Moray Eels Grab Prey With "Alien" Jaws
Much like the fearsome star of the Alien movies, moray eels have a second set of toothed jaws that drag prey into their throats, a new study has found.In a series of experiments, scientists at the...
Much like the fearsome star of the Alien movies, moray eels have a second set of toothed jaws that drag prey into their throats, a new study has found.In a series of experiments, scientists at the...

July 9, 2007βThe 105-foot-tall (38-meter-tall) "Christ the Redeemer" statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, was among the "new seven wonders of the world" announced July 7 following a global poll to...
More than 3,000 young adults in nine countries were tested on their geographical knowledge - with some alarming results.Despite a deluge of news about the prospect of a war against Saddam Hussein,...

When athletes at this year's U.S. national swimming championships found themselves gasping for breath while competing at the indoor pool at Indianapolis University, event organizers said the culprit...

Scientists found that techniques such as crop rotation and organic farming increased crop yields by an average of 79%, without risking future harvests.The study, possibly the largest of its kind,...
βBritish Columbians know how wildfire can devastate communities, and thereβs no question the beetle has added fuel for potential fires. Dead and dying trees pose other risks as well,β said M.Harris...
The latest action, which involved about 800,000 toys and which was announced late Tuesday, is yet another blow to Mattel. The news, along with other recent recalls of tainted Chinese toys from other...
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This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from an author more lauded for his ground-breaking television work: "A minute away from disaster, as he was...
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