Carbon Dating Revision May Rewrite History

July 2, 2001
Scientists now say their key tool for dating ancient artifacts might be wrong by 10,000 years, which could push back the timing of key events in history and improve our understanding of climate change and ancient civilizations. Their study could... continued

Dinosaur Extinction May Predict Future

June 30, 2001
Science has now accepted the fact that the dinosaurs were killed 65 million years ago due to an impact from outer space. Could that type of extinction be in our future? Understanding what caused this impact could help to answer... continued

Scientific Study Says Mind Survives Death

June 30, 2001
Strongest-Ever Scientific Evidence. A British scientist studying heart attack patients says he has found evidence that consciousness may continue after the brain has stopped functioning and a patient is clinically dead. This means that science is now confronting the age-old... continued

Mystery Planets Drift Through Space

June 30, 2001
NASA?s Hubble Space Telescope has spotted planet-sized objects wandering through space. What?s unique about them is that they?re loners, with no central star of their own. The lone planets were discovered when Kailash Sahu, of the Space Telescope Science Institute,... continued

Amazon Forest May Have Only 15 Years Left

June 29, 2001
Scientists have been warning us about the destruction of the Amazon rainforest, but now U.S. scientists James Alcock, of Pennsylvania State University, says that the forest could reach a ?point of no return? in as little as 10 or 15... continued

Bamboo Predicts Famines

June 29, 2001
Bamboo is one of the most useful plants on earth. It is used all over the world for food, building materials, medicine, musical instruments, paper, clothing and transportation. In India, it can also predict upcoming famine. India is now working... continued

GM Canola Becomes Uncontrollable Weed

June 27, 2001
Genetically engineered canola has become an uncontrollable weed just months after Monsanto and other manufacturers of genetically engineered seeds claimed that this would not happen. And because the plant was engineered to resist herbicides, it?s tough to kill. ?The GM... continued

Iraq Prepares for War

June 27, 2001
The Iraqi military has been placed on alert around Baghdad and in northern and southern Iraq. This includes the operation of anti-aircraft batteries and the opening of weapons storehouses. Iraq has obtained at least 200 tank transporters from Russia and... continued

Power Producer Intentionally Drove Up Prices

June 26, 2001
Three former workers at a power plant in suburban San Diego owned by Duke Energy told a hearing in the State Legislature that the plant?s managers shut down production units in order to drive up electricity prices. They said they... continued

Nefertiti Mummy Believed Found

June 26, 2001
Mummy of Egyptian Queen Nefertiti Found Nefertiti was known as the ?Great Royal Wife? of the pharaoh Akhenaten, who tried to radically change Egyptian culture by introducing the worship of a single God. Now Egyptologist Susan James claims to have... continued