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1. [News] Snowball Earth: New Evidence Hints at Global Glaciation 716.5 Million Years Ago

   By Moontanman, March 9, 2010
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2. [News] Climate Fluctuations 115,000 Years Ago: Were Short Warm Periods Typical for Transitio

   By Moontanman, March 9, 2010
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3. [News] Intestinal Bacteria Drive Obesity and Metabolic Disease in Immune-Altered Mice

   By Moontanman, March 9, 2010
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4. [News] Chilean Earthquake Moved Entire City 10 Feet West, Shifted Other Parts of South Ameri

   By Moontanman, March 9, 2010
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5. [News] Unselfish Molecules May Have Helped Give Birth to the Genetic Material of Life

   By Moontanman, March 9, 2010
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6. [News] Did the discovery of cooking make us human?

   By Moontanman, March 9, 2010
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7. [News] Porn: Good for us?

   By Moontanman, March 3, 2010
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   • March 5, 2010

8. [News] Simple Math Explains Dramatic Beak Shape Variation in Darwin's Finches

   By freeztar, March 3, 2010
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   • March 3, 2010

9. [News] Climate Change and Coral Reefs: Coral Species Has Developed the 'Skills' to Cope With

   By Moontanman, February 28, 2010
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10. [News] Others May Know Us Better Than We Know Ourselves, Study Finds

    By Moontanman, February 28, 2010
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11. [News] Quantum Physics Breakthrough: Scientists Find an Equation for Materials Innovation

    By Moontanman, February 28, 2010
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12. [News] Dolphin Cognitive Abilities Raise Ethical Questions, Says Emory Neuroscientist

    By Moontanman, February 28, 2010
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13. [News] Liberals and Atheists Smarter? Intelligent People Have Values Novel in Human Evolutio

    By Moontanman, February 25, 2010
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    • CraigD
    • February 28, 2010

14. [News] New 'Alien Invader' Star Clusters Found in Milky Way

    By Moontanman, February 27, 2010
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15. [News] Crickets 'Forewarn' Unborn Babies About Spiders

    By Moontanman, February 25, 2010
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16. [News] Grizzly Bears Move Into Polar Bear Habitat in Manitoba, Canada

    By Moontanman, February 25, 2010
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17. [News] DNA Evidence Tells 'Global Story' of Human History

    By Moontanman, February 25, 2010
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    • February 25, 2010

18. [News] Bloom Box fuel cell system could provide clean power to your home, and your car

    By Moontanman, February 24, 2010
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19. [News] Scientists Create Tiny RNA Molecule With Big Implications for Life's Origins

    By Moontanman, February 24, 2010
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20. [News] Evolutionary Game of Rock-Paper-Scissors May Lead to New Species

    By Moontanman, February 23, 2010
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21. [News] First 'Rule' Of Evolution Suggests That Life Is Destined To Become More Complex

    By Moontanman, February 23, 2010
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    • February 23, 2010

22. Corkscrew Asteroid

    By Tormod, June 9, 2006
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    • LaurieAG
    • February 23, 2010

23. [News] Potential Evolutionary Role for Same-Sex Attraction 1 2

    By Moontanman, February 5, 2010
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    • February 23, 2010

24. The Anthropic Principle Under Fire 1 2 3 4 6

    By Tormod, November 14, 2006
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    • jocaxx
    • February 19, 2010

25. Lost city of Atlantis discovered? Grainy images show city-like formations at the bott

    By Moontanman, January 4, 2010
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    • stereologist
    • February 19, 2010