午夜福利1000集合

午夜福利1000集合

Generation specs: Stopping the short-sight epidemic

Myopia is on the rise all around the world, but there might be a simple way to spare many kids the need for spectacles

Life

Cinderella fruit: Wild delicacies become cash crops

Earth

Tomorrow’s weather: Cloudy, with a chance of fractals

Humans

Clever fools: Why a high IQ doesn’t mean you’re smart

Swine flu: Eight myths that could endanger your life

Life

Where do ghosts come from?

Swine flu myth: This is just mild flu. The death rates are even lower than for normal flu

Swine flu myth: You’re safe as long as you’re healthy. Only sick, weak people get really ill

Swine flu myth: The symptoms are like regular flu. You’ve got it if you’ve got a fever

Swine flu myth: I’ll be OK if I just eat organic food, take vitamins, wear a mask, wash my hands a lot and drink plenty of fluids

Getting vaccinated is by far the most effective thing you can do to protect yourself and your family from swine flu

Swine flu myth: It’s OK now because we have a vaccine. In fact, we have several

Swine flu myth: This virus won’t get deadlier – that isn’t in a germ’s interests

Swine flu myth: Once this pandemic is over we’ll be safe for another few decades

Life

Real sea monsters: The hunt for predator X