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Another World Series Earthquake?
October 23, 2002Will the next full moon produce the Big One? Some people are using the moon to predict the major earthquake that is due in California inevitably, while others are looking for signs like pets running away from home. Thirteen years... continued
Close Call for the Internet
October 23, 2002While most of us were innocently surfing away on our computers Monday evening, the entire internet was almost taken down. The FBI has launched an investigation into the attempt to destroy the net by trying to cripple key servers by... continued
What Can We Do About Contrails?
October 22, 2002Ever since its been discovered that contrails increase global warming, researchers have been trying to figure out what to do about it. Jets affect the weather two ways: by emitting CO2 from their engines and also through their contrails. Contrails... continued
Only 12 Finance al-Qaeda
October 22, 2002U.S. intelligence has identified the origins of al-Qaeda funding and discovered that the terrorists are supported by only 12 wealthy sources?all of them from Saudi Arabia. "It is our first big break in understanding al-Qaeda's financial network," says an official.... continued
First Jesus Evidence Discovered
October 22, 2002An inscription on a burial artifact discovered in Israel is "the first appearance of Jesus in the archaeological record," says Hershel Shanks, editor of Biblical Archaeology Review. Scholars have no reason to doubt that Jesus actually lived, but no archeological... continued
How To Be an Eyewitness
October 22, 2002As people are trying to catch glimpses of the DC area sniper, police are concerned about the reliability of eyewitness testimony. Author Elizabeth Loftus says that memory is not "preserved in stone, but a living thing that changes shape, expands,... continued
Even Anxiety is Genetic
October 21, 2002Scientists have developed a database of genetic information from Iceland's small population, where everyone is related to everyone else, and have new clues about what causes both mental and physical illness. This information is finally helping to answer the age-old... continued
Climate Changed by Cosmic Rays
October 21, 2002German scientists have discovered groups of charged particles in the lower atmosphere that eventually cause dense clouds to form. These particles are generated by cosmic rays coming from the Sun. The clouds which are formed play a major role in... continued
Meet Whitley in Austin
October 21, 2002Whitley's last stop on his book tour will be at Bookpeople in Austin, Texas at 7PM on Thursday, October 24. Whitley Strieber's new novel, Lilith's Dream, has received a 5-Star review from Amazon.com's number one reviewer, Harriet Klausner. She says,... continued
WHY is the baby crying?
October 21, 2002Scientists may have come up with the answer to the question every parent wants answered: why is their baby crying? You've fed him, changed him, taken his temperature?nothing works. If only he could tell you what's wrong. Now a device... continued