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Sunday Aug. 29 to Saturday Sep. 4, 2010
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Depressed Because You're Fat
02-Sep-2010
And fat because you're depressed! -
It turns out that if you're depressed because you're fat (no
surprise there), you're likely to get even FATTER, especially in
the place you dread being fat the most: our stomach. But
there ARE some surprises to be found
out there. For
instance, if you're worried about your memory, a fat tummy
HELPS that!
Full Story
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The Internet: A Tool for Democracy
02-Sep-2010
As we finally exit Iraq, we are leaving some soldiers behind, but
what we are leaving behind that is
really
important is the internet, because studies have shown that
there can be no modern democracies without it.
Full Story
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Bio-Engine
02-Sep-2010
And Bio-Fuel -
Good idea!
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Will
things ever change? What if trains, planes, and automobiles
all were powered simply by the air through which they move?
What if their exhaust and byproducts helped the
environment? And what if greenhouse gas emissions could be
sustainably offset by a charcoal-like substance made from
organic materials? All these things may in our future.
Full Story
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Drug Scams
01-Sep-2010
By drug manufacturers -
It's a conspiracy worthy of
Jim
Marrs: The pharmaceutical industry is a market in which the
seller knows much more than the buyer about the product
and can profit from selling products less effective and less
safe than consumers are led to believe. The advent of ads for
prescription drugs is one example of this.
Full Story
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Immigration May HELP the Economy
01-Sep-2010
Should we welcome them instead of putting up fences? -
There is a lot of
controversy going on about
immigration right now, but some economists think
that countries that restrict it might be missing out on a great
economic
development.
Full Story
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Terrorism: Easing the Stress
01-Sep-2010
Before it explodes -
Would international travel or internet sites and documentary
films about foreign places help stop
jihadist attacks? Could
student foreign exchanges help as well? All these things
could help end terrorism if they cause terrorists to be less
identified with their own ethnic group.
Full Story
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Star Cycles
31-Aug-2010
Our sun isn't the only star that
flares up
into sunspots every 11 years. In a bid to unlock
longstanding mysteries of the Sun, including the impacts on
Earth of its 11-year cycle, an international team of scientists
has successfully probed a distant star and found that it ALSO
has an 11-year cycle.
Full Story
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Ocean Pollution
31-Aug-2010
The plastic kind -
But what is in the water?
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Plastic pollution is a
big
problem in the ocean
right now
and we can't wait until
tomorrow
to clean it up.
Full Story
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How Hurricanes Get Big
31-Aug-2010
What creates a Katrina? -
Hurricane season is starting up again, and scientists are
launching a major field project next month in the tropical
Atlantic Ocean to solve a central
mystery of hurricanes:
Why do
certain clusters of tropical thunderstorms grow into the often-
deadly storms while many others dissipate? The results should
eventually help forecasters provide more advance warning to
those in harm's way. It turns out that one of the things that
causes hurricanes to grow is
phyloplankton, which is an essential ingredient for
the fish we eat and the air we breathe. But too much of it
can lead to BIGGER storms.
Full Story
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Huge Solar Flares Predicted
30-Aug-2010
The sun is back with a vengeance! -
Solar flares are starting up again, after a long hiatus, and they are
predicted to be extraordinary.
Full Story
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Sniffer Dogs
30-Aug-2010
And sniffer mice -
Safe to eat?
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We're all familiar with dogs that sniff out illicit drugs, but the
sniffer dogs you see at airports are generally used to detect
food brought in from other countries and states. But here's a
new one: Sniffer dogs that detect DISEASE. Could they sniff
out eggs tainted with Salmonella? Maybe we should all just
change
our diets.
Full Story
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Unique Cleaning Problem
30-Aug-2010
Huge solar panels get DUSTY! -
Imagine having to dust objects the size of 25 to 50 football
fields. That's the problem facing companies that deploy large-
scale solar power installations, which is why scientists have
come up with the solution: self-dusting solar panels. Hey,
somebody
seems to have done it on
Mars!
Full Story
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