2019-03-01
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Alaska?s Glaciers Thinning
December 14, 2001Alaska contains several thousand valley glaciers, and fewer than 20 of them are advancing, while many of the rest are retreating, according to a study by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) scientist Bruce F. Molnia. Significant glacier retreat, thinning, stagnation, or... continued
Fewer Sun Spots Cause Ice Ages
December 14, 2001In 1611, Galileo Galilei and other astronomers noticed there were fewer sunspots on the sun, and the coldest part of what?s known as the Little Ice Age began shortly after. Now NASA scientists have learned how that reduced solar activity... continued
Why Predators Are Necessary (But Wear Your Bear Suit!)
December 14, 2001A forest without predators may not last long. When predators vanish, herbivore (plant eating) animal populations explode, leading to the mass destruction of plant life and eventually to the destruction of the forest itself. A research team led by John... continued
Four Christmas Books
December 14, 2001Someone asked us, ?Do you have any books that are especially right for Christmas giving?? and surprisingly, the answer is ?yes!? My first suggestion is ?Resurrection of the Shroud? by Mark Antonacci. When Mark came on Dreamland to talk about... continued
Whitley’s Journal: A Surprising Christmas Message
December 14, 2001After an unusually long silence, Whitley Strieber has published a new journal entry. This is not your usual Christmas message. In it, he gives more information than ever before about how his close encounter experiences have affected his life, and... continued
Sudden Climate Change a Reality
December 13, 2001The National Academy of Sciences says that global warming could trigger ?large, abrupt and unwelcome? climatic changes that could severely affect ecosystems and human society. This fulfills the scenario in ?The Coming Global Superstorm,? published last year by Whitley Strieber... continued
Anthrax Powder: We Made It Too
December 13, 2001Officials 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 Places Needed to Grow Crops
December 13, 2001Scientists 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
New Meteor Shower
December 13, 2001We 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
Creators of Computer Virus Arrested
December 12, 2001Four 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