AIDS?Chimps Survived It, We Will Too

August 26, 2002
Chimpanzees may have survived an epidemic like AIDS two million years ago, which explains why they are now immune to AIDS. This means that eventually?a long time from now?humans will probably be immune too. Chimpanzees have only half as many... continued

Soon You Can Visit Jurassic Park

August 23, 2002
Scientists from Japan and Russia want to create a safari park featuring real mammoths and woolly rhinoceros that will be open to tourists in the next 20 years. They plan to travel to Siberia to look for the frozen carcasses... continued

Giant Hoppers from Hell

August 23, 2002
Central Florida has been invaded by giant 4-inch grasshoppers that are immune to pesticides and taste too bad to be eaten by predators. The Eastern lubber is yellow with red and black markings. It?s too fat to fly, but it... continued

Al-Qaeda Hiding in Iraq

August 23, 2002
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld says al-Qaeda terrorists are inside Iraq and supported by the Iraqi government. "I have said repeatedly that there are al-Qaeda in Iraq," he says. "There are. They have left Afghanistan, they have left other locations,... continued

Drought Makes Bees Mean

August 23, 2002
Recent bee attacks in Arizona have convinced some experts that drought may be making thirsty bees more aggressive. They could be moving into populated areas looking for water. "This is a very real problem," says beekeeper Tom Martin, who thinks... continued

Have U.S. Astronauts Seen UFOs? By Jim Marrs

August 23, 2002
If alien craft truly exist, wouldn't the American astronauts have seen and reported such?....Has this nation's spacefarers confronted the unknown in space? The answer is a resounding "yes." The problem is that the mass media usually fails to widely distribute... continued

To Speak Well, Snip Your Tongue

August 22, 2002
More and more Chinese want to learn to speak English correctly, and many of them are having tongue operations to improve their pronunciation. Plastic surgeons there claim that minor surgery can improve pronunciation overnight. The operation is quick?just a snip... continued

Kiss Your Dentist Goodbye

August 22, 2002
Or least say goodbye to that dreaded drill. Dentists in the U.K. have started using a new treatment which does away with the need for injections, drilling and fillings. The treatment, called Healozone, uses a blast of ozone gas to... continued

Our Best Chance to Eavesdrop on ET

August 22, 2002
Our best chance of picking up a broadcast from intelligent aliens is when the Earth is closest to being directly between our Sun and the transmitting alien star. Robin Corbet, of the Universities Space Research Association, thinks Aliens trying to... continued

Al-Qaeda Was Here a Decade Ago

August 22, 2002
Al-Qaeda terrorism in the U.S. may have started a decade ago, with the assassination of a radical Rabbi Meier Kahane in New York City. On November 5, 1990, as a crowd gathered in a hotel to hear him speak, deadly... continued