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China Will Mine the Moon

May 21, 2002
China is planning to establish a base on the Moon to mine its mineral resources. Beijing has not yet put a human astronaut into space, but Chinese scientists say they expect to do so within three years. Ouyang Ziyuan, a... continued

Cat Talk, Sniffer Bees & Glowing Fish

May 20, 2002
Cats, which have lived alongside people for thousands of years, have adapted their "meows" to better communicate with humans, according to Nicholas Nicastro and Michael Owren of Cornell University's Psychology of Voice and Sound Laboratory. "Cats are obviously very dependent... continued

Smoking Kills Brain Cells

May 20, 2002
Nicotine can kill brain cells and stop new ones forming in the hippocampus, a brain region involved in memory, says Pier Piazza of France's National Institute for Health and Medical Research (INSERM) in Bordeaux. The finding might explain the cognitive... continued

Vatican: Keep Sex Abuse Secret

May 20, 2002
Roman Catholic bishops should avoid telling congregations that their parish priests sexually abused children if the bishops believe the priests won?t do it again, according to Vatican official Gianfranco Ghirlanda. He says church leaders have no legal or moral responsibilities... continued

Threat of New Attack Bigger Than 911

May 20, 2002
U.S. intelligence agencies say, "There has been an increased level of [al Qaeda] chatter and activity," meaning another terrorist attack could be in the works. A government official says the volume of communications among suspected al Qaeda operatives "has definitely... continued

New Whitley?s Journal Entry

May 18, 2002
Whitley writes, ?After all these years, I have had another series of close encounters. I still don't know what actually happens during these experiences, and I probably would not have reported these, except that one of them involves a warning... continued

Killer Heat in India

May 17, 2002
More than 622 people have died in a heat wave in southern India during the past week.Temperatures soared to 120 degrees F near the Bay of Bengal. It has been an abnormally hot May in southern India, with dry winds... continued

Missionaries Responsible for Bush Meat

May 17, 2002
Chris Opondo, an African anthropologist, and Dr. Ann Stroud, a systems agronomist, both of the African Highlands Initiative (AHI), say Christian missionaries are responsible for the growing consumption of bush meat. They say the churches' efforts to change traditional African... continued

Mystery School Deaths

May 17, 2002
A Pennsylvania school district is trying to figure out whether the deaths of six students since December are connected. 13-year-old student Jessica Batdorf collapsed April 22 while walking to her homeroom with friends at East Pennsboro Middle School and died... continued

Oxygen Fails on Space Station

May 17, 2002
The crew of the International Space Station was forced to activate back-up oxygen generating equipment on Wednesday after the ISS's main supply system broke down.Russian engineers are struggling to repair the main "Elektron" oxygen supply system, which is located in... continued