Macaws come from other macaws, and sometimes scientists need or want to help the process along. This study reveals some of the secrets to making it happen: “Training large macaws for artificial insemination procedures,” Frédérique Leblanc, Géraldine Pothet, Michel Saint Jalme, Mathieu Dorval & Dalila Bovet [pictured here], Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science, vol. […]
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Speaking of sex in an MRI tube
“Took me a couple of goes, but I see it now. Still euww though. Please can you post some actual porn to take the image out of my mind.” That’s our favorite comment, from a Guardian reader, about this first-ever MRI video of human sexual organs while those organs were in use. The video was a spin-off […]
Physics problem: Drunk driver backseat sex
The Washington Post presents a classic physics problem, in the form of text from a court document in Fairfax County, Virginia. The case involves a man alleged to have been the driver in an automobile that crashed at high speed: Paragraph 10. “At the time of the collision, Defendant was going 85 miles per hour.” […]
Fun with numbers: Coffee, Sex, Stroke
A new study in the journal Stroke is triggering lots of exciting news stories about sex, coffee, defecation, and other activities. Here are two fairly typical headlines: Common Activities Such As Sex, Coffee Can Cause Stroke [SmartAboutHealth.net] Sex and coffee ‘trigger stroke’ [BBC News] You might enjoy looking at the study itself, and asking yourself […]