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You Really Do Weigh More on Carpet

July 5, 2002
Do you weigh more if you put your scales on a carpet than you do if they?re on a tile floor? This is a long-standing controversy among dieters. Now researchers say it?s true?you really do seem to weigh more if... continued

Russian Author Says UFOs are U.S. Secret Weapons

July 5, 2002
In his book ?Liquidation of the UFO,? published this year in Russia, Pavel Poluyan says that UFOs aren?t from outer space, but are secret U.S. aircraft first made in the 1940s and used to spy on the Soviets. In a... continued

Great Pyramids are Melting

July 5, 2002
After 4,000 years, the pyramids at Giza are melting away. A new study by the University of California and the University of Sohag in Egypt confirms that water damage, caused by nearby farming, urbanization and housing, has caused the water... continued

Terrorists Stealing Flight Crew Uniforms

July 5, 2002
When it comes to airport security, the news has focused on the shoe bomber and the terrorist shooting at the LAX El Al ticket counter. But in the background, something less dramatic but potentially even more dangerous has been going... continued

Exquisite New Crop Circle

July 5, 2002
An extraordinary crop circle has appeared in the U.K. To see a photo of the circle,click here. To see images of past crop circles,click here. NOTE: This news story, previously published on our old site, will have any links removed. continued

Are Your Kids Too Clean?

July 4, 2002
If you bathe your baby everyday, he or she may have a higher risk of developing asthma or eczema. Scientists at the University of Bristol in the U.K. say a child's immune system needs exposure to dirt in order to... continued

Killer Flu on the Way

July 4, 2002
Killer flu swept through the world 3 times in the last century, and it almost happened again in 1997. Now experts say a killer virus strain my be making its way to our shores from Hong Kong again. The Spanish... continued

Gray, Rainy Cityscapes

July 4, 2002
In black and white noir films from the ?40s, every day seems gray and rainy. It turns out cities make their own weather and yes, it does rain more often in major cities. NASA researchers used their Tropical Rainfall Measuring... continued

Terror Via Computer

July 4, 2002
Until recently, the U.S. thought al-Qaeda was too unsophisticated to attack in cyberspace and figured they would continue trying to attack us with airplanes and dirty bombs. Now they?re changing their minds. The FBI and the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory... continued

For Sex, Use the Patch

July 3, 2002
Gals: If you decide to go for hormone replacement therapy (HRT), the patch is better than the pill when it comes to your sex life. "HRT, when administered via a patch, allows a woman's body to better utilize the androgens... continued