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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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Italy — Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the regional states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor Emmanuel II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito Mussolini…
— 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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Strange new 'species' of ultra-red galaxy discovered
In the distant reaches of the universe, almost 13 billion light-years from Earth, a strange species of galaxy lay hidden. Cloaked in dust and dimmed by the intervening distance, even the Hubble Space Telescope couldn't spy it. It took the revealing power of NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope to uncover not one, but four remarkably red galaxies. And while astronomers can describe the members of this new 'species,' they can't explain what makes them so ruddy…
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Cassini chronicles life of Saturn's giant storm
— AstronomyNew images and animated movies from NASA's Cassini spacecraft chronicle the birth and evolution of the colossal storm that…
Scientists create light from vacuum
— PhysicsScientists at Chalmers University of Technology have succeeded in creating light from vacuum - observing an effect first…
Scientists discover gene switch responsible for flight muscle formation
— BiologyFlies are real flight artists, although they only have small wings compared to their body size. Scientists at the Max Planck…
Scientists find evidence for 'great lake' on Europa
— AstronomyIn a significant finding in the search for life beyond Earth, scientists from The University of Texas at Austin and elsewhere…
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Scientists create light from vacuum
— PhysicsScientists at Chalmers University of Technology have succeeded in creating light from vacuum - observing an effect first…
Physicists discuss the science of 'Angels and Demons'
— Soeren Prell admits to being amused by some of the high energy physics portrayed in 'Angels and Demons,' the summer thriller…“Minds are like parachutes, they only work when open.”
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![Ring Nebula [M 57]](images/compendium/ring_nebula_120_78.jpg)
Ring Nebula [M 57]
— Astronomy and spaceThe NASA Hubble Space Telescope has captured the sharpest view yet of the most famous of all planetary nebulae: the Ring…
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Retina Nebula [IC 4406]
— Astronomy and spaceA dying star, IC 4406, dubbed the 'Retina Nebula' is revealed in this month's Hubble Heritage image. Like many other so-called…
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