2019-03-01
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Dangerous Particles in Our Food
February 21, 2013Molecule-size particles are entering the food chain through processed foods and their packaging. Nanotechnology can help make products creamier without additional fat, as well as intensify and improve flavors and brighten colors. Their small size allows nanoparticles to go places... continued
Meditation Can Make You Healthier
February 20, 2013We all assume it will make us more spiritual, and perhaps more attuned to our feelings, but it turns out it can actually improve our HEALTH as well. Transcendental meditation (TM), popularized by the Beatles' guru in the 1960s, is... continued
It’s Right to Fight
February 20, 2013We may have evolved to make love, not war, but we ALSO evolved to use our fists! Scientists think that human hands evolved not only for the manual dexterity needed to use tools, play a violin or paint a work... continued
Why Can’t Congress Make a Decision?
February 20, 2013Congress is showing a frustrating inability to figure out how to deal with federal spending cuts, but their behavior may not be so incomprehensible if you look at them as a bunch of people with bad teeth who need dental... continued
What Made You Vote the Way You Did?
February 19, 2013A team of political scientists and neuroscientists has shown that liberals and conservatives use different parts of the brain when they make risky decisions, and these regions can be used to predict which political party a person prefers. The new... continued
Your Very Own Avatar
February 19, 2013Sometimes we hate mice, but sometimes we love them. You can now own a mouse with an immune system that's identical to yours. Why would you want to do that? So that drugs and medical therapies can be tested on... continued
911 to be Tried in UK Court of Law
February 19, 2013On February 25, in a small town in the UK, three hours of detailed 9/11 evidence will be judged in a court of law. The BBC will be challenged over the inaccurate and biased manner in which it reported the... continued
Do You REALLY Want to Know?
February 19, 2013The study of genealogy--finding our roots--is a popular pastime these days. According to a 2012 study by market-research firm Global Industry Analysts, these searchers spent $2.3 billion on genealogy products and services last year, and membership in web-based genealogy sites... continued
Meteor Strike in Cuba
February 16, 2013Residents in the Cuban town of Rodas have reported a meteor strike that made an enormous noise as it hit. It is possible there is a debris field in Earth's gravity well, possibly following the asteroid that just passed the... continued
Meteor Strikes but Asteroid Passes Safely
February 16, 2013As Asteroid 2012 DA14 approached Earth, a significant meteor strike took place in central Russia. Most experts do not believe that the two events were related, and NASA has confirmed that the asteroid has not broken up. However, smaller debris... continued