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Drowned Trees Reveal Past Drought

January 16, 2003
There are ancient trees submerged beneath Lake Tahoe, meaning the region was once much drier than it is now. Those trees are remnants of epic droughts over the centuries that lasted so long, they caused Lake Tahoe and other western... continued

Poles Ready to Flip

January 16, 2003
There are large holes in the Earth's magnetic field over the Atlantic and the Arctic, indicating that the north and south poles may be getting ready to reverse positions in a magnetic flip. This would produce a period of chaos,... continued

Your Teeth Tell All

January 16, 2003
Better make friends with your dentist, because he knows all about you. By looking at your teeth, he can tell what's going on in your life and in the rest of your body. A good dentist can spot diseases like... continued

New Words, Much Needed

January 15, 2003
The Washington Post publishes a yearly contest in which readers are asked to supply new meanings for old words and create new ones. Some of these ought to become part of our vocabularies for 2003! Keep reading to find out... continued

Living Life With No Smells

January 15, 2003
62% of Americans over age 53 have anosmia (no sense of smell) or hyposmia (a diminished sense of smell). They can't always taste what they're eating, which can be dangerous in cases of food poisoning. They also can't smell smoke... continued

Abominable Snowman Still Stalks India

January 15, 2003
Villagers in a village in India think that 20-year-old Raja Wasim (known as Raju) was attacked by the legendary Abominable Snowman, when he went outside to feet the family's cattle. He heard a strange noise, and when he turned around,... continued

First Physical Evidence for Bible Story

January 15, 2003
In recent years, even conservative Jewish archeologists have admitted that there is no archeological evidence for most of the Old Testament stories in the Bible. But now some has been found: scientists says a 2,800-year-old stone tablet that describes repair... continued

Knights Templar Search Chapel for Lost Treasure

January 14, 2003
The remaining members of the Knights Templar, who built Rosslyn Chapel in Scotland in the 15th century, are going to use modern, non-invasive technology, such as ultra-sound and thermal imaging, to search the structure for ancient relics. There are legends... continued

Bigfoot Cast May be Real

January 14, 2003
After Ray Wallace died recently, his family revealed that he wore molds on his feet to produce a famous set of Bigfoot tracks. However, scientists think the Skookum Cast, with the impression of a Bigfoot's rear end, is definitely not... continued

Melting Glaciers Reveal Hidden Worlds

January 14, 2003
Global warming, and the resulting glacier melt, may reveal lost secrets of our ancient past that have been hidden for hundreds and thousands of years. Smithsonian anthropologist William Fitzhugh discovered a 4,000-year-old basket in Siberia. "I was digging down through... continued