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Mysterious Force in Space
September 14, 2004After 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, 2004Don'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, 2004We'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, 2004Michelangelo'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, 2004A 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, 2004Scientists 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, 2004We'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, 2004Avoiding 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, 2004Astronomers 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