Saying Goodbye to Our Pets

July 3, 2009
...when we no longer have a home - There are many tragedies connected with the recession, and one of these is the dilemma about what to do with some special members of our families when we can't afford to take... continued

A Mummy is Unwrapped

July 3, 2009
Using a computer - Thanks to the skills of artists (and psychics) who work on cold case investigations, people have a chance to see what the University of Chicago's mummy may have looked like when she was alive and living... continued

Emergency Room Crowds

July 3, 2009
Are they really that bad? - Hospital Emergency Rooms increasingly seem crowded and chaotic. George Bush suggested that if you didn't have health insurance, you could always go to an emergency room, so most people assume that's the reason for... continued

Plant Pretends to be Sick

July 2, 2009
We now know that bacteria plan ahead. New research has revealed that some plants are hypochondriacs. Nature has a lot to tell us if we'll only listen. They don't actually THINK they're sick when they're not, the way human hypochondriacs... continued

Homeless: The Ultimate Solution

July 2, 2009
Something that government officials don't like to admit is that most of the homeless people who ask for money on the street are mentally ill. Some of them are addicted to alcohol, drugs (or both), but since the mental hospitals... continued

The Curry Cure

July 2, 2009
And green tea medicine - We reported on this before, but it was unclear whether or not simply EATING curry occasionally would do the trick, but researchers have now decided that it will. So your new prescription is: eat curry... continued

Big Tobacco the One Who Needs to QUIT

July 1, 2009
...Quit trying to hook our teens on smoking - President Barack Obama's signature on a bill to grant the FDA authority to regulate tobacco was a historic step that could eliminate tobacco use in the US by 2047. To save... continued

Whitley’s Journal: Amazing Talk at an Amazing Festival

July 1, 2009
In Whitley's new Journal, he reflects on this year's Dreamland Festival and on the crop circle that Linda Howe gave an extraordinary report on there. To see the formation he's talking about, click here. And that wasn't the only thing... continued

Anne’s Diary: Trickster Coyote

June 30, 2009
Many Native American tribes have a deity called "Trickster Coyote," who plays pranks on people in order to bring them enlightenment, and the Visitors often do this as well. In her new diary, Anne Strieber writes, "This is the story... continued

Big Brains Can Be a Problem

June 30, 2009
Do we get cancer because we evolved big brains? That's a depressing thought, but it may be true. It's a question that has nagged cancer researcher John McDonald, who says, "I was always intrigued by the fact that chimpanzees appear... continued