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What is al-Qaeda?
August 12, 2003In Anne's new Diary, she writes, "Very often we vilify a single person, who stands for everything we hate. We've certainly done this with Osama bin-Laden. While I don't think he's a good guy in any way, I've realized that... continued
Message in a Bottle, Part 3
August 12, 2003If you want to make sure to get your message across, send it off in a bottle. We've written about a 60-year-old message from people escaping from the Nazis and a 20-year-old message from a dead son. Now a homeless... continued
When Earworms Invade
August 12, 2003Jessica Kovler writes in the August 12th New York Times that "There's nothing nicer than a tune playing in your head?until you can't turn it off." And when you get a song stuck in your brain, it always seems to... continued
An Expensive Side Effect
August 12, 2003Whenever we take a new drug, we're concerned about possible side effects. One of the most unusual side effects ever discovered has been found with high doses of drugs for Parkinson's disease?they caused people to become compulsive gamblers. Two patients... continued
The Alps are Collapsing
August 12, 2003Scientists think global warming will melt the Alps over the next twenty years, causing the mountains to collapse into piles of rubble. The mountain range is made up of rocks, with an icy crust of permafrost holding them together. This... continued
Internet Worm Spreading Fast
August 11, 2003An Internet worm detected Monday is spreading around the world like wildfire. The worm has has been spreading rapidly across the Internet, according to the CERT Coordination Center, a government funded security watchdog group at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.... continued
Why Some Students Die Young
August 11, 2003The image of the tortured artist may be true?researchers have found that science and medical students live longer and healthier lives after graduation than art students do. This is despite the fact that the biggest smokers and drinkers are medical... continued
Moving Toes onto Hands
August 11, 2003Moving body parts around seems to be the latest trend in plastic surgery. We wrote about an Australian artist who is having an extra ear implanted on his arm just for fun. Now a man in Wales has had two... continued
How to Handle a Grouchy Parrot
August 11, 2003Parrots live a long time and like most people, they get grouchier as they get older. Some pet owners can't take it anymore and dump their pets in the U.K.'s National Parrot Sanctuary, where "parrot whisperer" Steve Nichols bonds with... continued
Alligators Get West Nile?and Pass it on to Us
August 10, 2003Florida residents have to watch out for mosquitoes, since they carry the West Nile Virus. Now it turns out that alligators carry it too. Researchers have found that the levels of West Nile in alligators is 4 times as high... continued