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Miracle Medicines From the Rainforest

October 10, 2002
People who scoff at ecologists as "tree huggers" don't realize that most of our modern live-saving medicines come from indigenous people living in the rainforests of the world?which are rapidly being destroyed. Scientists in Venezuela have started a major project... continued

Secret Sounds

October 10, 2002
There are sound waves so low in frequency that we humans can't hear them, but they may be the secret behind both animal communication and haunted houses. Human ears detect sounds in the frequency range of 20 to 20,000 Hertz... continued

Now You Can Meet Lilith

October 9, 2002
Readers who are fascinated with the characters in Whitley Strieber's new novel "Lilith's Dream" can now see one artist's impression of what they look like. Our website artist Dana Augustine, who creates a wonderful new masthead every week for our... continued

HIV Influenced by Where You Live

October 9, 2002
Researchers think the place you live in is as important as your behavior, when it comes to getting HIV. "The risk of individual behavior is enhanced or lessened by the type of place in which it takes place," says Dr.... continued

Special Interview with Robert Bruce

October 9, 2002
Click "Listen Now" at top of this page to hear a new, internet-only interview of Robet Bruce! In Whitley's Journal of September 19, "The Demon Eye of Knowledge,"click here he described the "bugs from hell" that suddenly began attacking him... continued

War Could be Started by an Asteroid

October 9, 2002
Scientists aren't just worrying about the asteroid that's scheduled to impact the Earth in February of 2060?they're also worried about asteroids starting a third World War. Even small asteroids that never hit Earth can be mistaken for nuclear blasts by... continued

Is it Safe to Go to the Hospital?

October 9, 2002
It?s getting almost as dangerous to go to the hospital as it is to stay out of it, because there's been a huge jump in the amount of dangerous bacteria that's resistant to antibiotics that has been found in hospitals... continued

Vampires Living in London

October 7, 2002
Meetings of the London Vampire Group are held in the Ben Crouch Tavern in central London. Member Heidi Taylor says she was born with "natural fangs. I was always strange as a kid, I didn't fit in and I don't... continued

Miracle Birth

October 7, 2002
A scientific miracle has occurred: a mule has given birth to a male foal in Morocco. Mules, which are hybrids created by mating a horse and a donkey, are sterile and cannot reproduce. There are only two other cases where... continued

Silly Science Awards

October 7, 2002
The British are giving out a special version of the Nobel prize, called the IgNobel, for silly scientific research. Among the recent IgNobel winners are a scientist who researched belly button lint. Another award was given to scientists who showed... continued