New Canadian research suggests that sexsomnia -- the recently discovered phenomenon of people who have sex while fast asleep -- is more widespread than expected, and includes a wide assortment of people. picked by kairo 2 years ago

Evolution is supposed to inch forward over eons, but sometimes, at least in the case of a little fish called the threespine stickleback, the process can go in relative warp-speed reverse, according to a study led by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and published online ahead of print in the May 20 issue of Current Biology. picked by mutil8or 2 years ago

This research report takes shots at the recent baggage policy and provides a solution for the new policy, then gives an overall financial analysis of the industry. picked by TacoWallace 1 year ago

New research led by the University of Cincinnati (UC) suggests that the hunger hormone ghrelin is activated by fats from the foods we eat—not those made in the body—in order to optimize nutrient metabolism and promote the storage of body fat. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

New research suggests that 25% of people in the UK suffer from some form of paranoia.
Will paranoia worsen as we move towards complex personal surveillance, the result of the heavy use of social networking sites such as Facebook? picked by ThirDeye 2 months ago

Across the OSU campus, there are more than 18,000 boobs, most of which are lucky enough to be living a healthy, prosperous life, as estimated from the university’s enrollment given by the Princeton Review. Unfortunately, statistics show that over the next several decades in these college-aged women’s lives there is an increasing chance that breast cancer will develop. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

NEW YORK - The New York Giants thrilling win over the New England Patriots was the most-watched Super Bowl ever, with 97.5 million viewers, Nielsen Media Research said Monday. picked by ImNotBlue 2 years ago

In an interview with The Scotsman, Dr Calum MacKellar, director of research at the Scottish Council on Human Bioethics, warned the controversial draft Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill did not prevent human sperm being inseminated into animals. picked by deEPCHill 2 years ago

Scientists using hi-tech body scanners have discovered that people with more symmetrical bodies are more attractive to the opposite sex. The research backs up previous findings that symmetrically proportioned faces are more attractive and suggests that our brains are hard-wired to find symmetry sexy in a potential partner. picked by cactushair 1 year ago

Trying to do another end run around restrictions on research, scientists at Lifeline Cell Technology have created stem cells from unfertilized human eggs which match the donor's DNA. Men, you're still screwed. picked by VooDooPeacock 2 years ago

New research from Vanderbilt University shows for the first time that the brain processes aggression as a reward - much like sex, food and drugs - offering insights into our propensity to fight and our fascination with violent sports like boxing and football. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Author's research indicates "Most females lie "more cleverly and successfully than men" about everything ... picked by tigertony 2 years ago

In 2008, gamers collectively spent more time with their PlayStation 2 than any other console. That's according to media research company Nielsen, whose "Top Tens" of 2008 calculated video game console usage, as well as the top PC games. picked by punthe 11 months ago

Facial expressions, Charles Darwin argued in The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals, are a universal window into emotion. But new research challenges that notion. picked by kakana 3 months ago

Female beetles mate to quench their thirst according to new research by a University of Exeter biologist. picked by Neiako 2 years ago

College students that mix alcohol with caffeinated energy drinks are at higher risk for alcohol-related injuries than students who drink regular cocktails, according new research from Wake Forest University School of Medicine. picked by wags273 2 years ago

The father of a theoretical subatomic particle dubbed "the God particle" says he's almost sure it will be confirmed in the next year in a race between powerful research equipment in the United States and Europe. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Astronomers from SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research have discovered mysterious pulses that are being emitted by an extremely magnetic star. The magnetic star, a magnetar, emits the pulses as very high energy X-rays. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Three undergraduate students, from Leiden University in the Netherlands, have discovered an extrasolar planet. The extraordinary find, which turned up during their research project, is about five times as massive as Jupiter. This is also the first planet discovered orbiting a fast-rotating hot star. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

The kitchen tap is dirtier and carries more harmful bugs than the toilet handle in millions of homes, research has found.
And 80 per cent of the cloths used to wipe down kitchen surfaces were found to contain a dangerous mix of bacteria. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago