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New Way to Catch Killers

June 19, 2003
FBI profilers have recently identified several serial killers as being white?when they were actually black?which may have delayed their capture. Since race is one of the easiest ways to identify someone, police departments want to figure out how to identify... continued

Why are We the Only Hairless Ones?

June 18, 2003
While men are agonizing about going bald, scientists are wondering why humans are so hairless. Our close cousins the chimps have no hair loss problems. Researchers think we humans may have lost our body hair so we'd have fewer parasites.... continued

Weeds are Good

June 18, 2003
Jennifer Viegas writes in Discovery News that if our flowers and vegetables are surrounded by weeds, they're less likely to be attacked by insects. By adding and removing weeds from around test plants, horticulturists Stan Finch and Rosemary Collier found... continued

UFOs in the U.K., Crop Circles in Italy

June 18, 2003
A triangular UFO that leaves a shining trail behind it has been seen in the Worcestershire area of the U.K., and crop circles?which are appearing all over the world?have now turned up in the wheat fields of Italy. There's been... continued

Has SARS Been Stopped?

June 18, 2003
Gro Harlem Brundtland, head of the World Health Organization, says, "We have seen SARS stopped dead in its tracks," and says China holds the key to whether it stays that way. WHO's David Heymann says, "China certainly is the key... continued

Deadly AIDS Combo

June 16, 2003
Dr. David Whitehouse writes in BBC News Online that AIDS arose from a combination of two chimpanzee viruses. Chimps could have had one form of SIV (the simian form of HIV), then eaten smaller monkeys, and caught another form of... continued

What?s Mr. Man Up to Today?

June 16, 2003
Mr. Man (who stands for all of us), the creation of artist Steve Whitehouse, sure does get in a lot of trouble. Follow all of his adventures! NOTE: This news story, previously published on our old site, will have any... continued

Rembrandt Had Bad Piercing

June 16, 2003
Piercing is popular, but sometimes infection can set in. The artist Rembrandt may have had problems with a pierced ear, especially since he lived before the invention of antibiotics, according to British surgeon Ben Cohen. In many of his self-portraits,... continued

Sex Gum

June 16, 2003
The Wrigley gum company is planning to develop a gum that contains Viagra, which would work faster than taking the pill. The gum would begin to work after about 2 minutes of chewing, while the pill takes an hour or... continued

Bigfoot Tracks Found in Canada

June 16, 2003
In British Columbia, Francis Joe found a trail of huge 15 inch footprints in his strawberry field on the reservation where he lives. He thinks they belong to the legendary creature the Cowichan people call Thumquas. He says, "That's not... continued