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And They Call It Penguin Loooove / Oh, I Guess They’ll Never Knoooowww…

June 15, 2012

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Excerpts from George Murray Levick’s journal of the 1910 Scott expedition to Antarctica have revealed horrified documentation of the “astonishing depravity” of penguins’ sex lives.   His accounts include observations of “perversion,” necrophilia, coercion and “male hooligans.” – recounting the ‘Sexual depravity’ of penguins that Antarctic scientist dared not reveal in The Guardian Online Okay, look.  It’s […]

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Bad News: Sharks Are Coming To Kill Us All. Good News: HYBRID Sharks Are Coming To Kill Us All

January 5, 2012

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According to a recent report, sharks – the world’s most totally awesome creatures who also scare the crap out of me – may be evolving.  Apparently, a breed of “hybrid shark” has been discovered of the coast of Australia.  Now, before you get your hopes up, it’s a hybrid with another species of shark.  It’s […]

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You Work With Atoms, You Put Your Life On The Line. Every Day.

June 11, 2011

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News Item –  The BBC reported that nuclear physicists in the search for antimatter have had a major breakthrough.
Scientists at the Switzerland/France CERN particle collider announced the successful capture of an anti-hydrogen atom for almost 16 minutes. Dr. Skeinman: Well, we’ve come close a few times before.  Once we thought we’d captured one, but it […]

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