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Astronauts handling explosives on daring spacewalk
(AP)
AP - Two space station astronauts took a daring spacewalk Thursday to cut into the insulation of their descent capsule and remove an explosive bolt with firecracker force — enough to blow off their hands.
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LiveScience.com - A vast shelf of ice in Antarctica is hanging on to the continent by a thread and is not expected to survive, scientists announced today.
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Papier mache pandas invade Paris
(AFP)
AFP - Paris city hall was swamped by 1,600 papier mache pandas on Thursday, part of a WWF campaign to highlight the urgent need to protect the vanishing species.
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China to urgently boost GM crop development
(AFP)
AFP - China has said it must urgently step up the development of genetically modified crops as it faces mounting challenges to feed its 1.3 billion people due to shrinking arable land and climate change.
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AP - The climate phenomena known as La Nina is ending and neutral conditions are expected into the fall, government forecasters said Thursday. The change can affect weather worldwide.
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DNA in JonBenet case left behind in skin cells
(AP)
AP - Crime scene DNA is typically recovered from blood or semen stains, but the DNA that exonerated members of JonBenet Ramsey's family came from invisible skin cells.
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Fish fossils plug hole in evolutionary theory
(Reuters)
Reuters - Some odd-looking fish fossils discovered in the bowels of several European museums may help solve a lingering question about evolutionary theory, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.
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Eight New Natural Wonders Named
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Dutch house cat adopts rejected red panda
(AP)
AP - A zookeeper's house cat has adopted a baby red panda abandoned by its mother and is nursing the cub along with her own kittens, the Artis zoo said Wednesday.
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Hurricane Bertha could strengthen in coming days
(AP)
AP - Forecasters say Hurricane Bertha could become stronger in the next day as it heads toward Bermuda.
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