Another World Series Earthquake?

October 23, 2002
Will 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, 2002
While 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, 2002
Ever 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, 2002
U.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, 2002
An 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, 2002
As 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, 2002
Scientists 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, 2002
German 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, 2002
Whitley'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, 2002
Scientists 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