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Vermont Nessie Sighted

August 4, 2004
Lake Champlain in Vermont has its own "Nessie," called"Champ." Five tourists visiting the lake say they saw themonster. Bob Gload says, "I turned around and saw thatexplosion from the water. I saw three humps, two- tothree-feet tall, about four- or... continued

Privacy: A Thing of the Past

August 3, 2004
Privacy International in the U.K. has given out its sixthannual Big Brother Awards, in the form of a golden statue ofa boot stomping on a head. They're mailed out, since no onehas ever shown up to collect one in person.... continued

Too Tired to Exercise? Take a Pill

August 3, 2004
Your body isn't exhausted from that workout?it's your brainthat's tired. Scientists are trying to invent a pill thatwill give you all the benefits of exercise without actuallyhaving to do it. James Randerson writes in New Scientist that new evidenceshows that... continued

A Country is Lost

August 3, 2004
The Maldives will soon be lost underwater. This touristdestination is being drowned by the rising sea level andwill be uninhabitable in one hundred years. Its 360,000citizens will have to find another country to take them in. Nick Bryant writes in... continued

An Alien Diagnosis

August 2, 2004
As part of our newCommunionLetters series,Corettawrites: Twelve years ago I woke up in the night to see threesmall, gray creatures standing to my right, near the foot ofmy bed. Though the room seemed filled with a misty, dimlight, I could... continued

Mind Control is Real

August 2, 2004
In the film "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind," a manwants to erase memories of his lover. In the new (and old)versions of "The Manchurian Candidate," men are programmedto kill on command. Is any of this possible? In abcnews.com, Amanda... continued

Terrorists Easily Cross Border

August 2, 2004
People who are worried about terrorists sneaking over theborder into the U.S. say they successfully brought a fakeweapon of mass destruction into the country. The group wantsto show how easy it is for terrorists to sneak deadlyweapons across the Mexican... continued

Saved by Plankton–But Can Plankton be Saved?

August 2, 2004
We recently wrote that the ocean issaving us fromsome of the ravages of global warming by absorbing carbondioxide. Plankton, the tiny plants that float on the surfaceof the ocean, also have amazing powers: aside from providinghalf the Earth's oxygen and... continued

Free Stargate DVD

July 30, 2004
We're again giving away a free Stargate DVD with every orderof a book byWilliamHenry. This popular DVD is a recording of a lecture Williamgave and cannot be purchased?it's only available as agiveaway with every William Henry order. This offer is... continued

Express Yourself With Your Car

July 30, 2004
Someday you may be able to buy a car that "smiles" or"frowns," meaning you'll no longer feel the need to makenasty gestures to other drivers. Sabra Chartrand writes in The New York Times that Toyota isdeveloping a car that can... continued