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Fresh water dolphin found in China now extinct

I just found this on BBC :(  The researchers failed to spot any Yangtze river dolphins, also known as baijis, during an extensive six-week survey of the mammals’ habitat. The team, writing in Biology Letters journal, blamed unregulated fishing as … Continue reading

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Meteorite Hits Norway

A meteorite that hit Norway has an impact comparable to the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima. This is very exciting, I’ve always been interested how powerful a decent-sized meteorite could be. Though it would suck if it was several miles … Continue reading

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Rare Mirage Lasts for 4 Hours off East China Shore

Wow. I never thought mirages could get that big. And for 4 whole hours. :-O Thousands of tourists and local residents witnessed a mirage of high clarity lasting for four hours off the shore of Penglai City in east China’s … Continue reading

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A parrot with a sense of humor?

Hehe i would like to meet this parrot someday. Scientists should teach him green jokes and put him on late night shows or something. Neways, here is a snippet: The finding of a parrot with an almost unparalleled power to … Continue reading

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Fossils unearth proof of human evolution

Four-million-year-old remains in Ethiopia have provided the first hard proof of a link between two key stages of human evolution by bridging the gap between pre-human species, paleontologists said. “For the first time, we found fossils that allow us to … Continue reading

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