PARIS - THE belief that Coca-Cola works as an after-sex spermicide is nothing but urban legend, a scientist cautions in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) on Thursday.

Deborah Anderson, a professor in obstetrics and gynaecology at Harvard Medical School, says that Coca-cola douches were sometimes used in 1950s and 1960s America in the belief that the drink's acidity killed sperm.

CAPE CANAVERAL (Florida ) - NASA's soon-to-be-retired space shuttles are up for grabs.

The space agency said on Wednesday it's looking for ideas on where and how best to display its space shuttles once they stop flying in a few years.

LONDON - THINK twice about blaming sweets for your out-of-control children this festive season, and those added pounds might not be due to an ill-advised late-night meal.

As for an aspirin to cure a hangover? Forget it.