Study reveals it rained on Mars

The evidence comes from infra-red imaging, which probed under dust deposited over the millions of years and found dense networks of dry valleys, whose branching bear the hallmarks of having been carved out by rain.
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Petite skull reopens human ancestry debate

The remnants of a remarkably petite skull belonging to one of the first human ancestors to walk on two legs have revealed the great physical diversity among these prehistoric populations.

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Cosby Has Harsh Words for Black Community

Bill Cosby Has More Harsh Words for Black Community As He Explains Controversial Comments
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Human body exposed in new exhibit

A pregnant woman lies on her side with a hand behind her head as if posing for a nude photograph. But her dead body isn't the only thing exposed. Her heart, intestines and 8-month-old fetus are visible as well.
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Europe Eclipses U.S. Solar Shift

The cost of installing solar energy is finally within reach for many Americans, but people who have waited for this seemingly opportune time are being told to move to the back of the line. U.S. manufacturers of solar panels are sending products to the lucrative German and Japanese markets, casting a shadow over the domestic solar industry.

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Major Bush Fund-Raiser Donates to Nader Campaign

Egans' sudden interest in Nader seems to reflect a more sophisticated strategy by Republicans to draw support away from Democratic challenger John F. Kerry by bolstering his third-party rival.
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Networks Failed Americans with Their "Rah-rah, let's go to war" Crap

Transcript of Michael Moore vs CBS' Hannah Storm:

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Meteorite reported in southern WA

"We're certainly picking up reports of a bright fireball and sonic phenomena associated - I'm absolutely sure - with the fall of a meteorite," Dr Bevan said.

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Real LIfe Monsters

these critters were picked up at depths of 1000+ meters.
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RTE.ie News - Prime Time

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Pampered Bush Meets a Real Reporter

On the eve of his recent sojourn in Europe, President Bush had an unpleasant run-in with a species of creature he had not previously encountered often: a journalist.

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Aral catastrophe recorded in DNA

Fresh fears have been raised about the health of populations living near the shrinking Aral Sea in central Asia.
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Disney and the Right Wing Team Up!

Disney & Move America Forward Team Up to Show a Brighter Side of America: Special Early Screening of ?America?s Heart & Soul?

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Four White Pelicans from Missing 29,000 Tracked by Satellite

Four of the 29,000 pelicans had previously been wired with radio transmitters for migration research from satellites.
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Supreme Court Deals Blow to War on Terror

This is a major victory for the rule of law and affirms the right of every person, citizen or noncitizen, detained by the United States to test the legality of his or her detention in a U.S. court.
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Cassini Spacecraft to Explore Saturn This Week

Two decades and $3.3 billion in the making, an international exploration of Saturn begins this week when a spacecraft slips through a gap in the planet's shimmering rings and arcs into orbit.
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Bird Flu Mutating Into More Deadly Threat

- A frightening strain of bird flu that can kill people is mutating into an ever more deadly form in ducks and needs to be controlled quickly
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Why The Navy is out to Sea

So, we're not going to invade Iran. We're not going to invade North Korea, but we may blockade them. Think of it as Cuba light, where our ships will stand far off from shore."
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The 2004 Perseid Meteor Shower

Earth will plow through the filament on Wednesday, August 11th at 2100 UT (5 p.m. EDT). This will produce a surge of mostly-faint meteors over Europe and Asia. Observers might see "as many as 200 meteors per hour,"
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THE COSMIC BOMBARDMENT CONTINUES!!

some incredibly strange and intense celestial activity is going on - and it is NOT BEING REPORTED by the large majority of media. Again, the question is, WHY?
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Weird Comet

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