Do Birds Recognize Humans? How dumb, or smart, are birds? Calling someone a birdbrain is usually meant as an insult. But many birds are quite clever. Take, for example, the mockingbird. To you and me, one mockingbird might look pretty much like any o...
D:Y,can you help me with this crossword puzzle?I need a four letters word that had something to do with good table manners. Y:OK,but why are you jogging in place? D:Because I'm trying to solve the puzzle. Y:Right.But what does jogging have to do with...
Remembering Faces Forever? Are you good at remembering faces? How about the face of a stranger you passed in the supermarket aisle three months ago? Or the face of a waitress who served you dinner last year? That may seem unlikely, but some people ar...
Global Warming To Seriously Affect Global Health Ice caps and glaciers are melting. Ocean levels are rising. Whatever is causing it, there's no longer any way to deny that global warming is for real. And it's by now well known that rising temperature...
Why We Need Bacteria The word bacteria likely conjures up nasty images in your mind of E. coli, several strains of which are a common cause of food poisoning. Youre reminded of the Black Death, a series of bacteria-inspired plagues that swept through...
Planning for obsolescence Remember 5 1/4-inch floppy disks? How about the Iomega Zip drive? Unless you've been around technology a long time, these once-hot products are nowhere in your lexicon. Like it or not, owing to the fast pace of progress in t...
A Brief History of the Early Earth Our planet formed about four-and-a-half billion years ago. Soon afterward, whatever life may have developed was wiped out during whats called the Late Heavy Bombardmenta deluge of massive meteor and comet strikes th...
Guessing somebody's age is impolite Dear Annie: May I say something about people who make assumptions about someone's age? My 18-year-old daughter is on the petite side. She is 4-foot-11 and weighs 95 pounds. On several occasions, we have been invite...
Why We Refrigerate Fruits and Vegetable Everyone knows you should put spinach and berries in the refrigerator, but exactly how do cooler temperatures keep most fruits and vegetables from spoiling rapidly? Spoilage is inevitable, but refrigeration slo...
A Dandelion Is Born Theyre a home owners nemesis and a young kids delight. Whether theyre yellow flowers dotting an otherwise perfect lawn or white puffs ready to be blown away by a sudden gust, dandelions are either hated or loved by just about ever...
Why A Boys Voice Changes For adolescent boys, a changing voice that cracks in the middle of a sentence can be a great embarrassment. Though embarrassing, a cracking voice is a natural part of adolescent development. As a boy goes through adolescence,...
Key Factors That Determine Your Salary Dear Yale and Don: Ive heard that people who are good looking make more money than people who arent as attractive. If thats true, whats the psychology behind it? Y:Interesting question. And the answer, generally...
In latitudes that have four seasons, springtime means the rebirth of nature. Flowers bloom and trees grow new leaves. So it is easy to imagine this idiom, which indicates renewal, as having a springtime association. After all, isn't trying to improve...
Stem Cells That Help Leukemia Patients Y:Hey,Don,name three types of stem cells in your body? D:I've thought stem cells were from Embryos, Yael,do adult have them,too? Y:Weve got a few kinds of stem cells, each with a different role.The term potency...
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs could prove that the third time really is the charm by expanding on an already sizable, popular franchise. This time out, Manny (Ray Romano) is so busy attending to Ellie (Queen Latifah), his very pregnant mate, that he...
