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Extraordinary UFO Sightings in Canada

March 18, 2004
More UFOs are showing up in Canada. Diana Luca and her mother were sitting in her kitchen when they looked out the window and spotted a UFO. It was shaped like a Frisbee and red and shiny. Luca says, "It... continued

Fewer English Speakers in the Future

March 17, 2004
While it seems as if more and more people, around the world, are now speaking English, a British language expert thinks that will change in the future. David Graddol says the number of people who speak English as a native... continued

China Wall Can–and Cannot–Be Seen from Space

March 17, 2004
Chinese textbooks have always boasted that the Great Wall of China, built in the 5th century BC, is so big that it can be seen from space, but Chinese astronaut Yang Liwei, who was the first Chinese person in space,... continued

Scientist Creates Roswell UFO Metal

March 17, 2004
Witnesses who found the debris from the Roswell, New Mexico UFO crash in 1947 reported seeing metal as thin as the silver foil from a cigarette pack that nonetheless could not be pierced by a bullet. Now Discover Magazine reports... continued

What are the Politics of Unknowncountry?

March 17, 2004
In our latest Insight, Whitley writes: "This is not a political website, but this is a political year and, inevitably, you will see some stories here that relate to political issues?Conservatives want to control our moral life. Liberals want to... continued

8% of Sheep are Gay?is it the Same with Us?

March 16, 2004
Researchers are studying gay sheep to try to figure out if homosexuality has a biological origin. They've discovered that certain groups of cells are different in a part of the sheep's brain that controls sexual behavior. Charles E. Roselli says,... continued

Allergic to Home

March 16, 2004
Worried about pollution? Stay away from home, where moving around?and even vacuuming?can kick up enough dust particles to be hazardous to your health. Maybe this will reassure you: the toilet seat is the most germ free place in your house.... continued

Junk Science at the White House

March 16, 2004
In the latest issue of The Nation, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. writes: "The Bush Administration's first instinct when it comes to science has been to suppress, discredit or alter facts it doesn't like. Over the past two years the Administration... continued

Lethal Popcorn

March 15, 2004
With the news about genetically-modified crops and Mad Cow Disease, it seems as if no food is safe to eat. Now the EPA has discovered that the fumes released into the air when a bag of butter-flavored microwave popcorn is... continued

Quantum Weirdness in Real Life

March 15, 2004
Scientists used to think that the ideas of quantum physics?for instance, that everything is in "superposition" (both everywhere and nowhere) until observed and that particles can be "entangled" and affect each other at great distances?applied only on the atomic level,... continued