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Many nations are planning trips to the moon, in order to be the first to lay claim to the precious Helium 3 fuel there. But when it comes to setting up a mining operation on the moon, they all have the same problem: lack of water. Now that problem may be solved.

Leonard David writes in space.com that the solution may be simpler than we thought. We will bombard the moon with tons of ice. Craters will become lakes and the problem will be solved! The new project is appropriately called SLAM. Researcher Alan Stern says, “When we have people on the moon, they are going to need water. This is an exceptionally efficient, low-cost way to get it there?It appears to be entirely feasible, simple, and really cheap.”
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You don’t need to smoke pot to get high?all you need to do is exercise! We recently wrote about how you can exercise adequately in just 6 minutes a week. But be sure to lots of sleep afterwards: women who don’t get enough sleep tend to get fat.

In LiveScience.com, Robin Lloyd interviews exercise expert Debbie Mandel, who explains why exercise makes us feel so good. Cortisol is a hormone produced under the stress of everyday life and it is damaging to the body. Exercise produces endorphins, which counteract the negative effects of cortisol. This is why exercise not only makes us healthier, it makes us happier as well. Endorphins are natural tranquilizers that have been compared to morphine and opium.
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In his new journal, Whitley writes: “In August, I will publish a work of fiction about the grays, which is intended to bring them to life as people, and to reveal what it is like to be with them. It is also my hope that the methods of communication that I demonstrate in the novel will prove useful to people who are in contact and having difficulty experiencing a rich and consistent relationship with them?The grays are communicating with us through large scale cultural artifacts like books and movies, and small ones like the close encounter in the night. It’s up to us to respond to these communications in appropriate ways, as the brilliant creatures that we are, with care, maturity and an open mind.” Don’t miss this provocative and important statement from Whitley!
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If Art Bell can do it, ANYBODY can. What’s that? Why, you can STOP SMOKING, of course. How? Scientists say there’s only one way: go cold turkey.

Robin Lloyd writes in LiveScience.com that a sudden decision to quit is two to three times more effective than planning ahead and cutting down gradually, despite the fact that, as researcher Robin West says, “It very much goes against conventional wisdom in the field.”

And switching to “low tar” cigarettes is a complete waste of time.

Art credit: freeimages.co.uk
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