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Waters Rising
February 27, 2002Professor Mark Meier of the University of Colorado says scientists have seriously underestimated the rise in sea levels that will occur this century. His team came to this conclusion by examining the rate at which glaciers and ice caps are... continued
Big Wave Coming
February 27, 2002One day, a giant wave, 425 feet high, traveling 125 mph, could crash into Sydney, Australia, wipe out the beaches of California or drench the golf courses of northeast Scotland. Mega-tsunamis have happened in the past, and no coastline in... continued
Vampires Are Real
February 26, 2002Whitley Strieber published his novel "The Last Vampire" last year and has just completed the sequel, "Lilith's Dream," which will be published in October. Despite all this vampire writing, we never thought that vampires might be real, but recent news... continued
Controlling Light and Energy
February 26, 2002A team of scientists at the Rowland Institute in Massachusetts, led by Prof Lene Hau, have succeeded in making a pulse of laser light slow down to a complete halt. Then, after about a thousandth of a second, they made... continued
Food?More Dangerous Than Ever
February 26, 2002Dangerous bacteria are becoming a bigger problem than ever as new germs arrive in imported products and microbes already here evolve into new forms. In a report for the Institute of Food Technologists, scientists report that the increasing use of... continued
A Voice in Your Head
February 26, 2002While people who claim to have come face to face Visitors from other worlds differ in the details of their encounters, there?s one thing they all have in common: they all say the Visitors spoke to them with a voice... continued
Card Trick Solution
February 25, 2002Here?s the solution: A DIFFERENT set of cards comes up on the screen each time. That?s why the card you choose is always missing, no matter which one it is. They are ALL different. To play the game again,click here.... continued
Another Mystery Cat Seen in Scotland
February 25, 2002Scottish businessman Steven Clark had heard the legends of the giant mystery cats, but he never believed in them until he saw the green eyes of the Beast of Bennachie, peering through the undergrowth at him. As it glided away... continued
Mars Life is Possible
February 25, 2002Scientists have found a place on Earth that they believe is the same as conditions on Mars and on Jupiter?s moon Europa. Since the site is teeming with a large number of microbes, they believe that Mars and Europa could... continued
Iraq Attack?Will We Do It Alone?
February 25, 2002Vice President Dick Cheney says any future ?aggressive action? against Iraq will be backed by the international community. ?I think if aggressive action is required, I would anticipate that there will be the appropriate support for that both from the... continued