January 7
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Could Tsunami Hit U.S. West Coast? |
| Experts say the Pacific Northwest could experience a calamity similar to the one they have been watching unfold half a world away. |
Was JFK Assassination a 'Cuba plot'? |
| A new documentary exploring the death of John F Kennedy claims his assassin was directed and paid by Cuba. |
Very Ancient Canals Found in Peru |
| In the Andean foothills, a group of archaeologists say they have found remnants of the oldest known irrigation canals in South America. |
Mayan Pyramid-like Buildings Found in Southern China |
| Researchers have found ancient buildings similar to Mayan pyramids under Fuxian Lake in southern China's Yunnan province. |
China Overtakes Canada in Outer Space Search for Aliens |
| The Peoples Republic of China will give "life-on-other-planet" North Americans a run for their money on pushing the UFO agenda in 2006. |
2006: a street oddity |
| Tiles with mysterious message have been found on Indianapolis crosswalks and across country. |
January 8
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Traveling to Mars and Back in Around Three Hours? |
| An extraordinary "hyperspace" engine that could make interstellar space travel a reality by flying into other dimensions is being investigated by the United States government. |
The Case of the Girl with X-Ray Eyes |
| On 14 February 2005, the UK television Channel 4 broadcast a program entitled "The Girl With X-Ray Eyes." What was intended to be a victory for dogmatic skepticism has turned into something else. |
Celestial and Mathematical Precision in Ancient Architecture Continues to Baffle Scientists |
| Many ancient ruins demonstrate that the people who constructed them had not only a special regard for celestial bodies and mathematics, but also a spot-on accuracy. |
Earliest Mayan Writing Found Beneath Pyramid |
| Archaeologists are struggling to decode 2,300-year-old hieroglyphics. |
Native Indian Crop Circle Report from 1912 |
| The account in a recently found native Indian book, describes a mysterious flattened ring in prairie grass. |
January 9
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New Device Will Sense Through Concrete Walls |
| Troops conducting urban operations soon will have the capabilities of superheroes, being able to sense through 12 inches of concrete to determine if someone is inside a building. |
Halle Berry Image Helps Uncover New Way of Reading Minds |
| Using brain scanners, scientists have found that people dredge up old memories by recreating the same pattern of activity as when the memory was laid down. |
The Poltergeist Machine? |
| The Hutchison device produces effects which can basically be divided into two categories, propulsive and energetic. It can induce lift in objects made of any material and also propel them laterally. |
Bigfoot Sighted in Indonesian Village in 1900s |
| Biodiversity researcher Vincent Chow said a group of explorers, in the early 1900s, encountered the hairy creatures where the village now stands. |
British Government Considered Protecting Nessie |
| Officials once considered how to give legislative protection to Loch Ness's most famous resident. There were concerns that Nessie, if real, would be at risk from hunters. |
January 29
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A Scientist's Theory of Evolution Gets Boost from Cell Research |
| University of Pittsburgh Professor of Anthropology Jeffrey H. Schwartz and University of Salerno Professor of Biochemistry Bruno Maresca say that 'sudden' origins, not Darwin's gradualism explains how the species emerged. |
Mountain Ranges Rise Dramatically Faster than Expected |
| Two new studies by a University of Rochester researcher show that mountain ranges rise to their height in as little as two million years--several times faster than geologists have always thought. |
New Fusion Experiment Produces Results Without External Neutron Source |
| A team of researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Purdue University, and the Russian Academy of Sciences has used sound waves to induce nuclear fusion without the need for an external neutron source. |
Discovery of Earth-like Planet Brings Hope of Finding Alien Life |
| A planet similar to Earth has been found orbiting a distant star by astronomers who believe they are getting closer to discovering an alien world inhabited by extraterrestrial life. |
Russia Plans to Put a Mine on the Moon |
| Russia has staked out plans to recapture its Soviet-era space-race glory and start mining the Moon for a promising energy resource that scientists say could meet the Earth's power needs for more than a thousand years. |