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moominmuppetLots of snow. Patient-instructing is canceled, plan for the day is movies and critter-snuggling.
After the Earth-shaking announcement last week that they'd discovered an arsenic-based life form, NASA researchers are under attack from many in the scientific community.
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7 scenes from The Walking Dead comic that should have been in the show
Vice President of Bolivia hosting Bolivia-related Wikileaks cables?
60 Wild Coyotes Patrol Chicago (And Occasionally Stop At Convenience Stores)
Picture of the Now: Space!
Giant storks lived among the ancient "hobbit" people of Indonesia
PayPal VP Osama Bedier apparently told an audience in Europe that his company shut down Wikileaks' account after the U.S. State Department declared it illegal.
Your expectations about the world change what you see in it - literally
An intensive, multi-year study of realistic alien life
In the future, all our food will be carried in underground tubes
Climate change triggered massive technological changes thousands of years ago
Skepchick Quickies, 12.8
For Proof the DREAM Act’s a Good Idea, Look at Cuban Americans
A new species of bacteria has been found in the wreck of the Titanic.
Australia's wildlife carers said on Monday they have uncovered a never-before-seen pair of blue- winged albino kookaburras, believed to have been swept from their nests in a wild storm.
A central switch that controls whether cells move or remain stationary has been discovered by University of Georgia researchers.
astronomers have discovered a star that glitters with zirconium, a material often used to make fake diamonds.
Women's health advocates are unhappy about a FDA advisory panel's support last week for increasing the eligibility scope of a weight-reduction implant used by far more women than men. They say the risks are too clear and the data too limited.
Internet furnishes fascinating tale of a civil rights era ghosttown on demand
Salt Lake City school board passes non-discrimination, anti-bullying policies
HIV-positive porn actor: Mandate condoms
Jesse Jackson calls for gay marriage equality
An NHS trust has been criticised for temporarily stopping treatment referrals for transgender people.
The UK feared harsh action by Libya against British interests if the Lockerbie bomber died in jail, cables published by Wikileaks claim.
Daughter Of Plastic Bag Inventor Fights To Eliminate Disposables
TSA Searches Challenged as Unconstitutional
Alaska Catholics Make Up "Abortion Gift Certificates" Scandal
Finding Loopholes In California's Electronic Waste Recycling Act
“Sexism” in the Sweet realm – a big fat follow-up post
After the Earth-shaking announcement last week that they'd discovered an arsenic-based life form, NASA researchers are under attack from many in the scientific community.
More: Arsenic-associated bacteria (NASA's claims)
7 scenes from The Walking Dead comic that should have been in the show
Vice President of Bolivia hosting Bolivia-related Wikileaks cables?
60 Wild Coyotes Patrol Chicago (And Occasionally Stop At Convenience Stores)
Picture of the Now: Space!
Giant storks lived among the ancient "hobbit" people of Indonesia
PayPal VP Osama Bedier apparently told an audience in Europe that his company shut down Wikileaks' account after the U.S. State Department declared it illegal.
Your expectations about the world change what you see in it - literally
An intensive, multi-year study of realistic alien life
In the future, all our food will be carried in underground tubes
Climate change triggered massive technological changes thousands of years ago
Skepchick Quickies, 12.8
For Proof the DREAM Act’s a Good Idea, Look at Cuban Americans
A new species of bacteria has been found in the wreck of the Titanic.
Australia's wildlife carers said on Monday they have uncovered a never-before-seen pair of blue- winged albino kookaburras, believed to have been swept from their nests in a wild storm.
A central switch that controls whether cells move or remain stationary has been discovered by University of Georgia researchers.
astronomers have discovered a star that glitters with zirconium, a material often used to make fake diamonds.
Women's health advocates are unhappy about a FDA advisory panel's support last week for increasing the eligibility scope of a weight-reduction implant used by far more women than men. They say the risks are too clear and the data too limited.
Internet furnishes fascinating tale of a civil rights era ghosttown on demand
Salt Lake City school board passes non-discrimination, anti-bullying policies
HIV-positive porn actor: Mandate condoms
Jesse Jackson calls for gay marriage equality
An NHS trust has been criticised for temporarily stopping treatment referrals for transgender people.
The UK feared harsh action by Libya against British interests if the Lockerbie bomber died in jail, cables published by Wikileaks claim.
Daughter Of Plastic Bag Inventor Fights To Eliminate Disposables
TSA Searches Challenged as Unconstitutional
Alaska Catholics Make Up "Abortion Gift Certificates" Scandal
Finding Loopholes In California's Electronic Waste Recycling Act
“Sexism” in the Sweet realm – a big fat follow-up post
