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Vatican Says Aliens Could Exist

May 14, 2008
Father Gabriel Funes, the Pope's chief astronomer, says that life on Mars could exist and that intelligent beings could exist in other solar systems and that the search for extraterrestrial life does not contradict belief in God. Funes directs the... continued

China Quake Kills Thousands

May 13, 2008
Update: Toll reaches 10,000 people - An earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter Scale struckcentral Sichuan Province in China today, causing thousandsof deaths and vast property damage. The conventional wisdom among experts is that earthquakesare not interconnected around the world,... continued

Danger in Paradise

May 13, 2008
We're building a fence to keep illegal immigrants out of the United States, but thousands of US citizens cross the border into Tijuana every day. Thousands more vacation in Baja, California. So why isn't our government warning us that the... continued

‘Jaw Dropping’ Solar Eruption

May 13, 2008
Astonished scientists have never seen anything like it. - A solar eruption has appeared that scientists are describingas "jaw dropping" and "amazing." The activity, on the sun'seastern limb, has the appearance of a gigantic volcano andmay be a precursor to... continued

Severe Weather Death Toll Now 22 in 3 States

May 12, 2008
Update: Deadly storms get worse. - More damage and deaths occurred last night assevereweather rolled eastward, spreading death anddestruction into the southeastern US. The central UScontinues to be the scene of unusuallyviolent weather, as waspredicted byUnknowncountry.com inJanuary stories about the... continued

Oil Prices Explode Upward

May 12, 2008
Here's the REAL Reason - Oil prices are hitting new highs every day despite the fact that demand for gasoline is plummeting in Europe and North America. The reason for this is that Asian demand remains explosively high due to... continued

They Want What We Want

May 9, 2008
Researchers have found that most lesbian and gay youths want the same things their straight friends want: to spend their adult life in a long-term relationship raising children. And when it comes to straight couples, a man picks a wife... continued

Liar, Liar

May 9, 2008
We recently wrote about how your hair can act as a lie detector (and in a political season like this one, we hear a lot of lies). But other scientists say the old-fashioned method of lie detection is best: a... continued

Horror in Burma: One of History’s Cruelest Moments

May 9, 2008
Update: Cyclone to Cause World Rice Shortage - Until Cyclone Nargis struck, Burma was the world's 7thlargest rice producer. Now analysts are concerned thatproduction may plummet, causing rice shortageseven in first world countries. On May 8, Burma's dictatorordered that all... continued

Do We Have a Solar Future?

May 8, 2008
Or are solar cells too polluting to manufacture? - Solar power may serve all the energy needs of people on earth in the future, BUT manufacturing solar cells may release more hazardous pollution than fossil fuels would. In LiveScience.com, Robin... continued