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Strong Solar Shock Wave Hits Earth

March 30, 2001
NASA's ACE spacecraft recorded a strong interplanetary shock wave at 0025UT on March 31st. The shock wave struck earth's magnetosphere 30 minutes later. The leading edge of the wave was proton-dense and strongly magnetic. These are characteristics that can lead... continued

Scientists Say Other Universes Physically Real and Inhabited

March 30, 2001
Scientist now say we are definitely not alone, that our universe contains an infinite number of other universes, much like our own, called O-regions, and that we may someday be able to contact them. Jaume Garriga, of the University of... continued

Cat’s Purr May Really Mean 9 Lives

March 29, 2001
Scientists have discovered that cat purring is a natural healing mechanism that probably created the legend that cats have 9 lives. Wounded cats purr because it helps their bones and organs heal, say researchers who have analyzed the purring of... continued

Sun Emits X-Flare

March 29, 2001
At 1015 Universal Time, an X-class solar flare was emitted from the sunspot region 9393, sending a coronal mass ejection toward earth. This follows a coronal mass ejection emitted two days ago. Energy from the first CME is expected to... continued

Sunspot Now Biggest in 10 Years

March 29, 2001
Sunspot AR9393 is now the largest in ten years and is growing fast. The sunspot is presently thirteen times the size of earth. An eruption near the sunspot sent a coronal mass ejection toward earth earlier today. Forecasters estimate a... continued

Family Says Supplement Caused Mad Cow Death

March 29, 2001
The family of a Colorado woman who died of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, the human form of Mad Cow Disease, believes her death was caused by a herbal dietary supplement containing bovine protein. The woman, who died November 23, 1999, had been... continued

Heavy Sunspot Activity Continues

March 28, 2001
An unusually high number of sunspots are now crossing the solar disk as it rotates. One of these, Sunspot 9393, is a very large formation, and could result in an X-class flare, the most powerful measured. A sunspot this large... continued

Here Come the Clones…Ready or Not.

March 28, 2001
Two fertility scientists have announced plans to create the first human clone within two years, despite new evidence that cloning can produce monstrous results. Scientists say that creating healthy copies through cloning is harder than they had expected. Clones often... continued

We’re Loaded with Pollutants

March 28, 2001
Scientists have researched the chemicals that can be found in the bodies of average Americans and have found that the results are alarming. ?This is a wake-up call: Americans are clearly being exposed to an array of toxic chemicals,? says... continued

One of Our Jets Found, President Asks Moment of Silence

March 27, 2001
The wreckage of a missing US jet and the body of its pilot were found today in Scotland. Two US F-15 fighters disappeared on a training mission over Scotland yesterday. President Bush, campaigning for his tax cut proposal in Montana,... continued