Home  »  Headline News

God in the Brain

March 15, 2004
Researcher Mario Beauregard is studying where in the brain religious feelings are actually experienced by placing electrodes on the scalps of seven nuns in order to record the electrical activity in their brains as they recall a spiritual experience. Before... continued

What’s Your Favorite Dreamland Show?

March 15, 2004
Let us know by voting in our new poll! To learn the results of our controversial last poll: Should gay marriage be allowed??read on. There were many multiple votes, with about 80% of them being for the constitutional amendment choice,... continued

Witnesses & Abductees Come Forward

March 12, 2004
Stephen Foster writes in the Rochdale (U.K.) Observer about a group of children who saw a UFO. They say it hovered slowly at rooftop level for several minutes, then suddenly shot away. They've made drawings of what they saw, and... continued

You Hate Spam, So Why Are You Sending It?

March 12, 2004
If you're like the rest of us, you hate spam, but if you're not careful, you're probably sending a lot of it to your friends. At least one third of all spam is being sent from home computers without their... continued

Canadian Crop Circle Passes Reality Test

March 12, 2004
The Canadian Crop Circle Research Network has received the results of tests by renowned crop circle researcher Nancy Talbott on a seven-circle barley formation found in Edmonton, Alberta in 1999. The clay from the circles shows a significant increase in... continued

Whitley’s Journey to Another World

March 12, 2004
In Whitley's profound new journal, he talks about a recent trip when "I felt that I had to get to Marathon, Texas, and that I was behind schedule?We went racing down the dark, empty highway at speeds sometimes far in... continued

How to Tell a Cell Phone Lie

March 11, 2004
Ever want to pretend you're stuck in traffic as an excuse for breaking a date? Now there's software for your cell phone that can generate a fake background noise, so when you call to cancel, you'll be believed. Will Knight... continued

African Wars Caused by Weather

March 11, 2004
In the February 1994 edition of the Atlantic Monthly, researcher Robert Kaplan wrote an article called "The Coming Anarchy," stating that, "For a while the media will continue to ascribe riots and other violent upheavals...mainly to ethnic and religious conflict.... continued

USDA: No Mad Cow Testing Allowed

March 11, 2004
Scott Kilman reports in the Wall Street Journal that the USDA will not allow individual meat packers to test their own meat, because it may imply that the beef missed during random testing by the U.S. government is not safe.... continued

Homeland Security Says: Coal is Back

March 9, 2004
Factories and power plants have started using coal again, despite the fact that it can emit particles that contribute to lung and heart diseases and also emits greenhouse gases. One reason is the upcoming oil shortage, but another is homeland... continued