2019-03-01
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Manmade Bacteria Could Destroy Life on Earth
February 12, 2001Four scientists have leaked information about research that produced a genetically-modified bacteria capable of destroying all life on earth. Elaine Ingham, a soil ecologist at Oregon State University, was part of the team that prevented the bacteria from being released... continued
Global Warming on Mars
February 12, 2001We humans are becoming experts at creating global warming, and we've finally found a place where our talents are needed: Mars. At a recent NASA conference, "The Physics and Biology of Making Mars Habitable," scientists discussed ways that future colonists... continued
Invasion of the Toxic Toads
February 12, 2001No, it's not a horror movie-it's real life in Florida. Marine toads are native in an area from Mexico and Central America to the Amazon. They first arrived in Florida in 1955, when a shipment imported by a pet dealer... continued
Need To Prepare for Huge Flu Epidemic
February 12, 2001Today, the flu is something that causes you to feel lousy and miss work for a week, but in 1918, a global flu pandemic killed 40 million people. Scientists are warning it could happen again. "The natural history of influenza... continued
New Rocket Could Cut Mars Travel Time from Months to Weeks
February 9, 2001A new type of nuclear reactor could make it possible for us to travel to Mars in as little as two weeks. Yigal Ronen, professor of nuclear engineering at Ben-Gurion University in Israel, believes that a little-known isotope called americium-242m... continued
Good News About Cellphones: They Can Monitor Your Vital Signs
February 9, 2001Scientists at Bell Labs in New Jersey have discovered that your cellphone reveals your vital signs, even when you don't answer it. Victor and Olga Boric-Lubecke noticed that some of the microwaves transmitted by the cellphone's antenna bounce back to... continued
Catalytic Converters May Cause Pollution
February 9, 2001Catalytic converters are supposed to clean up car exhaust and prevent air pollution, but new research shows that they are polluting the atmosphere instead. Italian and French researchers have found dangerous heavy metals from converters far away from their sources,... continued
The Moon May Predict Earthquakes
February 9, 2001If we knew an earthquake was on the way, vulnerable populations could be evacuated and tragedies like the huge death toll in India could be prevented. Scientists have tried to discover a method for predicting earthquakes for years, without success.... continued
Push Button Orgasms
February 9, 2001We've read about it in science fiction, but now it's true: a scientist has patented a machine that delivers an orgasm to a woman at the push of a button. Stuart Meloy, a surgeon in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, got the... continued
Chemtrails Mystery Over Northern California
February 9, 2001Composer Steven Halpern, a Dreamland listener, has recorded an exceptional pattern of apparent chemtrails over northern Marin County in California. Halpern obtained a number of pictures that clearly illustrate the phenomenon's classic crosshatch pattern. The most recent patterns appeared during... continued