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Placebos Make You Better

July 5, 2006
Even if you take a placebo, instead of real medicine, you will improve your health and live longer. How can that be? Robert Roy Britt reports in LiveScience.com that a new study of almost 50,000 people has shown that it's... continued

Anne’s Diary: A Way of Seeing

July 5, 2006
We may all look in the same direction, but we often see very different things, depending upon our expectations. The question is: How can we learn to see the truth? NOTE: This news story, previously published on our old site,... continued

What ARE Fireworks, Anyway?

July 4, 2006
On July 4th, most of us are going to watch fireworks. The Chinese invented fireworks sometime between 200 BC and 900 AD. The US has been using fireworks to celebrate Independence Day since 1777, before we even knew if we... continued

Cuba Next?

July 4, 2006
You won't find this in the US press, but the British Independent newspaper has revealed the existence of a new government report, to be released to government agencies on Wednesday, that urges the US to begin getting ready to invade... continued

Global Warming: Jellyfish Can Save Us

July 4, 2006
Transparent jellyfish-like creatures called salps, which are about the size of a human thumb, are swarming by the billions into "hot spots" in the oceans?places where hurricanes are likely to develop. Scientists are hoping that they are transporting tons of... continued

Whitley Strieber on the Jerry Pippin Show

July 4, 2006
Whitley Strieber is presently appearing on the Jerry Pippinshow, the first major interview he has done about hisupcoming book the Grays. He discusses some of the reasons hewrote the book, and where he thinks the rapidly-changingclose encounter situation is going.... continued

Hurricane Increase Definitely Due to Climate Change

July 3, 2006
If the US public suffers from many more Katrina-style storms, maybe they will pressure the government to focus on cutting greenhouse gas emissions, instead of getting side tracked by political items like flag burning and gay marriage. Weather researcher Kevin... continued

Foam Crack REAL Reason for Shuttle Delay

July 3, 2006
UPDATE - The Shuttle Discovery, toof off on the 4th of July. While claiming "weather conditions" for the delay, NASA's real worry was that they had discovered cracks in the insulating foam of the shuttle?the same thing that caused the... continued

How to Watch Sports: Connect the Dots

July 3, 2006
One reason why it's so dangerous to drive while using a cell phone is that, according to psychologist Justin Halberda,"human beings are limited to paying attention to no more than three objects at any one time." It's the reason why... continued

Newly Launched Shuttle Will Take Along?Flies

July 3, 2006
But they won't sneak inside for the ride, they will taken along on purpose. These are fruit flies, which are valued for medical experiments because they reproduce so quickly. Scientists want to see how they are affected by space travel,... continued