Physicist Debunks Cellphone Popcorn Viral Videos

"Physicist Debunks Cellphone Popcorn Viral Videos By Jenna Wortham June 09, 2008 | 5:37:20 PMCategories: Advertising, Video, Viral, Web/Tech   YouTube videos that show a group of friends...

Chickens and T. rex are Relatives?

Which came first – the chicken or the egg?  How about T.rex!  Scientists are now saying chickens have descended from the colossal meat-eating dinosaur."Scientists are fleshing out the proof that...

Pentagon's Cyborg Insects All Grown Up

" For years, now, Pentagon-backed researchers have been trying to create cyborg insects that could serve as living, remote-controlled spies.  The problem is, those modified bugs never survived long enough...

I'm a Black Man Turning White

His once brown, even complexion is now mottled with pale patches around his eyes and mouth, along his nose and on his ears; his arms, shoulders and chest are speckled and blotched."I'm a black man turning white on television and people can see it," says Thomas, an anchor...

Guatemala: child theft, adoption, human organ market

Where is the mainstream media on this story?  If this were people other than those as described in this article, would anyone care?  - The Angryindian-------------------------------------------"As...

Wife swapping in southern China

"It's not an uncommon question for a foreigner in China to field from strangers on trains, planes, buses, sidewalks, and in stores and cafes. The urge for Chinese men, women, and children alike to learn better English, even randomly and at inopportune moments, is strong. In...

Finding a Master Heart Cell

"Scientists have identified a cardiac stem cell that could be the basis for new heart therapies. Although embryonic stem cells have certainly grabbed most of the attention — and headlines — in the stem cell field in recent years, embryos aren't the only source of...

Military Family Values

This stuff can't tell the difference between the unborn child of a U.S. soldier, and the child of an enemy.

Viagra may aggravate severe apnea

"Viagra (sildenafil) taken at bedtime may worsen breathing problems in patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea, results of a study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine suggest. Obstructive sleep apnea is a common problem that occurs when the soft tissues at the...

Soldiers' Couplings

Children born in the United States who are produced from radioactive soldiers' couplings have devastating birth defects. Uranium gas is a dumb radioactive metal that can't tell the difference between an Iraqi, and a U.S. soldier.  

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