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Japan’s Buying And Burning All The Radioactive Beef It Can Find

1:55AM July 22, 2011 | Sam Biddle

Japan’s nuclear beef problem is getting worse. Bloomberg reports over 1200 caesium-tainted cows have been detected – double the initial estimate. And their meat’s already been eaten around Japan. The solution? Buy it and incinerate it. More »

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Fukushima’s Radiation Now Spreading In Japanese Meat

9:00AM July 13, 2011 | Sam Biddle

You know what happens when your nuclear reactor explodes, sending radioactive materials into the dirt? The irradiated gunk gets into the plants. Animals eat the plants. Humans eat the animals. You can see where this is going. More »

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Cows In China Are Now Producing Human Breast Milk

11:20AM June 9, 2011 | Kwame Opam

Amidst all the concern going around that cows’ milk is bad for you, Chinese scientists have found a way to fix the problem: By genetically engineering cows to produce human breast milk. Is soy milk just not in favour yet? More »

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You Are What You Eat Eats

5:20AM May 13, 2011 | Brian Barrett

There’s no such thing anymore as just eating a steak. Was it grass fed? Did it have a hobby? Now, thanks to a group of Irish chemists, you’ll never have to worry again about your Porterhouse’s diet. Just your own. More »

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Grass-Fed Beef Is The New Performance Enhancing Drug

10:00AM May 1, 2011 | Casey Chan

Organic! Local! Grass-fed! Fanned with palm fronds! All those terms used to describe food usually mean diddly squat to me because I’m a simpleton eater. If it tastes good, it is good. But athletes – people who need to care about their body – are starting to get into eating grass-fed beef craze because of the health benefits. More »

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A Chinese Dairy Farm Made The World’s Largest Machine For Turning Crap Into Power

1:40PM November 23, 2010 | Adrian Covert

What happens when a Chinese dairy farm takes the excrement from 60,000 of its 250,000 cows and converts it into electricity? They generate 5.66 megawatts of power, which is roughly enough to power 3500 American homes. More »

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There Is No Escape From Cows

3:00AM October 26, 2010 | Jesus Diaz

This is a message to all vegetarians and vegans out there. From rubber to adhesives to anti-aging creams to medicines to shampoo to instrument strings to plastic to charcoal to wallpaper to air filters: You can’t run from beef! [Streakr]

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Cow Manure Will Power Data Centres In Coming Years

5:38PM May 20, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

Spare a thought for the cows when you’re surfing the net in the coming years, won’t you? Their manure will be shovelled and turned into fuel, so companies such as HP can power their data centres and save the world. More »

Trippy Lamps Capture Martians Going At Their Favourite Pastime

12:00PM May 7, 2010 | Kevin Lee

These UFO Abduction Lamps made by Jason Dietz sport some nifty tractor beam effects. Using a mix of glass, 38 litres of water and an air pump, cows float up along the base. See the video after the jump. More »

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Milking Cows For Electricity

10:40AM April 17, 2010 | Kevin Lee

The livestock power mill makes cows even more productive turning farms into virtual power plants. More »