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Gamma Ray Not a Death Ray
May 12, 2006The ongoing pole reversal, which is occurring right now, temporarily weakens the radiation shield around the earth, meaning that a burst of gamma rays could incinerate the planet. Thankfully, observations by the Hubble space telescope tell us that this is... continued
How We Got the Alphabet
May 12, 2006Did you ever stop and think about how our alphabet was invented?about how the letters and symbols of all the different alphabets around the world were conceived? Scientists now think they all came from nature. A new study of how... continued
Don’t Breathe
May 11, 2006Years ago, we were warned not to jog next to heavily trafficked streets, since that would cause us to inhale a lot of dangerous fumes. We assumed that walking or riding a bicycle in an area filled with cars would... continued
Anne’s Diary: Evil Corn–UPDATE
May 11, 2006In her new diary Anne Strieber writes: "Whenever I read an exciting book, I like to share it with my friends?and I think of everyone who reads this web site as a friend?perhaps because you were all so supportive of... continued
Seeds Will Save Us
May 11, 2006Global warming, the threat of nuclear war, genetically-modified crops and industrial farming all threaten the future of food. Our salvation may lie in a "doomsday vault," buried deep in a mountain on an island next to the North Pole. This... continued
Evolution: What’s Happening NOW
May 10, 2006Formerly wild animals are being crowded out of their natural habitats and are moving into suburbs and even into big cities?and they're evolving new ways to cope. Humans are still evolving as well?we're getting SMARTER. And scientists have discovered that... continued
Noodles
May 10, 2006After a long stagnant period under Communism, the Chinese are again striding ahead and may eventually even start inventing things once more. The Chinese invented paper, gunpowder, silk and porcelain and now they claim to have invented noodles?and archeologists have... continued
New Support for ‘Key’ Science
May 9, 2006In 2002, Whitley Strieber published a small book called theKey, which puports to be a conversation with a strange andbrilliant man he encountered in the early hours of themorning in June, 1998 in a hotel in Toronto. Information in the... continued
Gay Brains: The Same but Different
May 9, 2006Scientists now know that both male and female homosexuality is genetic. They also know that men's and women's brains operate differently. Now they've discovered that gays of one sex have brains that function like straight people of the opposite sex,... continued
Dust
May 9, 2006Exposing children early in life to dust may actually protect them from developing asthma, rather than triggering it. If that's the case, there must be very little asthma in China, which is home to fierce recurring dust storms that blow... continued