ABC News

ABC News.

• 
  Sex Allergy? It Could Be the Sperm

  By Jac Chebatoris | Thu Nov 5, 2009 4:35 PM ET

  household duties, but being at war with the bodily fluid of the one you love? That's a whole other thing. And not a sexy one at that.According to ABCNews.com, between 20,000 to 40,000 women in the US suffer from allergic reactions, said Dr. Andrew Goldstein of the University of Cincinnat Read More

  More like this in: Sex, New York Daily News, Love, Pregnancy, Childbirth, Sperm, Condoms
• 
  Birds and the Bees Do It. (And Fiddler Crabs. And Fruit Bats.)

  By David Bois | Thu Nov 5, 2009 11:15 AM ET

  (warning: very explicit bat-on-bat action).And secondly, we learn from down under of certain bartered service arrangements made by the fiddler crab. ABC Australia reports that Australian National University biologist Patricia Backwell and team find that the female fiddler crab will trade sex fo Read More

  More like this in: China, Sex, Australia, Asia, New Scientist, Science, Life & Style, Environment, Innovation & Discovery, Life Sciences, Animals & Pets, Relationships
• 
  Leech From 2001 Crime Scene Nabs Crook

  By David Bois | Wed Oct 21, 2009 2:00 PM ET

  from the leech found at the 2001 crime scene. This week, in court, he entered a guilty plea for the eight-year-old violent crime. As quoted by ABC, Tasmanian Forensic Science Service official Pam Scott observed that this case, and how it unfolded, certainly represents a forensics first. Read More

  More like this in: Australia, Police, DNA Evidence, Science, Australia/New Zealand, Innovation & Discovery, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences
• 
  On TV, iParticipate. Will U?

  By Katherine Gustafson | Tue Oct 20, 2009 9:00 AM ET

  as part of the iParticipate public service broadcasting initiative orchestrated by the Entertainment Industry Foundation.Four major TV networks -- ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC -- will air PSAs and incorporate messages about volunteering into more than 60 shows this week in response to a call to actio Read More

  More like this in: L.A. Times, CBS, 30 Rock, Entertainment Industry Foundation, AARP, NBC, The Entertainment Industry Foundation, Faith Hill, iParticipate
• 
  Whoopi Whoops It Up For Spielberg

  By Kirk Bromley | Thu Oct 8, 2009 8:00 AM ET

  and to recognize those individuals who strive to preserve liberty. If you can't make it to Philadelphia for the event, it will webcast live at www.6ABC.com and then broadcast on TV on October 18 at 7:00 pm on WPVI-TV. Photo via Wikimedi Read More

  More like this in: Music, Movies, Media, Steven Spielberg, Richie Havens, Whoopi Goldberg, National Constitution Center
• 
  America's Nicest Criminal

  By Sarah Parsons | Fri Sep 25, 2009 10:36 PM ET

  the mysterious Tree Fairy (and to convince him to pay a visit to your lawn), check out his Twitter page here. Photo courtesy of Wikimedi Read More

  More like this in: Trees, Denver, Planting Trees, US, Social Responsibility, Regional/Local, Kindness, Giving, Home & Garden
• 
  Immortality Just a Nanosecond Away

  By Darragh Worland | Tue Sep 22, 2009 6:53 PM ET

  at a snail's pace? Think about it: the first electric computer, the Z1, was invented in the late 1930s; and the first digital computer, known as the ABC, was developed shortly thereafter. So you'd think by now we'd all be walking around with implantable chips in our brains, capable of extendin Read More

  More like this in: The Telegraph, Nanotechnology, US, Technology, Cutting-edge, Innovation & Discovery
• 
  Genetic Tweak Turns Dandelion Into Latex Machine

  By David Bois | Sun Sep 20, 2009 12:28 PM ET

  of the impurities and contaminants of latex increasingly documented to cause severe and sometimes lethal allergic reactions in some individuals. ABC (Australia) reports that German scientists have achieved a breakthrough in genetics resulting in a variety of dandelion whose sap doesn' Read More

  More like this in: Australia, Plants, Genetics, Latex, Technology, Science, Cutting-edge, Green Tech, Innovation & Discovery, Life Sciences
• 
  Supporting Troops Through Letters

  By Sarah Parsons | Thu Sep 17, 2009 6:47 PM ET

  cheat: Even though she has a computer, she doesn't send e-mails. Only real, old-fashioned, handwritten letters. Photo courtesy of Wikimedi Read More

  More like this in: Chicago, US, Social Responsibility, Kindness, Giving
• 
  A Call to Service in Times Square

  By Katherine Gustafson | Thu Sep 10, 2009 11:56 PM ET

  and encourage people to get involved. To kick it off, a weeklong television event airing October 19 to 25 will spotlight volunteerism on TV shows on ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC.Cities of Service brings together mayors of large and small cities in an effort to engage Americans in voluntary service i Read More

  More like this in: Television, Times Square, CBS, Volunteerism, Michael Bloomberg, Entertainment Industry Foundation, Fran Drescher, Katie Couric, NBC, Randy Jackson, Mayors