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Do Cougars Really Spawn
a Brighter Brood?

GLOSSIES

Mar 16, 2009 11:22 AM CDT

Do Cougars Really Spawn a Brighter Brood?

(Newser) - "At last, science has produced the case for cougars," writes Emily Nussbaum in New York. A study analyzing more than 50,000 pregnant women found that older fathers produce progeny that score lower on concentration, memory, and learning tests. Older mothers, on the other hand, are associated with...

Barkin May
Get Revenge
on Ex Via
New Show

Jan 30, 2009 4:22 PM CST

Barkin May Get Revenge on Ex Via New Show

Actress creates series based on her life and divorce

(Newser) - Ellen Barkin is producing and starring in an HBO pilot about a hot woman in her 50s "famous for her high-profile marriage, who divorces, and re-enters the singles market," the New York Post reports. Sound familiar? In 2006, Barkin's husband, billionaire Ron Perelman, surprised her with divorce papers...

Cougar's Long Trek to Chicago May Tell Tale

May 1, 2008 11:03 AM CDT

Cougar's Long Trek to Chicago May Tell Tale

Cat likely from SD may yield clues about human overpopulation

(Newser) - A cougar shot April 14 in Chicago was spotted earlier in Wisconsin, DNA tests show, suggesting an epic trek. Now, scientists are eager to study the animal, hoping to learn more about how and why it migrated; they aim to pin down its ancestry in an effort to better understand...

Cougar
Killed on
Chicago
Street

Apr 15, 2008 10:22 AM CDT

Cougar Killed on Chicago Street

Cops kill cougar after weekend-long hunt

(Newser) - The first cougar spotted in Chicago since the city's 19th-century founding ran loose around the Windy City over the weekend only to be shot dead last night in a North Side neighborhood by police officers who feared it was going to attack them, the Chicago Tribune reports. As the police...