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Fossil Discovery in Kenya Reveals Modern-Day Hippos Evolved In Africa
Researchers have long suspected that hippos evolved from a family of plant-eating, semi-aquatic mammals called anthracotheres. The ancient animals that roamed freely all the way from North America to...
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How Jan Scheuermann Controlled A Fighter Jet Simulator Using Only Her Mind
In 1996, Jan Scheuermann, a successful businesswoman and mother of two, began to notice her legs were not quite moving along with the rest of her body. A visit to the doctor revealed that she suffered...
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Video Of The Week - Lincoln Middle School Basketball Players Display...
Some Wisconsin basketball players are being lauded not for their ball handling, but bully handling skills. Last year, seventh graders from Lincoln Middle School in Kenosha, Wisconsin were in the midst...
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Spacewalks Have Come A Long Way In Fifty Years!
Fifty years ago, on March 18th, 1965, Soviet Cosmonaut Alexei Leonov took the first spacewalk. It lasted just twelve minutes and almost ended in a disaster. That's because the vacuum of space caused...
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Dallas Seavey Wins Iditarod Third Time In Four Years!
For most mushers, even completing the Iditarod aka the Last Great Race On Earth, is a big achievement. But don't tell that to Mitch and Dallas Seavey. They have dominated the thousand-mile sled dog...
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Unexpected Money "Downpour" Halts Traffic in Kuwait
We have heard of it raining frogs and even spiders, but cold hard cash? That has to be a first! While it may be hard to believe, a sudden "downpour" of money is exactly what some lucky residents of...
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On Friday Show Your Support For Five-Year-Old Seth Lane By Wearing Yellow
On Friday March 27th, five-year-old Seth Lane will undergo a bone marrow transplant - his second one in four and a half years. To show support and raise awareness of the Severe Combined...
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It's Almost Earth Hour! Use Your Power To Help The Planet
Today the world will celebrate Earth Hour. This means that millions of people across twenty-four time zones and six continents will switch off all lights and turn off all electronics for an hour, from...
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Finland Schools To Test Teaching By Topics Instead of Individual Subjects
The Nordic country of Finland has always been at the forefront of education reform. Finnish students don't have to worry about being tardy, homework or standardized tests. They get a 15-minute recess...
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Brace Yourselves - April Fool's Day Is Almost Here!
Brace yourselves - It's almost April 1st, the one day of the year when pulling a light-hearted prank is not frowned upon. Also known as April Fool's Day, the origins of this fun tradition are a little...
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California Governor Imposes First-Ever Mandatory Water Restrictions To Deal...
On April 1st, California's Governor Jerry Brown did what his predecessors have been doing for over 65 years - trek to Echo Summit in the Sierra Nevada Mountains to measure the snowpack. The only...
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Newsflash! Cows Have Favorite Playlists Too!
We all know that music has the power to comfort us when we are frazzled or distressed. Can it do the same for animals? In 2001, University of Leicester researchers decided to test this by exposing...
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Ever Had That Strange Feeling Of Déjà Vu?
If you are like most people, chances are that you have experienced déjà vu. French for ‘already seen’, it is that thrilling yet eerie feeling that you have encountered a situation or been to a place...
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Short But Spectacular Lunar Eclipse Delights Millions
On Saturday, April 4th, sky gazers in many parts of the world were treated to the third of the four lunar eclipses that will occur before the end of 2015. What made the celestial event even more...
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Disney's MagicBands Make Theme Park Experience Even More "Magical"
What's more magical than being at a Disney theme park? How about being at one where everything from tickets to park itinerary, fast passes, and even dinner reservations, is taken care of before you...
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World Leaders Rejoice Tentative Nuclear Deal With Iran
On Thursday, April 2nd, the world rejoiced at the news that Iran had reached a tentative agreement with United States and five other world powers to limit its nuclear program. The landmark deal that...
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The Barkley Marathons, The World's Hardest And Quirkiest 100-Mile Race
Though there are numerous ultramarathons, competitions that exceed running or walking the traditional 26.2 miles, very few compare to The Barkley Marathons. The annual 100-mile race that challenges...
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Lewis Pugh Swims Antarctica's Icy Ross Sea To Save Pristine Ecosystem
Environmentalists use different tactics to raise public awareness. Some organize rallies, others set up petitions, and then there is Lewis Gordon Pugh. This activist and adventurer highlights the...
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The Goldfish Invasion That Is Threatening A Colorado Lake's Ecosystem
For the casual visitor, Teller Lake in Boulder, Colorado looks like a delightful fishbowl filled with thousands of gorgeous orange, black, and white goldfish floating around. However, to the Colorado...
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World Rushes To Help Nepal Recover From Devastating Earthquake
On Saturday April, 25th, a little before noon local time, the tiny landlocked country of Nepal was jolted by a massive earthquake. The 7.8 magnitude tremor that was felt across four countries and...
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