2019-03-01
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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
GM Foods Update: Broken Rules, Superweeds, & Ordinary Spuds
February 8, 2001A scientific panel working under the direction of the Royal Society of Canada has declared that genetically modified (GM) foods are not necessarily safe to eat. About 60 percent of the food in supermarkets today contain genetically modified ingredients such... continued
U.S. Soldiers Exposed To Mad Cow Disease
February 8, 2001Millions of U.S. military personnel and their families stationed in Europe before 1996 may have eaten British beef during the height of the Mad Cow Disease epidemic. For 10 years following the emergence of BSE in British cattle in 1986,... continued
New Camels Found For the Future
February 8, 2001One of the main problems with global warming is rising ocean levels, caused by melting ice sheets. As shorelines recede, there will be salt contamination of water tables. Now an animal has been discovered that may be very useful for... continued
Genetic Test For Frequent Fliers
February 8, 2001In an earlier news story, we reported that researchers in Australia and the U.K. believe that many deaths from bloodclots caused by long airplane flights go unreported. Now scientists think that genetic testing could prevent this from happening. Gillian Turner,... continued
Whitley Strieber Appears on Art Bell Tonight
February 7, 2001Dreamland's Whitley Strieber and Linda Moulton Howe of Earthfiles.com will be guests on Art Bell's Coast-to-Coast AM tonight. Howe will be talking about major environmental changes, and Strieber will discuss his new book the Key, as well as some extraordinary... continued
Pluto Found to Have Dark Streak
February 7, 2001The Astronomical Journal - Early astronomers reported seeing canals on Mars and now a modern group has found a mysterious dark streak on Pluto, the most distant planet in the Solar System. Pluto is covered with nitrogen frost, containing traces... continued
Ebola Ruled Out in Canada Scare
February 7, 2001Laboratory tests have ruled out the deadly Ebola virus as the cause of illness in a suspicious Canadian Case. Doctors at Henderson Hospital in Hamilton, Ont. say the results show it's unlikely that she has the disease. "From a Health... continued
More Powerful Hurricanes Predicted
February 7, 2001The hurricane season arrives in the summer, and scientists warn that stormier weather awaits us in the future. A conference of climatologists in Australia have predicted an increase in the severity of coastal storms over the next century, as sea... continued