Dead Pet Brings Bird Flu to Britain

October 24, 2005
While scientists still disagree over whether or not bird flu will become a dangerous epidemic of the kind that killed millions in 1918, bird flu has quietly entered the UK, in the form of a dead parrot that has tested... continued

Whitley’s Journal: A Provocative Look at Both Sides

October 24, 2005
In Whitley's new journal he writes, "A few weeks ago, I wrote a journal entitled the Smashed Pillars of Conservatism. This got me branded as a liberal, as if that was some sort of dirty word. Now I'm going to... continued

Accuweather Says ‘Superstorm’ Possible

October 24, 2005
Accuweather is predicting that the remains of HurricaneWilma and Tropical Storm Alpha could meet in the Atlanticsouth of the US midatlantic states on Tuesday and createsevere weather conditions in the area. Under the headline"Super Storm 2005 to Hit Northeast," Accuweather... continued

New Diet Book Chapter: How to Defeat Your Craving for Sweets

October 24, 2005
Dieters: Here's the chapter of Anne's diet book that you've been waiting for! Chapter 4 tells how to defeat your sweet tooth, using proven scientific methods. Pass this one on! NOTE: This news story, previously published on our old site,... continued

How to Use Your Brain Better

October 21, 2005
Why do we make bad choices, when we "know better?" We see rain clouds in the sky but we don't take an umbrella to work. More seriously, we marry someone who's an alcoholic or drug addict, even though we know... continued

Oil Prices High This Winter: Plan Ahead

October 21, 2005
Consumers beware: oil and gas prices may double our even triple this winter, according to Matthew Simmons, author of Twilight in the Desert: The Coming Saudi Oil Shock and the World Economy. James Kunstler, author of The Long Emergency (a... continued

Terracotta Army Guards a Buried Treasure

October 21, 2005
In 1974, farmers digging wells in China discovered a vast army of over 8,000 life-sized terracotta figures, mostly soldiers, buried with the body of the first Emporer around 200 BC. Now it's been discovered that they were guarding more than... continued

Anne’s Diary: My Adventures With the Green Man

October 20, 2005
In her new diary Anne writes: "It's been just a little over a year since October 16, 2004, when an aneurysm suddenly burst inside my head and I was rushed to the hospital. Whitley and my son Andrew, who were... continued

Bird Flu: Low Risk to Humans?

October 20, 2005
Newswise - In the midst of widespread fears about a bird flu pandemic, some health experts are advising that if you cook poultry and eggs thoroughly, you have little chance of contracting avian flu. In the US, we have already... continued

Amazon Fires & African Drought Affect Us Here in the US

October 20, 2005
A vast drought threatens to kill the Amazon rain forest in Brazil, and as it dries up and becomes a tinder box, the likelihood of devastating fires predicted in Whitley Strieber's 1984 book Nature's End become greater and greater. Scientists... continued