" Human eggs and sperm have been grown in the laboratory in research which could change the face of parenthood. It paves the way for a cure for infertility and could help those left sterile by cancer treatment to...
A giant blob of oily biological material is making its way through Alaskan waters, and this floating arctic goo may in fact be alive. It is floating in the Arctic Ocean's Chukchi Sea in the Bering Strait. ""It's...
created by Amy Judd | 22 wks ago | updated 22 wks ago 10560 views | 37 recommendations | 12 comments
Two gay penguins at a zoo in Bremerhaven Germany have hatched their own chick and are now acting as its adoptive parents. They were given the egg as it was rejected by its biological parents so the gay couple...
created by Amy Judd | 28 wks ago | updated 28 wks ago 482 views | 44 recommendations | 5 comments
" The P-3 program aims to reunify families separated after resettlement, which has been considered a long-standing priority in U.S. refugee admission. Since 2003, the program has admitted roughly 36,000 relatives of African refugees, plus about 400 people from other...
opinion by ChristineD | 35 wks ago | updated 35 wks ago 41 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Conservationists on the Galapagos Islands are warning that if tourism on the Galapagos Islands is not brought under control, the damage caused could be irreversible. As Charles Darwin turns 200 tomorrow, the...
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After US Airways Flight 1549 crashed in the Hudson River today, environmentalists are concerned about the dangers of an oil spill occuring in the river from the fuel that is located on the plane. Oil spills...
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Dear President-Elect Obama; If you do nothing else before taking office as president, I hope you will read The Joint Operating Environment 2008 (a.k.a., “The JOE”), a U.S. Joint Forces Command report that...
A team of archaeologists excavating a site named Heslington East discovered a skull containing a yellow substance that is believed to be a fossilized brain. The site that the skull was...
created by TFleming | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 260 views | 27 recommendations | 5 comments
Back in February, The Center for Biological Diversity filed a scientific petition to include the Pacific Walrus in the Endangered Species Act, insuring that the animal would receive more protection in the face of...
created by josiemitchell | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 225 views | 7 recommendations | 4 comments
A small American imaging research of 16-18 year olds suggests that sadistic and empathetic tendencies in bullies would be due to differences in brain. "Aggressive adolescents showed "a specific and very strong" activation of the amygdala...
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Recently, the Army Times announced a combat brigade is being given a permanent dedicated assignment inside the United States. This would seem to be a violation of Posse Comitatus."Several bloggers today have pointed to this obviously disturbing article from Army Times, which...
opinion by Erik Larson | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 116 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Blame the Dead Guy, Dr. Bruce Ivins Implicated in 2001 anthrax attacks, Kept Security Clearance until July 10thAlbert N. Milliron - Opinion - Editorial The Justice Department said that Bruce Ivins was the sole...
As though the Olympics weren't already in enough trouble, now a militant Islamic group has declared jihad against the games."A MILITANT Islamic group has threatened to attack the Beijing Olympics with suicide bombers and biological weapons and has claimed responsibility for a...
created by PEP | 1 year ago 258 views | 4 recommendations | 2 comments
Researchers are developing organic robots that will mimic the way octupuses move and use their bodies. They believe that within two years these organic machines will change robotics forever. This approach using...
According to a new study, all sperm is not created equal: male gametes weaken with age."Scientists say they have found more evidence that men as well as women have biological clocks and that they start to tick in...
created by Rob Peters | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 215 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments