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Online Dating?But Not for Humans

August 17, 2006
Biologists have tried panda porn, with good results (and pornography is not necessarily a bad thing). Now scientists have started an online dating service for orangutans. Mike Corder writes in LiveScience.com that zookeepers in the Netherlands are trying to find... continued

Do Natural Cures Work?

August 17, 2006
Three of the most commonly-used medicinal herbs are Echinacea purpurea, Astragalus membranaceus, and Glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice). Doctors who tested them found them to be effective in boosting blood lymphocytes, which are essential to the body's immune system. They also found... continued

The Grays?A Love Story

August 17, 2006
In her new diary, Anne Strieber writes: "Whitley has written about how he feels about his new novel The Grays. People Magazine calls it 'a great read.' It is based not only on Whitley's own experiences, but also on the... continued

Amazing William Henry Conference in September

August 17, 2006
Join William Henry in Nashville, Tennessee for his extraordinary conference ACTIVATING THE TEMPLE OF LIGHT on Sept. 15-17, 2006, when he presents his all new lecture and slide show. William is fresh from his March-April, 2006 tour of Egypt and... continued

Fighting Terrorism on Airplanes

August 16, 2006
The recent thwarted terrorist threat to airlines in London has made us all even more nervous about taking flight. What are scientists doing do help keep dangerous chemicals off planes? And what will we do if terrorists begin to target... continued

The Latest on Bird Flu

August 16, 2006
Indonesia is currently the country that is the most affected by bird flu. So far, there is no concrete evidence that the virus is passing from person to person, but poultry infected with the disease have been found in almost... continued

If You Fidget, It’s Genetic

August 16, 2006
Why do some people seem so calm, even though they may really be frightened, while others fidget constantly, whether they are nervous or not? Some brains may be wired to encourage fidgeting and other restless behaviors, and fidgeting isn't all... continued

Church Published Book Saying 911 was Hoax

August 15, 2006
UPDATE - Perhaps as a moral imperative, Westminster/John Knox Press, the official publishing house of the Presbyterian Church, has published a new David Ray Griffin book titled Christian Faith and the Truth Behind 9/11: A Call to Reflection and Action.... continued

Anne’s Diary: Living With the Unknown

August 15, 2006
As the publication date of Whitley's new novel The Grays comes ever closer, Anne Strieber reflects on the attacks she knows will come along with it and why she knows this will happen. NOTE: This news story, previously published on... continued

Spaceship Slime Mold

August 15, 2006
One of the strangest plants on the planet Earth is called "slime mold," a single-celled plant which normally lives on the moist forest floor that when under stress, builds a kind of "space ship" which it then launches away from... continued