Forget Corn & Wheat–POT is Our Biggest Crop!

December 20, 2006
Our War on Drugs is getting to seem more and more futile, especially since it has reached the point where marijuana is America's most valuable cash crop, worth more to farmers than wheat and corn combined, despite the fact that... continued

Laughter is Catching

December 20, 2006
Scientists who have studied primates in the wild have learned that yawning is "catching." Now researchers think that laughter is catching too. In LiveScience.com, Andrea Thompson quotes neuroscientist Sophie Scott as saying, "We've known for some time that when we... continued

Solve the Oil Shortage: Grow Gas

December 19, 2006
Last year in the United States, four billion gallons of ethanol were produced from 1.43 billion bushels of corn (including kernels, stalks, leaves, cobs, husks). In comparison, the United States consumed about 140 billion gallons of gasoline. Due to farm... continued

Are Brain Tumors Contagious?

December 19, 2006
Cancer is becoming less of mystery than it once was. For instance, researchers now know that there is a genetic predisposition for certain types of breast cancer. Now they've discovered that how many brothers and sisters you have, especially younger... continued

Anne’s Diary: Upon Seeing Apocalypto

December 19, 2006
In her new diary, Anne Strieber says: "I've written diaries about my impressions upon seeing Fahrenheit 911 and about (not) seeing The DaVinci Code. I recently saw Mel Gibon's film Apocalypto, and I wanted to share my thoughts about that... continued

Border Fence Scandal

December 18, 2006
We've written before about why putting up a fence on the US/Mexican border to keep illegal aliens out won't work. However, we're doing it anyway, despite the fact that, a year ago, our own government hired illegals to clean up... continued

Are Vegetarians Smarter? They’re Better for the Environment

December 18, 2006
A British study shows that intelligent children may be more likely to be vegetarians as adults. Since cows, pigs, sheep and poultry are among the world's greatest environmental threats, it's the earth-saving way to eat. The researchers found over 8,000... continued

UFO Sightings Far & Wide

December 18, 2006
This has been a major period for UFO sightings, which have taken place in the US in California and Wyoming, and as far away as the UK and Poland. In UFO Digest, Piotr Cielebia? quotes Ryszard Grabczynski, who photographed a... continued

UFO Hacker May Spend Rest of Life in Prison

December 15, 2006
UFO hacker Gary McKinnon's last chance of avoiding extradition to the United States, for a trial that could lead to 70 years in prison or an indefinite term at Guantanamo, takes place on February 13, when his case will be... continued

Dolphins Saved by World’s Tallest Man

December 15, 2006
Sometimes dolphins seem almost human and their DNA IS close to ours. That might be why the world's tallest man (who is Chinese) recently saved two of them. CNN reports that "the long arms of the world's tallest man reached... continued