2019-03-01
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We’ve Been Invaded by Aliens–Bacteria, That Is
August 1, 2001A team of international researchers claims to have found what could be the first proof of life beyond our planet: clumps of extraterrestrial bacteria in the Earth?s upper atmosphere. Although they are similar to bacteria on Earth, the scientists say... continued
New Book of the Week: Last Days of Israel
August 1, 2001The mideast is exploding, and there's one journalist with the courage to tell it like it is. In the Last Days of Israel, controversial journalist Barry Chamish asks a very simple question: is Israel on the road to destruction? His... continued
Volcano Could Drown Town
July 30, 2001The crater of Mount Pinatubo is filling with water and scientists warn that it?s about to burst. Pinatubo erupted violently in 1991. Now the lake water level inside the crater is rising, effecting a geological fault in the crater called... continued
Dinosaurs Could be Hatched from Chicken Eggs
July 30, 2001Scientists are planning to hatch dinosaurs from chicken eggs by turning back the evolutionary clock to when birds were dinosaurs. They believe advances in DNA technology could make such a feat possible in 60 to 100 years. Modern birds are... continued
NASA Trashed Evidence of Mars Life
July 30, 2001A University of Southern California scientist says that experiments done more than 20 years ago on Martian soil collected by Viking landers 1 and 2 show that life exists on Mars in the form of microbes. The significance of that... continued
Sudden Climate Change Wrecked Egyptian Old Kingdom
July 30, 2001Over Four thousand two hundred years ago, the first great civilization in Egypt collapsed. The pharaohs of the Egyptian Old Kingdom built the pyramids at Giza, one of the greatest monuments of the ancient world. But after nearly a thousand... continued
Whitley’s On Tour–Don’t Miss It!
July 28, 2001Whitley's new novel, the Last Vampire is out and he's on tour for it this week and next week. August 8 Denver The Tattered Cover 7:30 PM. August 9 Boulder Boulder Bookstore 7:30 PM. August 13 San Francisco Booksmith 7:00... continued
Global Warming to Become Deadly in Asia
July 27, 2001Parts of Asia face deadly climate changes and natural disasters caused by pollution and atmospheric warming, sooner than the rest of the world. Floods in Southeast Asia, glaciers melting in the Himalayas, islands disappearing in rising seas and huge dust... continued
Sudden Climate Change on Mars
July 27, 2001New images from NASA?s Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft show signs of recent climate change dating back about 100,000 years instead of millions or billions, including ?megafloods? that may have triggered climate changes, extensive terrain that closely mimics permafrost areas on... continued
Deadly Mosquitos Spread as Spray Dangers Emerge
July 27, 2001One feared effect of a warmer climate has been the northward movement of tropical pests like the Aedes aegypti mosquito. Now the mosquito, which spreads dengue fever and sometimes even the deadly yellow fever appears to have made it to... continued