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Korea Missile Test Fails

July 5, 2006
UPDATE - North Korea tested five missiles, one of them a long-range weapon of the type that could reach the United States. This missile, a Taepodong Type 2, failed 40 seconds into its flight, in all probability due to a... continued

Pirate Democracy

July 5, 2006
Sociologists from Florida who are studying old-fashioned pirates who sailed the oceans in the 17th and 18th centuries (not the modern, movie kind) say that pirates were pioneers when it came to exploring new territory and meeting the native peoples... continued

Placebos Make You Better

July 5, 2006
Even if you take a placebo, instead of real medicine, you will improve your health and live longer. How can that be? Robert Roy Britt reports in LiveScience.com that a new study of almost 50,000 people has shown that it's... continued

Anne’s Diary: A Way of Seeing

July 5, 2006
We may all look in the same direction, but we often see very different things, depending upon our expectations. The question is: How can we learn to see the truth? NOTE: This news story, previously published on our old site,... continued

What ARE Fireworks, Anyway?

July 4, 2006
On July 4th, most of us are going to watch fireworks. The Chinese invented fireworks sometime between 200 BC and 900 AD. The US has been using fireworks to celebrate Independence Day since 1777, before we even knew if we... continued

Cuba Next?

July 4, 2006
You won't find this in the US press, but the British Independent newspaper has revealed the existence of a new government report, to be released to government agencies on Wednesday, that urges the US to begin getting ready to invade... continued

Whitley Strieber on the Jerry Pippin Show

July 4, 2006
Whitley Strieber is presently appearing on the Jerry Pippinshow, the first major interview he has done about hisupcoming book the Grays. He discusses some of the reasons hewrote the book, and where he thinks the rapidly-changingclose encounter situation is going.... continued

Global Warming: Jellyfish Can Save Us

July 4, 2006
Transparent jellyfish-like creatures called salps, which are about the size of a human thumb, are swarming by the billions into "hot spots" in the oceans?places where hurricanes are likely to develop. Scientists are hoping that they are transporting tons of... continued

Newly Launched Shuttle Will Take Along?Flies

July 3, 2006
But they won't sneak inside for the ride, they will taken along on purpose. These are fruit flies, which are valued for medical experiments because they reproduce so quickly. Scientists want to see how they are affected by space travel,... continued

Foam Crack REAL Reason for Shuttle Delay

July 3, 2006
UPDATE - The Shuttle Discovery, toof off on the 4th of July. While claiming "weather conditions" for the delay, NASA's real worry was that they had discovered cracks in the insulating foam of the shuttle?the same thing that caused the... continued