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GM Canola Becomes Uncontrollable Weed
June 27, 2001Genetically engineered canola has become an uncontrollable weed just months after Monsanto and other manufacturers of genetically engineered seeds claimed that this would not happen. And because the plant was engineered to resist herbicides, it?s tough to kill. ?The GM... continued
Power Producer Intentionally Drove Up Prices
June 26, 2001Three former workers at a power plant in suburban San Diego owned by Duke Energy told a hearing in the State Legislature that the plant?s managers shut down production units in order to drive up electricity prices. They said they... continued
Nefertiti Mummy Believed Found
June 26, 2001Mummy of Egyptian Queen Nefertiti Found Nefertiti was known as the ?Great Royal Wife? of the pharaoh Akhenaten, who tried to radically change Egyptian culture by introducing the worship of a single God. Now Egyptologist Susan James claims to have... continued
Machu Picchu About to Collapse
June 26, 2001In the wake of news about the 7.9 scale earthquake in Peru, a new disaster for the country has been revealed: the ancient city of Machu Picchu is about to fall off its mountain perch into destruction. A leading Peruvian... continued
Earthquake Strikes Peru as Philippines Volcano Erupts
June 24, 2001Quake Predicted by Researcher An earthquake measured at 7.9 by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration struck Peru on June 23. As of June 24, the death toll stood at fifty but was expected to rise as reports came... continued
Coral May Survive Steambath Oceans
June 22, 2001Widespread bleaching of the world?s coral reefs has spread fear that global warming, and the subsequent warming of the oceans, may kill off the coral, which is essential to ocean ecology. But according to Andrew Baker, of the New York... continued
Possible Bigfoot Tracks Found in Canada
June 22, 200114 Inch Prints Near Hudson Bay According to UPI, large footprints have been found in a forest on the shores of Hudson Bay in Canada, indicating that Bigfoot may be living there. Each footprint ?was 14 inches or so [long]... continued
US Persian Gulf Forces on Highest Alert
June 22, 2001US forces in the Persian Gulf are on their highest alert level due to a threat of attack against American civilian or military personnel. "Threat Condition Delta" was declared in the area, meaning that all US military elements are prepared... continued
Bacteria Reaches Florida in African Dust
June 22, 2001African dust clouds that cross the Atlantic into south Florida during the dry season every year, producing beautiful sunsets, may harbor dangerous bacteria and fungi that are dangerous to inhale. The dust originates in the Sahara Desert and contains fine... continued
HIV Superbugs Could Be On the Way
June 20, 2001In poor African countries, patients with HIV often cannot afford their medicines, even when they are heavily discounted in cost. Africa is home to 26.5 million of the 37 million people in the world living with HIV. Scientists fear the... continued