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Meet 10 of The World's Most Famous Trees (Slideshow)
They're rigid. They're quiet. They don't travel much. But that hasn't stopped some of the world's most famous trees from achieving celebrity status. These trees have led some long and fascinating lives -- intermingling with notable
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Meet 10 of The World's Most Famous Trees
They may have never starred in a Hollywood blockbuster or released a multi-platinum record, and they may be a bit quiet and rigid on camera -- but that hasn't stopped the world's most famous trees from gaining celebrity status. These trees have led some l
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Birth of Adorable Liger Cubs Lands Zoo in Hot Water
If being adorable was a crime, these liger cubs would clearly be in a great deal of trouble -- but that's not why they were seized recently by authorities in Taiwan. In Taiwan's "World Snake King Education Farm" a lion and a
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Nature's Recyclers: Beautiful Fungi with the Power to Poison or Heal (Slideshow)
From deserts to the deep ocean, in the midst of intense radiation and extreme saltiness, across the earth and even in outer space, fungi survive. They have the power to poison and heal, provide food and can clean pollution,
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Nature's Recyclers: Beautiful Fungi with the Power to Poison or Heal
From deserts to the deep ocean, in the midst of intense radiation and extreme saltiness, across the earth and even in outer space, fungi survive. They have the power to poison and heal, provide food and can clean pollution, and, most significantly, are es
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Saving the Earth by Shrinking Humans
If you have run out of controversial topics for dinner conversation, or websites to stumble upon, here's one for you. The Incredible Shrinking Man project researches and reviews the "implications of genetically
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Rare 90-Year-Old Tree Flowers for the First Time Ever
One rare tree specimen in Ireland is proving that it's never too late to try something new. Some 90 years after being planted on an estate outside of Belfast, a Goat Horn Trees, native to China, is flowering its pale,
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Monkeys Catapult Themselves Out of Primate Research Institute
At a primate research institute in Japan's Kyoto University, recently a group of inventive monkeys managed to escape their enclosure despite the 17 foot tall electric fence in place to keep them in. With no obvious means of escape
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Prehistoric Humans Caused Climate Changes, Too?
It's almost quaint to think that our ancient ancestors, living some 10,000 years ago, may have altered the planet's climate, just like us. Though unlike today, a time when our thirst of fossil fuels is heating up the planet, a new
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CT Scan of a Snake Shows a Rat's Digestive Journey
It's not a terribly long distance to travel for a rat that's been eaten by a snake, but a lot certainly happens in the 132 hours it takes to go from one end to the other. Up until recently, in order for researchers to study how
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The Secret to Biodiversity is in the Soil
Mankind has long been fascinated by biodiversity, even imagining species beyond the natural realm. We have learned to appreciate the value of biodiversity by enjoying the variety in nature, and by benefiting from
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400+ Bugs Killed in Record-Breaking Mosquito Hunt
If watching the World Cup isn't satisfying your love of sport, folks in Estonia have developed a game that may give you a new itch to scratch. Recently, thirty-seven brave participants gathered on a field in the city of Tartu to compete in a
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Isabella Rossellini, The Green Porn Star
Ever since she was a child, legendary model and actress Isabella Rossellini has been fascinated and amused by animals and their intricate rituals. Wanting to share her passion with the world through film, she chose a premise no one can say no to. Sex.
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Scientist Speaks Out Against Craig Venter's Patenting of Synthetic Life
Last week we caught word that Dr. Craig Venter and team have developed the first self-replicating cell to be made from synthesized DNA. In other words, they created the first living thing out of DNA dreamed up
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Fire Destroys Huge Animal Collection in Brazil
A fire broke out this weekend in Brazil, destroying one of the world's largest collections of snakes, spiders, and scorpions. Housed at the Butantan Institute in Sao Paulo, the collection contained roughly 500 thousand dead
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Running Out of Snake Venom! Guide Launched To Solve Antivenom Shortage
Around 250 million people are bitten by venomous snakes each year causing not only deaths, but also nearly 300,000 amputations annually - most of which could be avoided if anti-venom were on hand. But in many
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Massive Beaver Dam Visible From Space
For a long time, it was thought that the only creation grand enough to be visible from space was the Great Wall of China--but it turns out that humans
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Do Animals Deserve a Little Privacy?
One of the reasons nature documentaries are so popular is because they often present a side of wildlife normally reserved for biologists who spend months studying them. In recent years, advances in technology has given filmmakers access to capture
