Katrina Downgraded to Cat. 3

August 28, 2005
Hurricane Katrina began to lose power dramatically as it moved towardNew Orleans, and has been downgraded by the National WeatherService to a Category 3 hurricane, with maximum sustainedwinds of 135 MPH. This is still a dangerous storm, and thereremains a... continued

Secret Nazi Colony Finally Broken Up

August 28, 2005
After forty years, the Chilean authorities have broken up the Colonia Dignidad commune, which was founded by escaped Nazis and Nazi sympathizers. It aided the cruel military dictatorship of that has been accused of aiding the former military dictatorship of... continued

Phoenix Lights Back in Arizona

August 28, 2005
On August 25, a photographer in Phoenix took new footage of what appear to be the Phoenix Lights hovering over Estrella Mountain in Arizona, which are very similar to the images captured by Dr. Lynn Kitei and others. This follows... continued

Katrina Turns into Gulf Monster

August 27, 2005
Thousands of people along the coast of the Gulf of Mexicofrom Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle were urged toevacuate as Hurricane Katrina gathered strength and aimedfor the US gulf coast. The hurricane is expected to makelandfall by Monday as a... continued

UPDATE on Underwater City Off Coast of Cuba

August 26, 2005
National Geographic Magazine will sponsor another underwater exploration of the sunken city off the Coast of Cuba this fall. Russian-Canadian oceanographer Pauline Zelitsky will head the expedition. Political differences prevent the US from participating, and much of the work has... continued

China Attacking Pentagon Computers

August 26, 2005
In a new form of espionage, Chinese hackers are spying on Pentagon computers. Besides trying to "read" secret information, they are infecting military computers with computer viruses. The Pentagon admits that some of their computer software is antiquated, leaving their... continued

Meet Linda Howe

August 26, 2005
Labor Day weekend, September 2-4, is the date of the annual National UFO Conference, to be held this year at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel,1755 North Highland Ave., in Hollywood, California. Our science reporter Linda Howe will be there, as will... continued

Floods, Drought in Europe as Hurricane Approaches Florida

August 25, 2005
World weather continued in an extremely unsettled state asrecord floods killed at least 34 people in Europe andTropical Storm Katrina promised to bring heavy rainfall toSouth Florida. Meanwhile, Portugal and Spain suffered recorddrought as fires consumed over a hundred thousand... continued

UFO Wave in New Mexico

August 25, 2005
In a scenario reminiscent of the Phoenix Lights, UFOs are being seen by large numbers of people in New Mexico. Photos taken by a Navajo teen show mysterious yellow, red and orange lights in the night sky. One of the... continued

Redheads Feel Less Pain

August 24, 2005
We've written before that geneticists think that redheads may be closely related to Neanderthals. Now it turns out that people with red hair feel less pain?could their Neanderthal ancestry be the reason for this? Scientists want to know if there... continued