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Mt. Popocatapetl, an active volcano within thirty miles of Mexico City, has formed a new lava dome. The formation of a lava dome is an indication that a new eruption is possible. At the present time, the volcano is emitting smoke from the area of the dome, but a relatively low level of siesmic activity does not suggest an immediate eruption, and Mexico’s National Disaster Prevention Center has no imminent plans to issue an alert. Popo is, however, considered one of the most dangerous volcanoes in the world, and appears to have been building toward a major eruption for the past ten years.

Popo Live Cam: Click here to Watch the Volcano.

For a recent history of Popo’s activity, click here.
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In 1992, a small British publication called the World Island Review published a news story claiming that scientists in India had discovered an ancient city that was highly radioactive, and showed evidence of having suffered a nuclear blast many millenia ago. The ruin is in Rajasthan, about ten miles from the city of Jodhpur. However, subsequent to the 1992 story, there has been no additional information about this subject published. No information regarding the irradiated area is forthcoming from the Indian government. Click here for the full text of the World Island Review story.

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Since March of 2000, San Antonio resident and filmmaker Ron McPeake, has been photographing and videotaping strange orbs around his house on the north side of the city. These objects have so far defied explanation.

The record is being made with high quality digital and analog camera equipment. For the most part, the objects cannot be seen until a picture is actually taken, when they appear as a pinpoint of light reflecting the flash. They may represent a form of unknown biology that hasn’t been visible until the advent of digital photography. Of course, they may also be an undocumented effect of the use of charged-couple-display light acquisition, or even a new form of pollution.
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Scientists may have discovered a biological mechanism that causes distortion of memories, especially when fear is involved. The August 17, 2000 issue of science journal Nature contains a description of a study suggesting that, every time a memory is drawn into consciousness, the brain actually updates it and then makes new proteins (used for memory storage by the brain) when returning it to held memories. Changes can take place during this process. It has been known for 100 years that newly formed memories are initially unstable, and that the formation process can be distorted by trauma, both physical and emotional. It has also been possible to block fear memory in rats by injecting them with a drug that blocks protein synthesis just after the memory is acquired.
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