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Our Unstable Sun

January 21, 2002
Solar activity reaches its height every 11 years, when solar flare erupt solar flares erupt near sunspots daily. Coronal mass ejections, composed of billion-ton clouds of magnetized gas, fly away from the Sun and hit the surrounding planets. The Sun?s... continued

New AIDS Vaccine Fails

January 21, 2002
Harvard AIDS researchers working with monkeys say the virus overcame an experimental vaccine by changing a single gene, killing one of the 8 animals being tested. This disappointment doesn?t mean that AIDS vaccines are doomed to fail, but it illustrates... continued

What ?IT? Should Have Been

January 18, 2002
SoloTrek is a new kind of flying machine that you strap on and fly. This compact aircraft lets you takeoff vertically and land literally anywhere. Using readily available fuel, SoloTrek can hover for up to 2 hours, reach speeds of... continued

Anne?s Diary: The ?Experts? Speak

January 18, 2002
Anne Strieber has noticed that a lot of unquestionable pronouncements have been made over the years by so-called ?experts,? and that a lot of these folks ended up with egg on their faces. She looks at some of the gaffes... continued

Feed a Cold, Starve a Fever

January 18, 2002
The advice to ?feed a cold, starve a fever? may be right after all, researchers have discovered. Until now, most doctors and nutritionists have rejected it as myth. But Dutch scientists have found that eating a meal boosts the type... continued

Electric Appliances Cause Miscarriages

January 17, 2002
Researchers suspect that the strong magnetic fields produced by some electric appliances and vehicles increase the risk of miscarriage. ?The studies really represent state-of-the-art research into the causes of pregnancy loss,? says epidemiologist David Savitz of the University of North... continued

Don?t Drive in Finland

January 17, 2002
Anssa Vanjoki, the 45-year-old executive vice president of Nokia?s mobile phones division, set the record for the costliest speeding ticket when he got a $103,000 fine for riding his motorcycle 46 miles an hour in a 31 mph zone in... continued

Mystery Cats & New Nessies

January 17, 2002
A woman was attacked by a big ?Mystery Cat? in Scotland and has bite marks on her thigh to prove it. The woman, who does not want her name released, says the animal grabbed hold of her upper leg and... continued

Can?t Drink Milk? You?re Normal

January 17, 2002
Leena Peltonen of UCLA has discovered the genetic basis for lactose intolerance. Her study supports the theory that retaining the ability to digest milk evolved only in some peoples during the past ten thousand years, as an adaptation to dairy... continued

New: Crop Circle Postcards

January 17, 2002
This is a dark time for the crop circle miracle. Both the National Geographic Channel and the Learning Channel have recently aired blatantly propagandistic anti-circle documentaries. The fact is, government and media hate this miracle because it's new and strange... continued