Changes in December:
(December 31st, 2000)
New Articles in the END Section of our site:
The U.S. military budget at $305 billion is 22 times as large as the combined spending of the seven countries Pentagon officials label as potential attackers. (December 31, 2000)
Genetic modifications: To fly or not to fly
The marriage of man and fly is one of the great sagas of modern science fiction. But this is not a movie; it is real life. Is this a path we really want to go down? (December 31, 2000)
Storms are man's fault, says Prince Charles
On and off since mid-October, Britain has been pummeled by rain, whipped by winds and buffeted by storms that have caused untold millions of dollars in damage. (December 31, 2000)
More than 800 million people still suffer from hunger or diseases associated with undernourishment. (December 31, 2000)
Fresh water systems around the world are so environmentally degraded they are losing their ability to support human, animal and plant life. (December 31, 2000)
Nuclear sub came close to meltdown
One of Britain's nuclear submarines came within "a few minutes" of a reactor meltdown, naval experts have revealed. (December 31, 2000)
Love him or hate him, Malaysia's Prime Minister Mohamad Mahathir is one of the true firebrands of the global economy. (December 31, 2000)
Ebola: For every three who survive, seven will die
For every three who survive an Ebola outbreak, there can be up to another seven who end up dead from it. (December 31, 2000)
Fear of diseased beef deepens in France
Throughout France, the public is in an increasing panic about the spread of mad cow disease. (December 31, 2000)
Nanotechnology and the Law of Accelerating Returns
"Progress in the 21st century will be 1,000 times greater than in the 20th in terms of technical change." (December 31, 2000)
If all the optical fiber spreading around the globe could be seen as a single filament, its tip would be advancing at Mach 2, twice the speed of sound. (December 31, 2000)
In his newest book, Just Six Numbers, Rees argues that six numbers underlie the fundamental physical properties of the universe. (December 31, 2000)
UK a society of atheists, says Archbishop.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, believes Britain has become an atheist society in which people look to medicine, not religion, to provide eternal life. (December 31, 2000)
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