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Were Some of our Greatest Scientists Autistic?

January 12, 2004
Author Michael Fitzgerald says that Socrates, Charles Darwin, Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein may have had a form of autism called Asperger's syndrome. Artists and writers such as Andy Warhol, Lewis Carroll and the poet W.B. Yeats may have had... continued

Crazy Plans for Global Warming

January 12, 2004
The debate about whether or not the Earth is heating up is over, and scientists are now figuring out what changes will need to be made in the future, due to global warming. Researchers say, "Many of these possible options... continued

Water on Mars!

January 10, 2004
Data acquired on Mars from the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit's mini-thermal emission spectrometer shows the light, or spectral, signature of an as-of-yet unidentified mineral that contains bound water in its crystal structure. Minerals such as gypsum and zeolites are possible... continued

More Witnesses Saw UFO

January 9, 2004
Even more witnesses have come forth who saw the Huntington, Indiana UFOs. Jay H. Cook writes, "I just read the reports of the UFOs in Indiana on the 26th and was stunned. My partner and I left my parent's home... continued

Car Crash Injuries Every Football Game

January 9, 2004
As we get ready for another weekend of football, we should be aware that football players sustain head blows equivalent to a severe car crash in every game. They get an average of 50 head blows per game, each one... continued

Saddam May Not Live Until Trial

January 9, 2004
The Kuwaiti Al-Anba daily reports that Sadam Hussin has an advanced terminal case of cancer of lymph nodes, according an Iraqi official. Doctors who checked him over after his capture in December predict he will only live for a few... continued

Ancient Portraits of Loch Ness Monster

January 9, 2004
Monks living in 565AD may have been the first to produce art depicting the Loch Ness Monster. Ancient stones found in the vicinity of Loch Ness have animal carvings on them. Historian Norman Newton says, "They are all incredibly accurately... continued

Are We Fat Because Food is Too Cheap?

January 8, 2004
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition says people in the U.S. are fat because our food is too cheap?despite the fact that poorer people tend to be the most obese. But although manufacturers are producing plenty of unhealthy things to... continued

SARS Returns in More Dangerous Strain

January 8, 2004
Two new cases of SARS in China brings back fears that the epidemic may return. China is destroying large numbers of civet cats, the carriers of the disease, but the man who has just recovered from SARS says he's never... continued

Fireballs in Spain

January 8, 2004
It's usually ice blocks that fall from the sky in Spain, but recently hundreds of witnesses there saw balls of fire in the sky. Authorities are searching for an estimated 50 tons of material from a meteorite which broke up... continued