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Winter storm buffets the Midwest with ice and snow (Video)
Today, several states caught in the wake of Winter Storm Q have declared a State of Emergency. According to Weather Underground, the massive storm has been moving eastward leaving heavy snow in some...
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Giant goldfish found in Lake Tahoe may adversely affect native species
Today the Science Recorder reported that a gigantic goldfish was discovered by a team of biologists surveying Lake Tahoe for invasive species. The fish had grown to be 1.5 feet long and weighed 4.2...
View ArticleU.S. baby cured of HIV, researchers pursue clinical trials (Video)
Yesterday, Dr. Deborah Pesaud announced that a baby in the United States has been successfully cured of an HIV infection for the first time ever.According to Reuters, the child, a girl from...
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Global temperatures reach highest average in 4,000 years (Video)
Today NPR reported that a team of scientists has created a record of global temperatures dating back to about 11,000 years ago. The purpose of compiling the data was to determine whether or not...
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Russian scientists recover 'unclassified' life form from ancient Antarctic...
Yesterday Discover Magazine reported that Russian scientists discovered an “unclassified” form of life after analyzing water samples from an ancient lake. The samples originated from lake Vostok...
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Tonight's crescent moon provides optimal viewing for comet PANSTARRS
Today Forbes reported that tonight will provide what is expected to be the best view of the comet PANSTARRS for the Northern Hemisphere. The comet will appear in the western sky after sunset, near the...
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Grave of medieval knight uncovered beneath parking garage
Yesterday the BBC reported that the grave of a medieval knight was unearthed in Scotland at the University of Edinburgh. Construction workers stumbled upon the grave, which dates back to the 13th...
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London construction workers find 14th century plague burial pit
Today Time reported that London construction workers, in the process digging a new railway, discovered what seems to be a mass grave for victims of the Black Death. Although cause of death has yet to...
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How to hallucinate without drugs (Photos)
Johan Lehrer and Javier Zarracina created these graphics for the Boston Globe to illustrate how easily the senses can be tricked into perceiving things we know can't be real. One need not resort to...
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Miniature alien-like skeleton undergoes DNA testing (Photos)
Yesterday, Discovery News reported that a strange miniature skeleton was recently subjected to a host of tests at Stanford School of Medicine. The remains of indeterminate sex measured only six inches...
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60,000 honey bees relocated from Utah cabin (Photos)
Yesterday, the Huffington Post reported that bee keeper Vic Bachman relocated an estimated 60,000 honey bees from a cabin in Ogden Valley, Utah, to his backyard in North Ogden. The hive had crammed...
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Slooh Space Camera to broadcast tonight's lunar eclipse
Earlier today, the Huffington Post reported that tonight's partial lunar eclipse will be broadcast on the Slooh Space Camera. The eclipse will begin at 10:53 p.m. CT, and Slooh discussion of the event...
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Moon dust uncovered in Berkeley warehouse after more than 40 years
Yesterday, Cnet reported that an archivist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory found 20 vials containing moon dust in a storage warehouse. The dust samples originated from the historic Apollo...
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Tonight's sunset offers triple planetary conjunction
Earlier today, Space.com reported that shortly after sunset, a triple planetary conjunction will appear in twilight sky. Jupiter, Venus and Mercury will form a triangle in a somewhat rare celestial...
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Are genetically modified foods safe? (Video)
Friday, The Huffington Post reported that Monsanto will halt promotion of genetically modified crops in Europe. The decision followed a world-wide protest of Monsanto and GMOs on May 25. The company...
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Genetically modified wheat found in Oregon incites international uproar (Video)
Yesterday, CBS News reported that both Japan and South Korea suspended some imports of wheat grown in the Untied states. The decision followed an Oregon farmer's discovery of genetically modified...
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Florida police encounter, help Key deer with head in Doritos bag
Apparently the new flavors of Doritos brand chips aren't just appealing to people. Yesterday, the NY Daily News reported that police in Big Pine Key, Florida encountered a distressed Key deer during...
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Omaha drinking water listed as 7th worst in U.S.
Residents of Omaha may be more inclined to purchase water filters after learning of the dubious safety of the city's water supply. Omaha ranked seventh on a list of the top ten U.S. cities with the...
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Study says unattractive co-workers targeted by bullies (Photos)
Yesterday, Business Week reported that bullying, a behavior we'd like to think ceased in high school, does carry over into adult life. A new study suggests that people considered unattractive by peers...
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10 year-old boy discovers 'mummy' stowed in grandmother's attic (Photos)
A 10 year old boy in Deipholz, Germany stumbled across what seems to be a mummy in his grandmother's attic. Earlier today, Spiegel Online International reported that the boy, Alexander Kettler,...
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