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The Gay Gene (Continued)
February 27, 2006We've written before on these pages about how biologists arebecoming convincedfrom their animal studies, that homosexuality is programmed into a person (especially a male) and is not a "choice." Female homosexuality may be due to hormones, but scientists aren't sure... continued
Some Artworks May Have Been Created by Disease
February 24, 2006We can be thankful that modern medicine exists today, but if it had existed during the 16th to 19th centuries, the world might have missed out on the work of some of the world's most creative painters, sculptors and poets.... continued
Ancient Sounds Indeed–We Get Hoaxed!
February 24, 2006We could not resist the idea that ancient sounds had been recovered from pottery grooves. The idea was so fascinating that we didn't stop to read the website involved carefully enough. It's actually a brilliant hoax posted last April 1.... continued
Chimps R Us
February 23, 2006Scientists have discovered that we share most of our genes with chimps. While we are closely related to great apes, they are not our ancestors. Instead, we share a COMMON ancestor that lived between 5 and 7 million years ago... continued
Ancient Sounds
February 23, 2006The video you can view by clicking on lier la video in this link contains sounds that have been derived by analyzing the grooves laid on a piece of pottery that was made at Pompeii over 2,000 years ago. There... continued
Graffiti Linked to Obesity?and Teenaged Males
February 22, 2006Is there a lot of graffiti and litter in your neighborhood? If so, you are more likely to be fat. Would people in these neighborhoods become slender and healthy if graffiti and litter were cleaned up? It may sound crazy,... continued
Nuclear fusion is REAL
February 21, 2006The physics website physorg.com reports that researchers have developed a tabletop fusion accelerator that produces nuclear fusion at room temperature, which could eventually lead to a portable, battery-operated generator. The possibility of fusion energy, which has been debated for years,... continued
Anne’s Diary: Fearlessness
February 18, 2006In her new Diary, Anne Strieber writes: "I got a message from God because I successfully ordered something over the internet. If you don't think that's too crazy (or even if you do), keep reading." NOTE: This news story, previously... continued
Greatest Hits May Cause Great Damage
February 17, 2006Drugs and music seem to go together naturally, but if you take Ecstasy while listening to loud music, you may get permanent brain damage. Is there a scientific way to predict which songs will be hits? Scientists have tried to... continued
Psychic Dreams Reveal Killer
February 16, 2006A psychic's visions about a political candidate eventually led to the candidate's arrest. Five years ago, psychic Rod Spraggins accused political opponent Barry Waites of murdering his wife, with nothing to back it up except the fact that he saw... continued