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Drought Emergency Throughout U.S.

March 19, 2002
States from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific are experiencing severe drought conditions. This nationwide drought is more serious than the usual dry spell. The entire state of Wyoming has been declared a drought disaster area, and large areas of... continued

Huge Piece of Antarctica Floats Away

March 19, 2002
A piece of the Antarctic ice shelf the size of Delaware has shattered and separated from the continent in the largest such event in 30 years. The Larsen B shelf on the eastern side of the Antarctic Peninsula has fragmented... continued

CIA May Be Behind Anthrax Terrorism

March 19, 2002
On the English T.V. show Newsnight, reporter Susan Watts and Milton Leitenberg, of the Center for International & Security Studies at the University of Maryland, interviewed Dr. Barbara Rosenberg, of the Federation of American Scientists. Rosenberg recently publicly stated that... continued

Is Monsanto Evil?

March 19, 2002
Read the new Insight piece, ?Monsanto?Is It the Most Evil Company on Earth?? and decide for yourself. To read the article,click here. To learn more about the dangers of genetically-modified foods, read ?Genetically Engineered Food: A Self-Defense Guide for Consumers?... continued

Asteroid Nearly Hit Us?And Nobody Noticed

March 18, 2002
One of the largest asteroids known to have made a close approach to Earth flew past about 300,000 miles away on March 8, but nobody noticed it until four days later. When the object, which has been named 2002 EM7,... continued

Only a Few Left

March 18, 2002
We have only a few left of the following items in the ?sale? section of our store. We thought you?d want to know, so you can snap one up before they?re out of stock. Most of these fascinating items can... continued

Take Your Next Vacation in Space

March 18, 2002
The Suborbital Corporation, a Russian space company, has developed a reusable ship for space tourists who can pay $100,000 to spend three minutes in zero gravity on a suborbital flight. This may seem like a lot, but it?s much less... continued

Mystery Spot on Jupiter

March 18, 2002
Researchers have noticed a mysterious dark spot near Jupiter?s north pole and watched it develop for more than two months. It was photographed by the Cassini spacecraft, which is a NASA-operated robot, but was only spotted recently, when researchers were... continued

Another Silent Spring

March 18, 2002
Maryland's Baltimore orioles could vanish altogether in this century due to dramatic changes in migration patterns influenced by global warming. A new study due out soon from the National Wildlife Federation and the American Bird Conservancy suggests that the effects... continued

Google Jokes

March 15, 2002
The internet search site Google is being used by some people to play jokes on their friends. These people have found a way to improve the rankings of particular webpages, to make sure a site is near the top of... continued