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Boat Could Blow Any Time

September 13, 2004
A battleship that sank into the Thames river near Londonduring World War II contains unexploded bombs that couldblow up at any time. Mick Hamer writes in New Scientist that the RichardMontgomery, a U.S. cargo ship, has been underwater in thequiet,... continued

Living Near Radio Towers & Gas Stations

September 13, 2004
Scientists have been worried that cell phonetowers?especially the new high-powered towers that supporthigh tech phones?emit radio waves that can lead to cancer.Now Korean scientists have found that people living inregions near AM radio broadcasting towers are 70% morelikely to get... continued

Back Pain?Not What You Think

September 9, 2004
Avoiding exercise because of lower back pain? Scientists nowsay that lack of activity, such as sitting in front of yourcomputer or TV, deactivates the muscles that support yourspine, causing the pain in the first place. Emma Young reports in New... continued

All You Need is a Meteorite

September 9, 2004
Astronomers have long thought that life moves through thesolar system on the backs of meteorites, meaning that lifeon Earth was "seeded" from another planet. New researchshows that it's not necessary for the actual microbes totravel through space. The fact that... continued

Have We Reached the Tipping Point?

September 9, 2004
There may be "tipping points" on Earth. When these change,the entire climate begins to alter and this change may beirreversible. Researchers think there are 12 "hotspots" which regulate theEarth's environment. If one of these is subjected to stress,it could trigger... continued

Listen to the Final Path

September 9, 2004
If you're following the summer of The Path, you won't wantto miss Whitley's finalPathtalk, which just been posted on our website. Anyone canlisten by clicking "Dreamland" on our masthead and scrollingdown to the bottom to "Path V." In case you... continued

Panda Porn Results

September 9, 2004
Pandas are becoming endangered even in zoos, because it'shard to get them interested in sex. A Chinese zoo showedfemale panda Hua Meipanda porn inorder to get her interested in mating--and it worked. Shejust gave birth to twins. Li Wei, of... continued

Your Hair Reveals Your Secrets

September 9, 2004
?Or at least where you've been. Researchers have now learnedthat they can track criminals and terrorists by analyzing asingle hair. Anna Gosline writes in New Scientist that researchersmeasure the ratios of oxygen and hydrogen isotopes in thehair. These isotopes, absorbed... continued

Animals Acting Strangely

September 9, 2004
We've written recently about animals that are missing orturning up in the wrong places due to global warming and thepole shift. A recent "bug splat" test in the U.K. found manyfewer insects that expected. And all over the world,scientists are... continued

Mystery Cloud

September 8, 2004
People living in the eastern part of the U.S. and Canada sawwho went outside at 9 p.m. on Tuesday, August 31, saw astrange, bright, silvery cloud of light that suddenlyappeared. It lasted for about half an hour, then graduallyfaded. It... continued