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Is the end of men imminent?

What makes a man a man? Socially, that is a complicated question. Genetically, however, it is as simple as a single Y chromosome

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Wienermobile crashes into Wisconsin home

First, Oscar Mayer passes away; now this. It has been a bad week for processed meat

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Wienermobile crashes into Wisconsin home

Fossilized poo reveals ancient ecosystem

“A new study of 30 million-year-old fossilized mega-dung balls, as big as three inches (seven centimeters) in diameter and produced from the dung of extinct giant South American mammals, reveals that the dung was also a food source for a number of insects that would steal a bite while the dung beetles weren't looking. “Traces [in the fossilized dung] record the behavior of animals actively stealing the food resources set aside by the dung beetles,” said Victoria Sanchez, a graduate student at the Museum of Natural Sciences in Buenos Aires and a co-author on the study. “The shapes and sizes of these fossilized burrows and borings in the dung balls indicate that other beetles, flies and earthworms were the culprits.

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Amazon sends 1984 down the memory hole

I once read a bit of graffiti over the urinal in a low end pub in Oxford that said “they don't sell the beer here, they rent it.” Jaymi and I have both been gaga over the idea of e-books, that it is the words that are important, not the medium that transports them to you. That electronic delivery was greener and better

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Tattoos: From the Eco-Themed to the Under-Skin Touch Screen

Tattoos are probably never going to be eco- or health-friendly, but there are definitely some creative green-themed ones out there…and even a digital under-skin touch screen concept too! added by: JSDavis82 0 responses

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Tattoos: From the Eco-Themed to the Under-Skin Touch Screen

Pope fractures wrist

Pope Benedict XVI emerged smiling from the hospital Friday after undergoing surgery for a broken wrist due to a fall at his Alpine vacation chalet.

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Pope Hospitalized

The Vatican spokesman says Pope Benedict XVI has been taken to a hospital in northern Italy after slipping and falling during his vacation in the Alps. added by: ebindelglass 0 responses

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Julian Lennon – Saltwater – In Concert 1993

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Artistic tendencies linked to ‘schizophrenia gene’

We're all familiar with the stereotype of the tortured artist. Salvador Dali's various disorders and Sylvia Plath's depression spring to mind. Now new research seems to show why: a genetic mutation linked to psychosis and schizophrenia also influences creativity

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UPDATED: At least 9 killed In twin bombings of hotels in Jakarta… 5 minutes apart

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia's security minister says nine people have been killed and 50 wounded in hotel blasts in downtown Jakarta. The minister says a New Zealander was among those killed

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UPDATED: At least 9 killed In twin bombings of hotels in Jakarta… 5 minutes apart