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Gen. George Patton: Six not-so-gentle father-to-son tips
The new book, 'Growing Up Patton: Reflections on Heroes, History, and Family Wisdom,' shares letters written by Gen. George Patton to his his son. Here are six pieces of advice from these letters.
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'Paris in Love': 8 stories of life in Paris
After moving her family to Paris for a year, author Eloisa James shares 8 stories of life in France.
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'John Carter': 11 other adaptations of Edgar Rice Burroughs novels
As the movie 'John Carter' arrives in theaters, here are 11 of the most well-known adaptations of other Edgar Rice Burroughs books.
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Border bunglers: 10 odd smuggling attempts foiled by US agents
Drugs are just a few of the illegal products – from the exotic to the mundane – that people attempt to sneak across the US-Mexico border everyday. Here are 10 examples of creative ways people tried to sneak something past Customs.
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Five hotbeds of biodiversity
Here are five flora- and fauna-rich ecologies that Conservation International, a nonprofit organization in Arlington, Va., says are more than 70 percent intact.
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Man-to-dolphin conversation? Scientists can now talk like dolphins
A new device mimics the sound of dolphins, allowing scientists to possibly start communicating in the language that dolphins speak.
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The bear necessities
No. 1: When in bear country, don’t do what ‘Dora the Explorer’ does.
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'Ring of Fire' eclipse delights millions in Asia, US (+video)
A solar eclipse was visible to millions Sunday when the moon hid the sun, creating a 'ring of fire.' It was the first annular eclipse seen in Japan since 1839, and it was broadcast live on TV.
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At G8 summit, US taps into Africa's 'cheetah generation'
For the G8 summit, Obama unveils a promise by private firms to invest $3 billion in raising Africa's farm productivity. Many young Africans, dubbed 'cheetahs,' are posed for effective private investment.
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What's causing mass pelican and dolphin deaths in Peru?
Delays in the autopsies of thousands of dead pelicans and dolphins in Peru are causing difficulties for officials as they attempt to determine causes of death in these die-offs.
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Rare gorillas captured by hidden camera (+video)
The video offers researchers a very unusual opportunity to view the Cross River gorilla behaving normally.
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Did gassy dinosaurs cause global warming?
A new study found that giant plant-eating dinosaurs could have produced giant quantities of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas.
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Were pliable heads an adaptation to walking upright?
New research relates hominin brain growth to walking on two feet.
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Scientists: Dinosaur flatulence may have warmed Earth (+video)
Like gigantic, long-necked, prehistoric cows, sauropod dinosaurs roamed widely around the Earth 150 million years ago, scientists reported in the journal Current Biology on Monday.
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Did a copying mistake give rise to human intelligence?
New research suggests that a copying error found in humans seems to distinguish human brains from those of primates.
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Private Empire
Pulitzer Prize-winner Steve Coll takes a close look at secretive behemoth that is Exxon Mobil.
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Bullied dolphin hides from tormentors near Huntington Beach (+video)
A dolphin nicknamed 'Freddie,' spent the weekend swimming in shallow waters near Huntington Beach, in the Bolsa Chica wetlands. When the dolphin tried to leave, a pod of dolphins chased him back toward shore.
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Valentin Pazhetnov, Russia's unconventional 'mama bear'
Russia's winter bear hunt has long left bear cubs orphaned and vulnerable, but one man has developed a way to raise cubs and safely release them into the wild as adults.
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Did egg-laying lead to the dinosaurs' demise?
New research suggests that dinosaurs' reproduction through egg-laying may have been a fatal weakness.
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Looking for bears? There's an app for that
New cell phone apps can help tourists find a bison, wolf or grizzly bear in Yellowstone National Park. But rangers are afraid this could increase the danger for both the sight-seeing families, and the wildlife themselves.
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If you're reading this, you might be a baboon
Scientists have found that baboons are adept at pattern recognition, being able to distinguish between real and fake four-letter words about three out of four times.
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Stressed-out monkeys show it in their genes (+video)
A new study demonstrates a link between social class and genetics in non-human primates.
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Gen. George Patton: Six not-so-gentle father-to-son tips
The new book, 'Growing Up Patton: Reflections on Heroes, History, and Family Wisdom,' shares letters written by Gen. George Patton to his his son. Here are six pieces of advice from these letters.
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Why it's so difficult to get pandas to mate
A newly published study of eight male pandas in China describes changes in their physiology as they prepare to mate. The peak panda breeding period lasts just over three weeks in spring, with each female's interest in sex lasting just 24 to 72 hours.
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How do hyenas observe Lent? By eating more donkey. (+video)
As Ethopian Christians give up meat and dairy for Lent, hyenas are forced to switch from scavenging to hunting, a new study has found.
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Diggin' It
Red squirrels fight to survive in the Appalachian mountains
New in the garden: tiny American red squirrels.
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'Paris in Love': 8 stories of life in Paris
After moving her family to Paris for a year, author Eloisa James shares 8 stories of life in France.
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'John Carter': 11 other adaptations of Edgar Rice Burroughs novels
As the movie 'John Carter' arrives in theaters, here are 11 of the most well-known adaptations of other Edgar Rice Burroughs books.
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Humans, gorillas more alike than previously thought, say scientists
Fifteen percent of humans and chimp DNA is closer to that to gorillas than to each other, a new study finds.
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Gorillas are more like humans than we knew, study says
New research has shown that humans are more like gorillas than scientists previously understood. 15 percent of human DNA is more similar to gorillas than to chimps.
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