Climate change enhances grey seals’ sex lives
Reuters reports here at Yahoo News: Climate change could be disastrous for some animals, but male grey seals are probably not complaining — it has improved their sex lives.
Archive for December, 2006
Carbon moves ‘may boost airlines’
Aviation is the fastest growing source of carbon dioxide emissions, BBC News reports here: Passengers may be passed the cost if airlines are given permits to emit greenhouse gasses, say two reports.
US church splits over sexuality
Two Anglican congregations in the US vote to split from the Episcopal Church amid a row over homosexuality. See this article here at the Washington Post website for more info.
Fitness cuts colon cancer risk
BBC News reports here: Keeping physically active can significantly cut the risk of developing colon cancer, research shows. If you combine regular physical activity with a good diet you are more likely to maintain a healthy body weight which will also significantly help to reduce your risk of bowel cancer.
Congratulations! You are the Time magazine “Person of the Year.”
The Associated Press reports here at the Washington Post website: The annual honor for 2006 went to each and every one of us, as Time cited the shift from institutions to individuals — citizens of the new digital democracy, as the magazine put it. The winners this year were anyone using or creating content online.
Pill helps early lung cancer patients
Reuters reports here at CNN News: A pill that starves tumors of their blood supply can help patients live longer, without adding to some of the worst effects of chemotherapy, researchers report.
California, Florida Suspend Executions
The Associated Press reports here and see also here at the Washington Post’s website: Faced with grim testimony of poorly trained executioners operating in cramped, dimly lit quarters, a federal judge declared California’s execution procedure unconstitutional.
Study Reveals How Common Painkillers Fight Cancer
Found here at the Wahsingtom Post website: Study Reveals How Common Painkillers Fight Cancer: New research shows that NSAIDs — which include aspirin, ibuprofen, Aleve and Celebrex — boost the level of a cellular molecule that causes malignant cells to die off. See also related here: Breast Cancer Drop Tied to Hormones.
Merkel Eyes Her EU Mission
Spiegel Online reports here: It has been a difficult couple of years for the European Union. But German Chancellor Angela Merkel, soon to take over the rotating EU presidency, wants to re-invent the club. She got off to a good start on Thursday in Brussels.