Movie Fakery in High Gear

November 7, 2004
In the film "Simone," Al Pacino created a computer-generated actress he passed off as real. Now this is no longer fiction: for his two sequels to "The Matrix," director JoelSilver mixes real actors in the same scenes with computer-generated images... continued

Apollo 15 Image Mystery

November 5, 2004
Apollo 15, was the first of three advanced lunar missions.It was launched on July 26, 1971 and carried astronautsAlfred Worden, James Irwin and David Scott. It was also thefirst mission to include the Lunar Roving Vehicle, andinvolved exploration of a... continued

New Warning About Invisible Comets

November 5, 2004
Scientists now warn that with even the most sophisticatedastronomical scanning technology, dangerous meteorites arebeing missed and could possibly hit the earth with no warning. Professor Wickramasinghe of the Cardiff University?s centerfor Astrobiology claims that we can no longer assume that... continued

Anne Strieber Recovery Update

November 5, 2004
Anne Strieber continues to recover, but is still battlingpneumonia. The disease is not believed to belife-threatening, but she is improving only slowly. She is out of neurological danger and now able to sleepwithout being tested for neurological signs every hour,... continued

Headless ‘Organ Bank’ Bodies Now Possible

November 4, 2004
Indian scientist P. B. Desai suggested in a speech last weekthat it should be possible to remove genes from embyros thatcould be used to create harvestable organs for adults inneed of organ transplants. The organs would be grown in "bodies,"... continued

Anne Still Has Pneumonia

November 4, 2004
November 4, 2004: Anne Strieber is not believed to be indanger at this time, but doctors are struggling to defeat apersistent but relatively low-grade pneumonia that has kepther on artificial breathing support since Tuesday. Your prayers to defeat Anne's infection... continued

First Human Face Transplant

November 4, 2004
On October 15, physicians at the Cleveland Clinic receivedreview board approval to begin screening patients for thefirst ever human face transplant. In the first few procedures, they only plan to use facialskin and the connective tissue underneath. Patients wouldretain their... continued

New Mad Cow Cases in New York?

November 4, 2004
State officials are currently investigating an unusualcluster of possible Mad Cow cases in upstate New York. Currently five separate cases of the fatal Creutzfeldt JakobDisease have been diagnosed in Ulster County and surroundingareas alone, a surprising number given that the... continued

Is Contact Under Way in India?

November 3, 2004
Persistent stories out of India indicate that somethingextraordinary is happening there involving UFOs. An Indianengineer working on antigravity propulsion has describedstudying advanced technology in "package" form--technologiesready made to be analyzed and duplicated. But where are theyfrom? Since October 10, everyone... continued

Explorers discover Sumatran Yeti

November 3, 2004
Explorers returning to a remote village near the Bukkantingiregion of Sumatra have found additional evidence pointing tothe existence of a type of ape that is claimed to walkupright like a human. Villagers reportedly saw an animalknown as the ?orang pendek?... continued