Ex-Press Aide Writes That Bush Misled U.S. on Iraq - washingtonpost.com

Ex-Press Aide Writes That Bush Misled U.S. on Iraq - washingtonpost.com: "Former White House press secretary Scott McClellan writes in a new memoir that the Iraq war was sold to the American people with a sophisticated 'political propaganda campaign' led by President Bush and aimed at 'manipulating sources of public opinion' and 'downplaying the major reason for going to war.'"

Tape of Air Traffic Controllers Made on 9/11 Was Destroyed - New York Times

Tape of Air Traffic Controllers Made on 9/11 Was Destroyed - New York Times: "At least six air traffic controllers who dealt with two of the hijacked airliners on Sept. 11, 2001, made a tape recording a few hours later describing the events, but the tape was destroyed by a supervisor without anyone making a transcript or even listening to it, the Transportation Department said Thursday."

Working classes are less intelligent, says evolution expert - Scotsman.com News

Working classes are less intelligent, says evolution expert - Scotsman.com News: "WORKING-CLASS students have lower IQs than those from wealthier backgrounds and should not be expected to win places at top universities, an academic has claimed."

Diet Coke to drop additive in DNA damage fear | Mail Online

Diet Coke to drop additive in DNA damage fear | Mail Online: "Coca-Cola is phasing out a controversial additive that has been linked to damage to DNA and hyperactivity in children.
Sodium benzoate, also known as E211, is used to stop fizzy drinks going mouldy.
Coca-Cola said it had begun withdrawing the additive from Diet Coke in January in response to consumer demand for more natural products.
By the end of the year no can or bottle will contain E211."

Cold Fusion: Scientist Creates Cold Fusion For the First Time In Decades

Cold Fusion: Scientist Creates Cold Fusion For the First Time In Decades: "Cold fusion, the act of producing a nuclear reaction at room temperature, has long been relegated to science fiction after researchers were unable to recreate the experiment that first 'discovered' the phenomenon. But a Japanese scientist was supposedly able to start a cold fusion reaction earlier this week, which—if the results are real—could revolutionize the way we gather energy.

Yoshiaki Arata, a highly respected physicist in Japan, demonstrated a low-energy nuclear reaction at Osaka University on Thursday. In front of a live audience, including reporters from six major newspapers and two tv studios, Arata and a co-professor Yue-Chang Zhang, produced excess heat and helium atoms from deuterium gas."