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October 13, 2008 at 21:00 CDT
October 13, 2008 at 21:00 CDT
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Study: ‘Hippie’ Apes Also Hunt Other Apes For Meat
Researchers have discovered the first evidence of wild bonobos hunting and eating the young of other primate species....
Researchers have discovered the first evidence of wild bonobos hunting and eating the young of other primate species....
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Sandy Cape, Fraser Island, Australia.
Fraser Island, the world’s largest sand island, is located along the coastline of Queensland, Australia, and it includes Great Sandy National Park. The island was designated a World Heritage site in...
Soil on Phoenix's MECA.
This image shows soil delivery to NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's Microscopy, Electrochemistry and Conductivity Analyzer (MECA). The image was taken by the lander's Surface Stereo Imager on the 131st Mar...
Forces From the Deep.
Bright, high-altitude clouds interact with dark, deeper structures near Saturn's south pole. The dark vortices near lower right are two especially large examples of such deep structures. These vortice...
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Astronaut and moon-walker James Irwin's NASA name tag, coated with lunar dust, sold at auction for $310,500. The cloth keepsake, a 6- by 12-inch rectangle, was cut from the insulated jacket worn by Irwin during the 1971 flight of Apollo 15. Lunar dust, which created a dark gray tint around the tag's edges, became embedded into the tag during three separate moonwalks Irwin took. His jacket and other equipment were left on the Moon to lighten the spacecraft's load on the return trip home, but Irwin cut out and kept his NASA tag as a memento.Sponsored links
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Approximately 80% of our air pollution stems from hydrocarbons released by vegetation, so let's not go overboard in setting and enforcing tough emission standards from man-made sources. - Ronald Reagan (b. 1911), U.S. Republican politician, president.
Word of the Day
transuranic
Pronunciation: /trans-yoo-RAN-ik/
adj : of or designating those elements having atomic numbers higher than that of uranium
"Plutonium and other transuranic elements may seal the fate of the human race."
Today in History
October 13, 1792
The cornerstone of what was termed the "President's House" was laid by George Washington in Washington, DC. The name, "White House," was not adopted until 1818. The house, designed by James Hoban, would be three stories tall with more than 100 rooms.
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