Aug 05 2010

Croc, Gator Attacks Far Outpace Sharks

Tag: Alligators and Crocodiles,Endangered Species,Fear,Predators,Sharks,Wild Animal Attacks,Wild Animals — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 4:20 pm
Nervous about sharks? Your chances of being killed by an alligator are actually much higher.

Jun 22 2010

Soothing Words Ramp up Pain

Tag: Child,Fear,Kids,Pain,Parents — Larry O'Hanlon @ 9:00 pm
Saying, "Don't worry," to reassure an injured or fearful child could do more harm than good.

Jun 01 2010

Animal Screams Manipulate Movie Audiences

Tag: Animals,Emotions,Fear,Humans,Mammals,Movies,Vocal Communication — Jennifer Viegas @ 4:07 pm
One reason why "The Exorcist" and "The Shining" scared audiences so much is that both had a lot of animal screaming in the soundtracks.

May 18 2010

Doomsday Haven Available in Mojave Desert

Tag: Cold War,Doomsday,Fear,Survival — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 4:45 pm
Who says you can't ride out doomsday in comfort and luxury?

Mar 31 2010

U.S. Judge Strikes Down Gene Patents

Tag: Bacteria,Biotech,Biotechnology,Breast Cancer,Disasters and Accidents,DNA,Engineering,Fear,Genes,Genetic Science,Hearing,Inventions,Judaism,Lakes,Lawyer,Life Science,Lung Cancer,Men,Nature,Office,Parents,Royalty and Rulers,Science,Scientists,Shakes and Smoothies,Video,Women,Women's Health — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 4:21 pm
Genes cannot be patented, said a judge, because isolated DNA is not markedly different from DNA as it exists in nature.

Feb 09 2010

IM Interview: Nuclear Energy and the Future of Humanity

Tag: Business,Clean Energy,Climate,Climate Change,Coal,Earth,Electricity,Energy Efficiency,Energy Production,Environment,Fear,Fossil Fuels,Government,Green,Natural Gas,Nuclear Science,Renewable Energy,Safety,Skepticism,Solar Power,Survival,Technology,Waste,Wind,Wind Power — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 11:00 pm
Does human civilization need nuclear energy if it's to survive the next century? Michael Reilly chats with nuclear scientist Hae-Yong Jeong to find out.
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