2019-03-01
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Comets May Escape into Other Universe
August 14, 2002Comets may be composed of the mysterious "dark matter" thatmakes up 90% of the universe "because they are disappearingand nobody knows where," says Robert Foot of the Universityof Melbourne in Australia. "If I'm right, there is aninvisible mirror universe occupying... continued
Brown Haze Clouds Asia
August 14, 2002Pollution in southern Asia produces a brown haze made up ofsoot, particles, aerosols and other pollutants that affectsrainfall and farming, and causes respiratory disease inhundreds of thousands of people. "The haze is the result offorest fires, the burning of agricultural... continued
Terrorists Use Poison Bombs
August 14, 2002Palestinian bomb-makers have found ways to make their bombseven more dangerous by putting rat poison into them. Thepoison used in the Jerusalem bus bombing of June 17 was ananti-coagulant that caused survivors to bleed uncontrollablyfrom their wounds. Palestinians want to... continued
Was 911 Allowed to Happen?
August 13, 2002William Rivers Pitt tells a chilling story about a lawsuitbeing filed against the U.S. by the families of 14 victimsof 911. They are part of what Pitt calls, "anever-increasing body of Americans who subscribe to what theycall the LIHOP Theory.... continued
No Mad Cow Disease From Deer
August 13, 2002Three hunters recently died of Creutzfeldt-Jakobdisease, meaning chronic wasting disease, which affects deerand elk and is related to Mad Cow disease, can betransferred to humans by eating meat. CWD has become socommon in deer that hunting is seriously threatened in... continued
Al-Qaeda Hacked
August 13, 2002A hacker in Maryland used his computer to attack al-Qaeda.Using ordinary Web tools, Jon Messner, was able to take overthe domian name of al-Qaeda's website www.alneda.com. Heobtained ownership of the site on July 16 in the short timeit took al-Qaeda... continued
History Washing Away
August 13, 2002Catastrophes that leave thousands homeless, such as theforest fires in the western U.S., are always tragic.However, global warming, which brings weather extremes suchas alternating drought and flooding, is even worse becauseit can wash away hundreds of years of human history... continued
Saudis Say U.S. Fundamentalism Dangerous
August 12, 2002The Saudi newspaper al-Watan says Christian fundamentalismis just as dangerous to international peace and security asIslamic fundamentalism. It says the international mediaconcentrates only on Muslim fundamentalism, ignoring thefact that Christian fundamentalism is just as dangerous. The Saudi press thinks the... continued
Now: Listen to The Path
August 12, 2002Whitley Strieber has completed his long awaited book thePath, which details the inner work that he has followed forthe past thirty years. You can listen to excerpts from "ThePath" by clicking on the link at the bottom of this story.... continued
Stink Flower is in Bloom
August 12, 2002An awful stench is wafting from the Huntington BotanicalGardens in San Marino, California, because theAmorphophallus titanum, the smelliest flower in the world,has bloomed. The flower's fragrance has been described as across between excrement and rotting flesh. Conservationassistant Brendan Craughwell says,... continued