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Autumn Posted: 2 months ago by pocksucket
Autumn #3 is one of a collection of four images depicting autumnal scenes and is part of a larger body of work from Tim Simmons. Click the pic to see more.
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DNA swap could cure inherited diseases Posted: 3 months ago by nateebiinature
The prospect of a human baby with three biological parents has moved closer after scientists created monkeys using a technique that one day could stop children from inheriting severe genetic diseases.
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"You can just kiss my ass" Posted: 3 months ago by suebe
A 58-year-old woman accused of mooning an elderly couple in a Stockton courthouse elevator could end up on the Megan's Law registry as a sexual offender if a prosecutor gets his way.
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Cat tries to say hello?? Posted: 3 months ago by shuallyo
Or is he just trying to work up a hairball?
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Got Sushi? Posted: 3 months ago by nateebiinature
Some of the most delicious looking sushi I've seen in a while... (if you're into sushi)
*Click for more pics
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Man Challenges Ban On Fortune Telling Posted: 3 months ago by Doggylives
He said the law is nothing more than persecution of Gypsies, who have long been stigmatized as nomadic thieves and con artists.
It raises an interesting question on whether fortune telling and physic readings for monetary gain should be illegal.
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I insist on an apostrophe, says Disgusted of Tunbridge Wells Posted: 3 months ago by AutumnLotus
For the strict adherent to correct English, missing apostrophes are the equivalent of water torture — a drip-drip effect, at first slightly annoying but more maddening by the day until something snaps.
Exasperated by living in a street where the signage shows a cavalier disregard for punctuation, Stefan Gatward has been painting apostrophes on to the signs of “St Johns Close”, in Tunbridge Wells, so that they announce “St John’s Close”.
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Thorpe Park bans rollercoaster fans from putting hands in air - due to body odour Posted: 3 months ago by AutumnLotus
Thorpe Park is banning visitors from putting their hands in the air while riding its rollercoasters following complaints about body odour.
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All Aboard! Posted: 3 months ago by meggysue
A mother swan tenderly tucks in her cygnets. Photo: BNPS.
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6,000 Year Old TImber Structure Found In London Posted: 3 months ago by pocksucket
The platform in Greenwich is around 700 years older than the what was previously the oldest known structure and 500 years older than Stonehenge.
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'Ideal pet' is part-dog, part-cat Posted: 4 months ago by Bornbad
He is a freakish sight worthy of Frankenstein's laboratory - but this, researchers claim, is Britain's perfect pet.
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Man breaks into home, cuts pubic hair Posted: 4 months ago by kakana
A Greenwich man apparently felt guilty about practicing personal hygiene in a neighbor's home after he had broken into it, police said.
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Brazil TV Host Accused of Ordering Murders To Boost Ratings Posted: 4 months ago by cb__
That's what you call a real 'hit' show.
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Squirrel is surprise star of holiday photo Posted: 4 months ago by topofall
Not sure it's a squirrel though, North American plimates will know!
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Light graffiti images brightening up Britain's landmarks Posted: 4 months ago by Bingo
A photographer swapped spray cans for torches (flashlights) to graffiti British landmarks in a set of stunning images. Michael Bosanko used long exposure shots and different coloured torches to 'draw with light' in the night-time shots.
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Cucumber heists baffle police Posted: 4 months ago by AutumnLotus
Police say a grower could be responsible for the theft of more than $10,000 worth of cucumbers in Adelaide's north.
There have been 12 separate cucumber robberies during the past three months, the most recent involving 150 bags on Tuesday night.
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Exhausted bee population 'to be given energy drinks to boost performance' Posted: 4 months ago by AutumnLotus
Gardeners have been encouraged to give exhausted bees a drink of sugar and water to boost their energy levels during the poor summer.
They should also plant wildlife-friendly flowers such as sunflowers and buddleia to provide food for bees, the RSPB said.
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'Alien scene' of tadpoles' feast Posted: 4 months ago by topofall
"Alien-like" scenes of tadpoles feasting on eggs emerging from their mother have been caught on camera.
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Fly Posted: 4 months ago by AutumnLotus
By Martin Amm
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WHAT A STRANGE CREATURE YOU ARE Posted: 4 months ago by Bornbad
We belong to a remarkably quirky species. Despite our best efforts, some of our strangest foibles still defy explanation.
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Multiple sclerosis successfully reversed in animals Posted: 4 months ago by kakana
A new experimental treatment for multiple sclerosis (MS) completely reverses the devastating autoimmune disorder in mice, and might work exactly the same way in humans.
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Dolphin speak basics: Keep it short Posted: 4 months ago by sidran32
Much like humans, dolphins strive for efficiency in communication.
Studies of dolphin body language show that they use the same principle that governs all of human speak: the law of brevity.
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Dancing caterpillars put off predators Posted: 4 months ago by AutumnLotus
Caterpillars have been spotted 'dancing' to put off predators as they eat their way through a leaf.
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An Alaskan Forest That's Upside Down Posted: 4 months ago by Bingo
At the 50-acre Glacier Gardens in Alaska, designers added an unusual flair by uprooting more than twenty hemlock and spruce trees, flipping them over, and using the trunks as natural flower pots. website
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Should parents spank their kids? Probably not Posted: 4 months ago by Bornbad
Corporal punishment has long been a hotly debated subject, with conflicting study results and opposing ideologies feeding the fire. Now the results of a five-year effort to review the scientific literature are in: a task force appointed by the American Psychological Association concludes that "parents and caregivers should reduce and potentially eliminate their use of any physical punishment as a disciplinary measure."
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