October 24, 2007

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  • Strange but True: Black Holes Sing
    Although sound cannot be heard in space, it can sometimes be seen

  • Fact or Fiction?: Chewing Gum Takes Seven Years to Digest
    A myth as durable as gum itself holds that the chewy confection sticks to your innards like it does to the bottom of a desk

  • Strange but True: The Largest Organism on Earth Is a Fungus
    The blue whale is big, but nowhere near as huge as a sprawling fungus in eastern Oregon

  • Fact or Fiction?: Black Is Better than White for Energy-Efficient Screens
    Black isn't the new green

  • Strange but True: Less Sleep Means More Dreams
    Missing sleep tonight may just boost your dreams tomorrow night.


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  • Fact or Fiction?: Babies Exposed to Classical Music End Up Smarter
    Is the so-called "Mozart effect" a scientifically supported, developmental leg up or a media-fueled "scientific legend"?

  • Strange but True: Males Can Lactate
    Unless you are an Indonesian fruit bat, though, it probably won't happen naturally

  • Fact or Fiction?: Pets Protect Children against Allergies
    Pets may or may not help fend off developing allergies but they will help keep the house from being antiseptically clean.

  • Fact or Fiction?: An Opera Singer's Piercing Voice Can Shatter Glass
    Can the high C of a trained soprano quiver glass into dissolution?

  • Strange but True: Cats Cannot Taste Sweets
    There is a reason cats prefer meaty wet food to dry kibble, and disdain sugar entirely

  • Fact or Fiction?: Antiperspirants Do More Than Block Sweat
    Do antiperspirants cause dementia or breast cancer?

  • Fact or Fiction?: Birds (and Other Critters) Abandon Their Young at the Slightest Human Touch
    Does nature's proclivity to nurture override its flight mechanism?

  • Strange but True: Infinity Comes in Different Sizes
    If you were counting on infinity being absolute, your number's up

  • Fact or Fiction?: Smog Creates Beautiful Sunsets
    It depends on what color you like.

  • Strange but True: Testosterone Alone Does Not Cause Violence
    Hormones don't necessarily make men violent, but they do cause them to seek social dominance

  • Fact or Fiction?: South of the Equator Toilets Flush and Tornadoes Spin in the Opposite Direction
    How small a system can the Coriolis force control?

  • Strange but True: Drinking Too Much Water Can Kill
    In a hydration-obsessed culture, people can and do drink themselves to death.

  • Fact or Fiction?: If the Sky Is Green, Run for Cover—A Tornado Is Coming
    Hang on Dorothy, you may be in for a rough ride when trying to predict cyclones by the color of the sky

  • Strange but True: Antibacterial Products May Do More Harm Than Good
    Antibacterial soaps and other cleaners may actually be aiding in the development of superbacteria.

  • Fact or Fiction?: Fatty Foods Equal Pizza Face
    Consumed fat does not reappear on your face, but it may trigger a hormonal response that leads to pimples


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