Whispers

May 25, 2006
Scientists 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, 2006
If 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, 2006
What 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, 2006
In 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, 2006
We 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, 2006
In 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, 2006
We 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, 2006
There 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, 2006
Scientists 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, 2006
Will 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