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Posted in The Solar System on Oct 31st, 2005
Two small moons have been discovered orbiting Pluto, bringing the planet’s retinue of known satellites to three and leaving scientist to wonder how it could be.
The newfound moons orbit about 27,000 miles (44,000 kilometers) from Pluto, more than twice as far as Charon, Pluto’s other satellite. They are 5,000 times dimmer than Charon.
Preliminary observations suggest [...]
Posted in Global Warming on Oct 31st, 2005
Finally, a global warming argument that intrigues me.
Our tampering with Earth’s climate did not begin just a few decades
or centuries ago, but 8000 years before, with the birth of
agriculture. This controversial theory drastically widens [...]
Posted in Health on Oct 25th, 2005
I have often felt Mrs. Moon tended to over-react to pain. When she’s rough housing with Baby Moon, she’ll often yell out in pain at the least little contact. Contact that I would only enjoy. Sometimes I’ll give her a love pat and she’ll complain about it. I just felt she was over-doing it. Sometimes, [...]
Posted in Earth on Oct 24th, 2005
A volcano has begun to erupt on one of the Galapagos Islands known for its diverse flora and fauna, including the archipelago’s famed giant tortoises, park officials said Sunday.
The 4,920-feet Sierra Negra volcano, located on seahorse-shaped Isabela, the largest of the Galapagos Islands, began erupting late Saturday afternoon, producing three lava flows, officials from [...]
Posted in Conspiracy Theories on Oct 24th, 2005
Here we go, again.
Luisa Conlan returned from a trip to Paris last week feeling sick.
"I had a fever and a cough and I got nervous," Luisa says.
She was afraid she had avian flu. She had a cold.
People are now selling bird flu masks. I kid you not:
That mask can be purchased at [...]
Posted in Global Warming on Oct 23rd, 2005
Greenland’s icecap has thickened slightly in recent years despite wide predictions of a thaw triggered by global warming, a team of scientists says.
The 3,000-metre thick icecap is a key concern in debates about climate change because a total melt would raise world sea levels by about seven metres.
Satellite measurements showed that more snow was falling [...]
Posted in Silly science on Oct 17th, 2005
People who are obese may jump-start their sex lives by shedding extra pounds, according to a new study.
Ditching drastic amounts of weight may not be necessary, the study shows.
Obese participants lost about 13% of their body weight over two years. They also significantly improved how they felt about their sex lives.
Well, duh! How you [...]
Posted in Health on Oct 17th, 2005
Straight on the heels of my post about guys not having to wear condoms, here comes the ladies’ best dream:
The first birth control pill designed to completely eliminate periods for one year is also proving to be an effective treatment for premenstrual syndrome (PMS).
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Posted in Health on Oct 17th, 2005
I made a comment a few days ago expressing my gut feeling that the Avian Flu pandemic fear is over-blown. I read this today on Instapundit:
As a medical researcher, I want to make a gentle but sincere plea to the blogosphere to calm down this flu hysteria just a bit. The main way that flu [...]
Posted in Health on Oct 17th, 2005
This is an idea that’s WAY overdue:
Hall’s research, which has received money from the National Science Foundation, seeks to blunt sperm’s ability to fertilize eggs. His focus is the enzyme that penetrates the sugar coating that surrounds the egg.
When I was single, I hated rubbers. Still do. In my case, rubberless sex without the worry [...]