The Mystery of the Elmendorf Beast

August 28, 2004
There's a genuine cryptozoological mystery deep in the heartof Texas. A rancher in Elmendorf, Texas, shot a strangeanimal that ate 35 of his chickens in a single day.Scientists who have examined the creature's body have notbeen able to identify it.... continued

Path IV Available Next Week

August 28, 2004
Those of you who are following the summer of ThePath will be glad to know that Whitley's new Path talk willbe posted on our website tomorrow for subscribers.Non-subscribers can listen starting Tuesday byclicking "Dreamland" on our masthead and scrolling down... continued

Asymmetrical Aggression

August 27, 2004
Don't pick a fight with someone who has ears, fingers orfeet of different sizes or shapes, because they're morelikely to react aggressively. Scientists think that earlystress in the womb from things such as a mother's smoking ordrinking can cause these... continued

Another Cause for Mad Cow?

August 27, 2004
English farmer Mark Purdey says that Mad Cow Disease isreally Manganese Madness. Purdey notes that feeding cattle the meat and bone meal fromother cows was banned in Britain in 1988, but despite thisfact, 40,000 cattle born there after the ban... continued

More Butterflies are Missing–UPDATE

August 27, 2004
We're beginning to notice that there arefewerbutterflies around this year. People who monitor Monarchbutterflies in Minnesota blame it on less milkweed, which isthe butterflies' favorite food and the only place they laytheir eggs, but they don't know why there's less... continued

Nazi Symbols Still Used in Olympics

August 26, 2004
Most of us watching the Olympics on TV every night don'trealize that the Olympic rings and the torch relay did notoriginate in ancient Greece, but became popular after theywere shown in a film created in Nazi Germany. German writer Tony... continued

We Get Pollwhacked!

August 26, 2004
A small number of users repeat voted in our current pollabout John Kerry and the Swiftboat Ads. Oddly, a few of themrepeated on both sides of the question, but by far thelargest number of repeat votes were in favor of... continued

Will Terrorists Strike the Internet Today?

August 26, 2004
A Russian newspaper reports that terrorists will paralyzethe internet on August 26th, according to Russian antivirusexperts. Aleksandr Gostev says he got the information from certainwebsites, but he wouldn't say which ones. He says they'll betargeting the U.S. and Western Europe.... continued

Two Triangle UFOs–UPDATE

August 26, 2004
Two triangle-shaped light formations were caught on videoover Melbourne, Australia on August 23rd. Local air trafficcontrollers reported no aircraft in the area and the UFOsdid not show up on radar. According to Phenomena Research Australia, Mark and JanineBlease, who took... continued

Our Shelves are Almost Bare

August 26, 2004
We have only one copy left of many of the books on our newsale and more of them sell out every day.To find out which books are still available, keep reading so you can order them before they disappear fromour... continued