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Canopus Reveals Itself

January 21, 2006
The southern pole star, Canopus, is rarely visible in thenorthern hemisphere, but it can be seen tonight south of theapproximate latitude of Los Angeles or Birmingham. It willbe the second brightest star after Sirius. By a seeming coincidence, this week's... continued

Geniuses Just Like to Have Fun

January 20, 2006
On this website, we've tried to describe what it feels like to be a genius. But geniuses such as Einstein and Richard Feynman also liked to have fun, just like the rest of us. Many of Benjamin Franklin's best inventions... continued

Cannibalism, Then & NOW

January 19, 2006
A couple of years ago, we reported on the bizarre story of a German cannibal who ate a willing victim he met on the internet, in a bizarre sadomasochistic act. Cannibalism is actually not as uncommon as you might think,... continued

Oil Wars Unnecessary?We Have Plenty of Oil

January 18, 2006
An economist says that U.S. policy in the Middle East is driven by baseless fears that an "oil weapon" can cut off our fuel supply. Roger J. Stern argues that the decades-old belief that petroleum-rich Persian Gulf nations must be... continued

Films Take a Screen Test

January 17, 2006
Two computer scientists say they have developed a system for predicting the box office success of movies before they hit the theatres that could revolutionize the industry, but Hollywood has responded with a yawn, despite the fact that ticket sales... continued

Booms are Back

January 16, 2006
About a year ago, we reported on mysterious booms in North Carolina. Now they're back. In early January, a huge boom actually shook houses and rattled windows along the Carolina coast. Local TV channel WECT and sound technician Alex Markowski,... continued

Is Japan’s Mount Fuji About to Blow?

January 16, 2006
The absence of snow on the top of picturesque Mount Fuji inJapan was earlier attributed to global warming, but nowseismologists think it may be because the volcano is heatingup and may be getting ready toerupt. The famous snow-capped mountain currently... continued

The Importance of Stardust

January 15, 2006
On this weekend's Dreamland William Henry asks NASA scientist Donald Brownlee the question we all want an answer to: is there life somewhere else in the universe? One way to get evidence about this is Project Stardust, which took off... continued

A Visit to Art

January 15, 2006
Anne and Whitley just made a trip to visit Art Bell, to bring him all the comfort they could, as he faces the future alone, after the death of his beloved wife Ramona. As so often happens, Anne got a... continued

Global Warming in the Past AND the Future

January 13, 2006
New research shows how global warming caused by greenhouse gases can quickly disrupt ocean currents and lead to rapid climate change, as Whitley and Art Bell wrote about in their book The Coming Global Superstorm. In recent decades, frogs have... continued