2019-03-01
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New Show on Unknowncountry!
March 20, 2004Unknowncountry.com is proud to present "Mysterious Powers," Anne Strieber's new show, which will appear every two weeks. Anne became interested in "how to" books?but not the ordinary, boring kind. Anne wants to know the big stuff, like how to be... continued
Another Close Call
March 19, 2004We may not have noticed, but on Thursday afternoon an asteroid 100 feet in diameter, the size of a small office building, made the closest approach ever recorded to the Earth, missing us by one-tenth of the distance between here... continued
Cars Rebel in the U.K.
March 19, 2004We recently wrote about a car rebellion in a town near Area 51 in Nevada, where one day almost all their automatic doors refused to unlock. Now cars are fighting back in a shopping mall parking lot in the U.K.,... continued
The Pentagon Fights Back
March 19, 2004The Pentagon, which once saw eye-to-eye with the White House, seems to be fighting them lately, when it comes to the Bush administration's embrace of junk science. First they issued a report on the military dangers of global warming, despite... continued
Extraordinary UFO Sightings in Canada
March 18, 2004More 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
Pigs with Wings & Cactus with Human Hair
March 18, 2004Some scientists are manipulating genes in bizarre ways that seem to have no practical use. Are they creating science or art? Or are they just making monsters? New Scientist reports that Laura Cinti has created a cactus that grows human... continued
Close Call in November
March 18, 2004The Sun nearly shut down the Earth last November when a wave of massive explosions on the Sun threatened power grids all over the world. This solar flare, which hasn't been measured until now, was so violent that satellite detectors... continued
Fewer English Speakers in the Future
March 17, 2004While 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, 2004Chinese 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, 2004Witnesses 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