Modern Day Flintstones: A Stone Age Subculture Takes Shape
A modern-day Stone Age subculture is developing in the United States, where wannabe cavemen mimic their distant ancestors. They eat lots of meat, bathe in …
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Chaos in the Doctor’s Office: Panic in Germany as Swine Flu Spreads
Fear of swine flu is running rampant in Germany as the number of reported cases — and deaths — continues to grow. Doctors’ offices are …
Who Needs Berlitz? British Savant Learns German in a Week
Is it possible to learn German in just days? Linguistic savant Daniel Tammet managed to do so in the course of a week. Using his …
The Healing Power of Death
Were Europeans once cannibals? Research shows that up until the end of the 18th century, medicine routinely included stomach-churning ingredients like human flesh and blood. …
‘Little Princess’ and the Bird Flu Mysteries: Tracking the Spread of Avian Influenza
When bird flu reached Turkey, experts thought it was carried from Russia by migrating geese or ducks. So when wild birds migrate to Germany this …