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Are We Going to War for Oil?
December 11, 2002It's now been discovered that what was once thought to be an oil bonanza in Central Asia?with more oil than exists in the Middle East?is actually a bust. And despite government support of hydrogen fuel cells, research indicates that these... continued
Chris Reeve May Walk Again
December 11, 2002Actor Christopher Reeve could make a full recovery from paralysis if his spinal injury can be fixed. He became paralyzed from the neck down in 1995 after damaging his spinal cord in a riding accident, but doctors at the Washington... continued
Mysterious Blasts at Cheney House
December 11, 2002People living near Vice President Dick Cheney are hearing mysterious, earth-shaking blasts coming from the U.S. Naval Observatory, which has been the site of the vice president?s residence since 1974. The Navy says the explosions are part of a classified... continued
The Rocket Guy
December 10, 2002Brian Walker is known as the "Rocket Guy" because he's built his own rocket, which he plans to ride into space. "Hopefully I'll launch from the black rock desert in Nevada," he says. He?s been working on Project RUSH (Rapid... continued
Mayan Temples Have Sound Effects
December 10, 2002If you clap your hands in front of the 1,100-year-old Temple of Kukulcan, in the ancient Mayan city of Chichen Itza, the pyramid chirps a reply in the voice of the sacred quetzal bird. "Now I have heard echoes in... continued
Warming Up in Strange Places
December 10, 2002Melting was so severe on the Greenland ice sheet this summer that some of the scientists there weren?t sure they would be able to get off. "We had come in with a fixed-wing aircraft landing on skis," says Konrad Steffen... continued
Cancer Capital of the World
December 8, 2002Marin County in California has been called "the breast cancer capital of the world" because it has an unusually high rate of breast cancer?as does Long Island, New York. Residents suspect environmental causes, but epidemiologist Tina Clarke says, "It's not... continued
Viagra Violence
December 8, 2002Doctors have noticed that the impotence drug Viagra can cause aggressive behavior and sexual violence. In July, Dr. Harold A. Milman published an article in the Annals of Pharmacotherapy about more than 12,000 reports of violence in men who took... continued
Was Bigfoot a Prank?
December 8, 2002Ray Wallace, one of the first Bigfoot researchers, died of heart failure on November 26 at age 84, and his family now says he created the Bigfoot prints he claimed to have discovered in 1958. "Ray L. Wallace was Bigfoot.... continued
Poll on “Taken”
December 8, 2002The new series "Taken" on the Sci Fi channel seems like an abductee's dream come true?at last the media is taking us seriously. Our new poll asks: Will the Sci Fi series "Taken" make more people believe close encounters are... continued