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Experts find evidence of Bosnia pyramid
Apr 19 2006 11:03PM (CT)
VISOKO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) - Researchers on Wednesday unearthed geometrically cut stone slabs that they said could form part of the sloping surface of what they believe is an ancient pyramid lying beneath a huge hill.
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Fossil suggests snakes evolved on land
Apr 19 2006 8:26PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A fossil find in Argentina has revealed a two-legged creature that's the most primitive snake known, a discovery that promises to fire up the scientific debate about whether snakes evolved on land or in the sea.
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NASA OKs atmospheric satellites launch
Apr 19 2006 8:16PM (CT)
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) - NASA gave the green light Wednesday to launch a pair of atmospheric research satellites designed to give scientists their first three-dimensional view of how clouds form.
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USGS releases online Calif. quake maps
Apr 19 2006 7:02PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The U.S. Geological Survey on Wednesday released new online maps of the San Francisco Bay area that show the region's geologic history and active earthquake faults.
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Details revealed about huge dinosaurs
Apr 19 2006 6:52PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Scientists are learning more about what appears to be one of the biggest meat-eating dinosaurs known, a two-legged beast whose bones were found several years ago in the fossil-rich Patagonia region of Argentina.
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Spring snow causes calving woes in N.D.
Apr 19 2006 6:49PM (CT)
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - Western North Dakota ranchers in the middle of calving season worked long hours to help their calves survive the heavy snow and strong winds brought by this week's spring blizzard.
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Group calls river second 'most endangered'
Apr 19 2006 6:40PM (CT)
BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) - A conservation group is calling an 80-mile stretch of the Yellowstone River in Park County, Mont., the second "most endangered river" in the United States because of development and bank stabilization projects.
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Astronaut Neil Armstrong gets moon rock
Apr 19 2006 6:37PM (CT)
CINCINNATI (AP) - Even among astronauts, Neil Armstrong gets special respect _ he was, after all, the first man to walk on the moon.
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Tiny reactor boosts biodiesel production
Apr 19 2006 6:34PM (CT)
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A tiny chemical reactor that can convert vegetable oil directly into biodiesel could help farmers turn some of their crops into homegrown fuel to operate agricultural equipment instead of relying on costly imported oil.
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Lawyer shows possible Judas text fragments
Apr 19 2006 6:28PM (CT)
CLEVELAND (AP) - A lawyer charged with raising money to pay off the bankruptcy debts of an art and antiquities dealer offered a glimpse Wednesday of several small, brown bits of papyrus that may be part of the ancient Gospel of Judas.
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Exhibit salutes father of rocket science
Apr 19 2006 6:26PM (CT)
WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) - He was a sickly boy, often bedridden with tuberculosis, who passed the time with fantastical stories by Jules Verne and H.G. Wells that made his mind imagine otherworldly exploration.
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