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White House Announces Cheney to be First Human Cloned

April 1, 2001
Calling it?s previous position against human cloning ?a mistake,? the Bush Administration has announced that Vice-President Dick Cheny is to be the first human being to be cloned. The Vice-President is said to be ?excited? by the prospect of being... continued

Leir Implants Eaten by Daughter

April 1, 2001
Dr. Roger Leir's daughter Chrissie has eaten all nine of the alien implants that he has removed from patients over the past three years. The child, 5, was rushed to a local hospital, where she was found to be in... continued

Glenn Confirms Frasier Statement

April 1, 2001
Retired Senator John Glenn has confirmed to reporters that the statement he made on the Frasier television program to the effect that he had ?seen things? during his Gemini mission was correct. The Senator was said to be 'confused' to... continued

FBI Sues Chrysler Over ‘Unibomb’ Name

April 1, 2001
Federal Bureau of Investigation spokesman Lester Headair told reporters today the the Bureau has filed a trademark infringement suit against the Daimler/Chrysler Corp. for itsuse of the name "Unibomb" for its new giant SUV. The Daimler/Chrysler Unibomb is twenty feet... continued

Auroras to be Visible Across Whole US

March 31, 2001
A stronger than expected magnetic storm will make auroras visible across the whole of the northern hemisphere Saturday night. On Friday night, the sky glowed red in the US soutwest and west, and into Mexico. In Norway, the auroras were... continued

World Criticizes Bush for Changing Mind on CO2

March 30, 2001
A week before President Bush broke his campaign pledge to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, EPA chief Christie Todd Whitman warned him in a memo dated March 6 that he needed to demonstrate his commitment to cutting greenhouse gases or risk... continued

Man Got Foot-and-Mouth: Bad Luck or Trend?

March 30, 2001
British medical records indicate that one man contracted Foot-and-mouth disease, previously thought to only affect livestock. During an isolated outbreak of Foot-and-mouth in 1966, Bobby Brewis, aged 35, was diagnosed with the disease and quarantined. The British Medical Journal published... continued

Scientist Fired for Exposing Alaska Oil Risks

March 30, 2001
A U.S. Geological Survey scientist says he was fired for his internet posting of politically sensitive maps illustrating the biodiversity of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge where President Bush wants to drill for oil. ?I had bad timing!? said Ian... continued

Strong Solar Shock Wave Hits Earth

March 30, 2001
NASA's ACE spacecraft recorded a strong interplanetary shock wave at 0025UT on March 31st. The shock wave struck earth's magnetosphere 30 minutes later. The leading edge of the wave was proton-dense and strongly magnetic. These are characteristics that can lead... continued

Scientists Say Other Universes Physically Real and Inhabited

March 30, 2001
Scientist now say we are definitely not alone, that our universe contains an infinite number of other universes, much like our own, called O-regions, and that we may someday be able to contact them. Jaume Garriga, of the University of... continued