Monthly Archives: July 2001

The New York Times recently lead off a story about accidents on playgrounds by claiming, Children are more likely to be seriously injured on playground equipment than they are in bicycle or car crashes, researchers are reporting today. This is … Continue reading →

If you have watched much television at all, you’ve probably seen the ubiquitous ads for psychic and tarot card readings featuring the annoying Miss Cleo. Missouri’s attorney general recently announced the filing of two lawsuits against the company behind those … Continue reading →

Much like the Green Revolution before it, genetic modification of food crops has plenty of critics in the West who maintain that it will never meet its potential of feeding more people more cheaply. Critics were wrong about the Green … Continue reading →

Last week at the United Nations Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms, several groups spoke on behalf of Americans who fear the UN’s treaty on small arms would limit their ability to own guns. After several of them … Continue reading →

The Wall Street Journal‘s James Taranto wrote a column earlier in the week bemoaning the fact that Fox News’ “Judith Regan Show” for July 21-22 was hyping the appearance of a psychic who talked about the disappearance of Chandra Levy. … Continue reading →

The BBC ran a bizarre story the other day. People in the Greek village of Moudros are finally getting a good night’s sleep after a group of nearby monks agreed to lift a 100-year-old curse placed on the village. Greece … Continue reading →

The BBC ran a bizarre story the other day. People in the Greek village of Moudros are finally getting a good night’s sleep after a group of nearby monks agreed to lift a 100-year-old curse placed on the village. Greece … Continue reading →

The World Wildlife Fund recently issued a report claiming that global warming is threatening the Blue Whale. An scientists familiar with the research cited by the WWF, however, said the group wasa making a “leap of faith” not necessarily supported … Continue reading →

After it was announced that a genetically modified corn not approved for human consumption, StarLink, had in fact found its way into the food supply, several people came forward to say they had suffered allergic reactions from eating StarLink contaminated … Continue reading →

Last week the New Scientist web site published a brief summary of researcher being conducted around the world looking at fossils. The results of the fossil analysis seems to contradict current computer models of the Earth’s climate. Researchers from the … Continue reading →