The weird science of aging swingers
You're apparently never too old to pick up gonorrhoea in South Limburg: The title of this paper should about say it all: "Older and swinging; the need to identify hidden and emerging risk groups at STI clinics."...
Weird Science examines sperm whales’ carbon poopprint
Offsetting a carbon tailprint: The paper that made me aware that people believed whales have a carbon tailprint immediately turned around and suggested that they actually help sequester carbon via, well, doing in the ocean what a...
Weird Science visits its sleep clinic, discovers sexsomniacs
Strange, that's not in my dictionary: Here's a term you may not be familiar with: sexsomnia, which apparently refers to people who initiate (and, based on the wording, sometimes complete) intercourse while otherwise asleep. It's...
Weird Science makes up for bad looks with fast sperm
It's OK to be ugly if you've got excellent sperm: That's the lesson from Poecilia reticulata, a fish more commonly known as the guppy. These may have the reputation of being mundane aquarium fish that even young...
Weird Science drugs its snails, keeps its zebras on the beach
If coke doesn't give you satisfaction, try meth: I'm not sure whether to praise the Journal of Experimental Biology or to complain vociferously about it. The journal appears...
Weird Science braves the circular firing squad
When I was a child, I shot my fellow children. When I became a man, I shot myself: Apparently, the pattern of accidental firearms death changes as the...
Weird Science commands its rodent army to smell the chicken
This story's so good, it's difficult to know where to start: The press release that brought me to The Journal of Experimental Biology involved spitting cobras, which seemed quite...
