Bird Invasion

October 15, 2009
Chicago is being invaded by birds and scientists are trying to figure out what's going on. Residents of that city have become familiar with their raucous squawking of monk parakeets (those little green birds you see in pet stores), since... continued

Why We May Never Make It to Mars

October 15, 2009
Take a vacation on Mars in the future? Forget it: scientists tell us there is too much radiation, even if your spacecraft is shielded. Alas, we need to learn much more before we're ready to travel into space. NASA has... continued

Taste Expectations

October 14, 2009
It's a scientific fact that wine tastes different to people who are given information about the wine before they drink it. When you read the edge news at unknowncountry, you never get what you expect! When 163 test people tasted... continued

Global Warming: Physicians are Concerned

October 14, 2009
They don't just warn us about disease, they're worried about global warming too (which can lead to disease), and they're trying to communicate this concern to us. 18 of the world's professional medical organizations say that the recent failure to... continued

Swine Flu Virus is Mutating

October 13, 2009
Will the vaccine still work when we finally get it? - Linda Moulton Howe will be back on Dreamland this week with a special report on the mutating Swine Flu virus and we'll be talking to a scientist who has... continued

The Red Coat

October 13, 2009
Can you get a spiritual message from a red raincoat? Anne Strieber thinks she did, and she tells all about it in her new diary. Come meet Anne in person this weekend! Art credit: Dreamstime.com NOTE: This news story, previously... continued

A Recession Can be Healthy

October 13, 2009
for people & for the planet - It's not over yet and won't be until more jobs are available! But while economic turndowns are miserable for the mind, they are not necessarily bad for the body. Scientists say that a... continued

Strange Coincidences

October 9, 2009
Anne Strieber has often written about the incredible synchronicities in her life. Extraordinary coincidences happened to other people recently too. What's the probability of two complete strangers, whose sons concurrently starred on Broadway in the Tony-Award-winning hit Billy Elliot the... continued

We Waste Food While Others Go Hungry

October 9, 2009
Is there a way to solve this problem? - It's one of those conundrums that lurks in the shadows. We already send lots of money, and sometimes even surplus food, to starving people in Third World countries. Maybe we SHOULD... continued

Moon Water

October 9, 2009
If we're going to set up a base on the moon to mine Helium 3, it would be nice if there was water there, and it turns out there may be: Recent space probes have spotted dampness on the surface... continued