Cell Phones Really are a Hazard on Planes

May 6, 2003
When cell phone use was banned on planes, many of us thought the airlines were just trying to make money by forcing us to use those expensive phones built into the seat in front of us. But a pilot website... continued

Music on Sale Too!

May 6, 2003
We've added new items to the sale section of our store. These are some of our most popular books, so check 'em out. For those of you not familiar with the wonderful music of Ray Lynch (who wrote the theme... continued

Cell Phone Lie Detector

May 4, 2003
New cell phones can send messages and take photos. Now for $35, your cell phone can become a lie detector too. The Truster, Emotion Reader TNF-100A, from 911Tech Co. judges the voice intonations of the people you're speaking to in... continued

Terrorist Warning from Plants

May 4, 2003
Imagine walking through your neighborhood and suddenly noticing that all the plants have turned brown. A sudden drought? No?a terrorist warning. Lakshmi Sandhana writes in the Christian Science Monitor that plants are being genetically engineered to turn fluorescent green or... continued

Syria Getting Rid of Saddam Family

May 4, 2003
The latest guess about the dictator with 9 lives (Saddam Hussein) is that he was wounded in the first bombing raid of the Iraq war and killed in the Baghdad restaurant bombing on April 7 because "the command and control... continued

Japanese Group Running from Planet X

May 4, 2003
In Japan, a group called Panawave has driven a caravan of cars up into the mountains to await what they believe will be the end of the world when planet X passes by the Earth on May 15. In his... continued

Ancient Pyramids Discovered in Italy

May 2, 2003
On the Farshores website, Marco V. of Varese, Italy writes, "You may be interested in a discovery which has been recently made: three pyramids were discovered thanks to satellite and aerial imagery in northern Italy, in the town of Montevecchia?They... continued

Were Einstein and Newton Autistic?

May 2, 2003
Autism expert Simon Baron-Cohen says they both showed signs of Asperger syndrome, a form of autism. While it's impossible to definitely diagnose a dead person, he says he wants to use the information to find out why some autistic people... continued

911 Facts Suppressed

May 2, 2003
Michael Isikoff and Mark Hosenball report in Newsweek that in preparation for the 2004 presidential election, U.S. government officials are trying to restrict public disclosure of an 800-page secret report prepared by a joint congressional committee. It reveals the intelligence... continued

Terrorist Alert for Airports

May 2, 2003
The Department of Homeland Security has issued an aviation alert, asking pilots and airport personnel to be on the watch for suspicious activity in or around airports. Pilots that fly overseas are on even higher alert. This may have to... continued