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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
How to Estimate Size
October 23, 2002Greek scientists have discovered that the length of a man's index finger can accurately predict the length of his penis. Dr. Evangelos Spyropoulos and his team measured the penis length of 52 healthy young males between the ages of 19... 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
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
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
Airports Give Kids Reading Problems
October 21, 2002The noise from airports impairs children's reading ability and long-term memory, but at least some the effects are reversible. Scientists monitored reading, memory, attention and speech perception in schoolchildren before and after the opening of the new international airport nearby.... 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