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Mexican Volcanoes About to Blow
May 24, 2002A 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, 2002The 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, 2002Richard 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, 2002Bryan 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, 2002John 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, 2002Declan 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, 2002The 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, 2002Amanda 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, 2002Dawn 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, 2002While 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