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2011

Mars 'remains in embryonic state'
Mars 'remains in embryonic state'
Mars formed in record time, growing to its present size in a mere three million years.— BBC News
The book of secrets
The book of secrets
The Voynich manuscript has intrigued and frustrated linguists for centuries.— The Age
800-Mile-Wide Hot Anomaly Found Under Seafloor off Hawaii
800-Mile-Wide Hot Anomaly Found Under Seafloor off Hawaii
Findings contradict long-held theory that a plume directly fuels Hawaii.— National Geographic News
Top Ten Myths About the Brain
Top Ten Myths About the Brain
When it comes to this complex, mysterious, fascinating organ, what do—and don’t—we know?— Smithsonian.com
Scientists Fool People Into Thinking They're Tiny or Giant
Scientists Fool People Into Thinking They're Tiny or Giant
Findings help reveal how our bodies can influence how we perceive the world around us.— LiveScience
Tests show Arctic reindeer 'see in UV'
Tests show Arctic reindeer 'see in UV'
Arctic reindeer can see beyond the "visible" light spectrum into the ultra-violet region, according to new research.— BBC News
The Amazing Kreskin On UFOs & Doomsday
The Amazing Kreskin On UFOs & Doomsday
Buck Wolf chats with the famous mentalist.— AOL News
Rubbernecking motorists enraptured by Russian crop circles
Rubbernecking motorists enraptured by Russian crop circles
Crop circles recently appeared in a wheat field near the village of Znamensky outside of Krasnodar, Russia.— io9.com
Kensington Runestone hauls in more publicity
Kensington Runestone hauls in more publicity
The famed Kensington Runestone will be featured on 2,300 U-Haul trucks this year.— Star Tribune
Photo: Melon-sized hail
Photo: Melon-sized hail
Huge hailstones fell during a severe thunderstorm in Norman, OK.— Yahoo! News
Shock wave from trombone filmed
Shock wave from trombone filmed
Long thought to exist, trombone shock waves captured on film for the first time.— BBC News
Tests Reveal Mislabeling of Fish
Tests Reveal Mislabeling of Fish
Genetic investigation uncovers widespread 'fish fraud' in restaurants.— NY Times
Exploring Extra Sensory Sciences: Psi of the Quantum Kind
Exploring Extra Sensory Sciences: Psi of the Quantum Kind
Micah A. Hanks examines how paranormal insights may be gleaned at the subatomic level.— Gralien Report
NASA Busts Woman Selling $1.7M Moon Rock
NASA Busts Woman Selling $1.7M Moon Rock
California arrest is the latest in a series of moon rock related crimes.— Space.com
Out of This World Space Memorials
Out of This World Space Memorials
A gallery of monuments which honor space pioneers.— Discovery News
A Haunting in the Czech Republic
A Haunting in the Czech Republic
Jason Offutt shares the troubling story of an encounter with a shadow person in Europe.— From the Shadows
Maybe Mona Lisa? Buried Skeleton Found
Maybe Mona Lisa? Buried Skeleton Found
Body unearthed in Florence, Italy may finally settle debate over Da Vinci's mysterious model.— LiveScience
Disbelieving Free Will Makes Brain Less Free
Disbelieving Free Will Makes Brain Less Free
New study shows actual physical effects related to belief in free will.— Wired
Man Eating River Monsters of Japan
Man Eating River Monsters of Japan
A look at tales of carnivorous creatures said to lurk in Japanese rivers.— Cryptomundo
Report on Air France 447 crash deepens mystery
Report on Air France 447 crash deepens mystery
Preliminary investigation into 2009 disaster provides more questions than answers.— New Scientist
Moon's Interior Wet As Earth's, Rocks Indicate
Moon's Interior Wet As Earth's, Rocks Indicate
New research has found that the moon's insides are likely as wet as the Earth's upper mantle.— Space.com
Mysterious Markings Found In the Great Pyramid’s Hidden Chamber
Mysterious Markings Found In the Great Pyramid’s Hidden Chamber
A robot has taken photos of a hidden secret chamber inside the Great Pyramid of Giza.— Gizmodo
Caught On Cam: Bigfoot In Colorado?
Caught On Cam: Bigfoot In Colorado?
Several claim to have seen Bigfoot roaming around.— KRDO.com
Could Conjoined Twins Share a Mind?
Could Conjoined Twins Share a Mind?
Krista and Tatiana Hogan are craniopagus conjoined twins — joined at the head, they share a neural bridge.— NY Times
'Sea Monster' Discovered Beneath Brooklyn Bridge
'Sea Monster' Discovered Beneath Brooklyn Bridge
"It had the scales of a fish, body of a serpent, head of a pit bull and was the size of a large alligator."— FOX News
Ancient Sea Monsters Were No Shrimps
Ancient Sea Monsters Were No Shrimps
Bizarre shrimp-like monsters were the world's largest predators for millions of years.— LiveScience
Densest Matter Created in Big-Bang Machine
Densest Matter Created in Big-Bang Machine
"Besides black holes, there's nothing denser" we've seen, physicist says.— National Geographic News
Bacteria-rich hailstones add to 'bioprecipitation' idea
Bacteria-rich hailstones add to 'bioprecipitation' idea
The find lends credence to the "bio-precipitation" idea, which suggests that bacteria are actively involved in stimulating precipitation.— BBC News
How to spot a psychopath
How to spot a psychopath
From Broadmoor to boardroom, they're everywhere, says Jon Ronson.— The Guardian
Why Kennedy’s Moon Speech Was Crazy
Why Kennedy’s Moon Speech Was Crazy
The US could have landed on the Moon with the Soviets.— Gizmodo

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