Science & Society

Retraining Fishermen Now Cheaper Than Subsidizing Fuel For Fishing Fleets

Just this once, anti-fishing organizations can fall back on capitalistic economics to make their case- with huge increases in fuel costs, it may be time to have government-run fisheries rather than spend more money on fuel subsidies currently given to fish ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 15 2008 - 5:16pm

Are Couch Potatoes Born Or Made?

The key to good health is to be physically active. The key to being active is... to be born that way? The well-documented importance of exercise in maintaining fitness has created the idea that individuals can manage their health by increasing their activi ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 17 2008 - 1:27am

The Downside To Open Access Science

Research shows that as more scholarly and research journals are available online, researchers are citing fewer of them- and they are primarily newer papers. There's no question the Internet gives scientists and researchers instant access to a wealth o ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 18 2008 - 1:43pm

Weird, Weirder And Weirdest

The ten male soccer spectators who were struck by lightning in the Boston area on Sunday had taken refuge under a tree when a storm hit and were a great example of a rare phenomenon. ...

Article - Audrey Amara - Jul 23 2008 - 11:55am

The Mystery Of 'The Scottish Effect'? Why Is Scotland The Deadliest Place In The UK?

In any country, some place has to be the deadliest. In the United Kingdom, that place is Scotland. The key reason is drug abuse, accounts for a third of the deaths behind Scotland's higher mortality rate, according to a study published on bmj.com toda ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 22 2008 - 6:40pm

Get Your Geek Logik Widget- Never Have To Make A Decision On Your Own Again

Our friends at LiveScience love Garth's stuff so much (*) they threw out the idea for a nifty widget that will give you a little drop-down tool and let you see lots of his equations. So if you are unsure whether or not to bluff in Texas Hold 'Em, ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Mar 3 2009 - 5:07pm

National Orgasm Day 31 July 2008- The 2008 Orgasm Survey

A national survey into the bedroom behavior of British women has revealed that 46% percent never or rarely achieve orgasm. The survey, conducted by Scarlet magazine and the makers of the PelvicToner to mark National Orgasm Day on July 31, polled over 2000 ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 27 2008 - 12:38pm

South African Epidemic Of Schoolboy Sexual Abuse- By Women

By the age of 18 years, two in every five South African schoolboys report being forced to have sex, mostly by female perpetrators. A new study, reported in International Journal for Equity in Health, reveals the shocking truth about endemic sexual abuse of ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 11 2010 - 4:53pm

Age Of Neighborhood Correlated To Obesity

The age of your housing plan may influence your risk of obesity, according to a new study from the University of Utah. Neighborhoods built before 1950 tend to offer greater overall walkability as they more often were designed with the pedestrian in mind, w ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 29 2008 - 9:14am

Spanish Money Contains Higher Traces Of Cocaine Than Any Other European Currency

It may seem like an odd marketing campaign but "Come visit Spain, the European point of entry for cocaine" remains apt. A study of randomly selected Spanish euro notes carried out by chemists at the University of Valencia (UV) has shown that they ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 31 2008 - 9:07am