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Chile Forces Volcano Evacuation After Hot-Rock Eruption (09 May 05:30) |
| Troops forced out the last holdouts after glowing rocks spewed from Chaitén. An expert warns that a catastrophic flow of toxic gas and ash could follow. |
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WEEK IN PHOTOS: Texas Sinkhole, Myanmar Cyclone, More (09 May 05:30) |
| See a supercell light up the Texas sky, U.S. Marines braving a sandstorm in Afghanistan, the Olympic torch reach the top of Mount Everest, and more. |
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Livestock, Pets Left Behind As Chile Volcano Fears Loom (09 May 05:30) |
| Tens of thousands of animals are trapped in an ash-covered region of southern Chile after their owners have been forced to flee the still-active volcano. |
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1,000 Ancient Tombs, Unique Remains Found in Colombia (09 May 05:30) |
| Among the unusual finds are a possible victim of human sacrifice and a skeleton with curiously curved bones, anthropologists report. |
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Earliest Known American Settlers Harvested Seaweed (08 May 05:30) |
| People living in the earliest known settlement in the Americas relied partly on seaweed, bolstering the theory that the New World was settled via a coastal route, a new s... |
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Great Tit Birds Shift Mating Schedules Due to Warming (08 May 05:30) |
| Great tits are timing their egg laying to coincide with an earlier emergence of caterpillars in England, a decades-long study has found. |
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Why the Cyclone in Myanmar Was So Deadly (08 May 05:30) |
| A "perfect storm" of factors—from location to wind speed to poor preparation—have resulted in perhaps a hundred thousand deaths from Cyclone Nargis. |
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Once Lush Sahara Dried Up Over Millennia, Study Says (08 May 05:30) |
| The grassy prehistoric Sahara turned to desert more slowly than previously thought, a new report says—and some say global warming may turn the desert green once again. ... |
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VIDEO: Orangutans Extinct in 3 Years? (08 May 05:30) |
| The world's largest group of orangutans in Indonesia may face extinction by 2011 because of palm oil plantation expansion, which is destroying habitat, experts say. |
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VIDEO: Cyclone Survivors Speak (08 May 05:30) |
| Lost families and lack of aid figure prominently in emotional eyewitness testimony from Myanmar (Burma), where Cyclone Nargis may have killed a hundred thousand people. ... |
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VIEW FROM SPACE: Before and After the Cyclone (08 May 05:30) |
| See how Cyclone Nargis changed the landscape of the Irrawaddy River delta, where massive floods killed tens of thousands.
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PHOTOS: Chile Volcano Threatens Animals, Farms (07 May 05:30) |
| Thousands of horses, cows, and other livestock face a toxic brew of deep ash and gases. And the region's all-important farms may be devastated for decades.
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100,000 May Have Died in Myanmar Cyclone, U.S. Says (07 May 05:30) |
| Bodies floated in floodwaters, and survivors tried to reach dry ground using blankets as sails, while a U.S. diplomat said up to a hundred thousand may have died. |
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Brazil, India's Citizens Are Greenest, Survey Finds (07 May 05:30) |
| A new "Greendex" survey tracking consumer spending habits also found that the residents of the U.S. and other industrialized nations are the most wasteful. |
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PHOTO IN THE NEWS: Rarest Big Cat Caught in Camera Trap (07 May 05:30) |
| Eight Amur leopards—the world's rarest big cat—were recently photographed in far southeastern Russia, giving renewed hope to conservationists. |
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"Weird" Pygmy Whale Dissected (07 May 05:30) |
| A six-month-old whale found dead on a New Zealand coastline is giving scientists a rare peek into the anatomy of the bizarre creature. |
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VIDEO: Bionic Eye Unveiled (07 May 05:30) |
| Doctors in Australia believe the bionic eye they've created is safer than similar devices developed in other countries.
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Platypus Genome Reveals Secrets of Mammal Evolution (07 May 05:30) |
| The genome of the platypus—our most distant mammal relative—has been decoded, revealing traces of mammals' evolutionary break from reptiles hundreds of millions of ye... |
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VIDEO: China's Masterpiece Factories (07 May 05:30) |
| Armies of Chinese art-school graduates are hand-painting copies of famous artworks so companies can cash in on demand for reproductions. |
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PHOTOS: Chile Volcano Hurts Animals, Farms (07 May 05:30) |
| Thousands of horses, cows, and other livestock face a toxic brew of deep ash and gases. And the region's all-important farms may be devastated for decades.
