Mexican Volcanoes About to Blow

May 24, 2002
A small explosion at Mexico's Popocatepetl volcano caused a light fall of ash on Wednesday. The 17,886-foot Popocatepetl volcano has been erupting off and on since December 1994. Scientist have recorded low-level tremors within the volcano, which is 40 miles... continued

Unknowncountry.com Store Expanding

May 24, 2002
The Unknowncountry.com store is getting better--lots better! We're not only expanding our inventory, we're going to branch out into other areas as well. Right now, we're researching things like organic, guaranteed GM-free seeds, vitamins and all sorts of new books.... continued

UFOs: What Are They?

May 24, 2002
Richard Dolan writes, ?The phenomenon of UFOs is so rich in variety of experiences, so filled with fascinating facts, so endless in ways to study it, that even seasoned researchers sometimes gloss over, or even pass over altogether, the most... continued

Why Do Cannibals Do It?

May 24, 2002
Bryan Robinson writes for abcnews.com asking why someone would not only kill, but eat his victims. Experts say a killer's need to dominate his victim may be the motivation behind modern cannibalism. Devouring a victim goes a step beyond taking... continued

GM Experiments Cruel to Animals

May 24, 2002
John Vidal writes in the English newspaper The Guardian that British scientists are genetically modifying and cloning hundreds of thousands of animals a year for no reason other than experimentation, according to the genetics monitoring group GeneWatch. The great majority... continued

Your Private Mail Will Be Searched

May 24, 2002
Declan McCullagh writes in wired.com that a bill has been passed by the U.S. House of Representatives that would allow U.S. Customs agents to open any mailed letter or parcel for almost any reason. The bill, called the Customs Border... continued

Another Iceberg Calves in Antarctica

May 23, 2002
The National Ice Center reports that another new iceberg has broken away from Antarctica. An iceberg the size of St. Lucia Island in the Caribbean Sea broke off from the Lazarev Ice Shelf, a large sheet of glacial ice and... continued

Shark Attacks: Our Fault?

May 23, 2002
Amanda Onion writes in abcnews.com that swimmers have little reason to worry about being bitten by a shark. George Burgess, director of the International Shark Attack File at the Florida Museum of Natural History in Gainesville, Florida, says recent data... continued

Tough Times for Butterflies and Bears

May 23, 2002
Dawn Levy writes that since 1960, biologist Paul Ehrlich and his research group have been conducting a study of the population of Jasper Ridge's Bay checkerspot butterflies. But now they won't be able to continue their study, because the last... continued

Deaths in a Weather War

May 23, 2002
While India and Pakistan threaten to annihilate each other with nuclear bombs, both countries are rapidly losing a weather war caused by global warming. Sundeep Waslekar, director of the International Center for Peace Initiatives, says that even if the 2... continued