Many of you may not be aware that Jim Sullivan, the host of The Deep radio program has been medically evacuated to Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles. He’s suffering from a condition called deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and some of you could have the same problem. It’s one of those nasty diseases that usually have no symptoms in the early stages. MORE>>

We’ve talked a lot on The Deep about the future of human space travel. The major stumbling block is that it costs $10,000 per pound to put a payload into low Earth orbit and this boosts space flight beyond the reach of most individuals and into the realm of governments. But it seems that all that is changing now. Tune in to THE DEEP this week as we discuss the changing face of space travel! MORE>>

Did you know there’s a place in the solar system where the Sun always shines? This doesn’t make any sense; of course, every object that orbits the Sun rotates. So where could you go in the solar system where it was never night? This weeks topic is that mythical place where the Sun never shines and the Peak of Eternal Light. MORE>>

Imagine there was a man living 1,200 years ago whose daughter was your mother's 36th great-grandmother, and whose son was your father's 36th great-grandfather. That would put him on two branches on your family tree, one on your mother's side and one on your father's. In fact, most of the people who lived 1,200 years ago appear not twice, but thousands of times on our family trees, because there were only 200 million people on Earth back then. There is NO question that we all share common ancestors. MORE>>