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In deepest space, the earth really mustn't move for you

Robin McKie, science editor
Sunday October 30, 2005

Observer

They should be out-of-this-world experiences. But US experts have warned that sex in space will bring problems not pleasure for men and women heading to the moon and Mars.
A panel of scientists has told Nasa interplanetary passion could cause chaos to its latest plans to send humans on long missions.

Cramped in spaceships for years, surrounded by the starry void, astronauts thoughts are bound to turn to romance, states the report, 'Bioastronautics Roadmap: a risk reduction strategy for human exploration of space'.

The resulting close encounters could have profound consequences, it adds. Without supplies of the necessary precautions, zero-gravity romps could lead to zero-gravity pregnancies.

'Pregnancy in space is a real issue,' said one report author, Prof Lawrence Palinkas of the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. 'We have to think now about how to deal with sex in space. Astronauts are human. We have no authenticated stories of sex on missions so far, though there have been near things, I suspect.'

On a six-month space station simulation mission, Canadian astronaut Judith Lapierre was the recipient of the attentions of a love-struck Russian cosmonaut after a New Year's Eve party was enlivened by vodka shots. Lapierre was pulled out of range of the observation cameras and given a full-blooded French kiss.

On this occasion, the lady resisted. 'He was aggressing my personal space,' she complained later. However, future approaches might be more warmly accommodated, the report implies.

On the other hand, keeping such acts private is likely to tax even the most resourceful astronautic couple. Spacemen and spacewomen are constantly monitored for pulse and temperatures. A spot of high jinks in orbit is likely to fuse most remote sensors - and confuse mission control. In space, everyone can hear you moan.

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Hamsters, like humans, get the winter blues

Alok Jha
Wednesday November 16, 2005

Guardian

If you have pet hamsters, spare them a thought as the cold days of winter draw in: a study shows that the loveable rodents are just as likely as people to get depressed at this time of year.
Randy Nelson, professor of psychology and neuroscience at Ohio State University and leader of the study, found that living through short days from birth made hamsters more anxious and more depressed, and reinforced the idea that people born in winter were more likely to suffer depression.

He presented his results yesterday at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience.

Guardian Unlimited © Guardian Newspapers Limited 2005