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Mind Tricks
December 2, 2005The New York Times recently interviewed professional baseball players, who all said that when they're on a hitting streak, the baseball looks the size of a grapefruit, but when they're doing badly, it looks about the size of an ant.... continued
Gulf Stream Weakens Dramatically
December 2, 2005As Whitley Strieber predicted it would in 1999, the Gulf Stream is now failing. It has diminished 30% in strength in just a few years, and it's impending end raises fears of much colder European weather. As outlined in Whitley... continued
Killer Kiss
December 2, 2005A 15-year-old Canadian girl with a peanut allergy died after kissing her boyfriend, who had just eaten peanut butter. Peanut allergies may be on the increase because some baby products contain peanut oil. Christina Desforges was almost immediately given a... continued
A Large Rear End Can Be a Problem
November 30, 2005?And not just when you're trying to fit into pants. Excess buttocks fat, especially in women, can reduce the effectiveness of vaccines, painkillers, contraceptives and anti-nausea drugs that are typically injected there. Australian doctor Victoria O. Chan made a study... continued
Dolphin Therapy Cures Depression
November 30, 2005It has sometimes been dismissed as a New Age cure, and animal rights people sometimes complain that it's not good for the dolphins, but it turns out that swimming with dolphins really does fight depression better than drugs and lasts... continued
Why are Modern Buildings So Ugly?
November 30, 2005Prince Charles once described a modern building in London as resembling a gigantic toaster. Many people say they do not like modern architecture, and one reason for this may be that often form doesn't follow function. When you look at... continued
How the World Will End
November 29, 2005In the Guardian, reporter Kate Ravilious asked 10 scientists to name the biggest danger to human life on Earth. Some of them say we'll go out with a bang, others say Earth will have a slow lingering end. Still other... continued
Absence Kindles Love
November 29, 2005Newswise - Leaving your significant other behind while you attend college or serve in the militatry can actually kindle a closer love affair. Contrary to popular belief, long-distance relationships tend to last as long?and sometimes longer?as relationships in which partners... continued
Will Mexican Migration Ever be Legal?
November 28, 2005Newswise - The government is using illegal Mexican immigrants to clean up damage from Katrina. Meanwhile, President Bush wants to create a "guest worker" program, somewhat like the "brasero" program of the 1940s and 50s. Economist Paul Hancock says the... continued
2 Major Quakes in 2 Days
November 28, 2005Over the past two days, major earthqakes have struck inChina and Iran. The Chinese quake, which measured 5.5 on the Richter Scale, struck at 8:49 Saturday morning along theHubei-Jiangxi provincial border, a short distance from thecity of Jiujiang. It killed... continued