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Anne’s Diary: Our Gurus

April 13, 2001
Since we?ve taken over Dreamland, Whitley and I don?t travel much anymore. You can?t go too far when you have to be home by Sunday night. For now, we let our Gurus travel for us, because they not only have... continued

Got Some Fat? Good! You can Use It.

April 13, 2001
Finally?A Use For That Fat Researchers at UCLA and the University of Pittsburgh have found a legitimate scientific use for your spare tire and love handles. When removed through liposuction, stem cells can be isolated from the fat. Stem cells... continued

CSICOP Founder Says Denial is not Skepticism

April 12, 2001
A fundamental change may be taking place in the way that science views the UFO phenomenon. For years, prominent members of the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal have issued blanket denials that UFOs were worth... continued

Severe Geomagnetic Storm Hits Earth

April 11, 2001
Between 9 and 10 AM on Wedneday, April 11, a severe geomagnetic storm struck earth. Auroras may be visible into the middle lattitudes tonight, which would include most if not all of the United States. A G-4 level magnetic storm... continued

Was Lethal Gas the Mummy’s Curse?

April 11, 2001
It sounds like a scene from ?Raiders of the Lost Ark,? but it?s true: some of Egypt?s ancient monuments contain high levels of the lethal gas radon. Radon is produced by the decay of uranium, which is contained in the... continued

New Planets Found–One in ‘Life Zone.’

April 11, 2001
An international team of astronomers has announced the discovery of 11 distant planets, bringing the number of known planets outside our solar system to 63. One of the planets is in an Earth-like orbit around a sun-like star. It is... continued

Scientists Go for the Ghosts

April 11, 2001
The most comprehensive scientific investigation into the existence of ghosts ever attempted is taking place in Edinburgh, Scotland. Over the next two weeks, 10 researchers, aided by more than 200 members of the public, will try to record the presence... continued

Popular Magazine Says UFOs are Real

April 10, 2001
For the first time, a large-circulation general interest magazine in the U.S. has unequivocally stated that UFOs are real. The May, 2001 issue of ?Popular Mechanics? contains the provocative lead story ?When UFOs Land,? which talks about the investigations by... continued

Another X-Class Solar Flare Blacks Out Radio

April 10, 2001
A powerful X-class solar flare erupte at 1:25 AM EDT Tuesday, causing radio blackouts across the eastern hemisphere of earth and triggering a minor radiation storm. The flare hurled a coronal mass ejection directly toward earth. This CME joins another,... continued

Why We Spied on China

April 10, 2001
U.S. intelligence officials say that the U.S. surveillance aircraft that collided with a Chinese jet on April 1st was gathering electronic evidence about an underground nuclear test that China is preparing to conduct. The test preparations were spotted by a... continued