Green Glowing Rats

September 12, 2006
We once put up a story about fluorescent fried chicken and the late materials scientist Bill Mallow told us that certain bacteria can cause skin to glow under "black light," which is light that is almost exclusively in the soft... continued

We Decide Who to Trust in Less Than a Second

September 12, 2006
We make one of the most important decisions of our lives?whether or not to trust another person?in less than one second. Psychologist Alex Todorov flashed photographs to 200 volunteers for one second?and sometimes even LESS, and asked them to rate... continued

Tracking Bird Flu

September 12, 2006
Wearing light solar-powered GPS satellite transmitters, wild swans from Mongolia are flying across Eurasia, scientists below them are tracking their journeys on computers in order to figure out how wild birds may be involved in the spread of bird flu.... continued

Whitley at West Hollywood Book Fair on Sunday Sept. 17

September 11, 2006
Whitley will be at the West Hollywood Book Fair on Sunday, Sept. 17. He will be on the "Bloodsuckers" panel, discussing his vampire novels The Hunger, The Last Vampire and Lilith's Dream, from 2:45 to 3:45 at the Comics &... continued

New Whitley’s Journal About 911

September 11, 2006
In his new journal 911 Five Years On: War and Illusions of War Whitley writes, "Something else happened on that day that has virtually disappeared from the media, even from the work of the most thorough analysts." To find out... continued

Free Energy is REAL

September 11, 2006
UPDATE - People who remember being in UFOs often describe them as being powered by magnets. Now an Irish high-tech company is using the same method to defy the standard laws of physics and create free energy, but they can't... continued

Strong Earthquake Today in Gulf of Mexico

September 11, 2006
The USGS reports a 6.0 earthquake at 8:57 AM Central Time thismorning in the Gulf of Mexico. The quake took place in anarea not normally associated with earthquake activity, andis one of the strongest quakes ever recorded in the Gulf.... continued

Elephant Talk

September 11, 2006
We now know that elephants communicate over long distances by stamping their feet, so that other elephants pick up the vibrations. South Korean zookeeper Kim Jon-Gap says that their zoo has an elephant that has learned to speak actual words.... continued

Famed Astrologer’s Home Threatened

September 11, 2006
The home of "Planet Alert" astrologer Mahala is beingthreatened by one of the wildfires burning at this time inthe Pacific Northwest. In the past week, there have beenover a hundred requests for firefighter support in theregion. The two largest fires,... continued

Five Years Ago: MASSIVE TERRORIST ATTACK AGAINST US

September 11, 2006
Whitley Strieber wrote this story 5 years ago today: "The most massive terrorist attack in history unfolded in the United States today. The World Trade Center was destroyed, and the city's Emergency Management Center, Police Headquarters and City Hall were... continued