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New Terrorist Attack Next Week?

February 27, 2003
Could rumors of terrorist attack themselves be a form of terrorist attack? An attack will hit the U.S. next week, according to an Islamist website. On Monday, the site said, "the train of death is on its way" within 10... continued

One of Your Favorites is Back

February 26, 2003
Unholy Alliance, Peter Levenda?s fascinating true tale of Hitler, Roosevelt and the occult, is back in stock in our bookstore. This is a perennial favorite that has stayed on our shelves ever since we interviewed Peter several years ago. NOTE:... continued

Newton Predicted World’s End in 2060

February 26, 2003
Sir Isaac Newton predicted the world will end in 57 years, in 2060. The prediction is part of a handwritten document discovered in Jewish National Library in Jerusalem. However, we don't need to worry much about it, because although Newton... continued

Bombmakers Can be Traced

February 26, 2003
A bombmaker's identity can be traced from DNA left on bomb fragments after an explosion. This will make it easier for terrorists to be brought to trial. When researchers set up an experiment to see whether DNA could be detected... continued

Would You Want to Know?

February 26, 2003
It could come next year, or not for a million years, but some day an asteroid will be heading this way. If an impact couldn't be avoided and the result would be devastating, would you want to know? Or would... continued

After Saddam, it’s Iran, Libya and Syria

February 26, 2003
The U.S. won't rest after getting rid of Saddam Hussein. According to Richard Perle, of the U.S. Defense Advisory Board, our next targets will be Iran, Libya and Syria. He says, "Change is needed in all those three countries and... continued

Gene Makes You Sensitive to Pain?or Not

February 25, 2003
A small variation in a single gene makes the difference when it comes to how much pain you can stand. This gene makes catechol-O-methyl transferase (COMT), an enzyme that cleans up the brain chemical linked with pain sensation. A guy... continued

Gas Gobbling Trees

February 25, 2003
Scientists have invented fake trees that can clean up carbon dioxide emissions. Now Brazilian botanist Marcos Buckeridge has found a living tree that's a CO2 gas gobbler. The Jatoba is a rainforest tree that grows much faster in atmospheres with... continued

Was Stalin Murdered to Avoid World War III?

February 25, 2003
The Soviet leader Joseph Stain died fifty years ago, on March 5th, 1953. According to the official statement, he died of a brain hemorrhage, but one historian thinks he was poisoned, since he was about to plunge his country into... continued

Iran Getting Ready to Fight

February 25, 2003
Iran used to be our enemy but lately, they've been acting more friendly. But the war against Iraq has them worried, and they're getting technological assistance from China and North Korea in order to develop missiles and weapons of mass... continued