Mysterious Skin Disease?or NOT?

May 27, 2006
In a recent newsletter, we reported on a mysterious skindisease that's being seen in various parts of the country,called Morgellons Disease. Now scientists say this may be not be a physical ailment, despite the suffering that it iscausing. Many dermatologists... continued

Indonesia Quake Catastrophe

May 27, 2006
UPDATE: A 6.2 quake struck Papua-New Guiinea Saturday night.The area it hit is sparsely populated and there arecurrently no reports of damage or injuries. The Indonesianquake, also 6.2 on the Richter Scale, struck at 5:53AM local time Friday in a... continued

UFOs in the News–UPDATE

May 26, 2006
UFOs are big news in Germany and South Africa. In Germany, digital photographs have been taken of a rectangular-shaped UFO. There has been a UFO wave in South Africa, where a frantic search has been launched for a crashed craft.... continued

The Roof of the World

May 26, 2006
The roof of the world is melting, turning large parts of China into a desert. The Chinese Academy of Sciences says the glaciers of the Tibetan plateau are melting so quickly that they are getting 50% smaller every 10 years.... continued

Chimps R Us

May 25, 2006
Humans and chimps share about 98% of their DNA, and now scientists have discovered monkeys that can talk to each other?in complete sentences. Genevi?ve Roberts reports in the Independent that using words to make sentences?and using the same word for... continued

Whispers

May 25, 2006
Scientists like to investigate a lot of things that the rest of us take for granted. Like whispers?how do we hear them, anyway? Robert Roy Britt writes in LiveScience.com that there's a tiny organ inside your ear call the cochlea,... continued

Addicted to Sweets

May 25, 2006
If you're too fat, you need to figure out why before you can lose weight successfully. Scientists have discovered that stress makes us eat too much?especially sugar. It's actually another form of addiction, just like being addicted to gambling, cigarettes,... continued

Trying to Predict Future Weather

May 24, 2006
What do month-to-month temperature fluctuations have to do with century-to-century changes in temperature? At first it might seem like: not much. But in a report published in this week's peer-reviewed scientific journal Nature, scientists from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution... continued

A Trip Home

May 24, 2006
In her new diary, Anne Strieber writes about a trip she and Whitley took to New York City?and the insights she gained there. NOTE: This news story, previously published on our old site, will have any links removed. continued

Don’t Blame the Wolves

May 24, 2006
We now know that prehistoric man did not hunt the mammoth into extinction. The reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone National Park 10 years ago has been blamed for the 40% decline in the elk population there?but it turns out that... continued