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Mysterious Force in Space

September 14, 2004
After 30 years in space, America's oldest spacecraft,Pioneer 10 and 11, are being held back from visiting distantstars by a mysterious force. Robin McKie writes in The Observer that some scientiststhink this may be the first real evidence of the... continued

Women: Watch Out!

September 14, 2004
Don't take birth control for granted?there are doctors andpharmacists who want to eliminate birth control pills. Jill McGivering writes in bbc.com that in the U.S., anincreasing number of doctors and pharmacists are refusing togive women the Pill, saying it's actually... continued

Changes All Around Us

September 13, 2004
We've recently posted stories about birds and butterfliesmissing from their usual haunts and sometimes turning up instrange places. This could be due to global warming or tothe pole shift now in progress, which will affect migratoryanimals. We've also posted a... continued

David Was in Terrible Shape

September 13, 2004
Michelangelo's famous statue of David, which is supposed torepresent male physical perfection, actually reveals he's inpoor health. Pilates expert Alan Herdman says, "Michelangelo may havebeen an artistic genius but he clearly knew far less than wedo today about posture and... continued

Boat Could Blow Any Time

September 13, 2004
A battleship that sank into the Thames river near Londonduring World War II contains unexploded bombs that couldblow up at any time. Mick Hamer writes in New Scientist that the RichardMontgomery, a U.S. cargo ship, has been underwater in thequiet,... continued

Living Near Radio Towers & Gas Stations

September 13, 2004
Scientists have been worried that cell phonetowers?especially the new high-powered towers that supporthigh tech phones?emit radio waves that can lead to cancer.Now Korean scientists have found that people living inregions near AM radio broadcasting towers are 70% morelikely to get... continued

Your Hair Reveals Your Secrets

September 9, 2004
?Or at least where you've been. Researchers have now learnedthat they can track criminals and terrorists by analyzing asingle hair. Anna Gosline writes in New Scientist that researchersmeasure the ratios of oxygen and hydrogen isotopes in thehair. These isotopes, absorbed... continued

Animals Acting Strangely

September 9, 2004
We've written recently about animals that are missing orturning up in the wrong places due to global warming and thepole shift. A recent "bug splat" test in the U.K. found manyfewer insects that expected. And all over the world,scientists are... continued

Back Pain?Not What You Think

September 9, 2004
Avoiding exercise because of lower back pain? Scientists nowsay that lack of activity, such as sitting in front of yourcomputer or TV, deactivates the muscles that support yourspine, causing the pain in the first place. Emma Young reports in New... continued

All You Need is a Meteorite

September 9, 2004
Astronomers have long thought that life moves through thesolar system on the backs of meteorites, meaning that lifeon Earth was "seeded" from another planet. New researchshows that it's not necessary for the actual microbes totravel through space. The fact that... continued