It’s Not Always What It Looks Like

July 22, 2011
See the beautiful ivy growing up that wall? On closer inspection, those leaves turn out to be--solar panels! And we may really need them soon, if sunspot activity turns off our electrical grids. This new product is called Solar Ivy... continued

MORE Secrets Discovered in Giza Pyramid

July 22, 2011
A robot camera has revealed markings inside tunnels beneath the Giza Plateau that have remained unseen for at least 4,500 years. The hieroglyphic symbols are in red paint and may have been made by masons when the chamber was being... continued

There’s another Nessie–This Time in Alaska

July 22, 2011
Alaska has its own Loch Ness Monster. It's been seen in Cadboro Bay, and has been tentatively identified as a Cadborosaurus, a carnivorous marine reptile that lived during the dinosaur era and was thought to have gone extinct at the... continued

Could a Sudden Massive Methane Release Happen Again?

July 22, 2011
We're still releasing the potent greenhouse gas methane into the atmosphere today, but there was a massive release in the past: About 55 million years ago, the Earth burped up a massive release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere--an amount... continued

Humans Aren’t the Only Ones Who Listen to Gossip

July 22, 2011
Ground-nesting birds have a hard time raising their young, with many eggs and chicks falling prey to predators like chipmunks. One way they overcome these problems is by eavesdropping on the chips, chucks and trills that their enemies the chipmunks... continued

Being in Debt Makes Some People Feel BETTER

July 21, 2011
Instead of feeling stressed by the money they owe, many young adults actually feel empowered by their credit card and education debts (Whitley was lucky--a lot of his education was free!) You can't buy happiness: This is a phrase you... continued

Glacier Melt–Good for Big Business, Bad for Drowning Residents

July 20, 2011
The Arctic is melting, but not everyone is worried--in fact, it's opening up large reserves of oil and minerals that are causing a "cold rush" by various countries who want to mine the area. It may even lead to a new... continued

Hackers are Targeting the Rulers of the World

July 20, 2011
Everyone is spying on everyone else (NOTE: Subscribers can still listen to this show): Robert Murdoch's News Corporation has gotten into trouble for hacking into the phones of politicians, royalty, and the relatives of 911 victims and the parents of... continued

Our Site Has Been Updated!

July 20, 2011
The Climate Watch section of Unknowncountry.com was updated this week, and indicates that exceptional heat is gripping the whole northern hemisphere, even as intense cold affects the southern. Dangerous drought conditions are affecting the Southwestern US and the Horn of... continued

For a Healthy Brain, Walk to a Coffee Shop

July 19, 2011
The Master of the Key warned about it. Whitley Strieber wrote about it in Hybrids. Now US scientists say that they're on the point of creating memories that can be implanted into the human brain. To construct the memory circuits,... continued