Remote Controlled Sharks Next Navy Spies
Posted:3/6/2006 12:00:00 AM the U.S. military hopes to use the technology to turn sharks "into stealth spies
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Huge Vesuvius Eruption Buried Town 2,000 Years Before Pompeii
Posted:3/6/2006 12:00:00 AM footprints are just one of several archaeological finds indicating that the still-active Vesuvius is capable of far worse eruptions than anything Naples’ disaster planners are currently prepared for
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Global Warming Drying Up Africa’s Rivers
Posted:3/6/2006 12:00:00 AM new research suggests that the decrease in rainfall on the continent is causeing a drastic reduction in river water, the lifeblood for rural populations in Africa and it’s wildlife.
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Pluto Has Two More Moons
Posted:3/6/2006 12:00:00 AM Rumors of twins have been swirling around a certain heavenly body lately (hint: we’re not talking about Angelina Jolie). Now the truth can be revealed
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Computer Made from DNA and Enzymes
Posted:3/6/2006 12:00:00 AM scientists have devised a computer that can perform 330 trillion operations per second, more than 100,000 times the speed of the fastest PC. The secret: It runs on DNA
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Wild Gorillas Use Tools
Posted:10/4/2005 12:00:00 AM Researchers have observed and photographed wild gorillas using sticks and stumps to navigate a swampy forest clearing in the Republic of the Congo. The images provide the first documented use of tools among wild gorillas
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Tsunami Region Ripe for Another Big Quake Soon
Posted:3/18/2005 12:00:00 AM The earthquake that triggered the December 26 tsunami has increased stress on nearby faults, making another major South Asian quake more likely
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Hobbit" Brains Were Small but Smart
Posted:3/3/2005 12:00:00 AM the little humans seem to have been more intelligent than expected, given their extremely small brains—a finding that may completely change how scientists view human evolution.
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Radio Waves Detected Coming From Center of Galaxy
Posted:3/2/2005 12:00:00 AM Astronomers have detected an unusual, powerful burst of intermittent radio waves emanating from the direction of the center of our galaxy.
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Jumbo Squid Mass "Suicide" Stumps California Scientists
Posted:2/24/2005 12:00:00 AM Last month thousands of large squid mysteriously beached themselves on California shores.It was not the first time such a mass "suicide" has occurred. Observers say it seems to happen every few years.
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New Dinosaur Species Discovered in Argentina
Posted:2/24/2005 12:00:00 AM A newfound dinosaur species from Argentina suggests that fleet-footed, meat-eating dinosaurs with sickle-like claws on their hind feet roamed both the Southern and Northern Hemispheres through the end of the dinosaur age
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Tsunami-Like River Tides
Posted:2/24/2005 12:00:00 AM a tsunami? No. It’s a tidal bore.The phenomenon is a wave that forms at the head of the incoming tide in certain rivers or estuaries .racing 30 kilometers an hour heights of up to 30 feet .
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London Witchcraft Murder Traced to Africa Child Trade
Posted:2/20/2005 12:00:00 AM In September 2001 a gruesome discovery was made in London’s River Thames. The hideously mutilated torso of a small black boy was found floating through the city
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