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Sex may be better for mature audiences: study

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 17, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- New university students might be thinking about exploring another rite of passage when they get to campus: the joy of sex. However, depending on their level of maturity, some students may find less joy than ...


New research explains orchids' sexual trickery

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 17, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

A new study reveals the reason why orchids use sexual trickery to lure insect pollinators. The study, published in the January issue of The American Naturalist, finds that sexual deception in orchids leads to a more effici ...


Relatives of boys with sexual birth defects not at risk for testicular germ cell cancer

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Boys with the sexual birth defects known as hypospadias and cryptorchidism are at risk for developing testicular germ cell cancer, but their relatives are not, according to a new study published online December 21 in the ...


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Researchers reveal secrets of duck sex: It's all screwed up

Biology / Plants & Animals

created 8 hours ago | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 1

Female ducks have evolved an intriguing way to avoid becoming impregnated by undesirable but aggressive males endowed with large corkscrew-shaped penises: vaginas with clockwise spirals that thwart oppositely ...


White House picks new cyber coordinator

Technology / Internet

created Dec 22, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- The White House has tapped a corporate cyber security expert and former Bush administration official to lead the effort to shore up the country's computer networks and better coordinate with companies that operate ...


Australia dismissed as "baseless" claims it was proposing a China-style plan for mandatory filtering of the internet

Australia defends controversial web filter

Technology / Internet

created Dec 16, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 3

Australia on Wednesday dismissed as "baseless" claims it was proposing a China-style plan for mandatory filtering of the internet and denied the system could be abused to silence free speech.


New study explores role of sexual, social behaviors in seniors' well-being

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 18, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers and the general public have a new resource for information on the health and intimate relationships of older people, thanks to a new supplemental issue of The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological an ...


Among Apes, Teeth Are Made for the Toughest Times (w/ Video)

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The teeth of some apes are formed primarily to handle the most stressful times when food is scarce, according to new research performed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. The findings ...


Want privacy on Facebook? Here is how to get some (AP)

Want privacy on Facebook? Here is how to get some

Technology / Internet

created Dec 17, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(AP) -- Over the past week, Facebook has been nudging its users - first gently, then firmly - to review and update their privacy settings.


Internet-based customized newscast has been cooking in the InfoLab at a US university for over three years

US university coding future of news

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Dec 16, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Personalized newscasts culled from the Web and presented by digital avatars. Baseball stories written by computers using raw data.



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