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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

Middle Eastern Pollution?Old & New

November 28, 2001
Toxins produced by the mines and smelters of thousands of years ago may be affecting the health of people living today in the Middle East. ?Even after 2000 years of dilution by environmental agencies such as wind, the heavy metals... 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

Osama bin Laden Spotted

November 27, 2001
Osama bin Laden was spotted in a fortified encampment 35 miles from Jalalabad a few days ago. Hazarat Ali, the law and order minister for the eastern shura or council, which controls three major provinces in eastern Afghanistan, says informants... continued

U.S. Will Invade More Countries

November 27, 2001
According to the Sunday Times of London, the war on terrorism will soon be extended to three new countries, with targets linked to al-Qaeda in Somalia, Sudan and Yemen at the top of the hit list. ?We have the wind... continued

First Human Clones

November 27, 2001
The scientists at Advanced Cell Technology, in Worcester, Massachusetts, claim they have cloned the first early human embryo. They want to create genetically matched replacement cells for patients with a wide range of diseases, and say they have no interest... continued

Where Asteroids Come From

November 27, 2001
Over the past millions of years, Earth has taken some major hits from asteroids. Where do these huge boulders come from and why are they in orbits near the Earth? Scientists now think the sun is to blame. Asteroids most... continued

Christmas at Unknowncountry.com

November 27, 2001
If you?re scared to go to the mall this season, or just don?t want to fight the throngs of bargain hunters, consider doing your Christmas shopping at our website store. Click on the ?store? tab at the top of the... continued

China Sending Man to the Moon

November 26, 2001
China is planning to send a man to the moon by 2005, as part of its space program. The mission is part of Beijing?s plans to join the United States and Russia as the only nations to have sent humans... continued

FBI Can Read What You Type

November 26, 2001
The FBI is developing software capable of inserting a virus onto a computer and obtaining encryption keys. Using this software, known as ?Magic Lantern,? agents can read data that has been scrambled, a tactic that is employed by criminals to... continued