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Another TWA 800 Explosion
May 10, 2002The 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, 2002Mothers 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, 2002A 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, 2002The 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
Another Huge Iceberg Calves in Antarctica
May 9, 2002Satellite images from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have detected another in an increasing series of massive icebergs which have broken off the continent of Antarctica. The new iceberg measures roughly 47 miles by 4.6 miles, or almost... continued
Cow Emissions Warming the World
May 9, 2002Trials carried out by New Zealand scientists have shown that changing pastures can directly reduce the emissions of methane - a potent greenhouse gas - from sheep and cattle. The researchers say it all depends on tannins, which are the... continued
House Husbands Can?t Take the Stress
May 9, 2002Men who give up work to become house husbands could be putting their health at risk, suggests a new study. Dr. Elaine Eaker, of Eaker Epidemiology Enterprises in Wisconsin, found that the pressures of staying at home to look after... continued
Europe Wants to Deliver U.S. Mail
May 9, 2002Carter Dougherty writes in The Washington Times that The European Union is demanding that foreign companies be allowed to compete with the U.S. Postal Service. Europe also wants access to American markets for municipal water and waste services. It also... continued
The Joy of Sets
May 9, 2002We once knew a math teacher who breezed into her inner-city middle school classroom and announced, ?Today we?re going to talk about sets.? She was greeted with total, silent attention and was baffled by this, until she realized her students... continued
Smog Protects India from Global Warming
May 8, 2002Black smog is reversing the effects of global warming in India, according to Veerabhadi Ramanathan of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in San Diego. Pollution across the Indian subcontinent is shielding the sun and lowering the winter temperature several degrees.... continued