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Don’t Use Your Cell Phone in the Rain

June 23, 2006
Three 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

SUVs Invade UK

June 23, 2006
Several 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

Too Wet?or Not Enough

June 22, 2006
According 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

When Asteroids Collide (on Purpose)

June 22, 2006
If 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, 2006
UPDATE - 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

A New Moral Quandary

June 21, 2006
In 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, 2006
If 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, 2006
Most 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

Horrifying Memo from Baghdad Ambassador

June 20, 2006
A memo marked sensitive from the US Ambassador to Iraq hasbeen obtained by the Independent (London) and Editor andPublisher and the WashingtonPost in the US, that describes a far more chaotic and dangeroussituation than is being generally reported. Iraqi employeesof... continued

An End to Piracy (The Movie Kind, Anyway)

June 20, 2006
Movie studios are losing billions of dollars to what they call "movie piracy." For those of you who don't know, this is when someone sneaks a DVD recorder into a movie theater, records the film as he watches it, then... continued