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Late Night Snacks are OK

November 26, 2003
If, like Dagwood, you feel the urge to creep into the kitchen late at night for a snack, don't worry, you're not making yourself fat. Dr. Judy Cameron carried out tests on 47 female monkeys and found no link between... continued

Better Not to Eat?

November 26, 2003
About the only regimen that is guaranteed to give you longer life is to continuously deprive yourself of enough to eat?at least it works for mice and fruit flies. People are now beginning to try this diet as well, although... continued

Vegetables can be Dangerous

November 26, 2003
We think of fresh vegetables as something that's always good to eat, but they can be dangerous. Scallions imported from Mexico recently killed three people and made hundreds more sick. Grow your own? Research shows that vegetables grown in urban... continued

Let Your Mind Do the Moving

November 25, 2003
Christopher Reeve is pushing for research that will allow paraplegics like himself to regain bodily movement. But if this isn't possible, it might be better to let the mind do the moving instead. Reseachers are having success teaching monkeys?and people?how... continued

Florida Swamp has Crop Circle Effects

November 25, 2003
The 700 mile Okefenokee Swamp contains many of the same effects that have been noted in crop circles. Electrical devices go haywire inside it and residents have seen glowing orbs and UFOs nearby. "I've only seen [the orbs] a few... continued

Searching for the Source of Ebola

November 25, 2003
The host for the devastating African disease Ebola, which has no cure and kills quickly and painfully, has not yet been found. The host is an animal which carries the virus but is not itself affected by it, and if... continued

How Global Warming Will Change Alaska

November 24, 2003
We've written about how global warming will change the states of California and Washington. Alaska is warming up more quickly than anyplace else on Earth, meaning big changes are in store for the people?and animals?living there. John Whitfield writes that... continued

Police Regularly See UFOs

November 24, 2003
A new record of U.K. UFO sightings has been compiled called PRUFOS?Police Reporting UFO Sightings?by Detective Constable Gary Heseltine. PRUFOS contains 84 official sightings reported by a total of 212 policemen and policewomen in the U.K. between 1950 and 2002.... continued

Al-Qaeda Attacks Could Lead to Military Takeover in U.S.

November 24, 2003
General Tommy Franks, who led U.S. forces in Iraq, says that an attack on U.S. soil with a weapon of mass destruction that causes large casualties will be likely to lead to an end to the U.S. Constitution in favor... continued

A Youthful Experience with an Alien

November 24, 2003
As part of our series on new Communion Letters, "John from PA" tells how, as a child, despite being raised in a strict religious household, he spent two days playing with an alien, who gave him a secret message, while... continued