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Columbia Disaster Blamed on NASA Budget

June 11, 2003
Lisa Stark writes for abcnews.com that it was more than a piece of foam that caused the Columbia shuttle to disintegrate in space, killing seven astronauts?complacency and the tight budget at NASA did it too. The Columbia Accident Investigation Board... continued

Fisherman Catches Computer

June 10, 2003
Fisherman Larry Mattson caught a lake trout in Michigan's Traverse Bay that had a computer inside it. It's not the kind he could use to surf the internet, however, since it's only the size of a finger. It was put... continued

Humans Almost Became Extinct

June 10, 2003
We almost went the way of the dinosaur. Humans came close to extinction 70,000 years ago, when genetic research shows that there were only about 2,000 of us alive. Just one major disease or environmental disaster (like the meteor that... continued

Cyber Charlie’s Angels

June 10, 2003
Phuong Ly writes in the Washington Post about Maryland eighth graders and best friends Karen, Mary and Kristin, who are real-life "Charlie's Angels," helping the FBI bust internet pedophiles. In Operation Innocent Images, FBI agents pose as teenage girls and... continued

Neglected Oceans Need Help Fast

June 10, 2003
The Pew Oceans Commission, made up of 18 scientists, says the U.S. has a "frontier mentality" when it comes to our oceans, which includes ignorance, neglect and short-term planning (sounds like the way the government handles everything else as well).... continued

Beautiful New U.K. Crop Circles

June 9, 2003
Two new crop circles have appeared in the U.K. One, in traditional English crop circle country, is beautifully precise. The other, in the center of a large field in the middle of what looks like a suburban neighborhood, is amazing... continued

Uday’s Birthday Videos

June 8, 2003
If you thought Saddam's art collection was wild, check out his son Uday's videos. Newsweek's Colin Soloway watched 100 of the tapes and reports on what he saw. Most of the video tapes found in Uday's bombed-out palace are not... continued

The Right Oil Helps Men Lose Weight

June 8, 2003
We've been warned that supersaturated tropical oils, like palm oil and coconut oil, are bad for the heart. These are often used in manufactured baked goods, because they keep them fresh and moist longer. Now a new cooking oil has... continued

Evidence of Ancient Cuban Civilization

June 8, 2003
Paranormalnews.com has translated a story from the Juventud Rebelde newspaper in Cuba about ancient stone tools that have been unearthed there. They could be relicts from the culture that built the pyramids that are now sunken off the coast of... continued

Global Warming Makes the Earth Greener

June 8, 2003
Global Warming has made the Earth greener over the past 18 years, as plants get more heat, light, water and carbon dioxide. This means that while global warming is destructive for some parts of the world?causing floods, droughts or heat... continued