Posted by ChiefJack Hawk on Friday, October 1, 2010,
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Science
Astronomers have revealed that they've found for the forst time a so-called "Goldilocks Planet", one which orbits its sun at a distance not too far, not too close, but just right for life as we know it to possibly develop. Tagged as Gliese 581g, it orbits its sun at a distance of about 14 million miles and makes that trip in 37 days. It has an atmosphere, but further checks needs to be done with spectrographs to determine the composition of that atmosphere. It's roughly 20 light years away... Continue reading ...
Not Drinking May Shorten Your Life
Posted by ChiefJack Hawk on Monday, August 30, 2010,
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People
Here's an interesting bit of information: people who drink have a longer life span than those who don't. According to a study published in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, abstaining from alcohol increases your risk of dying. Having one to three drinks a day, which is considered moderate drinking, resulted in the lowest mortality rate in the study. Alcoholics Anonymous, however, maintains that this is in direct relation that many non-drinkers are former hard core... Continue reading ...