| PART VI OF VI JUNE 20, 2005 (Note that we'll be back in three weeks instead of the usual two).
THANKS FOR ALL THE BLOOD. | ELSEWHERE AND OVERHEARD By Caitlin Dowling Overheard "The men are usually very surprised, but the babies seem content.” Caroline Flint of the Royal College of Midwives in the UK, on how babies often suckle their fathers instinctively, as well as their mothers. (Times Online) “If there was an Olympic team of Bynoe’s geckos, there wouldn’t be a single male on it. These geckos outperform their sexual relatives by 50 percent. They are the ‘Xena: Warrior Princess’ of the lizard world.” Kellar Autumn, on the Bynoe’s gecko, an all-female line of lizards that clone offspring just as strong as their relatives. “It looks like the animals use the sponge as a kind of glove... It might just give them protection against some noxious critters hiding in there." Michael Krützen, of the University of Zurich. His study shows that dolphins use a sponge to help them find fish on the sea floor, a technique taught from mother to daughter. Elsewhere Trust me, I’m spraying you with hormones (New Scientist) Sheep urine cuts pollution - That’s fubaaa (ananova.com) 6 minutes of exercise is as good as 6 hours? Halleluljah! ‘Ice volcano’ found on Titan Moon (BBC)
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