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'Killer dolphins' escape? Not so fast.'Killer dolphins' escape: A story of highly-trained killer dolphins escaping from a Ukrainian military facility has turned out to be a hoax. But there is such a thing as a military dolphin.
600-year-old coin found in Kenya600-year-old coin found: A museum in Chicago today showcased a rare copper-and-silver coin which dates back to the time of the China's Emperor Yongle in 1400s.
Did life on Earth originate on Mars?Rock samples gathered by NASA's Curiosity Mars rover suggest that the Red Planet could have supported microbial life at about the same time that life first appeared on Earth, meaning that any life on Mars, if there was any, could have predated, and possibly even seeded, life on Earth.
Neanderthals were more visual, less social, say scientistsAn analysis of Neanderthal skulls suggests that Neanderthal brains had bigger visual-processing regions than their Homo sapiens counterparts, but that left them with less space for social cognition.
Washington sinkhole: What's with all the sinkholes anyway?The appearance of a small sinkhole Tuesday has closed down an entire block in Washington D.C. Why are there so many sinkholes?
Curiosity hits 'pay dirt': Mars was habitable, evidence suggestsThe Mars rover Curiosity analyzed the inside of a rock it drilled and found that the sample was likely formed in standing water 'so benign' you likely could have drunk it, researchers say.
'New' bacteria in Antarctic lake actually just contamination, say scientistsLast week, a Russian news outlet reported the discovery of a new type of microbe discovered in Antarctica's Lake Vostok. But now scientists say that the bacteria is just contamination.
More species of sharks, rays to get protectionRepresentatives of 178 member countries of the Convention on International Trade on Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora voted to put five more species of sharks and two species of manta rays under protection from overfishing.
Ancient Mars could have been habitable, says NASAA Martian rock sample collected by NASA's Curiosity rover suggests that the Red Planet could have supported living microbes in its ancient past, says NASA.
Giant African snail killed to protect Australian cropsGiant African snail: Discovered in Brisbane, authorities immediately dispatched the Giant African snail. The giant, non-native pest has a voracious appetite for more than 500 types of crops.
Donkey Kong hack: Dad tweaks game for daughterDonkey Kong has plenty of virtues, but one glaring flaw: You can only play as Mario, and you have to rescue the helpless damsel. Until a little girl asked her daddy to fix it.
A new form of microbe in Antarctic lake?Russian scientists say that they have detected an "unidentified and unclassified" bacterium from a giant lake locked under Antarctic ice. But some have suggested that the samples could have been contaminated.
Nathan Safferstein: Supermarket manager, atomic spyNathan Safferstein went from a supermarket manager to a counterintelligence agent for the Manhattan Project based on a customer's recommendation. He passed away on Tuesday.
Huge flood on Mars? Orbiter data shows evidence of ancient megaflood.Huge flood on Mars: Data from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter hints at at extensive flooding in the Red Planet's ancient past.
New type of bacteria discovered in lake beneath Antarctic iceScientists say that the type of microbe, which has been locked in the lake under the ice for millions of years, is only 86 percent similar to other known types.
Global temperature rise is fastest in at least 11,000 years, study saysThe study, which also found the magnitude of the global temperature rise to be unmatched in 4,000 years, suggests that the current warming trend cannot be explained by naturally occurring temperature fluctuations.
Conservationists reject polar bear trade banA proposal to ban the international trade of polar bear parts was rejected at a Bangkok gathering of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species after being opposed by Canada, Greenland, and Norway.
Caffeine in flowers helps boost a bee's memory, say scientistsScientists found the relationship between the bees' consumption of caffeine in flowers and their enhanced memory, which helps explain why they are able to revisit the same type of plant.
100,000 'killer' bees attack Florida park rangers100,000 'killer' bees attack: A pair of park rangers in Tampa, Fla., were hospitalized after disturbing a hive of what are likely Africanized 'killer' bees, a hybrid species introduced in the Americas in the 1950s.
- Mars flooding: Ancient mega-flood on Red Planet revealed in 3D
Mars flooding: The discovery shows that a major underground channel generated by an ancient mega-flood is twice as deep as thought, and sheds light on how water shaped the surface of Mars, scientists added.
