2019-03-01
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How to Find a Zebra: Use Their Bar Code
April 18, 2011A zebra's black-and-white stripes resemble a barcode--now biologists are USING them that way, to identify individual zebras from a photo. In StripeSpotter, a scientist draws a rectangle around an image of the zebra's side in a photo, then this part... continued
Pigs are Getting Aggressive
April 15, 2011We told you earlier about how massive commercial hog farms are so disgusting that in Florida they're trying to pass a law making it illegal to photograph them. The conditions are so awful that pigs are ESCAPING! Researcher Paul Curtis... continued
Those Mysterious Booms are Back
April 15, 2011Those mysterious booms are back--this time in Canada! Ontario's Environment Ministry is investigating reports of mysterious rumblings in that part of the country. In the Windsor Star, Dave Battagello quotes resident Sonya Skillings as saying, "It's in the ground and... continued
There are SPIES on Facebook
April 15, 2011The US military is developing software that will let it secretly manipulate social media sites, like Facebook, by using fake online personas to influence internet conversations and spread pro-American propaganda. So your "facebook friend" may really be a covert agent... continued
Thousands of UFO Documents Destroyed by FBI
April 15, 2011The FBI received so many reports of UFO sightings in the 1940s that they destroyed thousands of them, saying they contained "nothing of FBI interest," due to lack of space in their filing cabinets. This information was recently released on... continued
Watch an Incredible Video!
April 14, 2011Whitley Strieber has just posted a beautiful video about his new novel Hybrids, in bookstores NOW. Go to the Hybrids website to watch it and to listen to Whitley read the first three chapters of the book. continued
French Say Milk May be Dangerous
April 14, 2011The French research group on radioactivity CRIIRAD is warning that the risks associated with iodine-131 contamination in Europe from the Japanese nuclear power plant meltdowns are no longer "negligible," and are advising pregnant women and infants against not to drink... continued
Why Reform Candidates Don’t Always Win
April 14, 2011Obama says he will run again in November. Will the tea party candidates trump him? They complain a lot about the government, but their candidates don't always win, and we know why: Contented people are more likely to vote than... continued
More Japanese Volcanoes Ready to Erupt
April 13, 2011Japan's Meteorological Agency warns that after the massive March 11 earthquake, the country's other 20 volcanoes have become more likely to erupt, and there will also continue to be aftershocks in the area. Maybe we should heed the warning: Japanese... continued
Old Scrolls are Probably Fakes
April 13, 2011We wrote that some ancient scrolls made of lead and copper that have recently come to light may reveal mysteries of ancient Christianity, but now it looks as if the only thing they reveal is a clever forgery. The covers... continued