Pope’s Health Mysteriously Improved

May 6, 2003
Until recently, 82-year-old Pope John Paul was so frail that some photographers declined to take pictures of him, out of kindness. His voice was so weak that he could hardly be heard or understood, and many in the Vatican thought... continued

Where Future Water Wars Will Be

May 6, 2003
The Interior Department says Las Vegas, Carson City, Nev., Albuquerque, N.M., Denver, Houston and Salt Lake City will experience water shortages by 2025. They say, "In some areas of the West, existing water supplies are, or will be, inadequate to... continued

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

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

Where Do Dragon Legends Come From?

May 2, 2003
In the Tuesday, April 29 New York Times, Donald G. McNeil asks why images of dragons have been so common all over the world and throughout history, when no dragon-like creature has every lived at the same time as humans.... 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