Myles Collier

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• Aug 24, 2012

  Mystery of Mayan Collapse Caused by A Combination of Factors?

  Two new studies recently published examine the possible causes of the Mayan Empire, which flourished in southern Mexico and Central America until about A.D. 900.

• Aug 24, 2012

  AIDS-Like Disease Not Contagious, Researchers Say

  Researchers have published a new study in which they have identified a new disease in Asia that causes AIDS-like symptoms but is not related to HIV.

• Aug 24, 2012

  Michael Jordan's Son Enters Plea, Pays $250 Fine for Disturbing the Peace

  The son of legendary basketball star Michael Jordan was in a Nebraska court on Thursday to plead no contest for a charge of disturbing the peace stemming from an argument with a woman outside a hotel room in July.

• Aug 24, 2012

  Hippo Stuck in Pool Dies as Crews Rush to Save Him

  A young hippo in South Africa who wondered into a pool on an African game reserve and became stuck has died, causing an outcry of support from South Africans who became enthralled with the story.

• Aug 23, 2012

  Americans Throw Out 40 Percent of Food, Says Study

  A new report released Tuesday reveals that Americans throw away nearly half their food every year, putting about $165 billion annually in their trash cans.

• Aug 23, 2012

  Tea Extract Made Cancer Disappear in Lab Tests

  Scientists in Scotland are claiming that an ingredient in green tea has been found to successfully treat some types of skin cancer.

• Aug 23, 2012

  Atheists Attack Church for Feeding High School Football Players

  A prominent atheist organization is calling for an investigation over reports that a high school football coach in Georgia had several local churches provide pre-game meals for the football team.

• Aug 23, 2012

  Mars Landing Site Named in Honor of Ray Bradbury

  Mars rover Curiosity's landing site will be known from now on as Bradbury Landing in honor of Ray Bradbury, one of the most influential science fiction writers of our time, NASA revealed Wednesday.

• Aug 23, 2012

  Justice Department Removes Pot on Public Lands, $1 Billion in Drugs Destroyed

  The U.S. Justice Department recently announced that it is conducting an operation to eradicate illegal marijuana farms currently operating in national parks across the western half of the country.

• Aug 22, 2012

  Easily Accessed Pornography Increases Sexual Abuse Charges Among Children

  Officials in Scotland are attributing the dramatic rise in sexual abuse charges brought against minors to the prevalence and ease to which young people are able to watch and have access to pornography.