Jordan - Instablogs
Jul 2 2008
Yeah, get a clue you two-thirds of America who\’ve concluded the war was a mistake in light of no WMDs, no ties to al-Qaeda, 4100 Americans dead, 29,000 wounded, several hundred thousand Iraqis killed, an emboldened Iran, a resurgent Taliban in...
Jun 29 2008
There\’s one dangerous liquid no airport security can confiscate from you: It\’s in your gut. Your stomach cells secrete hydrochloric acid, a corrosive compound used to treat metals in the industrial world. It can pickle steel, but mucous...
Jun 22 2008
The business of assessing cognition and memory is moving from testing brain-impaired patients to assessing healthy peoples\’ brains online.
Jun 22 2008
Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., issued a statement in support of the House\’s update of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, but said he would try to strip a provision granting immunity to telecommunication companies when the bill comes to a vote...
Jun 20 2008
Scientists have unearthed diamonds more than 4 billion years old trapped inside crystals of zircon in the Jack Hills region in Western Australia, suggesting that the Earth might have cooled much more rapidly than previously thought, with the continental...
Jun 20 2008
\’Extreme analytical chemistry\’ that will help unravel Mars\’ mysteries may also hold clues to climate change on earth, according to Tuft University\’s Sam Kounaves, a co-investigator on Phoenix Mission
Jun 20 2008
The fate of the nation\’s water supply is under debate as hearings in the House and Senate begin on the Water Restoration Act of 2007. Opponents claim this Act threatens to greatly expand the Federal Government\’s roll in water management.
Jun 19 2008
It is hardly a secret that when it comes to offshore drilling, Sen. John McCain was against the idea before he was for it. On Monday, the Arizona Republican told a crowd in Texas that he was abandoning his long-time support for a federal moratorium on...
Jun 18 2008
Tea Tree oil, which is extracted from the leaves of Melaleuca alternifolia, has been used by the Australian aborigines for centuries as an antiseptic and antifungal treatment. In recent years, many countries have embraced it as an alternative to...
Jun 18 2008
ADHA has gotten a bad rap in the 21st century, but all of us fidgety hyper-hypos may have evolved this way for good reason, say scientists.