2019-03-01
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Pesticides Kill People Instead of Bugs
August 5, 2002Farmers are losing the war against agricultural pests asinsects become immune to chemical sprays. Professor IanCrute of Rothamsted Research in the U.K. says, "Just ashuman health is under threat from antibiotic resistance, socrop health is under threat from insecticide resistance.... continued
Media Lies
August 2, 2002Now that "Signs" is in movie theaters across the country,U.S. newspapers are finally paying attention to the subjectof crop circles, after ignoring them for years. Somejournalists are writing surprisingly open-mindedarticles?including our own hometown paper, the San AntonioExpress-News. Other papers are... continued
Live the Wine Lifestyle
August 2, 2002Lately, researchers have been telling us that red wineprotects us from heart disease. Now they think it may not bethe wine that does it, but the lifestyle that goes alongwith it. A new study of more than 4,400 U.S. men... continued
How to Tell a Fake Crop Circle
August 2, 2002How can you tell a fake crop circle from a real one? Withthe movie "Signs" coming out in August, we can expect to seemore faked circles than ever before. Lucy Pringle, who hasbeen researching crop circles for many years, will... continued
August Terrorism?
August 2, 2002The London-based Ash Sharq al-Awsat newspaper has reportedthat al-Qaeda will carry out a series of terrorist actionsin August and Osama bin-Laden will appear on video shortlyafterwards. Al-Qaeda sources told the paper that "Sheikh bin Laden isalive and will appear in... continued
The Evil Gene
August 2, 2002Scientists have found a gene variation that can cause adultsto become aggressive, antisocial adults when they wereabused as children. This is the first link betweenantisocial behavior and a specific gene. It helps explain why, although almost all adult criminalshave been... continued
Why Ice Ages Happen
August 1, 2002Ice ages may occur when our Solar System passes through thespiral arms of the Milky Way during our orbit around thecenter of the galaxy. Dr. Nir Shaviv of the University ofToronto has found evidence linking changes in the cosmicrays reaching... continued
Scientist Investigates Stigmata
August 1, 2002Mario Martinez, of Vanderbilt University, is investigatingthe causes of stigmata, the mysterious wounds resemblingthose Jesus received when crucified that sometimes appear onpeople's bodies. Usually it turns out to be self-mutilation, he says, but inrare cases, true stigmata occur. ''I wouldn't... continued
Stay Home This Summer
August 1, 2002It's getting downright dangerous to venture outside. Ticksare abundant and mosquito-borne West Nile virus is sweepingthe U.S. Two infected dead crows were even found on theWhite House lawn. West Nile virus first turned up in New York, but it's nowmoving... continued
Iraq War Will Cost Plenty
August 1, 2002A U.S. attack on Iraq could profoundly affect the Americaneconomy, because this time, the United States would have tofoot most of the bills. Eleven years ago, the Persian Gulfwar cost the U.S. and its allies $61.1 billion. $48.4billion of that... continued