2019-03-01
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Pollution From a Partner
June 20, 2006We need ethanol more than ever, even if it doesn't reduce air pollution as much as scientists had hoped it would! It's especially needed in China, where they are now trading their bicycles for cars at a fast pace. Since... continued
An End to Piracy (The Movie Kind, Anyway)
June 20, 2006Movie studios are losing billions of dollars to what they call "movie piracy." For those of you who don't know, this is when someone sneaks a DVD recorder into a movie theater, records the film as he watches it, then... continued
Strong Waves Hitting in Central America
June 20, 2006Strong waves are striking the Pacific coast of CentralAmerica, with reports of damage to buildings. There was a massive storm off South America last week that producedhurricane-force winds and 50-foot waves, and it is believedthat the waves are from this... continued
Bigfoot Spotted in the Midwest
June 20, 2006Chicago TV news reports that cryptozoologists are tracking a Bigfoot that has been seen around central Illinois. ABC 7 says that Tom Biscaridi has taken a film crew along on the hunt. He has brought a hand along that he... continued
Horrifying Memo from Baghdad Ambassador
June 20, 2006A memo marked sensitive from the US Ambassador to Iraq hasbeen obtained by the Independent (London) and Editor andPublisher and the WashingtonPost in the US, that describes a far more chaotic and dangeroussituation than is being generally reported. Iraqi employeesof... continued
Immortality
June 19, 2006Will humans eventually live forever? Scientists have grown immortal skin cells in a petri dish?maybe they can someday make us immortal too?but would we want to be? This possibility raises the question of whether this would cause us to spend... continued
Scientists Seriously Studying Near Death
June 19, 2006Scientists, including medical doctors, are meeting in France for the first international conference about near-death experiences. The conference will also contain delegates who have themselves had a near-death experience. One of the scientists and medical people who will be attending... continued
Can Corn Solve the Gas Crisis?
June 19, 2006We know we have a gas crisis?one that leads to not only to global warming from auto emissions, but also to war. Some researchers think that corn can save us?and save faltering Midwestern farms at the same time. But there... continued
Who Came First?and How?
June 19, 2006Who was here first?and how did they get here? The first people to come to North America may have been seal hunters from France and Spain. They wouldn't have crossed over the ice bridge that existed around 13,500 years ago,... continued
Anne’s Diary: My Indian Name
June 19, 2006In a recent news story, one of our staffers added this provocative line: "[Anne Strieber] has?been given an 'Indian name.' Maybe one day she'll tell it to you." Anne writes, "Ever since we posted this story, we've been besieged with... continued