To be honest when its 120 degrees outside in the Southern summer a cool down really does not  sound so bad
Global warming may include some periods of local cooling, according to a new study by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley. Results from satellite and ground-based sensor data show that sweltering summers can, paradoxically, [...]

 
Who needs men at least thats what I hear from the Whiptail Lizard community
The three Whiptail Lizards on view in the Hall of Reptiles and Amphibians all play a part in one of the greatest mysteries of nature.The New Mexico Whiptail, pictured here, is an all-female species that is actually a mixture of the other [...]

Hey Mr. Hitchcock your novel came to life!
If you’ve crossed a mockingbird somewhere along the way, be careful — it may have your number.
A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggests that mockingbirds are particularly good at singling out specific people they don’t like.

What a ham
We have a wiener! Saints pick mascot
Slumhog Millionaire takes an honored place among his predecessors — including Boarack Ohama and Notorious P.I.G. — as mascot for the St. Paul Saints.
Slumhog Millionaire

So much for this little piggy went to market how about this little piggy took a vacation
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control have downgraded warnings about travel to Mexico but deals still abound to get tourists to come back.
Early on in the swine flu outbreak, the CDC urged people to avoid nonessential travel to that [...]

The newly claimed primate genus and species Darwinius masillae, said to be an ancestor of humans. 
A discovery of a 47-million-year-old fossil primate that is said to be a human ancestor was announced today at a press conference in New York City.

Komodo Dragon’s bite deadlier that first thought 
The world’s largest lizard, the Komodo dragon, has a snake-like venom in its bite which sends victims into shock and stops their blood from clotting, according to Australian research.

 
Skin from a factory — this has long been the dream of pharmacologists, chemists and doctors.
Skin from a factory – this has long been the dream of pharmacologists, chemists and doctors. Research has an urgent need for large quantities of ‘skin models’, which can be used to determine if products such as creams and soaps, [...]

Drinking too much cola can cause week bones and paralysis 
Drinking large quantities of cola could lead to muscle problems, an irregular heartbeat and bone weakness, according to experts.
The number of cola-lovers suffering health issues is on the rise as the food industry pushes towards an ‘increase in portion sizes’, they added.

Twins with different fathers 
Mia Washington, an American mother, has given birth to twins who have different fathers.  Miss Washington admitted she was having an affair when she conceived, when two eggs were fertilised by the sperm of two men.   “I have twins, but they’re by different fathers,” said Miss Washington told Fox News.