Italy’s top cultural official scheduled an emergency for Tuesday morning after heavy rains led to the collapse of a section…
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The buzz on disappearing bees: 23% colony die-off this winter
WASHINGTON – Nearly one out of four American honeybee colonies died this winter — a loss that’s not quite as…
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Why do we itch? Scientists seek to solve the maddening mystery
The sensation of feeling itchy is pretty universal, and yet scientists still don’t completely understand the complex processes that give…
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A mysterious disease that is turning sea stars to goo has taken off along the Oregon coast, with up to…
Read MoreAncient city ruled by Genghis Khan’s heirs revealed
Remains of a 750-year-old city, founded by the descendents of Genghis Khan, have been unearthed along the Volga River in…
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US Navy practices retrieving Orion spacecraft from Pacific Ocean to prep for December launch
LOS ANGELES – The U.S. Navy and NASA wrapped up the second round of practice recoveries of the Orion spacecraft,…
Read MoreScientists unveil ‘chicken from hell’ dinosaur that lived 66 million years ago
NEW YORK – It’s called the chicken from hell: a birdlike dinosaur some 7 feet tall that weighed around 500…
Read MoreUS worries Russia put a ‘satellite killer’ in space
The U.S. military is among those tracking an object Russia recently sent into space. Object 2014-28E, which has been moving…
Read MoreUnder a ‘Blood Moon’: First total lunar eclipse of the year wows stargazers
The moon took on an eerie blood-red hue early Tuesday during the first total lunar eclipse of 2014, a celestial…
Read More‘Fishimal’ was part fish, part limbed animal
Fossils for a creature that looked part fish and part limbed animal were recently found in northern Canada, a paper…
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