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Path IV Now Available
August 31, 2004Those of you who are following the summer of ThePath will be glad to know that Whitley's new Path talk hasjust been posted on our website. Anyone can listen byclicking "Dreamland" on our masthead and scrolling down tothe bottom. In... continued
It’s Official: Life Likely on Mars
August 30, 2004Methane has been discovered on Mars, meaning life must bethere as well.Linda Howe wasone of the first journalists to report this news, on ourJune 12 Dreamland show. Now it's official: the Mars Express,the European Space Agency probe which is orbiting... continued
Making Plans for a Killer Flu
August 30, 2004A killer strain of flu, like the kind that wiped outmillions of people in 1918, hasn't struck again yet, butscientists are already planning for it. Health experts saywe may have to close schools, restrict travel and rationmedicine if a powerful... continued
The Mystery of the Elmendorf Beast
August 28, 2004There'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, 2004Those 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
More Butterflies are Missing–UPDATE
August 27, 2004We'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
Asymmetrical Aggression
August 27, 2004Don'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, 2004English 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
Nazi Symbols Still Used in Olympics
August 26, 2004Most 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, 2004A 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