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Anne’s Diary: Idealism or Ideology?

October 8, 2004
In her new diary,Anne Strieber writes: "We expect all politicians and leadersto have ideals and surprisingly, despite the various dirtytricks some of them gotten up to, most of them do. I defineideals as moral goals?to get better education for kids,... continued

He’s Blind but Still Sees Aliens

October 8, 2004
In another of our series of newCommunionLetters, we hear fromFrank,who writes: "On July 28th at 2 a.m., they came. I heard mybasset hound begin to whine. She was cut off in mid stream.I was lying in my bed, and everyone... continued

Returning the Trash

October 7, 2004
Litter is becoming an international problem. A Brazilianphotographer looks for trash that has washed up on the beachnear his home. When he identifies what country it came from,he returns it to that country?s embassy in Brazil. Fabio Barreto, who runs... continued

Bee Shortage Leads to Food Shortage

October 7, 2004
The number of domesticated honeybees in the U.S. hasdeclined by about 50%. Unless this changes, many fruits andvegetables may disappear from the food supply. John Roach writes in National Geographic News that beepollination is responsible for 15 to 30% of... continued

Don’t Drink the Water

October 7, 2004
Fish with both male and female sexual tissue have beendiscovered near wastewater treatment plants on the SouthPlatte River and Boulder Creek in Colorado. And it's beendiscovered that utilities across the country have been lyingfor years about the lead levels in... continued

Like Water Going Down the Drain

October 6, 2004
We're not sure if water goes down the drain in ananticlockwise direction above the equator and in a clockwisedirection below it (or vice-versa), but scientists DO saythat dolphins in the northern hemisphere swim inanticlockwise circles, while dolphins in the southernhemisphere... continued

How to Read Your Future

October 6, 2004
In the future, we'll all be able to get genetic scans thatwill tell us how to eat and exercise, as well as whatdiseases await us in the future. The question is, do wereally want to know? Daith NOTE: This news... continued

A Superbug Escapes

October 6, 2004
Superbugs?bacteria that have become resistant to allantibiotics?are usually found in hospitals, where lots ofantibiotics are used and bugs eventually evolve that cannotbe killed by the drugs. This means you can be sicker comingout of the hospital than you were going... continued

Doctors Can Predict Earthquakes

October 5, 2004
It's known that many animals become restless and noisybefore earthquakes. But medical doctors have begun torealize that people can predict earthquakes as well. After the Spitak (Armenia) earthquake in 1989, which killed25,000 people, a survey found that the number of... continued

Tribute to John Mack

October 5, 2004
If you look at the top masthead on our homepage, you'll seeour website artist Dana Augustine's tribute to UFOresearcher John Mack, who died in a car accident last week.Click on the image for a larger view. To see all of... continued