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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
UFOs or Crop Circles–Or Both?
August 12, 2002Farmers in Greece say that UFOs are destroying their fieldsby landing in them. "This huge circular flying object justfloated down from the skies on to my field," saysAthanassios Tsioukas from the village of Prini. He rushedoff to tell his friends... continued
More Proof of Life on Mars
August 12, 2002Researchers studying a 4.5 billion-year-old Martianmeteorite have found evidence that 25 percent of themagnetic material in it was produced by bacteria from Mars.Ever since the meteorite was recently rediscovered, therehas been a controversy about whether the markings on thesurface are... continued
Can We Move That Asteroid in Time?
August 12, 2002Scientists are studying how to knock an asteroid that'sheading for Earth out of its orbit. Spanish companyDeimos-Space, in its Don Quixote mission, plans to launch apair of probes called Hidalgo and Sancho towards a far offasteroid. One would hit the... continued
West Nile at Your Bird Feeder
August 9, 2002New research shows that house sparrows may be an majorsource of the West Nile virus, and the virus can multiplyinside the birds without killing them. This means thedisease could be as close as your bird feeder, and you'dhave no way... continued
Was Einstein Wrong?
August 9, 2002Australian scientists think the speed of light may not beconstant, which could bring down one of the most basic lawsof modern physics: Einstein's theory of relativity.It's possible that the speed of light has slowed down overbillions of years, and "That... continued