It’s an Invasion

May 27, 2011
It's like a scene out of a sci-fi movie--thousands, possibly millions, of king crabs are marching through icy, deep-sea waters and up the Antarctic slope. We've had invasions of ants, stinkbugs and (most recently) bedbugs, but these critters are swarming... continued

US Weather Next Week

May 27, 2011
A weather system similar to the three that have passed across the central United States over the past month is once again moving down out of the Pacific Northwest toward the central plains. The system will pass through a region... continued

A New Ice Age May be Coming

May 26, 2011
Despite all the predictions about a hotter, drier future (NOTE: Subscribers can still listen to this show), SOME researchers think that climate change means we're headed for a new ice age. In fact, geologic records (such as ice cores and... continued

Who is to Blame for Priest Pedophilia?

May 26, 2011
We've all heard about the fact that so many Catholic clergy are "in the closet." It's hard to believe, but it's true: The Vatican denies that this is the problem--instead, they are blaming the 60s "hippie" generation for today's epidemic... continued

Whales are Tallking, But We Don’t Know What They’re Saying

May 25, 2011
Researchers who listen to whale "songs" (NOTE: Subscribers can still listen to this show) have discovered that each whale has his or her own individual "tag" by which they can be identified. Sometimes they communicate as pods (or social units)... continued

Are Criminals Born, Not Made?

May 25, 2011
The latest neuroscience research is shows evidence that the brains of certain kinds of criminals are different from those of the rest of us. This raises the main moral question of our future: If we discover someone with a "criminal... continued

What are They (Still) Hiding?

May 25, 2011
Scotland Yard is fighting the release of 123-year-old secret files which experts believe could finally provide the identity of Jack the Ripper. These four thick notebooks, containing 36,000 entries compiled by Special Branch officers over 100 years ago, have been... continued

You Can Catch Fat from Other People

May 24, 2011
It's hard to take it off but even harder to KEEP it off--and one reason may be that fat is contagious. No, not like a cold or the flu--but being around fat people can make YOU fat too (maybe you... continued

Are There More Terrible Tornadoes to Come?

May 24, 2011
Whitley Strieber has been warning about climate change since the publication of Superstorm in 1999. On Unknowncountry, we have been warning of a very dangerous tornado season this year, and 2011 has turned out to be the deadliest year for tornadoes... continued

Bizarre Electrical Events in Texas Mirror Those in Italy Seven Years Ago

May 24, 2011
It happened seven years ago in Italy, and now it happened in Texas in May: An unusual electrical storm took place in Fort Worth on May 9, during which transformers exploded all over the city, but, as can be seen... continued