2019-03-01
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Think You’re Safe? Watch Out For Air Fresheners
January 20, 2001Science News - Lemon-scented air fresheners and cleaning products can cause dangerous indoor pollution, according to Charles J.Weschler, a chemist at Telcordia Technologies in Red Bank, NJ. He stumbled into this fact while experimenting with alemon scenting agent at his... continued
World Secretly Preparing for Mideast War
January 18, 2001U.S. European Command (EUCOM) military forces will be upgraded from condition "Bravo" to condition "Charlie" by January 20. "Alpha" is the lowest alert status and "Delta" is the highest. Anonymous sources have leaked the fact that these forces may be... continued
New Genfood Rules Delight Industry
January 17, 2001After two years of review, the FDA has decided that there is no need for American companies to label genfoods, and that testing for allergic response and toxicity is unnecessary. This means that genetically engineered food products are free to... continued
New Fish Mystify French
January 17, 2001French chefs are going to have to think up some new dishes, since new kinds fish are appearing in the waters off the French coast. Along with the oceans in the rest of the world, these waters are warming, and... continued
Global Warming Solution: Spray Particles into Air
January 17, 2001Dr. Edward Teller, who helped develop the atomic bomb 60 years ago, has turned his attention to possible ways to reverse global warming. Most scientists have decided that if current trends continue, the Earth's average surface temperature will be 2.7... continued
Human Flesh Being Eaten by Famished North Korea
January 17, 2001A new TV documentary claims that starving North Koreans are reverting to cannibalism in order to survive, and states that farmers been ordered to grow opium instead of food. Carla Garapedian, producer of "Children of the Secret State," a BBC... continued
Tiny Frogs Deafen Hawaii’s Big Island
January 16, 2001Tiny frogs have invaded Hawaii's Big Island. The problem is that when they croak in chorus at night, they make a noise as loud as a helicopter, so resident humans aren't getting much sleep. The frogs are about the size... continued
IT Ain’t IT–Kamen Says It’s No Big Deal
January 16, 2001Legendary inventor Dean Kamen claims that the much-hyped invention known as IT and code-named "Ginger" isn't all that big a deal. The Harvard University Press paid $250,000 for a book about IT, an unprecedented sum for a university press. After... continued
Huge Release of Greenhouse Gas Possible
January 16, 2001While the world is debating regulations to try to cut down on their emissions of the greenhouse gas Carbon Dioxide, in order to slow down the increase in global warming, scientists have discovered that the activity of a single enzyme,... continued
Evidence That Stonehenge Isn’t Authentic
January 16, 2001The famous 4,000 year-old circle of stones in the midst of Crop Circle country that is known as Stonehenge may not be authentic, a new report says. Researcher Brian Edwards has discovered photographs that show fallen stones being hauled into... continued