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Guys, heres another reason to eat your veggies: they might be good for your sperm. Some studies show that male fertility and whats called seminal quality have declined over the last few decades. So researchers from two fertility clinics in Spain loo...
Back on January 15th, US Airways Flight 1549 made that amazing water landing in the Hudson after both engines were taken out by Canada geese, which can weigh eight pounds each. Now scientists have used forensic techniques to clear local geesethe per...
When it comes to lizard sex, size does matter. But not in the way you might think. Because in the June 4th online issue of the journal Current Biology, scientists say that for at least one type of lizard, larger eggs are more likely to make girls wh...
Remember the heady days of 2007, before the large economy sized recession? Well, even back then medical problems contributed to over 62 percent of all bankruptcies. Thats according to a study by researchers at Harvard Med, Harvard Law and Ohio Unive...
Seismologists spend a lot of time listening to the earth. Ocean acoustic monitors have been providing information on the earths vibrations since the 1930s. But there are other sounds those monitors pick up as well, for instance those of waves and ch...
Leptin is a hormone made by fat cells that tells you when youre full. If you didnt have leptinand some people dontyoud eat too way too much, get real fat and almost certainly develop diabetes. Leptin acts like a natural appetite suppressant. Kids bo...
On May 19th, President Obama announced a new federal gas mileage standard. He wants the countrys entire car and light truck fleet to average 35.5 miles per gallon by 2016. Some reaction was swift and to the point. Heres forlorn Oklahoma Senator Tom...
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and DND Imports of Los Angeles recently announced a voluntary recall of something called the Dinosaur Era 2 Hunting Dinosaur playset. Because the monkey contained too much lead. Yes, the monkey. Each set i...
[Cartoon audio clip] We interrupt your regular broadcast to bring you this important news bulletin. Humans can talk. Chimps cant. Your scientific jargon staggers me, Pinky. In recent years scientists have learned that mutations in a gene called FOXP...
Have you ever said, I know it like the back of my hand? Well, how well do you know the back of your hand? Or the back of your knee? Or behind your ears? Probably not as well as scientists at the National Institutes of Health who just completed a sur...
The fridge is one of your homes biggest energy hogs. Better insulation can make refrigerators much more efficient. And a panel encasing a vacuum is one of the best insulators known. But vacuum-insulated panels are too pricy for widespread use. Enter...
As we recover from the holiday weekend, theres some intoxicating news on curbing the effects of alcohol. In the May 29th issue of Cell, scientists report discovering a gene that controls fruit flies sensitivity to ethanol. And if that just sounds li...
Climate change is the great environmental challenge facing the world today. But maybe we should start calling it climates change. Because scientists whove looked to glaciers to study the history of climate on Earth have found that the Northern and S...
Climate change is the great environmental challenge facing the world today. But maybe we should start calling it climates change. Because scientists whove looked to glaciers to study the history of climate on Earth have found that the Northern and S...
Some names never seem to go out of style, like David or Emily. Some never really catch on. Not many girls are named Laurel, even fewer are named lauryl sulfate. And now a study in the May 5th issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Scien...
