Research links diminished cognitive skill in kids to cats. A recent study has linked a parasite generally carried by cats to a decline in memory and reading aptitude in children. The discovery was made by a team of researchers from the University of Iowa and Florida International University, The Telegraph reported on Monday. According to the scientists, Toxoplasma gondii, a single cell organism which... 

A NASA-funded research project has discovered the existence of unexplained portals between the Earth and the Sun. A NASA-sponsored researcher has recently found “hidden portals” in the magnetic field of the Earth through examining data from a NASA satellite. Calling them “X-points” or “electron diffusion regions”, Jack Scudder, a researcher at the University of Iowa says the portals are...