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Drought: Worst is Yet to Come
May 6, 2002Jerry Bowen and Jim Axelrod write in cbsnews.com that more than a third of America is now affected by months of drought and the worst is yet to come. While the government believes there will be improvement in the East... continued
Ozone Hole Makes Antarctic Both Cooler & Warmer
May 6, 2002There have been conflicting reports about whether Antarctica is warming up or cooling down. Now scientists have discovered that this has been caused by the ozone hole. Changing wind patterns triggered by the ozone hole are causing some areas to... continued
New Pyramid Found in Egypt
May 6, 2002Archaeologists have discovered the base of a small, 4,500-year-old pyramid believed to have been built for a Pharaonic queen in the desert outside Cairo. This is the 110th pyramid to be discovered in Egypt. The pyramid, made of stone blocks,... continued
Ratbots
May 3, 2002Rats controlled by implants in their brains could one day be used to search for landmines or the buried victims of earthquakes. Researchers have created 5 of these ?ratbots? and succeeded in steering them through an obstacle course by remote... continued
Antarctic Penguins Starving to Death
May 3, 2002Tens of thousands of penguins are starving to death in Antarctica because a vast iceberg has devastated the regional food chain. The B15 iceberg, which covered about 4,400 square miles when it calved in March 2000, has blocked much of... continued
NASA Told Not to Look for Mars Life
May 3, 2002The scientific desire to search for life on Mars is coming into conflict with the need to prevent any such life from endangering the astronauts or the Earth. The National Research Council (NRC) is recommending that safety take precedence over... continued
Squirrel Attack
May 3, 2002Stanford University students are being traumatized by squirrels. The campus squirrels have begun bizarre suicidal death leaps into the path of oncoming student bikers."Yesterday, I was riding my bike along Escondido Road, when all of a sudden, my friend Katie... continued
Half of U.S. Breathes Dangerous Air
May 2, 2002More than half of all Americans breathe polluted air that can damage their health because the government doesn't fully enforce clean air laws, according to the American Lung Association. Standards are in place to cut back pollution, but since they... continued
Attack of the Killer Mold
May 2, 2002Toxic mold is becoming a serious problem nationwide. "Oh this is no hype. This is real. This is very real. And people get very ill from this," says Elena Walker, one of its victims. Walker works at the Houston, Texas... continued
Map May Be 120 Million Years Old
May 2, 2002Scientists at Bashkir State University have found proof of an ancient, highly developed civilization. A large relief map, made by an unknown technology and found in 1999, shows a region in Russia. Today?s military has similar maps of the same... continued