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June 24, 2006Our server will be down from 9-10 am Pacific time on Sunday, June 25, so read our great news and listen to our wonderful radio show today (and tomorrow afternoon)...and while you're here, subscribe today! We need your support. NOTE:... continued
Don’t Use Your Cell Phone in the Rain
June 23, 2006Three doctors in this week's British Medical Journal warn of the risk of using cell phones outdoors during stormy weather. A 15-year-old girl was struck by lightning while using her cell phone in a large park in London during a... continued
Secret Bird Flu Death Discovered in China
June 23, 2006Three years ago, China officially denied that the SARS epidemic existed there?until it eventually spread around the world. China finally admitted that SARS began in their country, but they still haven't acknowledged that bird flu exists there. But forensic detectives... continued
SUVs Invade UK
June 23, 2006Several years ago, we asked the question, are SUVs evil? We're used to these huge vehicles in the US, and the high price of gas means we're seeing fewer of them, but they're fairly new in the UK. Doctors there... continued
When Asteroids Collide (on Purpose)
June 22, 2006If an asteroid threatens to come our way, one way to destroy or deflect it would be to fire another asteroid at it, kind of like hitting one ball with another on an outer space pool table. We would find... continued
How to Change the Weather? By Accident!
June 22, 2006UPDATE - We don't know how to make it rain, but we change the weather all the time without meaning to. If you complain that it always rains on the weekend, you're right: pollution, caused by car exhaust from commuters... continued
Too Wet?or Not Enough
June 22, 2006According to a recent study, recent hurricane seasons, triggered by global warming, did a lot more than spread misery and financial woe in Florida and New Orleans. When four hurricanes crossed the state of Florida in 2005, the huge rainfall... continued
A New Moral Quandary
June 21, 2006In vitro fertilization has caused a few problems, but it has brought new hope to couples who were formerly unable to conceive. One controversial side effect is that embryos with genetic diseases can be culled. This brings up a brand... continued
Life is Just a Bowl of?.
June 21, 2006If you have sore muscles from exercise, you can cure them?or even prevent them?with cherry juice. No, you don't rub it on your skin, you drink it. And cherries are in season right now. Cherry juice can reduce muscle pain... continued
Wars Now Being Fought by Kids
June 21, 2006Most of us remain confused by the prevalence of war, but we feel that at least the people fighting them knew what they were getting in to. But that's not always true?it turns out that, increasingly, wars all around the... continued