"Stress shown to Shrink your Brain Feeling stressed? Well here is another good reason not to be so. It has now been discovered by scientists that if you experience long term...
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"How does that happen? You have probably heard of the gas Helium which is lighter than air, well that glass container is filled with a gas called Sulfur hexafluoride. Sulfur hexafluoride is a colorless, odorless gas which is heavier than air. Because it is so dense you can...
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AN Australian town is offering houses to rent for $1 a week. The prospective tenants must have kids, the younger the better, which will help to save its comunity and its tiny school. " The small rural...
A faceless couple has been appearing at all the A-list events in London, and nobody knows quite what to make of it. The duo has shown up at Wimbledon tennis matches as well as Elton John's white tie ball. These...
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Today is Love a Tree Day! Trees are very important for the environment. Planting a tree can be one of the most efficient ways to remove excess levels of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, therefore...
Many Olympic athletes are wondering what they should do to combat smog in Beijing, where pollution levels are up to five times higher than World Health Organization standards."Should I run behind a bus and breathe in...
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"They found a component of pollution known as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, or PAHs, was strongly linked with cases of bronchitis among children aged 2 to 4 and a half.
The study is one of the first to look at PAHs, which are produced when fuels that contain carbon such...
Halloween brings out the best horror stories. Dangerous sex sounds like fun but be careful if it is with an Oil Sales executive."LYNN, Mass — Adrian Exley was wrapped tightly in heavy plastic, then bound with duct...
"Adrian Exley was wrapped tightly in heavy plastic, then bound with duct tape. A leather hood was put over his head with a thin plastic straw inserted so that he could breathe, and he was shut up in a closet.That, apparently, was the way Exley liked it. But the way it ended...
"The family of a four-year-old boy who was stabbed to death have said they are "devastated" at their loss.
The young boy was taken to hospital with serious injuries after an incident on Sunday afternoon at a house in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. He died a short time...
"Every morning I wake up is a good day. I figure why go through life worried about when I’m going to die. But the world we live in is obsessed with death and what will kill you. So sometimes it’s just best...
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"Ever wonder how Hollywood comes up with the ideas they come up with to scare us and creep us out? Well, how about right here in the oceans on the Oblate Spheroid.
It has been recently discovered that the Moray Eel...
Discouraging news -- a microphone lowered into a cavity in which six Utah miners are believed to be trapped didn't hear anything from them. However, rescuers believe the miners still have enough air to be alive, and...
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OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorThis story confirms what real Health experts, (Health experts with Medical Doctor designations at the ned of their name) have said all along. Diet Fads, Pills, ...
It's not easy being green, especially if you're an urban monstrosity in the 21st century. But new studies are showing that urban planning movements from 150 years ago may have possessed more foresight than originally...
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