Scientists have developed a database of genetic information from Iceland’s small population, where everyone is related to everyone else, and have new clues about what causes both mental and physical illness. This information is finally helping to answer the age-old question: how much of what happens to us is due to nature (genes) and how much to environment? “I believe the majority of human destinies have a genetic component,” says Dr. Kari Stefansson.
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German scientists have discovered groups of charged particles in the lower atmosphere that eventually cause dense clouds to form. These particles are generated by cosmic rays coming from the Sun. The clouds which are formed play a major role in the climate?some cool the Earth, while others actually heat it up.
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Whitley’s last stop on his book tour will be at Bookpeople in Austin, Texas at 7PM on Thursday, October 24.

Whitley Strieber’s new novel, Lilith’s Dream, has received a 5-Star review from Amazon.com’s number one reviewer, Harriet Klausner. She says, “Whitley Strieber has written a fast-paced supernatural thriller that deserves at least a Bram Stoker nomination if not the award.”

To read Harriet Klausner’s review and get the book from Amazon, click here.

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Richard Dolan, author of UFOs and the National Security State, click here writes:

We walk as a civilization over a tightrope, high above a rocky ravine. Falling is a real possibility within the next twenty years. If not, a wild ride could await us on the other side.

This isnt the first time humanity has flirted with the prospect of social collapse, mass death, or even extinction. Like the rest of the animal kingdom, we hominids have courted and faced disaster throughout our existence. Periodically we have increased our numbers, and periodically we have died off.
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