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HIV Superbugs Could Be On the Way
June 20, 2001In poor African countries, patients with HIV often cannot afford their medicines, even when they are heavily discounted in cost. Africa is home to 26.5 million of the 37 million people in the world living with HIV. Scientists fear the... continued
Are UFOs Real? Now it’s Not Worth a Bet
June 20, 2001In England it?s legal to bet on virtually anything, as long as you do it through a bookie. Now bookies have slashed the odds on the Prime Minister officially announcing that aliens are real. The move comes after Scottish news... continued
Global Warming Solution: Move the Earth
June 19, 2001Scientists at NASA have found a new way to combat global warming: move the Earth to a cooler spot, farther away from the Sun. This may more than double the time that life can survive on our planet. The Sun... continued
Researcher May Have Broken Code of Intricate Crop Circle
June 19, 2001The crop circle pictured here appeared on June 3 at Wakerley Woods, Barrowden, Northamtonshire. Local residents had not seen it the day before its appearance, suggesting that it may not be hoaxed. Further testing will be needed before it can... continued
Unusual Astronomical Events, Solar Activity Coincide
June 18, 2001Mars will reach its closest approach to earth of the current opposition on June 21, the summer solstice, the same day that a full solar eclipse takes place in the southern hemisphere. On June 30 Comet Linear C/2001 A2 makes... continued
Crickets & Hoppers Plague Western U.S. (and Turn Pink in Scotland)
June 18, 2001?I?ve got a war on my hands here,? says Scott Overson of the USDA, referring to the recent plague of crickets in Utah. ?They?re cannibals. They?ll eat anything, including each other.? Just one Mormon cricket can consume up to 38... continued
Gencorn Said not to be Allergy Danger
June 18, 2001The U.S. government has stated that there is no evidence that anyone has had an allergic reaction to genetically modified StarLink corn. The corn has spread throughout the U.S. food supply, despite the fact that it was originally supposed to... continued
Deadly Nerve Gas Found in Trash Pile
June 18, 2001Four canisters of the deadly nerve gas sarin were discovered at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal in Colorado. The canisters, each the about the size of a grapefruit, were found in the same scrap pile where six sarin containers were found... continued
Bee Shortage May Affect Food Supply
June 16, 2001Bee Shortage May Effect Food Availability The number of bees in Canada and the U.S. has been steadily dropping, as their habitat is destroyed by mining, forestry and expanding suburbs. They are also killed by natural parasites and farm pesticides.... continued
Thousands of US Dams Could Fail
June 16, 2001In light of the recent flood in Houston, it?s important to consider the state of 1,900 of the 100,000 dams in the U.S: they?re about to break. The barrier across what used to be Lake Senneca in New Jersey was... continued