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Fish oil, which contains omega-3 fatty acids, works as well for depression as Prozac. “We’ve been very impressed by the response rates we’ve observed,” says psychiatrist David Mischoulon. “We believe there is definitely something to these treatments.” Maybe some of us are depressed because our ancestors lived near the sea, where they developed genes that thrive on fish. John McKenzie writes in abcnews.com that scientists first became interested in the fish factor when they noticed that countries with the highest fish consumption had the lowest rates of depression. Also, mothers in the U.K. who ate little fish during their pregnancies doubled their risk of postpartum depression, compared to women who ate fish regularly.
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A year ago, we wrote that the ozone hole over the Antarctic was finally closing. Now “the growth at the moment is similar to 2000 when the hole was a record size,” says Australian scientist Andrew Klekociuk. At that time the hole explanded to 10.9 million square miles, which is three times the size of Australia or the U.S. Why is this happening?
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It’s been discovered that Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide encourages the growth of toxic fungus in wheat. Genetically-modified wheat, also produced by Monsanto, has been especially engineered to be immune to Roundup, so that an entire field can be sprayed and only the weeds will be affected.

Andy Coghlan writes in New Scientist this fungus already destroys one-fifth of the wheat in Europe, and produces toxins that can kill both humans and animals. Since the GM wheat isn’t killed by the herbicide, farmers are likely to spray more often, producing even more toxic fungi. Switching to other herbicides isn’t the answer, since Roundup is one of the least harmful, because it quickly breaks down in the soil.
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Interviews with Saddam’s wizard and his secret wife reveal a lot about the Iraqi dictator. His wizard predicted his downfall and his wife’s brother tried to overthrow his government.

Saddam’s personal magician won’t reveal his name. “That man is still alive, so I?m afraid,” he says. “I helped him, his sons, his ministers, his wife, his cousins, but I can’t mention names. When he is dead I can talk about him.” Will Saddam be found dead or alive? “Dead,” the wizard replies. And where? “Dhuluaiyah,” he says. This is a village 55 miles north of Baghdad.
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