Meeting an Orb on the Road

October 12, 2004
Scottwrites, in one of our newCommunionLetters: I would like to share an experience my mother andI had with what I would classify as an Orb. NOTE: This news story, previously published on our old site, will have any links removed. continued

A Cannibal’s Defense

October 12, 2004
A museum curator has discovered that Alfred Packer, who wasconvicted of murder because he ate his five companions whenthey were lost in a Colorado winter 130 years ago, mayactually have been innocent. Robert Weller writes that David Bailey, who works... continued

Fish Turning Up in Strange Places

October 12, 2004
Due to global warming and the pole shift now in progress,birds and insects have been turning up in places wherethey've never been seen before. Now this is happening withmarine life as well. In British Columbia, fisherman Gudy Gudmundseth caught thefirst... continued

Coming Closer to Sudden Climate Change

October 12, 2004
Levels of carbon dioxide accumulating in the atmosphere aresharply increasing, which means that climate change mayoccur sooner than expected. Michael McCarthy writes in the Independent that the suddenjump in CO2 can't be explained by a sudden increase ingreenhouse gases from... continued

Yes, Fat IS in Your Genes

October 11, 2004
German scientists have found that mutations in the MC4R genehave a "major" impact on people's body mass index. Peoplewho have the mutations are much heavier than those who donot. The researchers examined the body weights and DNA of 181relatives of... continued

Stink Flower Blooms Again

October 11, 2004
This time Australia is the lucky locale. Hundreds of peopleare lining up in Sydney's Royal Botanic Gardens to get aglimpse of the rarely-blooming Titan Arum, also known as the"corpse flower," which has the world's largest and worstsmelling blooms. The smell... continued

African Wars Really Over Climate Change

October 11, 2004
Environmentalists predict that global warming, which canlead to droughts and encroaching deserts, will lead to warsin the future. This is already happening in Africa. Ed Stoddard writes that many African conflicts there can betraced back to increasingly parched and degraded... continued

How Bird Mates Find Each Other in the Spring

October 8, 2004
Scientists are still trying to figure outhow birds getaround. They also want to understand how birds from thesame species may be isolated from each other for months, butstill somehow know exactly when to return home to meet upwith their mates... continued

Danes to Claim North Pole

October 8, 2004
The Chinese want to claim the moon for its valuableHelium-3, although the U.S. has vowed to return and plantanother American flag there first. Now Denmark wants tostake a claim to the North Pole, so they can hunt for theoil that... continued

Why No Volcanoes on the East Coast?

October 8, 2004
We're waiting to see if Mount St. Helens will erupt again inWashington State, but we never hear about volcanic activityon the East Coast of the U.S. There's a scientific reasonfor this. Sally Harris writes that the kinds of geological conditionsthere... continued