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Did Life Come from Space?

November 6, 2003
The same amino acids that are here on Earth have also been found in meteorites. "The bottom line is that you have these materials that come from space," says researcher Steve Macko. He thinks this points to a cosmic origin... continued

Harmonic Concordance

November 6, 2003
On Saturday, November 8, a rare Grand Sextile of Planets will take place during a total lunar eclipse. This extraordinary astrological and extremely positive event has not occurred in at least 6,000 years and is an occasion for meditation and... continued

Information Glut

November 6, 2003
Are we forgetting more and caring less?or is there just too much to remember? More information has been produced and stored in the past 5 years than at any time in human history, in the form of e-mails, websites, cell... continued

So the Sun’s Going Nuts?Who Cares?

November 5, 2003
In Whitley's new journal,he writes: "The sun is in the most unusual state that has ever been observed. At a time when it should be recording greatly diminished sunspot activity, the most active sunspot ever observed has just finished crossing... continued

Flash Healing

November 5, 2003
Tiny flashes of infrared light from LEDs can heal wounds, build muscle, help heal the effects of diabetes and repair blindness?but nobody knows why. LEDs are the tiny, ultra-efficient light-emitting diodes, or bulbs, like the ones found in digital clocks... continued

Will Climate Change Make Us Evolve?Again?

November 5, 2003
In the current era of global warming, scientists at the Geological Society of America are taking a look at ancient periods of climate variability, some of which lasted for millions of years. During these periods, great strides were made in... continued

Manhattan Meeting with a Vampire

November 5, 2003
Besides writing about UFOs and visitors, Whitley has always been fascinated with vampires. He's written three books about them and is now writing a mini series about them for the Sci Fi Channel. Imagine his surprise when a reader wrote... continued

Want to Remember? Go to Sleep?

November 5, 2003
Want to retrieve elusive memories?maybe remember what happened during "missing time?" The best way to do this is to get a good night's sleep. If the brain has time to "digest" the memories laid down during the day, they will... continued

What Will Happen to Farms in the Future

November 4, 2003
Global warming will change the weather, meaning farmers will have to move to new areas and learn to grow different crops. After a long period of denial, researchers are now looking closely at agricultural areas in the U.S. in order... continued

Sun Most Active in 1,000 Years

November 4, 2003
There have been more sunspots since the 1940s than for the past 1150 years. Does this mean the Sun is changing? Jenny Hogan writes in New Scientist that geophysicist Ilya Usoskin discovered this from reconstructing the history of sunspot activity... continued