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See two giants of the sea laid low, three "royal" luxury liners united for the first and last time, a horse driven through a bonfire, and more.

January 18, 2008
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Some parasitic worms spread by transforming their ant hosts into "berries" that attract foraging birds, according to a new study.

January 16, 2008
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A new image released by the MESSENGER mission shows for the first time the hemisphere of the innermost planet that human eyes have not seen before.

January 16, 2008
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See the world's largest known rodent—and the prehistoric beast's closest living cousin.

January 16, 2008
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A ferocious-looking British dino followed a fish diet, says a new study that compared the beast's skull with that of a modern croc.

January 14, 2008
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From sipping tea on Everest to tracking the Abominable Snowman, the indomitable New Zealander lived a truly picturesque life.

January 11, 2008
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German zoo plans to hand-rear polar bear cub, Chinese celebrate annual ice festival, broken levee floods 300 homes in Nevada, and more.

January 11, 2008
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Severe winter weather in Afghanistan, India, Iran, and several Central Asian countries has killed nearly a hundred people and isolated communities from major cities.

January 10, 2008
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A new image of the nearby galaxy Centaurus A offers the best view yet of the effects of an active supermassive black hole.

January 10, 2008
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"Weird" hazy objects found close to a neighboring galaxy are clusters of bright young stars that mysteriously formed "in the middle of nowhere," astronomers say.

January 8, 2008
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To ease the burden of its exploding population, Egypt is reclaiming millions of acres of the Sahara and converting them into farms and fields

January 8, 2008
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See the newfound species—one with a bold streak, one with a "ballistic" tongue, and one no longer than a fingernail.

January 4, 2008
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Quebec City celebrates 400th anniversary, Chile volcano erupts, Kenya reels under violence, Brazilians honor sea goddess, and more.

January 4, 2008
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First a python eats an alligator (and explodes), then another swallows a pregnant sheep (but not for long), and yet another ingests an electric blanket. Now this.

January 3, 2008
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A chemical trick has triggered a co-evolutionary arms race between parasitic Alcon blue butterflies and Myrmica rubra ants in Denmark, a new study says.

January 3, 2008

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