2019-03-01
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HALF OFF Everything in the Whitley Strieber Collection
December 6, 2011From now until Christmas, everything in the Whitley Strieber collection is half off, and all books continue to come with a free personally signed Whitley Strieber bookplate! So visit Unknowncountry.com's Whitley Strieber Collection today and get a 50% discount on... continued
Quantum Physics Works in the Macro World
December 5, 2011Two diamonds the size of stud earrings have been made to share quantum entanglement,meaning that spooky action at a distance works at the classical level. This experiment suggests that the more we become aware that quantum mechanics functions also on... continued
Why Political Talk So Often Fails
December 5, 2011There's a reason why politicians sometimes find it hard to talk. Rick Perry’s failure to remember the name of one of the federal agencies he would abolish if elected president, namely the Department of Energy, was most likely an example... continued
People Lie on the Internet
December 3, 2011Don't believe everything you receive in an email or text message: A new study finds that communication using computers for instant messaging and e-mail increases lying compared to face-to-face conversations. A study looked at 110 same-sex pairs of college students... continued
Why Men are So Impulsive
December 3, 2011Addiction and impulsivity are genetically linked together in men. This gene has already been linked to smoking, alcoholism and obesity. One gene, called NRXN3, is causing men A LOT of problems! In LiveScience.com, Stephanie Pappas quotes psychologist Scott Stoltenberg as... continued
Alien Base in China?
December 3, 2011Chinese archeologists say that they have discovered that 12,000 years ago, an alien race used some regions of their country as a massive headquarters here on Earth. They base this conclusion on the Xianyang pyramid near the top of Mount... continued
Whitley Strieber’s Teen Thriller On the Way
December 2, 2011You may have noticed that the unknowncountry.com masthead has changed--from a figure on a cliff peering over the abyss to the face of a beautiful young girl. This is the face of Melody, the lonely young singer you'll meet in... continued
Why Some People are Optimists (Despite Everything)
December 2, 2011How some people stay positive despite evidence to the contrary has been discovered. Researchers have also discovered how our brains recognize family members (and whether or not recognizing relatives makes you happy depends on your family!) Some brains are better... continued
Has a New War Started?
December 2, 2011Secret attacks on Iran's nuclear facilities may be under way by Israel. Israeli officials said in a recent report that a "mysterious explosion" two days ago at an Iranian nuclear facility was "no accident." Satellite images show smoke coming from... continued
Murder in the Amazon
December 1, 2011Clear cutting the rainforest is having MURDEROUS consequences. On May 24, the dead bodies of rainforest activist Jose Caludio Riberio da Sliva (who had predicted his death six months earlier at an environmental conference) and his wife, Maria do Espírito... continued