Sunday, November 7, 2010
And in Queensland (That’s Oz to you): Curbing the Chihuahua Menace…
Chihuahuas and Pomeranians are on the list of Queensland ’s 100 most menacing dogs. They might stand less than 30cm tall, but the small pets have now officially been declared menacing creatures by authorities, under controversial new state laws aimed at slowing the state's rising number of dog...
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Saturday, November 6, 2010
And Almost Everywhere: There’s too Much Dust…
There’s a reason why the Hoover vacuum company has survived more than a hundred years – household dust is a universal nuisance. But what exactly is lurking within that layer of dust on your dressing table? Scientists are trying to find out, using house dust as a vehicle for exploring what we are...
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Friday, October 29, 2010
And in Sweden: Guess Who Shows Fine Environmental Awareness…
Recently, Nobel Peace Prize winner Al Gore toured again. Or maybe he does that all the time. This time, he turned up in Gothenburg ( Sweden ) for the usual alarmist talk. In advance, all distinguished guests were politely advised to – if possible – use any form of public transportation to go to the...
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Sunday, October 24, 2010
And in England: Romanian Children Found Working in Worcestershire Field…
Seven Romanian children between the ages of nine and 16 have been found working in a field in Worcestershire. The Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA) and Mercia Police found the children with a group of adults in the field in the Malvern Hills district on Wednesday. The children, some of whom were...
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Thursday, October 21, 2010
And Almost Everywhere: Evolution is still at Work…
‘As an evolutionary biologist, I am often asked whether humans are still evolving today. We certainly are. But the answer to the question how we are changing is far more complicated. Our data suggests that the classic natural selection scenario, in which a single beneficial mutation spreads like...
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Sunday, October 17, 2010
And Almost Everywhere: Cause for Follicular Re-Assessment…
98 is the percentage of people worldwide who host Demodex folliculorum and Demodex brevis, the only two arthropod species that permanently colonize the human body. These microscopic, eight-legged mites live in the follicles of our eyelashes, eyebrows and nose hairs, where they feed on dead skin...
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Thursday, October 14, 2010
And in Canada: Colorectal Cancer Linked to Smoking, N.L. Study
Former and current smokers face a higher risk of colorectal cancer than non-smokers, suggests research at Memorial University of Newfoundland. It's the first large study in Canada showing a clear relationship between colorectal cancer and tobacco use, according to the researchers. (CBC News, October...
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Wednesday, September 22, 2010
And in Space: Undies Salad and Jock Strap Pie…
In Mary Roach's new book Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void, she explores the decidedly unglamorous underside of spaceflight: from engineering the bathroom habits of astronauts to zero-gravity gastronomy. In particular, she revisits the ideas of D.L. Worf, a scientist with the...
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Thursday, September 16, 2010
And in Chicago: 'Patron Saint' of Drug Traffickers Didn't Prevent Arrest...
The “patron saint” of narco-traffickers didn’t save two men from getting arrested for having 50 kilograms of cocaine in the trunk of their car — which they parked illegally in the driveway leading to the Cook County sheriff’s office in Maywood, authorities said Tuesday. Jose Ramirez-Rodriguez, 23,...
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Thursday, September 9, 2010
And in New Jersey: Court places Sharia Law before Criminal Law…
Muslim husband rapes wife, judge sees no sexual assault because Islam forbids wives to refuse sex. Muhammad said: "If a husband calls his wife to his bed [i.e. to have sexual relation] and she refuses and causes him to sleep in anger, the angels will curse her till morning" (Bukhari 4.54.460). He...
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