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Fighting Food

July 23, 2004
Soldiers have it even tougher than we think?they may have tocook dinner in their own urine. The same researchers whothought this up also created an "indestructible sandwich"for troops that stays fresh for three years. Duncan Graham-Rowe writes in New Scientist... continued

How to Get a Free Mug

July 23, 2004
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Did Hitler Die in 1960?

July 23, 2004
Scott Corralesreports that Abel Basti, author of "Bariloche Nazi: Hitlerdied in Argentina in 1960," claims Hitler escaped fromGermany by submarine and spent his last days in Argentina withEva Braun. It's long been known that many Nazis escaped to SouthAmerican countries,... continued

An Alien Gift of Love

July 22, 2004
Sloanwrites in one of our newCommunionLetters: "In March of 1995 while asleep I was taken to aspaceship, or what I believe was a spaceship. I was sittingin a type of birthing chair facing a curved, very white wallwith a bench... continued

Music of the Blind

July 22, 2004
People who become blind early in life often develop greatmusical ability because they depend more on sound. RayCharles and Stevie Wonder are examples of this. Researcher Pascal Belin asked 26 blind and sighted adults,ages 21 to 46, to judge whether... continued

We’ll All Wear Glasses Soon

July 22, 2004
Does reading make you need glasses or is near-sightedness inyour genes? Researchers say that watching TV, working on thecomputer and reading all cause changes in our eyes whichmake us near-sighted. If you know someone who doesn't wearglasses, they may be... continued

The Ocean is Saving Us?For Now

July 22, 2004
Scientists have discovered that nearly 50% of the carbondioxide that humans have pumped into the atmosphere over thelast 200 years has been absorbed by the ocean. This meansthat greenhouse gases aren't as high as they would beotherwise, meaning global warming... continued

Pollution Wars

July 21, 2004
The number of fish in the ocean is declining rapidly. At first, scientists blamed overfishing, especially by poorer countries. Now they blame pollution, mostly from rich countries. And the U.K. has discovered that air pollution from the U.S. is blowing... continued

Malaria Hits Florida

July 21, 2004
With global warming, tropical mosquito-borne diseases are hitting the U.S. In Florida, the health department says there's a "very high" chance that mosquitoes with malaria are flying around, after one man was found to be infected with the disease. In... continued

Hate Broccoli? Smoke Cigarettes? It’s All Genetic

July 21, 2004
You may be able to blame some of your unhealthy habits on our genes. Everyone has one of two genes that cause them to either taste, or not taste, a certain bitter substance. The ability to taste these substances developed... continued