Jun 26, 2009 -
Remember that saying "oil and water don't mix"? Well, it applies to your beauty products, too. When a Sugar staffer presented this lip gloss to me, I put on my thinking cap and checked the label.
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Jun 26, 2009 -
Forget Mr. Wizard — it's all about Professor Joanne Manaster. A former model who worked around the world, she now teaches molecular biology at the University of Illinois. Proving that you don't need to choose between brains and beauty, she reveals the science behind some of your favorite cosmetics at her website.
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Jun 25, 2009 -
New York's Empire State Stem Cell Board has $600 million in state funding for stem cell studies. The only problem? It needs more stem cells!
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Jun 19, 2009 -
I've got an undeniable affinity for all things spicy, and I put freshly ground black pepper on just about everything. But without fail, when I season a dish with salt and pepper, I resist the great urge to sneeze. Pepper makes me sneeze so much that merely looking at the picture has me thinking a sneeze is coming on!
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Jun 12, 2009 -
Look out below! This mockingbird is on the attack at the University of Florida and, according to a recent study, she remembers the person in the pic as someone who came too close to her nest a few days before. The study, which had test subjects touching and getting up-close-and-personal to the mockingbird nest, proved that the birds can recall faces since they only attacked the people who actually touched the nest and ignored other passersby!
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Jun 12, 2009 -
Whether your kitty loves it, likes it or would leave it in a heartbeat, catnip is synonymous with many cat toys. They come stuffed or sprayed with the essence of this fragrant plant but do you know anything about it . .
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Jun 09, 2009 -
A jaguar by any other name would still look as sweet . . .
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Jun 05, 2009 -
As the years pass, so do the grays of our lives. (Groan, I know.) Yet some people, like Stacy London, have a streak of whitish hair on an otherwise solid mane. I wondered if that was a style choice, until on one episode of What Not To Wear, Stacy explained that she's had it since she was a child.
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May 28, 2009 -
When we think about stereotypically "mean dogs," I'm pretty sure we can all name those most maligned. But statistically, the world's meanest breed isn't a Pit Bull, Bulldog, or even a Doberman — it's an English Cocker Spaniel!
A recent study by the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Barcelona shows more reported cases of aggression by the English Cocker Spaniel than any other breed, followed by Rottweilers, Boxers, Yorkshire Terriers, and German Shepherds.
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May 26, 2009 -
You might scratch your head when you pass a beauty with a geek (or Paula Abdul with that cartoon cat), but genetics can help to explain the mismatched pairing.
A new study claims that people are subconsciously drawn to partners whose DNA is different from their own. Why?
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