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[WORLD in PICTURES] the Remains and Reconstruction of Richard III

The true face of Richard III: Along with the photos of his skeletal remains, this modern facial reconstruction finally reveals the slain monarch more than 500 years after he lost his life in battle. The Remains and Reconstruction of Richard III VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL Images courtesy of Leicester Research.

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Should We Even Be Concerned About the North Korea Rocket Launch?

The headlines are abuzz with concern and panic with the news that North Korea is preparing to launch a long-range rocket after its failed attempt earlier this year. The United States have called the NoKor Rocket Launch a “highly provocative act” with U.S. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland stating that the launch threatens peace and [...]

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PayPal Founder Announces Plan to Build Colony on Mars.

Just months after NASA successfully landed the Mars Rover Curiosity, space Transportation Company SpaceX founder Elon Musk has come out with his idea to build a colony on Mars that would hold up to 80,000 willing residents. Musk – who oversaw the first modern construction of the electric car and co-founded PayPal – claims to [...]

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What Is Gorilla Glass? the Devices, Advantages and Limits of the Scratch-Resistant Product.

Corning Incorporated has certainly made a name for itself since its launch of Corning® Gorilla® Glass, but what most don’t realise is that Gorilla Glass is essentially just a scratch-proof glass, rather than the damage-proof, smash-proof glass that it is marketed as. Used on over one billion devices – and not just on phones – [...]

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Scientists Conclude That Prehistoric Man Ate Panda.

A Chinese scientist has concluded that prehistoric man ate Pandas in what is now part of the south-western Chinese city of Chongqing. Wei Guangbiao, the head of the Institute of Three Gorges Palaeoanthropology at a Chongqing museum, said that many excavated fossils “showed that pandas were once slashed to death by man,” Obviously the primitive [...]

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The Australian Shark Propaganda: Why Culling the Great White Isn’t Necessary.

Australia’s controversial plans to reduce the population of sharks in surrounding seas entails of very little thought and fear-mongering tactics. The proposed cull is an attempt to protect beach-goers from potential attack, but is this a largely Jaws-inspired fear campaign that hasn’t been properly thought through? Do sharks actually pose a threat to Australians? Even [...]

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The Fish of the Gulf: 2 Years On, Fisherman Still Feeling the Effects of the BP Oil Spill.

Fish, shrimp, and crabs are missing eyes and suffering strange malformations including tumors according to a harrowing new report — yet the FDA insists that all is well and edible. Gulf of Mexico fishermen, researchers and seafood processors stated that they are finding disconcerting quantities of deformed marine life – and they’re pointing the finger [...]

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Higgs Boson? God Particle? WHAT IS THIS?!?!?

What is the God Particle? What is this Higgs Boson thing? Wait, why the hell is it even called the “God Particle”…well, it’s not. Settle down class, let WordMean explain this. So what exactly is the Higgs boson? – More precisely though – why are folks spending billions of dollars to find a scientific particle [...]

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Heading to Space in an Elevator

It may be possible to travel to space in an elevator as early as 2050. "At this moment, we cannot estimate the cost for the project," an Obayashi official said. "However, we’ll try to make steady progress so that it won’t end just up as simply a dream." Obayashi Corp., headquartered in Tokyo, unveiled a [...]

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DSM-5 Makes Everyone Sick

I see you are reading an internet news blog. I sense you do a lot of this. Therefore, I diagnose you with Internet Addiction Disorder. No, really. That’s what you have. Don’t worry, there’s pills for that. Within the guidelines of the new Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (version five, due out this [...]

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