Brain Scans Suggest That 'Sex Addiction' Doesn't Exist
In a new study, "hypersexual" brains don't respond to sexual images the same way that drug addicts' brains respond to images of drugs.Though it's a popular excuse for celebrity infidelity, there's some...
View ArticleNew Evidence Suggests That Mars Was Once Covered By Huge Oceans
Scientists have spotted more evidence that an enormous ocean on Mars covered much of the planet's surface billions of years ago.The latest clues were found in photos from NASA's powerful Mars...
View Article5 Cooling Foods To Eat During A Heat Wave
With the dog days of summer in full swing and the East enduring its fourth heat wave, many are reeling over the extreme temperatures.While it may seem like a good idea to reach for a fresh margarita...
View ArticleStunning Videos Show The Colorado Lightning Storm That Injured 13
WELLINGTON, Colo. (TheBlaze/AP) — Nine people working at a Colorado farm were injured by a lightning strike Thursday, two of them critically and four seriously, a fire official said.The incident came...
View Article3 Psychological Factors That Can Trigger Male Suicide
Recently I received a review copy of the book, Lonely at the Top: The High Cost of Men’s Success by Thomas Joiner, Ph.D. I was happy to offer a review.Dr. Joiner is one of the world’s leading experts...
View ArticleNewly Discovered Giant Viruses Could Be A New Branch On The Tree Of Life
(ISNS) — The discovery of two new jumbo-sized viruses is blurring the lines between viral and cellular life and could point to the existence of a new type of life, scientists suggest.The two large...
View ArticleHumans' Ability To Regenerate Damaged Organs Is At Our Fingertips
Nationwide, America’s health systems are moving forward with new strategies to care for burn patients who hope to be restored after injury.Undoubtedly, these patients receive quality care, but there is...
View ArticleA Seawall Built In 1882 Likely Spared A New Jersey Village From Hurricane Sandy
A buried and forgotten seawall built in 1882 may have significantly weakened Hurricane Sandy's grip on one New Jersey town, new research shows.Bay Head — a beach town located along the northeast shores...
View ArticleBuilding Up A 'Mental Reserve' Is Just As Important As Saving For Retirement
The continuing economic doldrums have many of us casting a worried eye on our retirement accounts. But in order to assure ourselves of a comfortable old age, there’s another fund on which we should be...
View ArticleWhere Does Beach Sand Come From?
Summer wouldn't be complete without a trip to the sandy shores of an ocean, bay, lake or river. As the gritty stuff gets in between your toes, you may wonder why beaches are distinctive sandy stretches...
View ArticleThe Vitamin Myth: Why We Think We Need Supplements
On October 10, 2011, researchers from the University of Minnesota found that women who took supplemental multivitamins died at rates higher than those who didn't. Two days later, researchers from the...
View ArticleHow 7,000 Streams Become The Mississippi River
A new online tool released by the Department of the Interior this week allows users to select any major stream and trace it up to its sources or down to its watershed. The above map, exported from the...
View ArticleA Short History Of Killer Robots
There are two kinds of robots in Hollywood: innocuous servants that are one glitch away from murdering their masters, and the bots designed for wholesale slaughter from the start.Here's a look at the...
View Article'Intelligent' Surgical Knife Can Detect Cancerous Tissue
LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have created an "intelligent" surgical knife that can detect in seconds whether tissue being cut is cancerous, promising more effective and accurate surgery in future.The...
View ArticleEmergency Crews Are Cleaning Up After A Strong 6.5 Magnitude Earthquake Rocks...
Emergency crews launched a major clean-up Monday following a 6.5-magnitude earthquake in Wellington, as aftershocks continued to rattle the New Zealand capital.The quake, the strongest of scores of...
View ArticleKing David-Era Palace Found in Israel
Archaeologists say they've uncovered two royal buildings from Israel's biblical past, including a palace suspected to have belonged to King David.The findings at Khirbet Qeiyafa — a fortified hilltop...
View ArticleTwo Rare Persian Leopard Cubs Were Just Born In Russia
Two Persian leopard cubs were born in a Russian national park last week for the first time in 50 years, according to a statement from the World Wildlife Fund. The species is endangered.The Persian...
View ArticleHow To Survive A Lightning Strike
There's a club open to people from all around the world, but you wouldn't want to join: The club is exclusively for people who've survived a lightning strike.Lightning strikes kill about 24,000 people...
View ArticleThis Machine Squeezes Drinking Water From Your Sweaty T-Shirt
I think the question here isn't whether you'd drink your own, but whether you'd drink someone else's.One company has designed a system, called Sweat Machine, to wring sweat out of clothes and turn it...
View ArticleResearchers Finally Solve Long-Standing Mystery Of Yellowstone's Geysers
Despite more than a century of scrutiny, the inner workings of Old Faithful and other Yellowstone National Park geysers remain a mystery.Scientists still hash over the basics, such as how water and...
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