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African Animals Survive With AIDS

January 31, 2002
AIDS will surpass the Black Death as the world?s worst pandemic if the 40 million people living with HIV or AIDS do not get life-prolonging drugs. The illness has killed 25 million people since the early 1980s, and an estimated... continued

Deadly Storms in Europe

January 31, 2002
At least 17 people have died and hundreds of thousands have been left without electricity by the storms which have ripped across northern Europe. Cars have been overturned, power cables are down, and trees have been uprooted. Ships have been... continued

New GM Food: Meat and Veg. In One Bite

January 31, 2002
Japanese scientist Akira Iritani has implanted spinach genes in pigs. This is the first time that plant genes have been successfully transplanted into an animal. The pigs contain a gene called FAD2, which converts saturated fat into an unsaturated fat... continued

Has Free Energy Been Found?

January 30, 2002
The secret of free energy may have been discovered by a an electrical engineer in Ireland. The 58-year-old electrical engineer is not revealing his identity for ?security and publicity-avoidance reasons.? He has spent 23 years perfecting what he calls the... continued

Newest Crime: Identity Theft

January 30, 2002
Identity theft was the leading consumer fraud complaint last year. Of the 204,000 complaints compiled by the Federal Trade Commission, 42 percent involved identity theft.. The figures come from a government database that collects complaints from more than 50 law... continued

New Stem Cell Does Not Use Embryos

January 30, 2002
A stem cell has been found in adults that can turn into any tissue in the body. Until now, only stem cells from early embryos were thought to have such properties. If the finding is confirmed, it will mean cells... continued

Radio Station Explosion–A Correction

January 29, 2002
On January 28, we published a story to that an investigation by WJKM Radio in Tennessee had revealed, among other things, the following: Military personnel in black uniforms had been seen near a supposedly abandoned nuclear power plant in the... continued

Fear of Flying Can Be Lethal

January 29, 2002
Fear of flying may be the main cause of the potentially fatal condition known as deep vein thrombosis (DVT) which affects up to 30,000 long distance travelers a year. Until now, it was believed that DVT, often called ?economy class... continued

More Mystery Cats

January 29, 2002
The British Big Cat Society says sightings of strange cats in the countryside are on the increase. There were 438 sightings reported last year. Scotland had the most, with 85 sightings of big cats, followed by Wales with 72. The... continued

Two Exquisite Cities May Drown

January 29, 2002
There is a serious risk that the river Seine will burst its banks in Paris and surrounding areas sometime this winter. Areas of central Paris on both sides of the river could be submerged. The last time this happened was... continued