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Birds No Longer Scared of Us

July 24, 2003
Attacks on humans by gulls and buzzards are increasing, meaning some birds may be learning to fear us less. Other birds are adapting to our presence by changing their songs, so they can be heard above the traffic noise. Simon... continued

You Have Two Cows?

July 24, 2003
Want to understand international politics? It's all here. NOTE: This news story, previously published on our old site, will have any links removed. continued

How Monsters are Made

July 23, 2003
In her new diary, Anne Strieber writes, "Now that we've identified Uday and Qusay by their dental records, so we know they're really and truly dead, we can step back and take a look at these psychopaths?Why should this interest... continued

Coral Almost Gone

July 22, 2003
Alex Kirby writes in bbcnews.com that Caribbean coral reefs have declined 80% in the last 30 years. All the coral seems to have been struck at about the same time. Some causes for the destruction are hurricanes and disease, overfishing... continued

How Long Can We Live?

July 22, 2003
Adam Tanner writes that scientists say we may eventually live to be hundreds of years old. "I think we are knocking at the door of immortality," says Michael Zey. "?What was science fiction a decade ago is no longer science... continued

Nessie in Vermont

July 22, 2003
Sam Hemingway writes in The Burlington (VT) Free Press that researchers have recorded underwater sounds from Champ, the Nessie of Lake Champlain, using sonar equipment. They're a rapid series of ticks similar to sounds made by whales or dolphins?only ten... continued

Iraqi Prisoners Beat Lie Detectors

July 22, 2003
Rowan Scarborough writes in The Washington Times that captured Saddam Hussein loyalists in Iraq are able to beat lie-detector tests. This is frustrating our attempts to find hidden weapons and to learn what happened to Navy Capt. Michael Speicher, who... continued

Photos of Sick Boy’s Guardian Angels

July 22, 2003
Michael Flannery writes in abcnews.com that 10-year-old Ryan Reynolds of Cincinnati, who recently died from a brain tumor, could see his guardian angels?and his mom took photos of them. "We had first thought that it was something to do with... continued

Air Force Pilots Abducted

July 22, 2003
Andrew Griffin writes in thetowntalk.com about two Air Force pilots who may have been abducted 50 years ago. Canadian UFO investigator Gordon Heath has been trying to find out what happened to Air Force pilot 1st Lt. Felix E. "Gene"... continued

Yeti DNA Matches No Known Creature

July 22, 2003
Explorers may have proven that a Yeti-like creature is living in Sumatra, because hairs and a footprint found there do not belong to any known species. They're searching for the Orang Pendek, also known as the Sumatran Yeti. According to... continued