RANTS

The U.S. military claims that the UFOs spotted by dozens of civilians several weeks ago were actually F-16 fighter jets—E.T. apparently did not visit Texas.

According to a new study published in the medical journal Epidemiology, drinking two or more cola-type sodas a day doubles a person’s risk of kidney disease. Non-cola sodas, however, don’t increase this risk.

RAVES

American aviation pioneer Burt Rutan and British entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson unveiled their latest private spacecraft this week—SpaceShipTwo, designed to take tourists on brief suborbital trips.

According to experts at Yale and Columbia, Switzerland tops the 2008 Environmental Performance Index for its green efforts.