2019-03-01
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Oil-Rich Saudis Go Solar
March 26, 2013Saudi Arabia, the world's leading oil producer, has just built a huge solar power plant. Is the country going "green"--or are they running out of oil? They plan to use it to generate one third of their electricity needs by... continued
Stonehenge Was Both Hospital and Burial Ground
March 26, 2013More than 50,000 cremated bone fragments, of 63 individuals buried at Stonehenge, have been excavated and studied for the first time by a team of archeologists. The skeletons were discovered due to a renovation of the area around the ancient... continued
Ancient Bacteria–Is It Dangerous?
March 25, 2013Russian scientists may have discovered new life forms that have been sealed off for 14 million years under 12 thousand miles of ice in Lake Vostok in the Antarctic, a network of hundreds of lakes under an ice cap that... continued
When the Sun Goes Crazy
March 25, 2013It's happened before: In 1859, sunspots erupted, causing sparks in telegraph offices that set paper on fire. Today, 150 years later, we are much MORE "wired," and sun flares are much more dangerous. Satellites would be disabled. GPS and radio... continued
Who Did It–Man or Machine?
March 25, 2013The future of "killer drones" is one in which, instead of being operated by remote control, the drones themselves make the decision to attack. If (and when) that happens, who will be held responsible--the machine or the military that launched... continued
How to Hunt for UFOs
March 22, 2013We are receiving more and more reports from UFO hunters that they are having success. What was a rare experience ten years ago is now commonplace. But you have to take some basic steps (NOTE: Subscribers can still listen to... continued
Dolphins on the Attack
March 22, 2013The Ukraine has trained dolphins to be attack animals, ready to go after enemy swimmers, wearing knives on their noses. The Soviet Union originated this program, and turned over to Ukraine after the Cold War. The program includes training dolphins... continued
Hiding the Truth
March 22, 2013We've discovered that a lot of the "mystery meat" in tacos and fast food is really horse meat, despite being labeled as "beef." Here's the latest example of mislabeling: Two department stores have been caught selling REAL fur coats as... continued
Billboard Messages Affect Your Driving
March 21, 2013There's a billboard up ahead, a roadside sign full of language and imagery. You become emotionally distracted, and guess what happens next? One researcher has discovered that language used on billboards can provoke an emotional response that affects our driving... continued
Bad Bread and Good Beer
March 21, 2013Early cultures separated into tribes (something many countries still do) in order to keep themselves safe. But they needed to mix with other tribes as well--in order to spread their DNA around, as well as to make friends. In the... continued