posted a story about huge oil reserves in Venezuela.Now it turns out the largest oil reserve in the... continued

Will Beryl be a Katrina for New England?or England?

July 19, 2006
Tropical Storm Beryl has formed off the US coast in the Atlantic ocean and is expected to head up past New England, where there is an unusual mass of warm ocean water off the coast of Maine at this time,... continued

Whitley Takes a Time Travel Journey

July 19, 2006
In his new journal, Whitley writes, "Anne and I have had quite an interesting time recently, with regard to anomalous experiences?I think that there are time travelers here, probably a lot of them. I DO NOT think that they know... continued

Rare Chance to Meet William Henry!

July 18, 2006
Popular Dreamland host William Henry will be speaking in Southern California on July 19, 20 and 22. Here's your chance to meet him in person! On Wednesday, July 19 at 7:40 William will be will be giving his "Stargates of... continued

Now They’re Engineering…CHOCOLATE

July 18, 2006
Scientists just can't leave well enough alone. They've produced GM corn and inedible tomatoes, but now they've gone too far?they?ve re-engineered chocolate. Would we want to eat chocolate that didn't melt? Even though it was discovered in what is now... continued

Smoking Moms Have Toddler Trouble

July 18, 2006
Scientists say the "terrible twos" are even more terrible if Mom smoked while she was pregnant. A psychiatrist has found that 2-year-olds who were regularly exposed to cigarette smoke in utero were nearly 12 times more likely to show clinical... continued

Fuzzy Bubbles

July 18, 2006
Astronomers have discovered that we live in a kind of seltzer water. All around the earth, bubbles of superhot gas constantly grow larger and then pop. These are particles flowing from the sun that get caught up in the earth's... continued