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PHOTOS: Chile Volcano Erupts With Ash, Lava, Lightning (06 May 05:30) |
| After 9,000 years Chaiten volcano has exploded back to life, forcing people to flee its southern Chile region. |
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Cyclone Deaths Soar Past 22,000, Myanmar Says (06 May 05:30) |
| As many as a million people may be homeless and tens of thousands dead in the wake of the weekend cyclone in this Southeast Asian country, state radio reports. |
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Volcano Erupts in Chile; Spews Ash 12 Miles Up (06 May 05:30) |
| Burying surrounding areas in a shroud of ash and mud, the volcano has led to thousands of evacuations over its five-day eruption. |
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Dino-Era Bird Fossil Found; One of Oldest Known (06 May 05:30) |
| The 131-million-year-old Confucius bird was built more aerodynamically than earlier fliers such as Archaeopteryx. |
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"Green" Banana Farming Gains Industry Appeal (06 May 05:30) |
| Pioneering measures developed at a Costa Rican agricultural school are helping growers across the world lessen the environmental impact of the popular fruit. |
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PHOTO IN THE NEWS: Rare Blue Iguanas Found Butchered (06 May 05:30) |
| Wildlife officials in the Cayman Islands are struggling to determine who killed six extremely rare blue iguanas recently found butchered in a nature preserve. |
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VIDEO: Cyclone Damage Comes Into Focus (06 May 05:30) |
| As new video emerges from Myanmar (Burma), the devastation from the weekend's cyclone becomes clearer, and the death toll rises. |
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Did Comets Cause Ancient American Extinctions? (06 May 05:30) |
| Debate has heated up over a controversial theory that suggests huge comet impacts wiped out North America's large mammals nearly 13,000 years ago. |
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VIDEO: Food Riot Turns Deadly (06 May 05:30) |
| Troops killed at least two protesters in Somalia, where skyrocketing food prices have led to chaos in markets in this East African country. |
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Cyclone Kills 4,000; Death Toll May HIt 10,000 (05 May 05:30) |
| The cyclone that struck Myanmar (Burma) Saturday has killed thousands, according to government radio reports. Many residents lack food, electricity, or water. |
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PHOTO IN THE NEWS: Bionic Beak for Bald Eagle (05 May 05:30) |
| Shot through the beak, Beauty the bald eagle currently has to be hand fed. But she'll soon be surgically fitted with a nylon-composite beak. |
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PHOTOS: Cyclone Ravages Myanmar, Kills Thousands (05 May 05:30) |
| Hurricane-force winds, driving rain, and widespread flooding have killed perhaps 10,000 people, torn apart buildings, and sunk ships in the Southeast Asian country. |
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U.S. One of Largest Ivory Markets, New Study Says (05 May 05:30) |
| The U.S. trails only China in sales of worked ivory pieces, in part because of legal loopholes, lax enforcement, and the ease of arranging deliveries online, a new report... |
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Spearing, Beheadings Reported in Ecuador National Park (05 May 05:30) |
| An illegal logger has been speared to death by natives living in Ecuador's Yasuní National Park, the latest report of gruesome violence between tribes and loggers there.... |
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17 Elephants Butchered for Ivory in African Park (05 May 05:30) |
| Poachers from several competing interests killed the rare mammals to cash in on continued demand for illegal ivory, wildlife officials announced. Warning: graphic images.... |
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VIDEO: Freak Wave Kills Nine (05 May 05:30) |
| A wave estimated at up to 16 feet (5 meters) tall struck a sightseeing spot in coastal South Korea. |
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VIDEO: Cyclone Kills Thousands in Asia (05 May 05:30) |
| Tropical cyclone Nargis struck Myanmar (Burma) Saturday. The death toll may climb to 10,000, according to government statements. |
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Egyptian Pharaoh Akhenaten Had "Androgynous" Build (02 May 05:30) |
| A rare genetic mutation gave the ancient pharaoh Akhenaten an unusually feminine physique, according to a Yale University physician. |
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Lions, Hippos Poisoned in Famous Kenya Park (02 May 05:30) |
| Several hippopotamuses and at least four lions in the Masai Mara National Reserve have died after ingesting a powerful insecticide, conservationists say. |
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Neandertals Had Big Mouths, Gaped Widely (02 May 05:30) |
| Jaw and facial structures in the ancient human relatives shows that they could gape widely, although researchers are stumped as to why they had this ability. |
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PHOTOS: Lizards, Opossum, Among New Cerrado Species (02 May 05:30) |
| A legless lizard, a "miniature dragon," and a "cryptic toad" are among 14 new species recently found in Brazil's shrinking grassland.
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WEEK IN PHOTOS: Pagan Fire Fest, Fukang Meteorite, More (02 May 05:30) |
| See half-naked—but all red—revelers get medieval, a Hollywood landmark go up in smoke, skulls stare into the Paris underworld, and more.
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Treasure-Laden Shipwreck Found off African Coast (02 May 05:30) |
| A 500-year-old shipwreck has been found off the coast of Namibia laden with tons of copper ingots, elephant tusks, gold coins, and cannons to fend off pirates. |
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PHOTOS: Legless Lizard, Other New Species Discovered (02 May 05:30) |
| A legless lizard, a "miniature dragon," and a "cryptic toad" are among 14 new species recently found in Brazil's shrinking Cerrado grassland.
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VIDEO: Tornado Town Goes Green (02 May 05:30) |
| Greensburg, Kansas, was nearly destroyed by a tornado in May 2007. Today the town is rebuilding and living up to its "green" name. |
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VIDEO: Witches Celebrate Spring (02 May 05:30) |
| In Lithuania, real witches celebrate the arrival of spring on Walpurgis night. |
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Colossal Squid Has Glowing "Cloaking Device," Huge Eyes (01 May 05:30) |
| The giant defrosted this week has the world's biggest eyes, as well as light-emitting organs that may help render the squid invisible to predators, scientists say. |
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Ocean Dead Zones Growing; May Be Linked to Warming (01 May 05:30) |
| Rising sea temperatures may be causing the spread of oxygen-starved "deserts" in the world's tropical oceans, researchers say. |
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Many Asian Vultures Close to Extinction, Survey Finds (01 May 05:30) |
| The birds may be gone from the wild within a decade after years of being poisoned by a common veterinary drug in dead livestock, a primary food source. |
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Bird Brains Swap Regions for Baby Babbling, Adult Song (01 May 05:30) |
| Zebra finches use a different part of the brain for random babbling than the one used to create adult calls, a find that could give new insight into how human infants lea... |
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