Archives for May 2007
Caution: Some soft drinks may seriously harm your health
27 May 2007 | Health | No Comments
A new health scare erupted over soft drinks last night amid evidence they may cause serious cell damage. Research from a British university suggests a common preservative found in drinks such as Fanta and Pepsi Max has the ability to switch off vital parts of DNA.
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10 Animals That May Go Extinct in the Next 10 Years
27 May 2007 | Nature | No Comments
Today we are witnessing what some experts believe to be the “sixth wave of extinction,” a species diminution that appears to be the handiwork of humankind. Experts estimate that the current extinction rate is somewhere between 100 and 1,000 times higher than the background rate.
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Captive shark had ‘virgin birth’
27 May 2007 | Nature | No Comments
The evidence comes from a shark at Henry Doorly Zoo in Nebraska which gave birth to a pup in 2001 despite having had no contact with a male. Genetic tests by a team from Belfast, Nebraska and Florida prove conclusively the young animal possessed no paternal DNA, Biology Letters journal reports.
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Let’s just say this is an interesting article!
27 May 2007 | Interesting, Sex | No Comments
The finding that women who do not use condoms during sex are less depressed and less likely to attempt suicide than are women who have sex with condoms and women who are not sexually active, leads one researcher to conclude that semen contains powerful-and potentially addictive-mood-altering chemicals.
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15 (Painfully) Unforgettable Cartoon Theme Songs
23 May 2007 | Fun | No Comments
For every math formula or anniversary forgotten, there’s a cartoon theme song from our youth, tenaciously hogging our limited mental hard drive space. In what is perhaps some sort of small attempt to exorcise these demonically persistent tunes from the depths of our consciousness, we’ve ranked 15 of of the most memorable.
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