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Passing Into the Energy Cloud

Lawrence E. Joseph | Posted 12.29.2009 | Living


Lawrence E. Joseph

Our space neighborhood is changing, and not for the better. We need to take precautions to defend our home planet, our way of life, starting right now.

Winter Solstice: Baby, It's Dark Outside

Donna Henes | Posted 12.17.2009 | Living


Donna Henes

After the solstice, the dark gets a tiny bit lighter each day as we in the Northern Hemisphere inch toward spring. But now, pre-solstice, we are spinning further and further into the darkest of the dark.

Telescope Captures Close-Up Of Sun's 'Bubbling' Surface (VIDEO)

Posted 11.15.2009 | Technology


*See video below* Last Wednesday, Germany's Max Plank Institute for Solar System Research released amazing, detailed video footage of the sun's surfa...

New Mysterious Supernova Discovered

abc.net.au | Stuart Gary | Posted 11.09.2009 | Green


Astronomers have discovered what they think is a new type of supernova, which could have implications for how the universe is measured....

6 Healthy Habits That Can Make You Sick

Therese Borchard | Posted 11.28.2009 | Living


Therese Borchard

As a rule of thumb, any extreme is unhealthy, but rarely are we made aware of the "cons" of healthy habits, instead led to think any good thing is better if done as often as possible.

How to Sunbathe Safely

Samuel S. Epstein | Posted 09.13.2009 | Living


Samuel S. Epstein

Sunscreens absorb short-wave ultraviolet light, which is responsible for sunburn. However, they do nothing to block long-wave ultraviolet radiation which is the major cause of a skin cancer.

Are You Vitamin D Deficient? 5 Ways The Sunshine Vitamin Could Save Your Life

ABC News | By Raquel Hecker | Posted 09.03.2009 | Living


Vitamin D is known as the sunshine vitamin, and it has a lot of sunny benefits, but most Americans aren't getting them because they aren't getting eno...

Solar Eclipse on July 22

news.nationalgeographic.com | Posted 08.20.2009 | Living


A total solar eclipse passing over some of Earth's most densely populated regions on Wednesday, July 22, 2009, may become the most viewed eclipse ever...

Why the Oracle Acquisition of Sun Gives Me a Java Headache

Heidi Sinclair | Posted 07.31.2009 | Business


Heidi Sinclair

Oracle has gone unchecked in amassing its dominant position to date through 73 acquisitions. But with Sun -- and the concerns it raises about the future of Java, and general market dominance-- it may finally be time to take a hard look at Oracle.

Go Green With Your Sunscreen (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 07.31.2009 | Green


Conventional sunscreen contains four times as many hazardous ingredients linking them to cancer and birth defects. A recent study even found that four...

18 Ways To Snap Out Of A Bad Mood

womansday.com | Jennifer Matlack | Posted 06.22.2009 | Living


You're in a lousy mood and want to feel better fast. What you need is a happiness fix--right now! Try one of these spirit-boosting tips to jump-start ...

Solar Cooling: What Does It Mean For Us?

The Guardian | Laura Spinney | Posted 05.28.2009 | Green


The sun's activity is winding down, triggering fevered debate among scientists about how low it will go, and what it means for Earth's climate. Nasa r...

Could Pat Robertson Be Mormon?

Paul Abrams | Posted 05.09.2009 | Politics


Paul Abrams

I always thought that it was the Mormons who received planets to manage in Heaven. Could it be that Robertson is, and always has been, a closet Mormon?

Rubbernecking the Economy

Deborah King | Posted 11.23.2008 | Style


Deborah King

eIt's everywhere we turn these days--the bad news about the economy. It's one more fear piled on top of all the other fears festering in our guts. He...

The Secret New York Alternative to a Rowdy Summer Beach House

Michelle Haimoff | Posted 05.30.2008 | Living


Michelle Haimoff

Not everyone can afford to rent a beach house for the summer, but here are six spaces in Manhattan that will place you in the center of the warm weather action.

Kissing The Earth Goodbye In About 7 Billion Years

New York Times | DENNIS OVERBYE | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


In the end, there won't even be fragments. If nature is left to its own devices, about 7.59 billion years from now Earth will be dragged from its orb...

Vitamin D: If You Can't Get It From Sun, Take The Pill

Dr. Soram Khalsa | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living


Dr. Soram Khalsa

If you live north of 37 degrees latitude (approximately a line drawn horizontally connecting Norfolk, VA to San Francisco, CA) sunlight is not sufficient to create Vitamin D in your skin in the winter months, even if you are sitting in the sun in a bathing suit on a warm January day!

Astronomers Weigh Biggest Black Hole In The Universe

BBC News | Paul Rincon | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


The biggest black hole in the Universe has been weighed by astronomers. The monster celestial object is 18 billion times more massive than our own Su...