Sarah Neary Dec 6, 2012 18:12 Moscow Time © Photo: SXC.hu Run for cover! Robots may become self-governing devices with built-in firearms in massive numbers worldwide. Yet, robots’ picking who to destroy on the battlefield is a recipe for disaster…. Read More ›
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Unnatural selection: Birth control pills may alter choice of partners
2009 study posted for filing Contact: Cathleen Genova cgenova@cell.com 617-397-2802 Cell Press There is no doubt that modern contraception has enabled women to have unprecedented control over their own fertility. However, is it possible that the use of oral contraceptives… Read More ›
Male painters exposed to fertility damaging chemicals: glycol ether
Contact: Lindsey Bird l.bird@sheffield.ac.uk 01-142-225-338 University of Sheffield Men working as painters and decorators who are exposed to glycol ethers are more likely to have poor semen quality, according to research carried out by scientists from the Universities of Sheffield… Read More ›
Women go through the menopause to stop them competing with their daughters-in-law for resources, claim scientists
Study looked at birth and death rates from 1700 to 1900 If grandmother and daughter-in-law had babies at the same time newborns were 50 per cent less likely to survive, historical records reveal By Claire Bates PUBLISHED:05:17 EST, 23 August… Read More ›
Engineering Evil 