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World Food Shortage From Overfishing

November 30, 2001
The world?s stock of fish may be much lower than we thought, because of unreliable figures released by China about the number of fish being caught. Local Chinese officials, who wanted to impress their bosses, inflated the size of catches... continued

Great Gift Suggestions from Unknowncountry.com

November 30, 2001
Consider doing your Christmas shopping at unknowncountry.com this year. If you click on the ?store? tab at the top of the page, you?ll find wonderful items you won?t see in stores, like our crop circle calendar and Cellguard phone protector.... continued

Afghan Bombs May Affect Birds

November 29, 2001
The war in Afghanistan could have a long-term impact on the birds that migrate from central Asia to India every year. About 200 species of birds--including the Siberian crane, shoveller duck, crested poacher and Arctic tern--leave Russia and central Asian... continued

English Translation of Greenpeace Article

November 29, 2001
Did five people have to die because US biological weapon researchers wanted to receive more money for their work? Greenpeace magazine feels this dreadful assumption may be likely, based on statements from members of a U.S. government delegation. During the... continued

Anthrax Terrorist May Have Been Indentified

November 29, 2001
The anthrax attacks in the United States were probably the work of a member of a U.S. biological warfare program, according to the magazine of Greenpeace in Germany. It says its information comes from a member of a U.S. delegation... continued

A Search for the Chemicals of Alien Life

November 29, 2001
Scientists looking at a star 150 light-years away with the Hubble Space Telescope found that a planet there contains sodium in its atmosphere. This demonstrates that it may be possible to search for the chemical signature of life on planets... continued

Proof Earth?s Magnetic Field Reversed

November 29, 2001
Researchers can now demonstrate that a short-lived change in the earth?s magnetic field really did take place about ten million years ago. Before this, they had evidence that the magnetic fields had reversed, but felt this could have been caused... continued

World May Be Allergic to Euro

November 28, 2001
Two of the eight euro coins that will come into circulation in January contain so much nickel that people allergic to the metal could develop eczema. Just five minutes of contact with one-euro (88 cents) and two-euro coins containing Cupro-nickel,... continued

How to Find Life on Mars

November 28, 2001
Researchers who are searching for evidence of water and organic compounds on Mars need to know how to recognize Martian life forms if Mars rocks are eventually brought back to Earth. Peter Buseck and Martha McCartney, of the NASA Astrobiology... continued

Afghanistan Farmers Planting Poppies Again

November 28, 2001
It?s planting season in eastern Afghanistan, and farmers are busy plowing their fields for next year?s crop of poppies that will eventually be turned into heroin and shipped to the streets of the U.S. and Europe. A few weeks ago,... continued