Huygens Hits the Bull’s Eye

January 15, 2005
The European Space Agency's Huygens Probe has landed onTitan and returned to earth some of the most stunning imagesever seen by man. The first staggering discovery is that,despite the fact that it is so cold that water ice would bea... continued

Serious Scientists Say ET is Here

January 15, 2005
Physicist Enrico Fermi used to say that if ETs are here,"Where are they?" This became known as Fermi's Paradox,and it preoccupied astronomers at Los Alamos and otherscientific centers as they did statistical research on theprobability of extraterrestrial life in the... continued

Huge Icebergs Collide

January 13, 2005
It?s something so large, it can be seen from space: amassive iceberg is colliding with a floating glacier nearthe McMurdo Research Station in Antarctica. NASA satellitesare following the 100-mile-long B-15A iceberg as it movessteadily towards the Drygalski Ice Tongue. They... continued

Anne says: I’ve Been Invisible Too!

January 13, 2005
In her new diary, Anne Strieber says, "Whenever I mentionthe title of my bookAnInvisible Woman to any woman over 40, she instantly says,'Oh, I know how THAT feels!' It happened to me. One day Iwoke up and I was invisible.... continued

Venice Dries Up!

January 13, 2005
In Venice, Italy, gondolas are getting stuck on the dry bedsof the canals. Hotel docks are dangling in mid air. What?sgoing on here? Venice is drying up! Venice, which usually has a few feet ofwater on the ground at high... continued

Sale Ends at Midnight

January 13, 2005
Our sale ends MIDNIGHT TONIGHT! We'vereduced every single item an additonal 5%, so this thechance to get that book or CD you've had your eye on for solong, but hurry?we only have one or two left of many ofthese items!... continued

Account of Witness Who Saw Tsunami Coming

January 13, 2005
Click on our newestInsightfor a description of the recent tsunamis from someone whowas actually there when they hit. What?s it like to see awall of water coming towards you? Don?t miss this incredibledescription. NOTE: This news story, previously published on... continued

Cellphones Dangerous–to Children at Least

January 12, 2005
Cellphone use is dangerous to young children. For years,there has been a controversy about the danger of cellphones.Now a group of scientists are saying that the danger toyoung children has been seriously underestimated, and thatchildren under eight should not use... continued

A Good Reason for Earthquakes

January 11, 2005
It turns out earthquakes are not disasters, at least not asfar as the Earth is concerned. They recycle the Earth'scrust, which in turn produces a habitable planet, especiallyfor humans. Did you know that Earth is the only planet weknow about... continued

Gigantic Cosmic Explosion Discovered

January 10, 2005
?In the universe, that is. U.S. scientists say they?vedetected the largest explosion that?s ever been seen in theuniverse. It?s as if 300 suns suddenly got sucked into ablack hole. It?s nothing new?Agence France-Presse says it?s been goingon for 100 million... continued