The flip side of yesterday’s post… Rick Mercer lighting into Stephen Harper for proroguing the government while still ostensibly fighting a war for democracy in Afghanistan. Girls and boys have

People getting all public healthish about Santa. (The BMJ link is clearly in jest, but still, that’s up there with Cookie Monster now going on about cookies as a “sometimes

Bird-like dinosaur was ‘venomous’ Mon Dec 21, 2009

Physicists disappointed at discovery of dark mattress Fri Dec 18, 2009 Men think their dance moves improve with age Wed Dec 16, 2009

Octopus carries around coconut shells as suits of armour Mon Dec 14, 2009 Effect of listening to Nellie the Elephant during CPR training on performance of chest compressions by lay

PICTURES: Best Microscopic-Life Images of 2009 Named Mon Nov 30, 2009

Toronto Zoo’s elephant matriarch dies Mon Nov 30, 2009 The Gruesome Power of Raptor Talons Tue Nov 24, 2009 Learning His Body, Learning to Dance Wed Nov 25, 2009

Dirt ‘can be good for children’ Mon Nov 23, 2009 First photo of baby coelacanth Thu Nov 19, 2009 Psychologists have been watching us on the subway. Here’s what they’ve

Elephants and humans evolved similar solutions to problems of gas-guzzling brains Mon Nov 16, 2009 Thinking of a loved one can reduce your pain Sat Nov 14, 2009 Grumpy is

Real vs Placebo Coffee Mon Nov 02, 2009 Study Finds Downloaders Spend More On Music Sun Nov 01, 2009 Surgery Museum Makes You Grateful for Modern Healthcare Sun Nov 01,

In a bad mood? According to research, it’s good for you Tue Nov 03, 2009 Pain Of Torture Can Make Innocent Seem Guilty Wed Oct 28, 2009 Wine and sea

Clean Smells Promote Moral Behavior, Study Suggests Mon Oct 26, 2009 Hungry Bears Prefer Minivans Thu Oct 22, 2009 Mass extinctions: I am become Death, destroyer of worlds Thu Oct

Really?: The Claim: Garlic Can Be Helpful in Warding Off a Cold Mon Oct 19, 2009 Distracted By A Cell Phone? Some Cell Phone Users Fail To See Unicycling Clown

Children can ‘imagine away’ pain Sun Oct 11, 2009 PHOTOS: Giant Sea “Mucus” Blobs on the Rise Wed Oct 07, 2009 Royal blood disorder identified Thu Oct 08, 2009

The Queen Anne's Revenge Shipwreck Project – Archaeological Investigations of Blackbeard's Flagship Thu Oct 01, 2009 Oldest Skeleton of Human Ancestor Found Wed Sep 30, 2009 A palaeontological mystery: Dead

Ein, Zwei, Molson Dry? Researcher Says Hand Gesturing To Count In Foreign Countries Can Be Tricky Tue Sep 29, 2009

The Apollo Number: Space Suits, Self-Support, and the Walk-Run Transition Wed Aug 12, 2009

Make Like a Dolphin: Learn to Echolocate Tue Jun 30, 2009 A Bridge Too Far? Stark Warning From History Over Plans For ‘Inhabited’ London Bridge Sun Jul 19, 2009

Courtesy of the Metallica documentary “Some Kind of Monster”, this is a phrase I’m going to adopt to indicate a situation in which one is being put in the position

Morning People And Night Owls Show Different Brain Function Tue Jun 23, 2009 Mystery Of Bat With Extraordinary Nose Solved Tue Jul 07, 2009