We’re Waking Up to Climate Change

November 6, 2006
A new poll shows that most Americans now think that climate change is one of our biggest problems. Here at unknowncountry.com, we take some of the credit for that awareness. While the subject of global warming is rarely raised in... continued

Fish Emergency

November 6, 2006
There is an emergency going on in the world's oceans that most of us know nothing about: as certain species of fish that are overfished or stressed due to pollution or changes in water temperature become drastically reduced in number,... continued

Slavery Still Exists Today

November 3, 2006
As hard as it may be to believe, slavery is still going on in the world. Angela Robson reports in the Independent that it is definitely still practiced in rural villages in Africa. Robson writes, "Trokosi is a traditional practice... continued

Elephant Wisdom

November 3, 2006
Five years ago, we reported that a dolphin recognizes himself when it sees its image in a mirror. Now it has been discovered that elephants do too. Scientists think that this is a true test of self-awareness. Peter Aldhous writes... continued

Birth Control for Men (Cont.)

November 3, 2006
Over the years, we?ve regularly reported on the progress of every woman?s dream: a birth control pill for men. This new day may be dawning soon. Jeanna Bryner writes in LiveScience.com that researchers have discovered that male mice that have... continued

How Will the Weather Change Where YOU Are?

November 2, 2006
We recently reported that climatologists are using supercomputers to try to figure out exactly how global warming will affect different parts of the world. Researcher Cameron Wake says, "The very notion of the Northeast as we know it is at... continued

The Smell of Money

November 2, 2006
Why do our fingers have a musty, "metallic" odor after handling coins? It turns out we?re not really smelling the coins, we're smelling a kind of body odor. And there's a reason we can smell it: it helped our hunter... continued

Speaking in Tongues

November 2, 2006
Glossolalia, otherwise referred to as "speaking in tongues," has been around for thousands of years, and references to it can be found in the Old and New Testament. The person appears to be speaking in an incomprehensible language, yet perceives... continued

A Mighty River Reversed

November 1, 2006
After hurricane Katrina, engineers are contemplating whether or not to move the Mississippi. Meanwhile, researchers have found evidence that the world's largest river basin, the Amazon, once flowed in the opposite direction. Geologists Russell Mapes and Drew Coleman have discovered... continued

US Government to Investigate Morgellons

November 1, 2006
Morgellons disease has symptoms that rival the worst horror films: the skin of its victims oozes mysterious strands that have been identified as cellulose (which cannot be manufactured by the human body), and people have the sensation of things crawling... continued