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Whispers
May 25, 2006Scientists like to investigate a lot of things that the rest of us take for granted. Like whispers?how do we hear them, anyway? Robert Roy Britt writes in LiveScience.com that there's a tiny organ inside your ear call the cochlea,... continued
Addicted to Sweets
May 25, 2006If you're too fat, you need to figure out why before you can lose weight successfully. Scientists have discovered that stress makes us eat too much?especially sugar. It's actually another form of addiction, just like being addicted to gambling, cigarettes,... continued
Trying to Predict Future Weather
May 24, 2006What do month-to-month temperature fluctuations have to do with century-to-century changes in temperature? At first it might seem like: not much. But in a report published in this week's peer-reviewed scientific journal Nature, scientists from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution... continued
A Trip Home
May 24, 2006In her new diary, Anne Strieber writes about a trip she and Whitley took to New York City?and the insights she gained there. NOTE: This news story, previously published on our old site, will have any links removed. continued
Don’t Blame the Wolves
May 24, 2006We now know that prehistoric man did not hunt the mammoth into extinction. The reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone National Park 10 years ago has been blamed for the 40% decline in the elk population there?but it turns out that... continued
Not as Healthy as We Think
May 24, 2006In the US we tend to think we're fairly healthy. We have plenty of food, as well as access to some of the best physicians in the world. But a recent study by the Journal of the American Medical Association... continued
Amazing Travel in Early Times
May 23, 2006We recently wrote about how some modern miseries aren't so modern after all. But good things happened in the past, as well. The oldest remains of a seafaring ship ever found has just been discovered in a cave in Egypt.... continued
Yellowstone Still Threatens to Blow
May 23, 2006There are mysterious forces agitating deep beneath Yellowstone National Park, sending up geysers of water in unexpected places. Much of the park is actually a dormant volcano, but it may not be dormant for much longer. Bjorn Carey writes in... continued
Like to Read? It’s Genetic!
May 23, 2006Scientists have discovered that, like so many other things, the enjoyment of reading is in your DNA. Researcher Phillip Dale says, "Children don't come into this world as clay to be molded. They do have their own interests because there... continued
Food Shortage in Our Future?
May 22, 2006Will there be a world food shortage in the future? If we continue to rely on genetically-modified food (which drives out native varieties) and industrial farming, maybe there will. According to a new report, the world is now eating more... continued