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Mad Bee Disease

February 17, 2001
Millions of honey bees in France are suffering from "Mad Bee Disease," becoming too disoriented to find the way back to their hives. If they can't get home again, they die within hours. Environmentalists say the problem can be traced... continued

Did Ancient Greeks Reach America?

February 17, 2001
An article in the latest issue ofAncient American Magazine makes a compelling case that Greek mariners reached the Americas as long ago as the fifth century B.C., possibly traveling as far west as Newfoundland. Rather than relying on maps or... continued

Will MIR Make It Down Safely?

February 17, 2001
The chance that Russia's decrepit space station Mir will crash into the Earth, instead of the Pacific ocean, is as high as one in 33, according to a Russian space control official. Space experts warn that if anything goes wrong... continued

NIDS Study Links UFO/Cattle Mutilation/Helicopter Activity Near Air Bases

February 16, 2001
Robert Bigelow's National Institute for Discovery Sciences has completed a study of a wave of anomalous activity around Malmstrom Air Force Base in Montana that shows a correlation between UFO reports, unusual helicopter activity and cattle mutilations. The wave took... continued

Sun’s Magnetic Field Flips

February 15, 2001
The sun's magnetic field shifted today, indicating that the solar maximum will be at its most intense over the next few months. A shift in the sun's polarity is not an unexpected event during a solar maximum, which has occurred... continued

Manmade Bacteria Could Destroy Life on Earth

February 12, 2001
Four 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, 2001
We 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, 2001
No, 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, 2001
Today, 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, 2001
A 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