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Wednesday May 28, 2008
Incommodious:
Space Station Toilet Is On The Blink
by Simon Magus
Astronauts on the International Space Station are finding life in orbit to be more trying than usual -- their zero-gravity toilet has broken down and there's no backup in place.
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Monday May 26, 2008
Keep Your Pants On:
Workers Win Right To Wear Underpants
by Simon Magus
Workers at a Hindu temple in southern India have won the right to wear underpants on the job -- ten years after they were banned due to thefts.
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Friday May 23, 2008
Bugs In The System:
Computer Created Using Bacteria
by The Mullah
Scientists have used fragments of DNA and modified E. coli bacteria to create a new kind of living computer that could lead to better data storage and manipulation of genes.
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Wednesday May 21, 2008
Smell To Get Well:
Incense Could Alleviate Depression And Anxiety
by Simon Magus
Biologists have discovered that inhaling the smoke from burning frankincense causes ion channels in the brain to be activated -- alleviating anxiety and depression.
Posted in: Science by bubblejam at 10:17 PM | Comments (0) | Email This Entry
Monday May 19, 2008
A Truffling Matter:
Climate Change Threatens Supplies Of Gourmet Fungus
by Simon Magus
Truffle producers are worried that climate change is threatening stocks of the sought after delicacy.
Posted in: Science by bubblejam at 12:37 AM | Comments (0) | Email This Entry
Friday May 16, 2008
Archaeology:
Science Aids Resurrection Of Moore Sculpture
by Simon Magus
A Henry Moore sculpture has lain dismantled for the last 12 years due to safety concerns -- but new technology may allow the piece to be reconstructed again.
Posted in: Science by bubblejam at 08:18 PM | Comments (0) | Email This Entry
Wednesday May 14, 2008
UFO And Non-UFO:
Britain's Secret UFO Files Revealed At Last
by Simon Magus
The National Archives have released secret Ministry of Defence (MoD) documents that detail UFO reports from 1981 through to the present day.
Posted in: Esoterics by bubblejam at 10:16 PM | Comments (0) | Email This Entry
Monday May 12, 2008
New York's Finest?:
Cop Disciplined For Confronting Senior Black Officer
by Simon Magus
A white New York cop has been stripped of his badge and gun after confronting a black motorist in a 'discourteous' manner -- the motorist turned out to be a senior officer in the NYPD.
Posted in: Politics by bubblejam at 12:20 PM | Comments (0) | Email This Entry
Wednesday May 07, 2008
I'm Sticking With You:
Non-Stick Chewing Gum Nets £10 Million For Scientists
by Simon Magus
A team of scientists from Bristol University have attracted £10 million in funding to commercialise their innovatory non-stick chewing gum.
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Monday May 05, 2008
Say Aloha, Wave Goodbye:
Native Hawaiians Seek Secession From The US
by Simon Magus
A group of Native Hawaiians have occupied the residence of the island's final monarch as part of a move to assert their sovereignty.
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Friday May 02, 2008
We're Not Lesbians, Well Not That Kind:
Lesbos Islanders Sue Over Sapphic Appellation
by The Mullah
Three residents on the Greek island of Lesbos have launched a civil lawsuit to stop the term 'lesbian' being used to describe women who love other women.
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