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Anthrax Powder: We Made It Too

December 13, 2001
Officials at Dugway Proving Ground in Utah say U.S. Army scientists have produced dry anthrax powder in recent years, according to reports in The Washington Post, The New York Times and the Baltimore Sun. The statement from Dugway did not... continued

New Meteor Shower

December 13, 2001
We were treated to the latest Leonid meteor storm last month, and now it?s time for the annual Geminid meteor shower, which peaks this year on December 13th and 14th. You can see it best beginning just after sunset today,... continued

New Places Needed to Grow Crops

December 13, 2001
Scientists warn that agricultural harvests in some parts of the world could fall by about one-third as global temperatures increase. Farmers growing crops like rice and wheat will find it harder to set seed, and they will have to find... continued

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

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

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