News tagged with freaks of nature
'Freaks' help scientist unravel nature and nurture
In 1940, a Dutch goat born without front legs learned to walk upright. So did Faith, a two-legged dog in Oklahoma. Johnny Eck, a "half-man" born without legs, grew naturally into a graceful hand-walker.
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Feb 26, 2009 |
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Review: Why I bought an iPhone 4S
(AP) -- I felt nervous and a little giddy sidling up to the counter at the Apple Store on the first day the new iPhone went on sale last month.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Nov 02, 2011 |
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An alien code close to home: Seeking ET beyond the radio silence
Any intelligent extraterrestrial life that exists probably won't announce itself by blowing up the White House, or win over the hearts of children as a lovable alien with a glowing finger. Many scientists ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 28, 2011 |
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Apple 'genius' Steve Jobs dies from cancer
Suddenly, the next version of the iPhone doesn't seem so important. It's time to mourn Steve Jobs, the Silicon Valley maestro who always seemed to hit the right note as he transformed Apple Inc. into technology's ...
Oct 06, 2011 |
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Child abuse in birds: Study documents 'cycle of violence' in nature
For one species of seabird in the Galápagos, the child abuse "cycle of violence" found in humans plays out in the wild.
Oct 03, 2011 |
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In Jobs' second act with Apple, a dramatic revival
Steve Jobs' resignation as Apple Inc.'s CEO on Wednesday was freighted with sentimental significance, the curtain call on a dramatic 14-year performance in which he rescued one of the world's most beloved ...
Aug 25, 2011 |
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Microbiologist discovers new super-preservative
(PhysOrg.com) -- In one of those freak accidents that sometimes occur in science, where someone is looking at something for one purpose and finds another for it, Dan O'Sullivan has found a use for a byproduct of harmless ...
Aug 17, 2011 |
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On the crest of a freak wave
It was on 1 January 1995 that a wave over 25 metres high was recorded at the Draupner platform in the North Sea off the coast of Norway.
Jun 15, 2011 |
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Endeavour's last skipper thrives on speed, risk
(AP) -- Space shuttle Endeavour's commander, Mark Kelly, has spent his entire military career considering the options, weighing the risks, making a decision, then forging ahead.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 26, 2011 |
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Can geoengineering put the freeze on global warming?
Scientists call it "geoengineering," but in plain speak, it means things like this: blasting tons of sulfate particles into the sky to reflect sunlight away from Earth; filling the ocean with iron filings to grow plankton ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 21, 2011 |
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Dozens missing from flooding in Australian valley
(AP) -- Military helicopters searched Tuesday for scores of people missing after a tsunami-like wall of water ripped through an Australian valley, tossing cars like toys in the deadliest episode of a weekslong ...
Jan 11, 2011 |
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