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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

Russians Caught in Uranium Theft

December 10, 2001
Russian police have arrested seven men who were trying to sell more than 2 pounds of weapons-grade uranium. Russian nuclear experts are examining the capsule containing the uranium to determine its place of origin and determine if it?s the high-level... continued

Underwater City Predates Giza

December 10, 2001
Canadian researchers using a miniature submarine to probe the sea floor off the western tip of Cuba have discovered stone structures deep below the ocean surface that may have been built by an unknown human civilization as far in the... continued

Dreamland Audio Archives Back!

December 8, 2001
After a week's outage caused by server access problems, Live365 is back online and Dreamland is accessible again by clicking on the "Listen Here" button under the logo on the top right of this page. NOTE: This news story, previously... continued

Identify Music With Your Cellphone

December 7, 2001
When you hear a song you like on the radio, but the DJ doesn?t identify it, the researchers at Philips have come up with a new service that will get you the name of it. While the music is playing,... continued