Archive for August, 2012
Carolyn Hax: Reader advice on being in love
While I’m away, readers give the advice. On people who say they’ve never been in love, four men with four very different takes: My late wife and I had a somewhat stormy but wonderful marriage. She once told good friends — who had known each other since second grade, were married, had never been “head [...]
Jupiter-bound Juno spacecraft makes key maneuver
A Jupiter-bound spacecraft successfully fired its engine Thursday in the first of two crucial maneuvers intended to bring it toward Earth for a momentum-gathering fly-by.
Couple finds medieval well under their living room floor
A British couple finally figured out why their living room floor wasn’t level when they took up the floorboards and discovered a 33-foot deep well that historians say dates back to Shakespeare’s day.
Genome of mysterious extinct human completed, scientists say
The genome of a recently discovered branch of extinct humans known as the Denisovans that once interbred with us has been sequenced, scientists said Thursday.
Blue moon on Friday: How to watch online
Night sky observers around the world will have the chance to see a special full moon — one that has been dubbed a “blue moon” — this Friday, Aug. 31.
Sweet! Does sugar found in space spell life?
What a sweet cosmic find! Sugar molecules have been found in the gas surrounding a young sun-like star, suggesting that some of the building blocks of life may actually be present even as alien planets are still forming in the system.
Last meal found in stomach of fuzzy dinosaur
Dinosaur fossils found with the bones of birds and small dinosaurs in their stomachs reveal the beasts may have been adept hunters capable of downing prey more than a third their own size, researchers say.
Miami Low T Clinic Highlights Study about Poor Health and Testosterone
MIAMI, FL – Aug 30, 2012 / (http://www.myprgenie.com) — A recently-released Australian study may put a new spin on the condition of low testosterone. The study, which was published by Clinical Endocrinology News, may indicate that low testosterone levels are related to more serious health concerns more often than to aging. For expert anti-aging doctors at [...]
Carolyn Hax: Reader advice on giving medical advice, modeling healthy eating
While I’m away, readers give the advice. On missing your child’s birth because of a prior social commitment: I am an aunt to two children whose mother died giving birth to the second child 13 years ago. It still happens. You need to be there. Read full article >>
NASA launches twin satellites to study Earth’s radiation belts
NASA launches two satellites to study Earth’s radiation belts.