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New Seven Chakras Crop Circle
July 28, 2004Another extraordinary crop circle has turned up in the U.K. Tosee images of it,clickhere and scroll down. The Crop Circle Connector is the onlyplace we know of where you can see so many beautiful imagesof every new circle that crops... continued
What is the New Asbestos?
July 28, 2004Asbestos was once considered so safe that it was used notonly in buildings but even in water pipes. Now we know iteventually leads to a deadly cancer and deaths of peopleexposed to it keep climbing every year. Is there somethingthat... continued
Neanderthal Babytalk
July 28, 2004One of a Neanderthal baby's first words was probably "papa,"according to linguists. They are interested in why over6,000 languages share so many sounds for the same words,especially words that are first spoken. Anna Gosline writes in New Scientist that Pierre... continued
Don’t Use Your Cell Phone in a Storm
July 28, 2004Fifteen tourists in China were injured because one of theircell phones was struck by lightning while they were walkingon a section of the Great Wall. It acted as a lightning rod,injuring all of them. A hospital worker says of one... continued
Movies Put Us in the Mood
July 27, 2004A typical date involves going to a movie, and this isn't abad idea, since scientists say watching a film can increasehormone levels?but to get the right hormones, you have topick the right movie. Some hormones make people aggressive, while others,... continued
Lefty From the Start
July 27, 2004It's no use trying to change?new research shows you wereleft-handed when you were a 10-week-old fetus in yourmother's womb. Laura Spinney writes in New Scientist that the hand youfavor as a fetus is the hand you'll favor for the rest... continued
Where Will Malaria Strike Next?
July 27, 2004It's bad enough worrying about West Nile Disease, but nowMalaria, another mosquito-borne disease, has already hitFlorida. Withglobal warming, will it arrive in the rest of the U.S. aswell? "Temperature is only one of many, many factors in malaria,and in many... continued
Born to be Bad? Mom Can Save You
July 26, 2004Are some people "born to be bad?" Scientists say that certain people inherit DNA that gives them more aggression and lessserotonin (the hormone that makes us happy). But even if you're born with a bad gene, your mother can save... continued
Prayer Heals, But Doctors Don’t Know Why
July 26, 2004Does prayer really help heal? Medical researchersinvestigated the role played by prayer in both physical andemotional healing. The results? Prayer can help, but only ifyou believe it can. Researcher Randall Fitzgeraldwrites in Phenomena Magazine that prayer studies in the pasthave... continued
More Birds Affected by Pole Shift
July 26, 2004The gradual shift in the magnetic poles is affecting bird sall over the world. First we reported on the case of the missing pelicans inNorth Dakota. Now 1,500 homing pigeons are missing in Sweden. Birds rely on magnetic areas in... continued