2019-03-01
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Reality is a Blink Away
August 24, 2005The expression, "Don't blink or you?ll miss it," has taken on a new meaning. Researchers have found that parts of the brain actually shut down every time we blink. The average person blinks about 15 times per minute. So even... continued
Can We Clean Up Fossil Fuels?
August 24, 2005Can we continue to burn fossil fuels and still halt global warming? Big government and big business are pushing zero emission power plants tha tburn coal or gas but release no CO2. Europe is much more worried about global warming... continued
Beaches Closed Across the Country
August 24, 2005When you take your annual Labor Day trip to the beach, will it be safe to go in the water? Ocean and lakefront beaches across the United States reported 20,000 closings in 2004 due to hazardous water conditions. This the... continued
Asteroid Coming Our Way?Again
August 24, 2005An asteroid will pass close to the Earth on April 13, 2029 and it may come back and hit us in 2036. NASA is trying to decide whether to try to tag the asteroid with a warning radio beacon before... continued
How 911 Changed Their Lives
August 24, 2005We all know that 911 changed the way New Yorkers live, the same way 7/7 changed the way London's residents live their lives. But 911 changed the way people in Central Ohio live too, even though there have never been... continued
Redheads Feel Less Pain
August 24, 2005We've written before that geneticists think that redheads may be closely related to Neanderthals. Now it turns out that people with red hair feel less pain?could their Neanderthal ancestry be the reason for this? Scientists want to know if there... continued
How Safe is That Barbecue?
August 22, 2005Meat sizzling on the grill may tempt your taste buds, but all that barbecuing may be cooking up cancer-causing chemicals. Should you substitute sandwiches? Nope, lunch meat can cause cancer. But scientists have found that a touch of rosemary makes... continued
Get Grandma a Computer
August 22, 2005Seniors who use a computer appear to be less depressed and have less chance of developing Alzheimer's. This research was by done by Village Care of New York, a long-term care provider in Manhattan?s Greenwich Village. In 1998, researcher Kathleen... continued
A Good Reason Why Movie Villains Smoke
August 22, 2005Lower-class "bad guys" smoke more often in movies than wealthy movie heroes. But maybe this is just an imitation of life: New evidence shows that the same genes may foster two harmful proclivities--nicotine addiction and aggressively hostile behavior. Smoking is... continued
Will the 2008 Election be Honest?
August 21, 2005In the article "None Dare Call It Stolen" by Mark Crispin Miller in the August 2005 issue of Harper's Magazine, Miller gives convincing proof that the Presidential election was again stolen by the Republicans, through manipulation of voting machines in... continued