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Elmendorf Beast Turns Up in China!

April 7, 2010
Odd things are often discovered in ordinary places. The mysterious Elmendorf Beast, last seen Texas, has been captured in China. It was trapped by hunters after they heard rumors of a "strange hairless bear" roaming the countryside. The April 5th... continued

Quickwatch Update

April 7, 2010
Whitley has updated Quickwatch to show you how our climate may be changing: During the past 2 years, Europe, Siberia and the US were having their coldest winters in years, while the warming trend remained in place at the poles.... continued

Poll for Subscribers!

April 7, 2010
Let us know - As we move to our new Unknowncountry.com website, we are considering changing to the Paypal subscription management system. This would mean that, when your current subscription runs out, you would renew through Paypal rather than through... continued

Where Did We Come From?

April 6, 2010
How did we get here? There are some strange things going on, when it comes to evolution: Viceroy butterflies protect themselves from predators by looking just like Monarchs (which are toxic to birds). Is this an accident or some kind... continued

Trash

April 6, 2010
In the same old places: the ocean and SPACE! - If there was a huge dump down the block in your neighborhood, wouldn't you ask your friends (or the local government) to help clean it up? Well, there's one spot... continued

Avoid the Center

April 6, 2010
(And we're not talking politics here). We all know what we shouldn't eat, but how to we find out what kind of diet is best for us? Take a DNA test and see! And once you know the answer, figure... continued

Eating Right

April 5, 2010
It's not a miracle, it's just a fact: Raising prices by taxing cigarettes worked, because it caused a lot of people to stop smoking. Could it do the same thing for eating unhealthy foods? (And if you're overweight, you're more... continued

Why We’re Drilling Again

April 5, 2010
In a bid for the US to become totally self-sufficient when it comes to energy, President Obama has announced that oil companies should be allowed to drill for oil in the oceans off the US coasts for the first time... continued

What Frogs Can Teach Us

April 5, 2010
Amphibians don't just teach us how to stay married, they can also predict earthquakes. Biologists have discovered the common toads can sense an impending earthquake because they have been seen to flee their underground colonies days before one strikes. Other... continued

Are we about to attack Iran?

April 2, 2010
Seven years ago, the US suddenly, and without warning, invaded Iraq. There is evidence that we are about to attack Iran in the same way. Was this predicted by a monk centuries ago? In the March 14th edition of the... continued