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June 27, 2004
Until Friday, July 2nd at midnight, all new one-year subscribers to unknowncountry.com will receive a free copy of The Path. You pay only shipping and handling. If you're already a subscriber, you'll find a coupon in the subscriber's section for... continued

A National Catastrophe

June 27, 2004
In Whitley's new journal, he writes: "The outing of Valerie Plame in the column of Robert Novak has now led to the resignation of Jim Plavitt from the CIA. Mr. Plavitt was Valerie Plame's superior. His work has been devastated... continued

Get a Haircut

June 24, 2004
A Vietnamese man hasn't had a hair cut in 31 years. He's hoping to get into the Guinness Book of World Records for having the longest hair in the world. How does hair look when you put off getting a... continued

American Otzi

June 24, 2004
Otzi is the name of a prehistoric man who was buried under a glacier in the Italian Alps about 5,000 years ago. His body came to the surface in 1991 because the Alps are melting. Now North America has its... continued

The Methane Mystery

June 24, 2004
As we've written here before, one of the mysteries about global warming events of the past is that huge amounts of the greenhouse gas methane were suddenly released into the atmosphere. Where did this come from, and could it happen... continued

Time to Test That Movie

June 23, 2004
Does the film The Day After Tomorrow portray events that could really happen? Instead of arguing about it, computers around the world are going to test it. Environmentalist Mat Collins says, "Extreme scenarios make great films, but for practical planning... continued

Aztlan, the Mexican Atlantis

June 23, 2004
An island known as Aztlan is Mexico's Atlantis?the lost land of the Aztecs. Described in ancient legends, some people think it doesn't exist, while others have spent their lives searching for it. Some archeologists think it may be in Utah.... continued

Less Pollution: More Smog

June 23, 2004
Officials in cities across the U.S. are trying to figure out how to get cleaner air. They've discovered that when auto exhaust levels go down on weekends, ozone?the main ingredient of smog?increases. They're worried that as air pollution from car... continued

Friends & Fellow UFO Experiencers

June 22, 2004
As one of our new Communion Letters, we present the experiences of Rick, who says: "I was never really into UFOs. I always assumed they were possible but never really went out of my way to learn about them. That... continued

Why You Should Love Weeds

June 22, 2004
Weeds may be unwanted, but they're more valuable than you think. Anthropologist Richard Steep says, "If I had one place to go to find medicinal plants, it wouldn't be the forest. There are probably hundreds of weeds growing right outside... continued