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How You Helped

December 8, 2005
In November, Whitley Strieber sent out an appeal on behalf of a Mercy Corps project to distribute urgently needed blankets in Pakistan after the recent earthquake there has left so many people homeless. Thanks to you, it succeeded beyond our... continued

God As a Mathematical Formula

December 7, 2005
In her new diary, Anne Strieber writes: "This coming weekend, in a subscriber interview with Gary Schwartz?the author of The Afterlife Experiments and the upcoming book The G.O.D. Experiments?I discuss my near death vision of God as a mathematical formula.... continued

Blacks Invisible in Our Society

December 7, 2005
Newswise - Psychologists and media experts say that African Americans are still nearly invisible in many parts of the news media and the entertainment industry. The media often ignores African Americans, as both victims and heroes, in books, movies and... continued

An Apple a Day?for Alzheimer’s

December 7, 2005
Apples are almost a magical fruit?eating an apple a day is good for diabetics and for the rest of us as well, but one kind of patient nobody thought it would help was people with Alzheimer's disease. But it turns... continued

Are Face Transplants a Solution or a Bigger Problem?

December 7, 2005
The newest kind of plastic surgery is the face transplant. This is not done for the reason ordinary plastic surgery is usually done, because someone isn't happy with the way they look. People who get face transplants have been extremely... continued

Alaska Has Unique Accidents

December 6, 2005
Newswise - We've written before about how Alaska is the canary in the coal mine, when it comes to global warming. Another way that state is different: in Alaska, you are as likely to have a car accident from hitting... continued

Mars & Venus?Alike or Different?

December 6, 2005
Men's and women's brains are alike?except when they aren't. Scientists can't seem to agree on whether Mars and Venus are the same or different. Some think that the differences between men and women are vastly overestimated and the two sexes... continued

Will the U.S. Finally Sign the Kyoto Agreement?

December 6, 2005
The U.S. is facing increasing pressure to become a member of the international climate control agreement, known as the Kyoto Protocol, established in 1997, in which all nations agree to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Since we release 25% of the... continued

How Sex Influences Art

December 5, 2005
Steve Connor writes in the Independent about a new study showing that artists and poets have more sexual partners than ordinary people. This is true for women as well as men, and may be because sex is linked with creativity... continued

40,000 Year Old Footprints Found

December 5, 2005
Geologists have found human footprints in volcanic rock in Mexico that is 40,000 years old. These are some of the oldest human footprints ever found. Looking at them brings forth the amazing revelation that humans just like us once walked... continued