PETA slams Jessica Simpson, praises Anthony Kiedis and Leona Lewis

This time PETA is not protesting against a celebrity's fur coat, but a T-shirt!"Jessica Simpson has been blasted by PETA after wearing a T-shirt bearing the slogan 'Real Girls Eat Meat'.A spokesperson for PETA...

New European chemical safety law more cautious than North American standards

Here in North America, chemical products are removed from the store counters when they are discovered to be harmful. Now in Europe, a new law requires all products to be approved for chemical safety prior to being...

Pigs from antibiotic-free farms tend to carry more bacteria and parasites

As consumers, we all want pork from pigs that are raised without antibiotics or any other form of chemicals. However, a recent study shows that pigs raised in such conditions are more prone to carry bacteria and...

Tree leaves across North America share same temperature

While we are not surprised that two species of animals share the same internal temperature regardless of their habitats, but the fact that tree leaf species across North America all share a relatively constant...

Omega-6 diet prior to pregnancy results in more male sheep offsprings

Recent research shows that a maternal diet high in omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid increases the chances of having male offsprings in sheep. One must wonder if farmers will start feeding their animals...

Global warming puts Madagascar's reptiles and amphibians in danger of extinction

After surveying Madagascar's animals for over ten years, researcher Christorpher Raxworthy Of the American Museum of Natural History predicts that at least three species of amphibians and reptiles could be extinct...

Meep Meep! Introducing Roadrunner - the world's fastest supercomputer

After six years of hard work, Roadrunner, the world's fastest supercomputer, was born on Monday at the Los Alamos National Laboratory. At an astounding cost of $100 million, it is capable of performing 1000...

Chinese food good for the heart

The common belief is that Chinese food contains MSG and is bad for the heart but a recent study shows otherwise."A clinical study on patients who have suffered a heart attack found that a partially purified...

Euro 2008 fanatics cause early troubles

Euro 2008 had just begun and drunken fans and supporters have also started their brawling and vandalism. Officials fear that more problems will arise as the tournament continues."Austrian police said 17 people...

The 2008 CMA Music Festival

It's that time of the year again. The 2008 CMA Music Festival officially began Thursday June 5 in downtown Nashville and it will continue through this Sunday June 8. "With temperatures hovering around 90, fans...

Robofish - an underwater robot team

For the past five years, professor Kristi Morgansen at the University of Washington has built three Robofish that communicate and cooperate with one another underwater. Recently, her robots has successfully...

Antibacterial wipes can spread germs!

We all use Wet Ones and WIPE-EEZE at home to clean and decontaminate counters. A new study at a UK university shows that these antibacterial wipes can actually spread germs! Yikes!"A new study by a team of researchers at the Welsh School of Pharmacy, Cardiff University,...

New water treatment for fish disease in Great Lakes

In recent years, a fish disease known as viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS) has caused the extinction of many fish species in the Great Lakes. A professor at Michigan Technological University believes that he has...

Short periods of exercises can still improve heart health

Here's a good news for those of you that find it hard to schedule exercises into your daily life: you can schecule brief but intense periods of exercises and still get the same benefits. Recent study at McMaster...

Discovery's launch pad severely damaged

According to NASA, launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center suffered major damage during shuttle Discovery's blastoff on Saturday."Heat-resistant bricks lining large sections of the "flame trench" wall...

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