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Toxic Metals Getting into our Food

December 29, 2002
Heavy metals from industrial pollution and sewage sludge may poison the food we eat. Scientists used to think that living organisms, such as snails and worms, could only ingest heavy metals and other pollutants in the soil if they were... continued

Will Bush Keep UFO Promise?

December 29, 2002
On November 4, 2002, President George W. Bush attended a Republican campaign rally at Northwest Regional Airport in Arkansas. Charles Huffer reports, "I had a chance to shake his hand. I reminded him that over two years ago he had... continued

Why Women are More Religious Than Men

December 27, 2002
Sociologists have long known that there are more religious women than men. Professor Rodney Stark thinks we should not ask why women are more religious, but why men are less interested in religion. "When you turn the question around it... continued

What do YOU Think About Cloning?

December 27, 2002
Do you think it will always be immoral or is it only wrong if it doesn't work? Or do you think it's fine to try now? Be sure to vote. In last week's poll, we asked you why the visitors... continued

Raelian Sect Claims First Human Clone

December 27, 2002
The Raelian UFO Religion has claimed that a member of the sect has given birth to the first cloned human child. The baby, a little girl, was born on December 27. She is the first of five the Raelians claim... continued

Robots Replace the Living

December 27, 2002
When a couple wants to test their ability to take care of a child before they have one, they usually get a pet. Now you can go a step further and for $80,000, you can get a childlike robot called... continued

Mysterious Flying Webs

December 26, 2002
Residents of several Texas towns recently saw their skies filled with floating strands that looked like spider webs. They were visible in the air for five hours, and left light power poles wrapped with sticky strands and fuzzy wads of... continued

Future Actors Won’t Always be Real

December 26, 2002
In the film "Simone," Al Pacino created a computer-generated actress he passed off as real. Now this is no longer fiction: for his two sequels to "The Matrix," director Joel Silver mixes real actors in the same scenes with computer-generated... continued

U.S. Moving Backwards on Environment

December 26, 2002
Conservation and environmental groups think there will be an unprecedented assault on environmental laws in the congress, now that they have a Republican majority. Greg Wetstone, of the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), says, "In the absence of any clear,... continued

Think Twice About Out of Office Memos

December 24, 2002
There's evidence that burglars are buying huge lists of e-mail addresses, and sending mass-mailings in the hopes of receiving auto-replies from people saying they're out of the office (and even giving the dates they?ll be away). Once they find out... continued