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Our Ancestors Much Older Than We Thought

April 23, 2002
There are popular cartoons of cavemen co-existing with dinosaurs, even though we know we didn?t come along until well after all the dinosaurs were gone. Now it?s been discovered that the common ancestor of humans, monkeys, apes and other primates... continued

Booze Binges Cause Brain Damage

April 23, 2002
New research shows that rats given large bingeing doses of alcohol every eight hours for four consecutive days experienced brain damage. The area of the brain responsible for smell was damaged after only two days of heavy drinking and other... continued

Whitley?s Journal: Thank You For Your Prayers

April 22, 2002
In his latest journal, Whitley thanks everyone for their prayers on behalf of his sister. To read the latest Whitley?s Journal,click here. NOTE: This news story, previously published on our old site, will have any links removed. continued

Drought Brings Out Water Spies

April 22, 2002
Few residents of Pennsylvania and New Jersey have read -- or can understand ? the new water restrictions and few authorities are enforcing them. So in communities across the region, sprinkler spies are ratting out their neighbors. Officials in 14... continued

Pesticides May Cause Parkinsons

April 22, 2002
Preliminary results from a study of thousands of farmers in Iowa and North Carolina suggest that exposure to several crop pesticides may be linked to the development of Parkinson's disease. Doctors have observed that the neurodegenerative disease is more common... continued

New Superbug Form of Common Childhood Disease

April 22, 2002
Until now, antibiotics have easily killed group A streptococcus, the bacteria that cause strep throat and life-threatening septic infections, but now hospitals have seen a sudden, widespread resistance of the bacteria to widely used antibiotic erythromycin. Strep is becoming a... continued

New Solutions to Oil Problems

April 22, 2002
While Congress was debating whether or not to drill for oil in the Alaskan Wildlife Refuge, NASA scientists have discovered that the Earth?s crust contains enough hydrogen to end the world?s energy problems. Professor Friedemann Freund, of the Ames Research... continued

First Crop Circle of the Season

April 20, 2002
Lucy Pringle reports that the first English cropcircle has been discovered in a field of oil seed rape. It?s 60 feet in diameter and resembles the first circle that appeared during the 2001 season. Note the two round objects at... continued

The Nazification of America or Just Plain Bad Taste?

April 19, 2002
The new 55-cent stamp, introduced by the Post Office in February 2001, displays an eagle which looks uncomfortably like the Nazi eagle. According to Al Martin of Almartinraw.comthis design will also be used for the triangular arm badges and hats... continued

Can?t Sleep? You?re Not Alone

April 19, 2002
Nearly half the population of Singapore suffers from insomnia. A survey released by the European pharmaceutical company Sanofil-Synthelabo shows that among 430 Singaporeans polled, 46 percent were categorized as suffering from insomnia. Only 27 percent of them were aware of... continued