Archive for the ‘the rest of the species’ Category

Study: Neanderthals were redheads

Tuesday, October 30th, 2007

A DNA study revealed that some Neanderthals were redheads.
redhead
[that's hot]
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Scientists alter worm’s sexual orientation

Saturday, October 27th, 2007

Scientists in Utah turned a worm gay.
worm
[now a dyke]
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Doctors point out the dangers of smoking

Saturday, September 1st, 2007

Doctors pointed out that cigarette smoke can give animals cancer, and an hundred-year-old woman celebrated her birthday by lighting her 170,000th cigarette with her birthday candles.
old woman, cigarette
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Humped to death by a pet camel

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007

A woman was humped to death by her pet camel.
pet camel
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Cheney: I am unique

Tuesday, August 7th, 2007

Vice President Dick Cheney described himself as a “unique creature.”
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Scientists: Crows hold a grudge

Tuesday, August 7th, 2007

Crows remember their enemies.
angry crow
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New species of shrew discovered

Sunday, August 5th, 2007

A new species of shrew was discovered in the Philippines.
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Vegans refuse sex with meat-eaters

Tuesday, July 31st, 2007

Scientists discovered that a growing numbers of vegans refuse to have sex meat-eaters, because they are a “a graveyard for animals.”
animal graveyard
[not hot]
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Cat predicts deaths of patients

Thursday, July 26th, 2007

A cat in Rhode Island started predicting hospital patients deaths by cuddling with them.
oscar the cat
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Bush Admin. found to have unduly influenced action on endangered species

Monday, July 23rd, 2007

Federal biologists will reconsider several decisions affecting endangered mice, flies and the Canada lynx after an internal review found they were improperly influenced by a former Bush administration political appointee.
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Zoos kill healthy tigers for skin trade

Monday, July 23rd, 2007

Investigators found that zoos are killing healthy tigers and other endangered species and selling their skins to be stuffed and mounted as trophies for private collectors.
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Scientist may have discovered cause of honeybee epidemic

Friday, July 20th, 2007

A parasite common in Asian bees has spread to Europe and the Americas and is behind the mass disappearance of honeybees in many countries, says a Spanish scientist who has been studying the phenomenon for years.
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Scientists: Eating meat worse than driving

Thursday, July 19th, 2007

Producing 2.2lb of beef generates as much greenhouse gas as driving a car non-stop for three hours.
paris hilton, carls juniors
[double no no]
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Koalas become STD sponges

Tuesday, July 17th, 2007

Koalas are facing a chlamydia epidemic.
koala
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Scientists: Pet injuries peak during full moons.

Tuesday, July 17th, 2007

Scientists found that injuries and illnesses among cats and dogs are higher during the full moon; they don’t know why.
cat, moon
[watch out lil' kitty!]
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Scientists find new use for golf courses

Wednesday, July 11th, 2007

Scientists suggested using golf courses for wildlife sanctuaries.
golf course
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Chinese villagers eat dinosaur bones

Wednesday, July 4th, 2007

Villagers in central China dug up a ton of dinosaur bones and ate them, believing they were from flying dragons and had healing powers.
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Sand more deadly than sharks at beach

Wednesday, July 4th, 2007

Researchers warned that children digging holes at beaches, at construction sites, and in sandboxes often die when their holes collapse.
child, dig, sand
[don't do it]
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Herpes virus killing coral reefs

Wednesday, July 4th, 2007

Global warming is giving coral herpes.
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Fungus ruled largest living organism

Monday, June 11th, 2007

A giant fungus is taking over a forest in Portland.

“There is no way to eliminate it,” said Malheur National Forest ecologist and tree expert Mike Tatum of John Day.
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