Kids on Ritalin Have Smaller Brains

October 10, 2002
Children with serious attention problems have smaller brains, but scientists say medication is not to blame. A 10-year U.S. study shows that the brains of children and teenagers with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are 3% to 4% smaller than... continued

A Chance to Meet Whitley (and Lilith)

October 10, 2002
Whitley's exciting new novel "Lilith's Dream" is now in bookstores everywhere! Publisher's Weekly says, "Strieber remains a superb prose stylist, with a coherent and persuasive vision of vampirism..." This is the book that Whitley talked about on Coast to Coast... 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

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

Insight: The Mystery of Pine Gap

October 7, 2002
There are at least ten top secret American facilities in Australia, with Pine Gap, outside Alice Springs, being classified as the most important. At the time the agreement to establish Pine Gap was signed by the Australian government, its purpose... continued

Green Meteors May Forecast UFOs

October 7, 2002
During the 1948-1952 UFO flap, green fireballs kept appearing over the western U.S. These were officially classified as meteors, and appeared in the same general area of the country as the green fireball that was seen last weekend in the... continued

New Planet in Our Solar System

October 7, 2002
A new planet has been discovered in our solar system, that is circling the sun out farther than Pluto. It's about 800 miles across?half the size of Pluto, which was discovered 72 years ago?and circles the Sun every 288 years.... continued