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We’ve Been Here Longer Than We Thought

February 17, 2005
Newswise - When the bones of two early humans were found in 1967 nearKibish, Ethiopia, they were thought to be 130,000 years old.A few years ago, researchers found 154,000- to160,000-year-old human bones at Herto, Ethiopia. Now, a newstudy of the... continued

Do Gun Laws Help Reduce Violence?

February 16, 2005
Newswise - Despite the many laws that have been passed regarding gunregistration requirements, bans on specific firearms and"zero tolerance" policies for guns in schools, it?s stillnot known if these laws help prevent gun violence. The TaskForce on Community Preventive Services... continued

Pacific Typhoons Could Become Monster

February 16, 2005
Two powerful Pacific typhoons could merge over the next fewdays in a rare event that will generate a monster storm thatcould threaten the entire Pacific region. The Australian-Pacific Center for Emergency and DisasterInformation has graded Olaf as a Category 4... continued

Debunking 911 Conspiracies

February 15, 2005
In its recent issue,PopularMechanics Magazine offers an article 'debunking' the '911Myths.' These alleged myths include the notion that therewas something attached to the lower fuselage of one of theplanes, that the Air Force failed to adequately respond tothe crisis, and... continued

Effort to Lift Terminator Seed Ban

February 15, 2005
The Monsanto Corporation, infamous for its efforts to'corner' water rights and spread genetically modified foodsworldwide, has now embarked once again on a campaign to getinternational approval for 'terminator' seeds, which havelimited germination potiential, becoming sterile after oneor two generations. When... continued

Predicting the Future with Random Numbers?

February 14, 2005
The Global ConsciousnessProject is in the process of developing data that suggeststhat there is a level of human emotion or thought that cancollectively affect random number generators, and that it isat least somewhat predictive of large scale negative events,especially those... continued

An Extraordinary UFO Photo?

February 13, 2005
This exceptionally beautiful UFO photo was taken with acellphone camera, and is an example of a type of photo thatis likely to appear more often now that cameras incellphones and personal digital assistants that people carrywith them all the time... continued

Why Valentines Day is Healthy

February 13, 2005
Newswise - Chocolate, wine?and sex! It turns out that Valentine's Dayis one of the healthiest days of the year. A cardiologistsays these Valentine's Day traditions are the way to ahealthy heart. Cardiologist Melvyn Rubenfire says this is"one day of celebration... continued

Anne Strieber is Back With Mysterious Powers

February 11, 2005
When Anne Strieber suffered a cerebral hemorrhage on October16, 2004, Mysterious Powers was placed on hiatus, with noidea of when or if the program would return. She is nowfully recovered, and Mysterious Powers is back with a veryappropriate return program... continued

Taste Tests

February 11, 2005
Newswise - Organically and conventionally grown potatoes can be toldapart by flavor, but only if the skins are left on. Andwhether you prefer Pepsi or Coke depends on which one youTHINK you'll like best. A panel of fifteen taste testers... continued