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Tue Jul 7, 2009
- Phoebe, I believe this refers to Project Grey Goose: http://intelfusion.net/wordpress/?p=432 http://blog.refractal.org/2008/10/16/project-grey-goose-report-released/
Teen knocked down ... by a meteorite?
Fri Jun 12, 2009
- I've updated the story with the additional information; many thanks for the pointers. It would take a German grammarian to get the full sense of Korte's quote, but I do see there's a debate about the quote. For example, Govert Schilling says Korte claims that he was misquoted.
Teen knocked down ... by a meteorite?
Fri Jun 12, 2009
- Well, I did the editing on that story. I've been a news editor for 32 years, but I realize I'm far from perfect. And I really don't mind starting the occasional sentence with a conjunction.
Teen knocked down ... by a meteorite?
Fri Jun 12, 2009
- Yes, it looks like young Gerrit was grazed by something. Here is a picture of the rock and the scar (plus article in German): http://www.derwesten.de/nachrichten/staedte/essen/2009/6/9/news-122286237/detail.html
The top 10 new species of 2009
Tue May 26, 2009
- We asked this question last year, but it bears repeating: What makes a top species great? Are there factors that justify nurturing some species and letting others perish from the earth? Or is our biosphere so complex that we should strive to save every species, including those at the bottom of the …
Europeans launch space telescope duo
Thu May 14, 2009
- There's been a lot of talk lately about Europe's ascendancy in science - due in part to its lead role in the Large Hadron Collider and the ITER international fusion experiment.
Earliest reference describes Christ as 'magician'
Wed Oct 1, 2008
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10 firsts from NASA's first 50 years
Tue Sep 30, 2008
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NASA delays Hubble mission until next year
Mon Sep 29, 2008
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Tue Sep 23, 2008
- John ... it was 60 mpg for the 13.3-mile leg of the trip (13.3/0.22). I just cited those figures to illustrate the rough difference between the first 20 miles or so (which came after shorter trips to West Seattle) and the last 13 miles (due to the depleted battery).

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Great slideshow with delightfully interesting creatures!
Would be nice to SEE the plate-size eye of the squid and the fingers of the aye-aye. I felt somewhat teased...
Thanks,
Joe

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#1 - Tue Jul 8, 2008 12:46 PM EDT

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ferretfriend

Terrific slideshow! All of the animals are fascinating; wouldn't you love to see them firsthand?
It's a real shame that a wealthy hunter felt the need to kill the bear. It's not as if there is an abundance of bears on the planet. He just wants to hang its head on his wall and brag about it. What a terrible thing to do to an incredible animal!

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#2 - Tue Jul 8, 2008 7:26 PM EDT

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Patrick T., Davis, CA

I liked everything you had to show on the article. That funky toad is especially interesting to me.

Two other curiosities: • I always thought wildebeests (gnus) looked ridiculous as well. It seems like someone just took a bunch of herd animals and stewed them together. Their heads look disproportionate to the rest of their bodies. • I've heard they are interbreeding domesticated cats to try to get a cat that looks exactly like a tiger. These "toygers" will go on sale sometime fairly soon (for a handsome price, more than likely). I think they are working on rounding the ears a bit more right now. This makes Gregor Mendel's pea plant experiments look like a high school science project.

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#3 - Wed Jul 9, 2008 5:34 PM EDT

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Holly Jamieson

Great Article. An animal that came to mind that I saw in Tanzania (Africa) is quite an odd ball. Its called a Genet. It looks like a raccoon, cat, lemur, and a weasel.

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#4 - Wed Jul 9, 2008 9:01 PM EDT

Top 10 oddballs of the animal world

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