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Next Terrorist Attack by Sunday?

December 12, 2001
John Walker Lindh, the American Taliban fighter captured by Marines in Afghanistan has told American officials in intelligence debriefings that al Qaeda?s next attack on the U.S. will occur at the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which... continued

Racism Part of Evolution

December 12, 2001
A new study finds that racism is a product of human evolution, although it is not programmed into the brain. This means that prejudice towards people of other races can be changed. The research suggests that the tendency to notice... continued

Creators of Computer Virus Arrested

December 12, 2001
Four teenagers, aged 15 and 16, who created a computer virus in early December which infected computers via the internet worldwide, have been arrested in Israel. The high school students have confessed to creating and spreading the Goner Windows virus.... continued

Astronauts May Operate on Each Other

December 12, 2001
NASA is developing a system to train astronauts to do surgical operations on each other. On long space missions, astronauts could be many months away from the nearest surgeon. They are especially concerned about bone fractures, and on a manned... continued

Silly SETI Survey

December 11, 2001
Since the first SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) observations in the 1960s, there have been scientists studying the possibility of life beyond Earth who have little or no formal training in astronomy, physics, or engineering. These are social scientists, with... continued

U.S. Bioterrorism Vote May Weaken Anti-Terrorist Coalition

December 11, 2001
A recent international conference on germ warfare ended in anger and chaos after the United States cut off discussions about enforcing the 1972 Biological Weapons Convention. The 1972 treaty, ratified by the United States and 143 other nations, bans the... continued

Health Risks From Space Travel

December 11, 2001
According to a NASA study, the medical risks -- both physical and psychological -- of long journeys in space remain are far greater than the public has been led to believe. After 40 years of space travel, information on stresses... continued

Second Space Tourist Ready to Go

December 11, 2001
A 28-year-old South African internet tycoon will become the second space tourist after three out of five Russian Space and Aviation Agency departments have approved his mission to the International Space Station (ISS) in April 2002. The three departments have... continued

Egypt Warns of War

December 10, 2001
Egypt has warned the United States that the latest Israeli military offensive against the Palestinians could spread into a confrontation with the entire Arab world. President Hosni Mubarak has told Washington it will not tolerate Israeli destruction of the government... continued

Global Warming–on Mars

December 10, 2001
Mars may be undergoing a period of profound climate change, according to a new study based on observations made by NASA's Mars Global Surveyor that show a dramatic loss of snow at the south pole. It is not yet clear... continued