| Q & A: The Hair of My Chin If I tweeze out the single hair that grows from a facial mole, will it cause cancer, as my friend insists? feeds.nytimes.com |
Letters: Almost Human (1 Letter) A letter to the editor. feeds.nytimes.com |
Bat sex, whale snot studies win spoof Nobels The mysteries of bat sex and whale snot, and an unusual way to deal with human pain were the focus of the annual tongue-in-cheek Ig Nobel Prizes. abc.net.au |
Election unlikely to change US farm subsidies By STEVE KARNOWSKI 2010-10-15T08:03:35ZMINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Republicans might take control of Congress as they ride a wave of voter anger over deficit spending and big government, but experts who follow agriculture say they don't expect deep cuts in subsidies to farmers who grow crops such as corn and soybeans.... hosted.ap.org |
Cuckoos no match for local birds There is a limit to how convincingly the common cuckoo can mimic other birds, according to new research. news.bbc.co.uk |