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Tests: Skull fragments may be Beethoven's
Nov 17 2005 10:30PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A California businessman said Thursday that skull fragments that once belonged to his great-great-uncle in 19th century Europe very likely came from German composer Ludwig van Beethoven.
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Hawaii scientists to study Palmyra Atoll
Nov 17 2005 10:17PM (CT)
HONOLULU (AP) - Dozens of scientists from Hawaii and the mainland are launching a cooperative research project at Palmyra Atoll to study the remote area's pristine coral ecosystem.
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Group: Higher water temps threaten fish
Nov 17 2005 9:14PM (CT)
GENEVA (AP) - Higher water temperatures are threatening the world's fish by reducing food stocks and stunting growth, which could cause them to reproduce less, the World Wide Fund for Nature said Friday.
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Prehistoric lizard called historic link
Nov 17 2005 9:12PM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - Amateur fossil hunter Van Turner felt certain he had found something important during his search of earth turned up by bulldozers making way for a new subdivision in Dallas County.
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Dinosaurs may have eaten grass
Nov 17 2005 9:09PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Imagine dinosaur terrain _ full of ferns and palms, right? Better add some grass to that picture. A new discovery debunks the theory that grasses didn't emerge until long after the dinosaurs died off.
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Strong quake rocks Chile and Bolivia
Nov 17 2005 5:16PM (CT)
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) - A strong earthquake rocked northern Chile and parts of Bolivia on Thursday, sending residents fleeing out of buildings and temporarily knocking out telephones and electricity. There were no immediate reports of deaths or injuries.
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Report: Global warming may harm N.J. coast
Nov 17 2005 10:59AM (CT)
PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) - Rising seas caused by global warming and other factors will have dire consequences for New Jersey, submerging sections of the state's highly developed coastline by the end of the century, according to a report released Wednesday by Princeton University.
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Croatia to mark Tesla's 150th birthday
Nov 17 2005 10:59AM (CT)
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) - Croatia in 2006 will celebrate the 150th anniversary of the birth of Nikola Tesla, an ethnic Serb who did pioneering work in electricity in the United States in late 19th and early 20th century, the country's parliament decided Thursday.
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