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Can We Catch Diseases from Space?

September 26, 2003
With so many probes heading for Mars and other planets, the question of whether they could bring back new diseases has become important. SARS, Mad Cow Disease and HIV are only three of the diseases that have crossed the species... continued

Mysterious Creatures All Around Us

September 26, 2003
People see monsters all over the world. William Dranginis of Virginia became obsessed with Bigfoot when he spotted one in 1995. People in Canada have seen a strange little creature that could be an alien?except it likes to eat chickens.... continued

Childhood Cancer Caused by Infection

September 26, 2003
A common infection could be the cause of the mysterious brain and lymphatic cancers that kill young children. Scientists have discovered that childhood cancer cases cluster together in a way that suggests that this is the origin. And how do... continued

Last Interview with Graham Birdsall

September 26, 2003
On this week's Dreamland subscriber section, we are privileged and saddened to present what has turned out to be the last interview with one of the UFO greats. Listen as Graham Birdsall discusses some of the riveting truths and revelations... continued

It’s Ignobel

September 25, 2003
Since 1991, Marc Abrahams has been giving out the Ig Nobel Prizes to the researchers who have conducted the most ridiculous scientific experiments during the year. The next awards will be given out on October 2nd at MIT. Recently, he... continued

Was the Plague Really Ebola?

September 25, 2003
The Black Death that killed half the people in Europe in the 14th century has long thought to have been carried by fleas on a certain type of rat. But now scientists think it was actually an Ebola-like disease. Debora... continued

Stampede!

September 25, 2003
Scientists want to study stampedes at places like sports arenas and music concerts, so they can figure out how to prevent them. They can't study actual human stampedes, so what can they do??They stampede mice instead. They've discovered that fewer,... continued

New Voting Machines Easy to Hack

September 25, 2003
The California recall election was almost derailed due to fears about using the same type of punch card ballots that skewed the Presidential election in Florida. These, as well as traditional voting machines, are rapidly being phased out in favor... continued

Less Good Stuff to Spend That Tax Cut On

September 24, 2003
Caviar may soon cease to exist, because the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) miscounted the number of wild sturgeon, leading to continued overfishing. Will the rich be happy about their tax cut if they can't spend some... continued

Hitler May Have Acted Under Hypnosis

September 24, 2003
Forensic psychiatrist David Post thinks hypnosis may have been responsible for Hitler's dreadful deeds. When he was recovering from wounds suffered during World War I, he was given a hypnotic suggestion that he misinterpreted as divine revelation, telling him he... continued