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Crop Circle Produces Strange Effects

October 1, 2004
A crop circle that has appeared in a field in Canada has astrange effect on people who stand at the center of it. Anelderly lady "?walked into the circle and said her feet felthot," says researcher Beata Van Berkom. "Some... continued

Serious Search for the Yeti

October 1, 2004
Two amateur explorers want to prove the existence of theIndonesia?s Yeti by capturing one on film. Three years ago,they found a footprint and hairs which were analyzed byscientists and found not to belong to any known species. David Green writes... continued

Deadly Disease in Jacuzzis

September 30, 2004
Here's the latest antidote to having fun: one-quarter of allJacuzzis are breeding grounds for deadly Legionnaire'sDisease. Andy Coghlan writes in New Scientist that Jacuzzis are riskybecause the hot, swirling waters generate aerosols whichcarry bacteria into the lungs. Jacuzzis are tricky... continued

How Birds Get Around

September 30, 2004
Now that the magnetic pole reversal is in progress, somebirds are having trouble migrating and are ending up in thewrong places. They're also leaving at the wrong time,because global warming is giving them false signals. It'sbecome important for scientists to... continued

John Mack’s Last Editorial

September 30, 2004
Unknowncountry.com does not publish political material, butwe are publishing this, John Mack's last statement, out ofour great respect for a lost leader of the community ofclose encounter witnesses. Thiseditorialwas written for the Boston Globe, which has not yetpublished it. NOTE:... continued

Earthquakes and Volcanoes: Our Restless West Coast

September 29, 2004
As a series of earthquakes continued around Mt. St. Helens,central California was struck by a 6.0 quake along the SanAndreas Fault, centered near Paso Robles. In recent days,the West Coast has experienced an exceptional amount ofearthquake activity, with a cluster... continued

Toutatis Passes Without Incident

September 29, 2004
According to some conspiracy theorists, the President wassupposed to make an announcement on Tuesday night that theworld was about to end. And the government supposedly shutdown awebsite that dared to break this news. Toutatis was going tobe captured by gravity... continued

Whitley Remembers John Mack

September 28, 2004
In his latestJournal, Whitleysays goodbye to John Mack: "He was truly a man of courage,who put his reputation, his career and his livelihood on theline forthe most scorned and derided group of people in the world:the close encounter witnesses? He... continued

Preschool Prevents Cancer

September 28, 2004
Children who attend day care or nursery school for at leastone year before going to kindergarten are 36% less likely todevelop a cancer known as Hodgkin's lymphoma as youngadults. This may be because they develop stronger immunesystems from being exposed... continued

Dalai Lama May Return to Tibet

September 28, 2004
A delegation from the Dalai Lama, the Tibetian religiousleader who escaped to India and now lives in exile there, isdiscussing his return with the Chinese government. Jasper Becker writes in The Independent that Lodi Gyari, theDalai Lama's representative in Washington,... continued