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- WEATHER WATCH ROBERT KRIER
San Diego is losing its cool, scientists say
Don't let Southern California's cool summer fool you. We're going to get more heat waves in the future, and they're going to last longer.
- STARGAZER DENNIS MAMMANA
Bear in mind, Ursa Major is hard to find
I often wonder how many people have lost interest in astronomy because, try as they might, they just cannot find the Great Bear, or Ursa Major, in the sky. I know I went through this frustration as a kid. In fact, I never did find the thing.
- Questions answered
Why do humans cook food, and when did they start doing this? Do any other animals modify their food intake?
- DAILY DISCOVERIES FOR THE SCIENTIFICALLY BENT
Eureka!
The tiny ant Forelius pusillus makes its home in the sugar cane fields of Brazil. Each night, the ants seal up the entrance to their nest with sand, a defensive measure against marauding colonies of predatory army ants. Each night, a few workers die for the greater good.
- Big dust cloud indicates 2 planets similar to Earth may have collided
A dust cloud surrounding a star 300 light-years from Earth may be all that remains from the collision of two rocky planets, researchers say.
- Slow going: First effort to mate endangered turtles fails
BEIJING – Wait until next year. Scientists trying to save one of the world's most endangered species of freshwater turtles say waiting is their only recourse after a complicated attempt to mate two elderly turtles during this year's breeding season ended without producing any offspring.
- 'Freakish' dinosaur the size of a chicken likely fed on termites
Scientists say fossilized bones found in Canada belonged to a previously unknown chicken-size dinosaur that likely ate termites. The new species, dubbed Albertonykus borealis, is a member of an unusual-looking dinosaur group known as the Alvarezsaurs, which have also been found in Asia and South America.
- DEAR ABBY
Noises from neighboring cubicle may indicate Tourette syndrome
I am writing regarding the letter from “Sniffled Out in Indiana” (July 18), who complained about the noises her co-worker made throughout the day. True, her co-worker may suffer from an allergy or chronic post-nasal drip, but it is also possible that he has Tourette syndrome.
- TELL ME ABOUT IT CAROLYN HAX
Sharing a mother's special traits
As many of you know, I lost my mom, Liz Hax, to ALS in 2002. Every fall, I participate in the Walk to Defeat ALS to raise money and awareness to fight this horrific illness.
- HINTS FROM HELOISE
Removing deodorant stains no sweat
I have a problem. My husband has used various antiperspirants/deodorants. We can't find one that doesn't leave waxy residue at the armpit that won't come out when laundered, no matter what I do to coax it along.
- FALL TV: FIRST LOOK
Fans of crime-TV can do better
Kath (Molly Shannon) is fortysomething and fabulous. Her daughter Kim (Selma Blair) is 27 and moving back home because her new husband wants her to “do things.” Like make dinner. Can they live together without sacrificing an innocent mani-pedi?
- NIELSENS
'Mentalist,' CBS see ratings soar
CBS is looking good so far this TV season, easily winning last week in the prime-time ratings and perhaps minting a new hit in “The Mentalist.”
- Horoscope
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