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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
Why Are Our Soldiers Getting Sick in Iraq?
August 10, 2003Joyce Riley VonKleist, of the American Gulf War Veterans Association, writes that nearly half of the 697,000 Gulf War I Veterans are ill and have received no adequate diagnosis or treatment. Whenever veterans become ill, the term "mystery illness" seems... continued
What’s in That Tattoo Ink?
August 10, 2003People who get tattoos may be putting poisonous chemicals into their skin because they don't know what ingredients are in the dyes. But tattoos and body piercing will soon be passe anyway?the newest fad will be creating new body parts... 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
Ancient Art Appears Like Magic
August 10, 2003Prehistoric art in Australia that is invisible to the naked eye is being discovered by digital cameras and image-enhancing computers. Archeologists take pictures of blank walls and enhance them, and ancient images magically appear. Archeologist Bruno David says, "Sometimes you... continued
Moms Near 9/11 had Smaller Babies
August 10, 2003The smoke and toxic dust from the destruction of the World Trade Center on 911 affected pregnant women living nearby, causing them to have smaller babies, which tend to have more health and developmental problems. A new report says the... continued
UFO Books on Sale This Week!
August 8, 2003Check out the Great Sales! section of our store for these special books about UFOs?all marked down from their original prices (which were discounted to start with). Some of them are no longer available from publishers, so there are only... continued
Is Cold Atlantic Sign of Climate Change?
August 7, 2003The long hot summer, along with recent droughts, makes some scientists think global warming may be here with a vengeance. But the real sign of climate change will be when Europe gets colder, because the ocean current that warms it... continued