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— McDonald's recalls Shrek glasses due to potential cadmium risk — The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) just announced a recall of 'Shrek Forever After 3D' Collectable Drinking…
— Hogchoker - the new Internet star — A small flatfish living along the coast of North America is the new Internet star. Currently the hotness for this particular…
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— Hogchoker - the new Internet star — A small flatfish living along the coast of North America is the new Internet star. Currently the hotness for this particular…
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— Wasps clock faces like humans — Face recognition in golden paper wasps may be an adaptation to…
— Entangled diamonds vibrate together — Objects big enough for the eye to see have been placed in a weirdly…
— How animals predict earthquakes — Animals may sense chemical changes in groundwater that occur…
— New Icelandic volcano eruption could have global impact — Hundreds of metres under one of Iceland's largest glaciers there…
— Entangled diamonds vibrate together — Objects big enough for the eye to see have been placed in a weirdly…
— How animals predict earthquakes — Animals may sense chemical changes in groundwater that occur…
— New Icelandic volcano eruption could have global impact — Hundreds of metres under one of Iceland's largest glaciers there…
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— Caistor skeleton mystifies archaeologists — A skeleton, found at one of the most important, but least understood, Roman sites…
— A rare discovery: An engraved gemstone carrying a portrait of Alexander the Great — A rare and surprising archaeological discovery at Tel Dor: A gemstone engraved with…
— A rare discovery: An engraved gemstone carrying a portrait of Alexander the Great — A rare and surprising archaeological discovery at Tel Dor: A gemstone engraved with…
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Andorra — For 715 years, from 1278 to 1993, Andorrans lived under a unique co-principality, ruled by French and Spanish leaders (from 1607 onward, the French chief of state and the Spanish bishop of Urgel). In 1993, this feudal system was modified with…
— Why some women have real reason to fear the World Cup — An expert at Royal Holloway, University of London is urging victims of domestic violence…
— Delivering art with no strings attached — The blaze orange Honda Element car parks curbside midday in a rural community dotted…
— Delivering art with no strings attached — The blaze orange Honda Element car parks curbside midday in a rural community dotted…
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New species of dinosaur from Alberta
Acrotholus audeti, a new species of pachycephalosaurid dinosaur, was identified from recently discovered and historically collected fossils from Alberta, Canada. The article describing the new species was published today, 7 May, in the journal Nature Communications…
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New device can extract human DNA very fast
— TechnologyEngineers have created a device that can extract human DNA in a simpler and more efficient way than conventional methods.…
New species of small theropod discovered in China
— Geology and palaeontologyA new species of small fossil theropod have been discovered in northwestern China by a team of international researchers.…
A mid-level solar flare seen by NASA
— AstronomyA mid-level solar flare, peaking on 3 May, was seen by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory. This flare was classified as an…
Strange new 'species' of ultra-red galaxy discovered
— AstronomyIn the distant reaches of the universe, almost 13 billion light-years from Earth, a strange species of galaxy lay hidden.…
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New species of small theropod discovered in China
— Geology and palaeontologyA new species of small fossil theropod have been discovered in northwestern China by a team of international researchers.…
Celebrities at St. Jude's inaugural wine and chocolate gala
— Honouree Tony Bennett and Honorary Chair Kristin Davis will join St. Jude Children's Research Hospital on Thursday, 28 May,…“A little inaccuracy sometimes saves tons of explanation.”
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NGC 1316
— Astronomy and spaceLike dust bunnies that lurk in corners and under beds, surprisingly complex loops and blobs of cosmic dust lie hidden in…
NGC 1300
— Astronomy and spaceThe Hubble telescope captured a display of starlight, glowing gas, and silhouetted dark clouds of interstellar dust in this…
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