Mysterious Deaths of Scientists

May 14, 2002
Eleven microbiologists have mysteriously died over the span of five months. Some of them were world leaders in developing weapons-grade biological plagues. Others were the best in figuring out how to stop millions from dying because of biological weapons. Still... continued

Earth Impact Inevitable

May 13, 2002
Sooner or later, a catastrophe from space will wipe out almost all life on Earth, according to Dr Arnon Dar of the Technion Space Research Institute in Israel. A particular type of exploding star going off anywhere in our region... continued

Glacier Collapse Not Due to Global Warming?

May 13, 2002
The collapse of a giant glacier 10 times the size of Manhattan near Antarctica last week is a natural occurrence and has not been induced by global warming, according to the British Atlantic Survey (BAS). "From the size of it,... continued

Computer Virus Alert

May 13, 2002
An ancient computer virus has been turned into a nasty "double-infected" virus. Anti-virus software makers say some versions of the widespread computer virus Klez.h hides a mutation of a very destructive virus first seen in 1998 and known as Chernobyl... continued

Sneak Preview of Crop Circle Movie

May 13, 2002
Swirled News is proud to present, as far as we are aware, the very first review anywhere of the forthcoming Mel Gibson movie ?Signs,? which involves crop circles. Through genuinely staggering chance, some US correspondents of ours were able to... continued

Depressed Women Live Longer

May 13, 2002
Wouldn?t you know it?they say the good die young, but it turns out the happy may too. Scientists have discovered that mildly depressed older women tend to live longer than those who are not depressed at all. This is contrary... continued

Another TWA 800 Explosion

May 10, 2002
The explosion of a Russian airliner over the Black Sea on Oct. 4, which was not reported in the media here, raises an interesting question relating to the crash of TWA Flight 800 off Long Island five years ago. Both... continued

It?s Tough Being a Mom

May 10, 2002
Mothers who have complained through the centuries that their sons will be the death of them may be right -- a Finnish study shows having boys shortens a woman's life span. Each son takes an average of 34 weeks off... continued

UFOs Don?t Exist?Or Do They?

May 10, 2002
A new book published in the U.K. claims?yet again?that UFOs are a form of cultural mass hysteria. British researchers David Clarke and Andy Roberts, who say they uncovered thousands of previously secret government and military reports and investigated dozens of... continued

Tests Prove Anthrax Came From U.S.

May 10, 2002
The DNA sequence of the anthrax sent through the U.S. mail in 2001 has been revealed and confirms suspicions that the bacteria originally came from a U.S. military laboratory.The data released uses codenames for the reference strains against which the... continued