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Terrors of the Deep

August 17, 2001
Hundreds of sharks were recently sighted off central Florida's west coast,prompting officials to warn swimmers and scientists to wonder what luredthem there. Bull sharks, hammerheads and nurse sharks were among those spotted in theshallow waters of the Gulf of Mexico,... continued

When a Glacier Melts

August 16, 2001
A portion of the glacier atop Mount Rainier in Washington State has melted,sending tons of water down the Nisqually River and causing the river levelto rise. The melt is believed to have occurred at the Kautz Glacier or thenearby Van... continued

Changes in the Basic Laws of Nature

August 16, 2001
The basic laws of nature may be changing as the universe ages, according toan international group of astrophysicists from United States, Australia andBritain. This could change our fundamental assumptions about the way theuniverse works. Using the world's largest telescope, the... continued

New DNA Found in GM Food

August 16, 2001
An unidentified fragment of DNA has been detected by Belgian scientists inMonsanto's Roundup Ready soya. Greenpeace is asking scientists worldwide tohelp identify it andis urging the government in the U.K. to suspend sales of the soya until itcan be identified.... continued

Spy Satellites In Wrong Orbits

August 16, 2001
America's spy satellites are not in the orbits the Pentagon says they're in,according to a Harvard space analyst. If satellite orbits cannot be trusted,there will be major problems for future space-based anti-missile lasers andanti-satellite weapons, if space-based weaponry is approved... continued

Finally–Mad Cow Medicine

August 15, 2001
Drugs used to treat malaria and schizophrenia may be able to defeat theinfectious proteins that cause the human equivalent of mad cow disease.University of California at San Francisco researchers found the drugs wereeffective in treating mouse cells infected with proteins... continued

U.S. May End With a Bang

August 15, 2001
Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines is getting ready to explode, dumping tonsof water on villages below. The latest eruption of Mt. Etna in Sicilyproduced dramatic nighttime images of hot rolling lava and explosivefireworks. But these volcanoes are small compared to... continued

Rusting Russian Subs May Be the Next Chernobyl

August 14, 2001
In Murmansk's nuclear graveyard in Russia, three nuclear submarines with thedestructive power of 200 nuclear bombs lie rusting in the icy water. Thesubmarines will never be used again. These vessels, and dozens of otherslike them, could cause a catastrophe which... continued

You Are What You Eat?

August 14, 2001
Scientists at Virginia Tech University say that rats' genes could makevegetables produce more vitamin C. When they introduced rat genes into thegenetic material of lettuces it caused the greens to increase theirproduction of vitamins by 700%. Craig Nessler, who lead... continued

English Coast Drowns & Twisters Hit Hard

August 13, 2001
Scientists are compiling the first detailed map of Britain's recedingcoastline, which is drowning due to rising ocean levels. The project isbeing carried out at Filey on the northeast coast of England, where land isdisappearing at a rate of 10 inches... continued