Caution: Some soft drinks may seriously harm your health - Independent Online Edition > Health

Caution: Some soft drinks may seriously harm your health - Independent Online Edition > Health: "Sodium benzoate has already been the subject of concern about cancer because when mixed with the additive vitamin C in soft drinks, it causes benzene, a carcinogenic substance."

Strange but True: When Half a Brain Is Better than a Whole One: Scientific American

Strange but True: When Half a Brain Is Better than a Whole One: Scientific American: "You might not want to do it, but removing half of your brain will not significantly impact who you are"

WorldNetDaily: Bush makes power grab

WorldNetDaily: Bush makes power grab: "President Bush, without so much as issuing a press statement, on May 9 signed a directive that granted near dictatorial powers to the office of the president in the event of a national emergency declared by the president."

Press TV

Press TV: "A recent statement issued by the UN Security Council (UNSC) says Iran is the most active country in countering terrorism... The UN statement stressed that the report sent by Iran comes even as the governments of the US and Israel both declined to provide their own reports on anti-terrorism activities."

BBC NEWS | England | Merseyside | Pilotless police drone takes off

BBC NEWS | England | Merseyside | Pilotless police drone takes off: "Merseyside police are using the 'spy drone', fitted with CCTV cameras, mainly for tackling anti-social behaviour and public disorder.

The machine is 1m wide, weighs less than a bag of sugar, and can record images from a height of 500m."

BBC NEWS | Health | Pre-birth apples 'benefit babies'

BBC NEWS | Health | Pre-birth apples 'benefit babies': "Children of mothers who eat plenty of apples during pregnancy are less likely to develop asthma, research suggests."

S.C. lawmakers consider allowing concealed weapons on campuses - CNN.com

S.C. lawmakers consider allowing concealed weapons on campuses - CNN.com: "COLUMBIA, South Carolina (AP) -- To prevent school shootings, some South Carolina legislators want more guns on campuses."

Scientist stuns experts by saying trees worsen greenhouse effect

Scientist stuns experts by saying trees worsen greenhouse effect: "Hamburg- A leading expert in Germany has spawned a major scientific debate by claiming that trees put millions of tons of methane into the atmosphere every year exacerbating the greenhouse effect. Amid controversy, Dr Frank Keppler of the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry has reaffirmed findings by his team in Mainz, Germany, in January 2006 that they had detected methane exhaled from living

plants. "

Law enforcment access to Internet communications expanded - NJ.com: Star-Ledger updates

Law enforcment access to Internet communications expanded - NJ.com: Star-Ledger updates: "Effective today, broadband providers and Internet phone companies must open their networks for lawful intercepts of e-mails, calls and other electronic communications.

Authorities hail the move as an important step to combat terrorism and crime. Critics call it another erosion of personal freedoms."

Don't Do It, Mr. President

Don't Do It, Mr. President

Strange but True: Helmets Attract Cars to Cyclists: Scientific American

Strange but True: Helmets Attract Cars to Cyclists: Scientific American: "Although you might not want to leave your protective gear at home, just know that if you do, drivers will be a lot more scared of hitting you."

Putin likens U.S. foreign policy to that of Third Reich - Print Version - International Herald Tribune

Putin likens U.S. foreign policy to that of Third Reich - Print Version - International Herald Tribune: "MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin of Russia obliquely compared the foreign policy of the United States to the Third Reich in a speech Wednesday commemorating the 62nd anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany, in an apparent escalation of anti-American rhetoric within the Russian government."

The Sun Online - News: Cap gives you full kip in 3hrs

The Sun Online - News: Cap gives you full kip in 3hrs: "SCIENTISTS have devised a way to cram a good night’s kip into THREE HOURS.

They have created a machine placed above the head like a “cap” that puts wearers in deep sleep."

Daily Express: The World's Greatest Newspaper :: News / Showbiz :: The easy way to boost your brain

Daily Express: The World's Greatest Newspaper :: News / Showbiz :: The easy way to boost your brain: "WIGGLING your eyes from left to right helps to boost your memory...and it doesn’t cost a penny.

Scientists say the eye movement fires up both the left and right hemispheres of the brain at the same time."

Japanese developers find way to create hot rice with cold water - MSN-Mainichi Daily News

Japanese developers find way to create hot rice with cold water - MSN-Mainichi Daily News: "TSUKUBA, Ibaraki -- An environmental consulting firm and other developers here have come up with a non-perishable food pack that creates steaming hot rice with the simple addition of cold water."

Lesbians twice as likely to be obese | The Daily Telegraph

Lesbians twice as likely to be obese | The Daily Telegraph: "LESBIANS are twice as likely as heterosexual women to be overweight or obese, which puts them at greater risk for obesity-related health problems and death, US researchers said."

Ebola-like virus killing fish in Great Lakes - USATODAY.com

Ebola-like virus killing fish in Great Lakes - USATODAY.com: "A deadly Ebola-like virus is killing fish of all types in the Great Lakes, a development some scientists fear could trigger disaster for the USA's freshwater fish."

The CFL mercury nightmare

The CFL mercury nightmare: "How much money does it take to screw in a compact fluorescent light bulb? About US$4.28 for the bulb and labour -- unless you break the bulb. Then you, like Brandy Bridges of Ellsworth, Maine, could be looking at a cost of about US$2,004.28, which doesn't include the costs of frayed nerves and risks to health.

Sound crazy? Perhaps no more than the stampede to ban the incandescent light bulb in favour of compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs)."

Greenhouse effect is a myth, say scientists | the Daily Mail

Greenhouse effect is a myth, say scientists | the Daily Mail: "Research said to prove that greenhouse gases cause climate change has been condemned as a sham by scientists.

A United Nations report earlier this year said humans are very likely to be to blame for global warming and there is 'virtually no doubt' it is linked to man's use of fossil fuels.

But other climate experts say there is little scientific evidence to support the theory.

In fact global warming could be caused by increased solar activity such as a massive eruption."

The Raw Story | Retired Lt. General declares Bush 'seems to have gone AWOL'

The Raw Story | Retired Lt. General declares Bush 'seems to have gone AWOL': ""I am not now nor have I ever been a Democrat or a Republican. Thus, I do not speak for the Democratic Party. I speak for myself, as a non-partisan retired military officer who is a former Director of the National Security Agency. I do so because Nancy Pelosi, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, asked me.

"In principle, I do not favor Congressional involvement in the execution of U.S. foreign and military policy. I have seen its perverse effects in many cases. The conflict in Iraq is different. Over the past couple of years, the President has let it proceed on automatic pilot, making no corrections in the face of accumulating evidence that his strategy is failing and cannot be rescued."