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Are Urban Legends Real? Some of Them Are

September 1, 2006
Academics have always disagreed on whether urban legends are at least partly based on fact. For instance, many people assume ET experiences are urban legends, but hundreds of thousands of people know that something is really going on?something very strange... continued

Eating Hot Dogs Leads to Genetic Changes

September 1, 2006
Bad news for the Labor Day weekend: hot dogs may be even MORE unhealthy than you suspected they were. But here's the good news: lobsters DO NOT feel pain when cooked. LiveScience.com reports that hot dogs may contain compounds that... continued

Sunscreen can be BAD for You

September 1, 2006
How can that be? We've finally gotten sunscreen that's effective. But dermatologists say that even if we use the best sunscreen, if we don't apply it often enough, it can actually make sun damage worse. LiveScience.com reports that when UV... continued

A Strange Twist on Alternative Fuels

August 31, 2006
Hydrogen fuel is not yet perfected for cars, but ethanol (made from corn) is already being used in some places. The latest news about hydrogen is that it has been successfully used to power a small drone airplane of the... continued

Where Do Our Brains Experience God?

August 31, 2006
Scientists are speculating about whether or not our brains are programmed to have a belief in God. New studies show that, contrary to earlier opinion, we do not have a single God spot in the brain that is responsible for... continued

Incredible New Information About JFK Murder

August 31, 2006
KTUV.com reports that scientists at Lawrence Livermore Laboratory have discovered new evidence about who assassinated President John F. Kennedy. They says that chemical "fingerprints" on the bullets that killed the president and wounded then Texas Governor John Connally may have... continued

Mysterious Wasp Invasion

August 30, 2006
UPDATE - Gary Mitchell reports in the Montgomery (AL) Advertiser that yellow jacket wasps have begun building huge nests in that state. Gigantic wasp nests are turning up in places like abandoned cars, barns and houses?and they are so large... continued

Whitley and ANNE in Subscriber Chat Room This Weekend

August 30, 2006
Whitley will be in the subscriber chat room again this weekend, on Saturday, September 2, from 9 to 10 am PST, answering questions about his new novel The Grays (and anything else subscribers want to talk to him about). If... continued

Violent Disagreement on Demoting Pluto

August 30, 2006
UPDATE - Astrologers may get their planet back after all. UPDATE: Paul Rincon writes in the BBC news that there is violent disagreement among astronomers about demoting Pluto from planetary status. Astronomer Alan Stern, of the Southwest Research Institute in... continued

Katrina: The REAL Aftermath

August 30, 2006
A team of engineers who have studied the failure of the 17th Street canal levee in New Orleans say they have found a cost-effective and efficient way to prevent future flooding. And psychologists in New Orleans says there is widespread... continued