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Fuel: Worst Kind Used in Poorest Places

March 27, 2008
Fuel that causes the most pollution is being used in the poorest parts of the world?leading to global warming, which affects these areas the MOST. The burning of "biomass" fuels for, which are defined as burning organic substances such as... continued

The Worst Killer

March 26, 2008
The war on terror is bad for everyone's health. Stress is affecting our soldiers AND our citizens, who are developing heart problems related to constant terror alerts. Will this still be going on in 2008? Experts say that the chances... continued

Huge Antarctic Ice Shelf Collapses

March 26, 2008
Recently pictures of "frozen waves" from the Antarctic have been floating around the internet, pretending to show that it's so cold down under that ocean waves are literally freezing as they break. The reality is that it's summer in the... continued

An Easter Diary from Anne

March 25, 2008
For the last two years, around Easter, Anne Strieber has written a diary and this year is no exception. She writes, "Every year I seem to write an Easter Diary, and I don't see why this year should be any... continued

Artificial Intelligence HERE SOON

March 25, 2008
Scientists say it's inevitable: artificial life is on the way. A leading US researcher says we'll be able to create human-level artificial intelligence by 2029. Does this mean that machines will take over? In BBC News, Helen Briggs quotes inventor... continued

Glacier Melt in Europe Too

March 24, 2008
The rate at which glaciers are melting all over the world has more than doubled, and some of the biggest melts are occurring in mountain ranges in Europe, not in the Arctic or Antarctica, where you would expect most of... continued

Arctic Meltdown

March 24, 2008
Satellite data reveal that the Arctic is losing its old, thick ice faster than ever before?in modern times, anyway. This has continued even though the summer is over. Older ice floes are thicker and contain less salt, so they usually... continued

What Birds Will We Hear This Spring?

March 23, 2008
Researchers aren't sure how migrating birds choose where to go to lay eggs and raise their young. However, they think that the environmental conditions birds face in their first year may help determine where they breed for the rest of... continued

New Study to Examine Shroud Tests

March 23, 2008
There have been numerous scientific attempts to date the Shroud of Turin, one of which in 1989 controversially used carbon dating techniques that may have been flawed to date it to the fourteenth century. The Catholic Church had the shroud... continued

Possible Drones Explanation–Or Maybe Not

March 21, 2008
Learn the latest about the drones on this week's Dreamland! As the mystery of the drones reaches the0,3893957.story?page=1&track=ntothtml,frontpage of the Los Angeles Times, a sharp-eyedUnknowncountry.com reader has found a possible explanationfor the technology that keeps the craft aloft. This comesfrom... continued