2019-03-01
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It’s Not Always What It Looks Like
July 22, 2011See 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, 2011A 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, 2011Alaska 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, 2011We'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, 2011Ground-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, 2011Instead 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, 2011The 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, 2011Everyone 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, 2011The 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, 2011The 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