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

You are Being Judged on Twitter

July 19, 2011
When it comes to appearance, we are sometimes informally issued a number from one to ten. What if we lived in a world in which everyone is assigned a number that tells everyone ELSE how influential we are, and this... continued

Neanderthals R (Some of) Us

July 19, 2011
The jury of scientists has finally come to a conclusion: YES, we are part Neanderthal (meaning our ancestors interbred with them many thousands of years ago) BUT not ALL of us are--only white folks. Some of the human X chromosome... continued

Meditation HEALS

July 18, 2011
Meditation actually HEALS by producing powerful pain-relieving effects in the brain (NOTE: Subscribers can still listen to this show, as well as to a wonderful talk with Echo's interviewer, psychic medium Marla Frees). Nearly one in 3 Americans suffers from... continued

The New Kind of War is Cyber War

July 18, 2011
When we think of war, we think of the number of "boots on the ground" we have in Iraq and Afghanistan, but this type of war is rapidly becoming a thing of the past. Instead, future wars will be fought... continued

What is REALLY Changing Our Weather

July 15, 2011
When it comes to climate change, cow farts--not people farts--are the problem: Cow emissions are actually one of the major causes of our terrible weather. Since we don't want to stop drinking milk or eating beef, can we find a... continued

Democracies are Actually Controlled by Big Business

July 15, 2011
At least Jim Marrs and Joseph Farrell certainly think so (NOTE: Subscribers can still listen to this provocative show)! If this is the case, then perhaps we shouldn't get too excited about democratic movements like the "Arab Spring," since they... continued

Why are UFOs Still a Secret?

July 15, 2011
When Obama first took office, there was hope that he would reveal what the government knows about UFOs, but he turned out to be an advocate of the secrecy laws in the Patriot Act that was passed during the last... continued

Why Butterflies are Disappearing

July 14, 2011
In summer, people in certain parts of the Midwest expect to see Monarch butterflies, but they're becoming scarce. Experts think that this is because farm fields are now planted with genetically-modified corn and soybeans that are resistant to the herbicide... continued