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

Food Can Be as Addictive as Heroin

June 11, 2003
If you're frustrated because you can't seem to stay away for certain foods, it may make you feel better to know that, according to Dr. Neal Barnard, "Certain foods?chocolates, cheeses, sugars, starches and meats?are capable of stimulating the same part... continued

UFOs in Saudi Arabia & Nevada

June 11, 2003
A UFO fell to earth in Saudi Arabia last week, that witnesses described as saucer-shaped and radiating light. When it fell, it sent shock waves through the area and frightened nearby cattle. People ran away from it and watched from... continued

A Small Group of White Men Runs the World

June 11, 2003
Pepe Escobar writes in the Asia Times Online that the annual meeting of the Bilderberg club was held in May in Versailles, home of the French kings. The Bilderberg club is an international group of people (mostly men) who are... 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

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

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

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