2019-03-01
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West Nile Virus Returns to East Coast
May 8, 2001West Nile Virus, which has plagued Northeastern summers since 1999, has returned. Dead crows in two New Jersey communities have tested positive for the virus. When the deadly virus first burst into New York, it caused an epidemic that left... continued
Live Cam Scans the Skies for UFOs
May 8, 2001On Tuesday, May 8, So Weird, BBC Online's paranormal site, launched a live UFO video cam based in Bonnybridge, Britain's UFO hotspot. During a three-year period in the 1990s, there were as many as 3,000 sightings of UFOs in this... continued
Air No Longer Able to Clean Itself
May 7, 2001New measurements show that the atmosphere?s ability to keep itself clean is decreasing. In the past 10 years, levels of an important cleansing chemical have declined markedly in the Northern Hemisphere. Chemicals are generated in the air by forces such... continued
Why Gas Is Sky High
May 7, 2001Gasoline refiners claim that the reason gas prices are so high is because there are 50 different blends of gasoline in this country, all of them mandated by various cities and states to match their environmental needs. ?[Refiners] are in... continued
Hackers Hit White House Internet
May 7, 2001Hackers not only hit the UFO Internet Conference, they?ve gotten into the White House as well. The barrage came from Chinese hacker groups that made coordinated attacks on U.S. websites in an anti-American protest, knocking out the government internet for... continued
Bottled Water No Better Than Tap
May 7, 2001Sometimes when we?ve ordered expensive bottled water in a restaurant, we?ve thought that our parents would whirl in their graves if they knew we were actually buying water. Now it turns out they?d be right: a study commissioned by the... continued
May’s Prayer Group Intention: May Our Enemies be Filled with Joy
May 5, 2001It is hard to remember the true meaning of the enemy, as one who makes our life precious to us. The opportunity to really pray for our enemies, not that they may reform or be in some way changed, but... continued
China Facing Huge Environmental Disaster
May 4, 2001China, home to 1.3 billion people, is facing an enviromental disaster of almost unimaginable proportions. Nearly one-third of Chinese territory?50,000 villages and hundreds of cities?is plagued by ultra-rapid desertification. The danger is greatest in northern China, where large parcels of... continued
Dolphins in the Mirror
May 4, 2001While there are other intelligent animals living on the earth with us, only a few can be called conscious or self-aware. If you put a mirror in a cage with a bird, he will think he has a new friend.... continued
Dark Days of Summer in California
May 4, 2001Southern California Edison officials say their 4.3 million customers can expect as many as 44 days of rolling blackouts this summer. May could be an especially critical month, because some power plants are routinely shut down then for maintenance. Starting... continued