New Subscription Section: You Don’t Need Paypal

May 22, 2003
Our new subscriptions section is ready, and you can now subscribe monthly, semi-annually or annually. You can pay by check for semi-annual and annual subscriptions. Your email address will be your username and you can choose your own password. This... continued

It’s Official: Politicians Lie

May 21, 2003
In Britain's Observer newspaper, political scientist Glen Newey says that lying is an important part of politics in a modern democracy. He says, "Politicians need to be more honest about lying." He thinks voters actually expect to be lied to... continued

Plastic Can Cause Birth Defects

May 21, 2003
Think how many times a day you drink out of a plastic soda or water bottle?we even feed babies with plastic bottles. Now researchers have found disturbing new evidence that exposure to a substance found in plastic food and drink... continued

Chimps are Us

May 21, 2003
Chimpanzees are so closely related to humans that they should be considered part of the human family. Genetic researchers examined key genes in humans and several ape species and found our "life code" to be 99.4% the same as chimps.... continued

Life as a Science Fiction Movie

May 21, 2003
Imagine your entire life, including all your travels and experiences, every e-mail you've ever sent, every relationship you've ever had, book or magazine you?ve read, every phone call you've made or received and TV show you've watched, every purchase you've... continued

Angry Kids Develop Bad Hearts

May 20, 2003
Hostile, angry children are three times more likely to grow up to have heart disease than calmer, happier kids. Researchers found that children with high scores on tests for hostility were more likely to have developed "metabolic syndrome" when they... continued

Evidence Vikings Got Here First

May 20, 2003
There's new evidence that Vikings landed in North America long before Columbus. First, Texas engineer Richard Nielsen, who has spent 17 years studying the controversial Runestone, says it's definitely a genuine Viking artifact. And Lauren Taylor writes in the May... continued

First Tornadoes, Now Hurricanes!

May 20, 2003
We just got through having a record tornado season, and now NOAA forecasters say there's a "high likelihood" that we'll have a record number of hurricanes this year as well. The hurricane season begins June 1st and ends November 30.... continued

U.S. Troops Spray Graffiti in Ancient City

May 20, 2003
We've heard about Iraqis looting some of their country's ancient treasures and how U.S. troops either didn't try?or were unable?to stop them. Now there's news that our troops have been doing some of the looting themselves and have vandalized one... continued

Will We Ever be Innocent Again?

May 19, 2003
In her new Diary, Anne Strieber writes, "There have been few times in the human past when there wasn't a war going on...Our history is the history of war...We now know that al-Qaeda has been around for a long time.... continued