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Lava, Not Water, Made Mars "Riverbed"
At least one channel thought to have been carved by water was actually built by lava flows, according to a new study of Martian surface features.
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Ancient Corpses Ritually Dug Up, Torn Apart, Reburied
For 4,500 years in what is now Mexico, decomposing bodies were pulled apart and reburied, according to what may be the first evidence for ritual "double burials."
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Water Found in Apollo Moon Rocks
It turns out evidence for water on the moon was right under our noses all along, according to new studies of rocks retrieved by Apollo astronauts.
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Exclusive: Chile Earthquake Aerial Pictures
See exclusive views of tsunami-tossed boats, a collapsed bridge, and a crumbled cliff—scenes of the devastating toll of the February 27 Chile earthquake.
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"Cove" Movie Assails Dolphin Hunt, Gets Oscar Boost
With its 2010 Oscar win for best documentary, the movie The Cove has reignited debate over annual dolphin hunts in Taiji, Japan.
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Photo: "Cove" Movie Seeks to End Japan's Dolphin Hunt
A dolphin hunt in Japan enrages activists. The Cove, an award-winning new movie, condemns it. So why do dolphin hunts go on elsewhere without much controversy?
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Turkey Earthquake Pictures: The Day After
A strong earthquake rattled eastern Turkey Sunday, killing at least 51 and crumbling minarets, barns, and flimsily built mud-brick houses.
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Chile Earthquake Video: Aftermath in Santa Cruz
Chile's February 27 earthquake caused an apartment building in this small city to collapse, killing 23. Video.
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Gamma Rays a Flight Risk?
Earth-based gamma rays are made in storms at the same altitude as many commercial flight paths, possibly creating radiation hazards for air passengers.
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First Proof Gorillas Eat Monkeys?
Mammal DNA has been found in gorilla feces—suggesting that maybe, just maybe, the big apes eat meat after all.
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World's Largest Dead Zone Suffocating Sea
Oxygen-sucking algae are blooming in the Baltic due to farm fertilizers and overfishing—and new efforts to stop the disaster may be too late, experts say.
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Before-and-After Pictures: Underwater Church Reappears
Severe droughts have drained a reservoir in Venezuela, exposing a church that's been "missing" since 1985.
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Atlantic Octopus Mimics Flounders—A First
An octopus in the Caribbean can mimic not only the shape of a flounder but also the fish's color and swimming style, most likely in an attempt to avoid predators, researchers say.
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"Snowball Earth" Confirmed: Ice Covered Equator
But volcanoes would've made Earth more mud ball than snowball, scientists say.
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Arctic Sea Belching Tons of Methane
Permafrost lining the Arctic seafloor is leaking massive quantities of the powerful greenhouse gas into the ocean and atmosphere, fueling concerns of accelerated global warming, researchers say.
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