Philippines: Not an Iraq But Ever Dangerous to Journalists

Are journalists meant to be shut up and finally killed? The past maybe the past, but they are bound to be repeated if they are ignored. It is time to look into journalist killings all over again, perchance there is any hope for change. "Are journalists meant to be shut up...

Cell phones can affect sperm quality, researcher says

Story Highlights -Cleveland Clinic: Phones left on talk mode in pockets can hurt quality of spermSemen samples from 32 men were used in the study published ThursdayResearchers found increase in oxidative stress in sperm exposed to cells"Overall, researchers found an increase...

Celebrity Gossip: Bad For Your Brain, Good For Your Health

Who among us hasn't fallen victim to a little celebrity worship? Whether the object of our affection is a movie star, an athlete, a poet or a politician (just look at how many Americans are getting a buzz off...

China Quake Toll May be Worse Than Feared

The devastation from an earthquake that struck southwestern China on Saturday might be much worse than initially feared, state-run news media reported on Sunday, saying that the quake had destroyed more than 100,000 homes and that the death toll had risen to at least 28 and...

Name Change for the Philippines

Can we really change a country's name in this times of globalization? Is it really high time for the Philippines to change name? What do you think? "If Ceylon could be changed to Sri Lanka, Mongolia to Ulan Bator, Siam to Thailand, Leningrad to St. Petersburg, Peking to...

TV's 'Mythbusters' Tackle Moon Landing Hoax Claims

In 2005, Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage, special effects experts better known by the title of their popular Discovery Channel series, "MythBusters", were asked during an interview about the myth they would most like to test provided an unlimited budget. "Jamie and I have done...

Scientists Learn How Nemo Finds His Way Home

How does the orange clownfish - aka Nemo from the movie "Finding Nemo" - really find its way home? "It turns out the colorful saltwater fish can sniff for leaves that fall into the sea from rainforests growing on...

How Daughter Is Different From Mother ... In Yeast Cells

The mother-daughter relationship can be difficult to understand. Why are the two so different? Now a Northwestern University study shows how this happens ..."A research team has discovered a new mechanism for cell fate determination -- how one cell, the daughter, becomes...

Snacks In Small Packages May Lead To Overeating

As the new research reveals, consumption of small-package size treats like junk foods or any calorie-rich food actually do not help reduce consumption of these products, but increases it."And smaller packages make...

Is It Possible To Teach Experience? European Researchers Say Yes

Can experience really be taught? If so it can, how? This article tells us -"The interactive software has caught the imagination of world-class business colleges in the USA and elsewhere and it has prompted enormous interest in Europe’s leading corporations. ChangeMasters...

Post-Beijing Olympics Note: Filipinos can learn from Thai experience

Olympic medal-famined Philippines should really look into its neighbor, Thailand, to learn basic lessons about improving its chances of scooping the elusive gold medal in the olympics.  As this article reports, there is no short cut to success, if one is serious, it pays...

Coming soon: Ninoy the brand

A new icon in Filipino pop culture it is said will be introduced soon.  He is none other than - Ninoy Aquino, the late senator whose assasination sparked the peaceful 1986 EDSA People Power Revolt that...

Spray-On Condoms: Still a Hard Sell

Can a spray condom really help control the global population explosion?  A Time magazine article reported that this may help.  "U.S. condom sales have been increasing steadily over the years, according to Packaged Facts, a division of Market Research Group, and...

Why The Slow-Paced World Could Make It Difficult To Catch A Ball

This is a new research that reveals about the way humans perceive fast moving, incoming objects-such as tennis or cricket balls."The new research studies why the human brain has difficulty perceiving fast moving objects coming from straight ahead; something that should be a...

Sleep on It: How Snoozing Makes You Smarter

The latest research suggests that while we are peacefully asleep our brain is busily processing the day’s information. It combs through recently formed memories, stabilizing, copying and filing them, so that...

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