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

Fight Fat With Seaweed

November 1, 2006
Chemists in Japan have discovered that brown seaweed?something we don't eat in the US, but which Japanese use extensively to flavor soups and salads?contains a compound which, in animal studies, promotes weight loss by reducing the accumulation of fat. Could... continued

NYC: Meet Graham Hancock TONIGHT

November 1, 2006
UPDATE: Late 2006 and early 2007 - On November 2 you will have a rare opportunity to meet author Graham Hancock. Hancock's most famous book is Fingerprints of the Gods. On this week's Dreamland, he talks about his new book,... 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

Global Warming: A Price to Pay in the (Near) Future

October 31, 2006
Global warming could cost the world's governments up to 20% per cent of their economies in the near future, due to hurricanes, floods and other natural disasters. What kind of world are we handing to the next generation? Economist Nicholas... continued

Why Do We Like Halloween?

October 31, 2006
Halloween comes halfway point between the autumnal equinox and winter solstice. Celts (as well as traditional Japanese culture) considered equinoxes and solstices to be the middle of a season. On the equinoxes, the sun rises due east and sets due... continued

Roots…NOT

October 31, 2006
African-Americans are searching for their roots. However, the researchers have found that only one in 10 African Americans may be able to find clues about their ancestral origins if mitochondrial DNA is tested. Mitochondrial DNA is the portion of the... continued

A Quantum Mystery

October 30, 2006
In the submicroscopic world, things behave in strange ways. The laws of quantum mechanics are different from the Newtonian laws that govern the macro world?for instance, one quantum physicist has discovered that he can lower the temperature of an object... continued

Huge Typhoon Hit Philippines

October 30, 2006
UPDATE - Supertyphoon Cimaron, called "Paeng" in the Philippines,with sustained winds of 120 mph struck the island ofLuzon on Sunday. The Philippines are struck by 20 Typhoons ayear, but Cimaron was the most powerful storm to hit the areasince 1998.... continued

Subliminal Sex

October 30, 2006
Researchers have discovered that we can be influenced by sexy ads on TV, even when they are subliminal?in other words, they flash by too fast for us to be consciously aware of them. In LiveScience.com, Ker Than describes an experiment... continued