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Cannibals Still Around

December 17, 2002
Cannibalism may seem like a thing of the past, but it's still going on. In Germany, an apparently respectable middle class software designer ate a microchip engineer. The police caught him after he tried to find a new victim on... continued

We’re Controlled While We Shop

December 17, 2002
Since most of us are doing our Christmas shopping this week, we should know that stores are subtly influencing our purchases. In a store called Once Famous, researchers study customers from behind one-way mirrors?but they?re not looking for shoplifters. While... continued

New ET Search

December 17, 2002
Astronomers around the world have searched the skies for ET using data from radio telescopes, looking for signals from another civilization. Now Nobel laureate Charles Townes thinks we should return to the old-fashioned method of looking through telescopes because bright... continued

Welcome to the UFO Bar

December 17, 2002
The patrons of Benson's Hide-A-Way near Kettle Moraine State Forest in Wisconsin aren?t afraid to talk about their UFO sightings, abductions or missing time experiences. Owner Bill Benson says, "The reason we started the UFO thing was people had this... continued

Pigs Stalk the Countryside

December 15, 2002
For years, residents in parts of England have cowered behind their doors at night, because Big Cats stalk the countryside. Now it's pigs in New Jersey. For weeks, residents there have seen a mysterious 600 pound pig walking the streets.... continued

More Storms Ahead

December 15, 2002
The ice and snow storms that shut down parts of the U.S. may not be over yet?there may be more to come, due to an El Nino in the Pacific Ocean. "El Nino is one of the driving forces behind... continued

Smallpox Vaccine Can be Deadly

December 15, 2002
Smallpox is the worst disease known to man?it killed half a billion people from 1880 to 1980, before it was finally eradicated in 1980. But the smallpox vaccine can be deadly too, and that's the problem we face today. Scientists... continued

Pollution Damage Passed on to Kids

December 13, 2002
Air pollution can cause genetic damage that is passed on by fathers to their children. Tests on mice show that those who breathed air near a smoke-belching steel mill had fewer babies and the ones they did have had more... continued

Will “Taken” Change Anybody’s Mind?

December 13, 2002
In this week's poll, we asked you if you thought the Sci Fi series "Taken" will make more people believe close encounters are real. Most of you are hopeful?52% voted "Yes." However, almost as many of you (40%) think the... continued

Earth Getting Fatter?and Mussels Know Why

December 13, 2002
Not only is there a wave of obesity in the well-fed Western world, but the Earth itself is getting fatter around the middle, caused by global warming. An increase in glacier melting at the poles, along with shifts in ocean... continued