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Early version of T. rex is discovered
Feb 8 2006 10:52PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Scientists say they've found the earliest known tyrannosaur, shedding light on the lineage that produced the fearsome Tyrannosaurus rex. The discovery comes with a puzzle: Why did this beast have a strange crest on its head?
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NASA telescope spots mega solar systems
Feb 8 2006 10:52PM (CT)
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - Astronomers said Wednesday they have spotted evidence of two mega solar systems _ giant stars enveloped by what appear to be huge disks of planet-forming dust.
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Fossett lifts off in bid to break record
Feb 8 2006 7:46PM (CT)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - After a white-knuckle takeoff, millionaire adventurer Steve Fossett soared out over the Atlantic in a bony-looking experimental airplane Wednesday on a quest to break the 25,000-mile record for the world's longest aircraft flight.
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Expert studies moths at Carlsbad Caverns
Feb 8 2006 6:21PM (CT)
CARLSBAD CAVERNS NATIONAL PARK, N.M. (AP) - Moths, an important food for Carlsbad Caverns' famed bats, will be studied to find out what kinds of moths exist and how many there are at the park.
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Scientists find 'Lost World' in Indonesia
Feb 8 2006 7:58AM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Soon after scientists landed by helicopter in the mist-shrouded mountains of one of Indonesia's most remote provinces, they stumbled on a primitive egg-laying mammal that simply allowed itself to be picked up and brought to their field camp.
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Feds move to protect polar bears
Feb 8 2006 4:23AM (CT)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Amid concerns that global warming is melting away the icy habitats where polar bears live, the federal government is reviewing whether they should be considered a threatened species.
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