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Vampire Plant Sucks Victim's Genes While Feeding
August 14, 2014 | ArticleLike an herbivorous Count Dracula, a snakelike vine coils around its leafy victim, punctures its stem and proceeds to suck out its life juices.
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Shark Attack … In a Lake?!
August 14, 2014 | ArticleThe idea of a shark attacking someone in the ocean is scary enough, but this week, a 7-year-old boy was bitten by one of these fearsome fish in a lake.
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Vampire Plant Vants to Suck Your (Herb Garden) | Video
August 14, 2014 | VideoIn this time-lapse video, the parasitic plant dodder attacks tomatoes, sucking water, nutrients and even genetic material from its host.
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Two-Headed Dolphin Washes Up on Turkish Beach
August 12, 2014 | ArticleFrom tennis shoes to banana bunches, some strange things have been known to wash up on beaches. But one of the strangest has to be the two-headed dolphin whose carcass was recently found on a beach in Turkey, according to Turkish media reports.
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Aliens Could Live Like This! Life Found in Oily Goo
August 07, 2014 | ArticleActive microbes were found hidden inside microscopic droplets in a giant lake of asphalt. The finding boosts the potential for discovering alien life in the universe, particularly on Saturn's largest moon Titan, which boasts expansive hydrocarbon lakes.
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Quantum Particles Take the Road Most Traveled
August 06, 2014 | ArticleFor the first time, physicists have used an equation to map the path quantum particles are most likely to take when changing from one quantum state to another.
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Why Millions of 'Sailing' Creatures Are Invading West Coast Beaches
August 01, 2014 | ArticleAn invasion is afoot along beaches from Oregon to California: Millions of glassy purple, jellyfish-like sea creatures that look like sailboats have been washing ashore.
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Transparent Bodies: Mice Go See-Through For Science
July 31, 2014 | ArticleA pale, gooey-looking "see-through" mouse could help scientists gain a better understand processes in the body, according to a new study.
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Indian Woman Beaten to Death for 'Witchcraft'
July 31, 2014 | ArticleA woman near Nepal was beaten to death after being accused of being a witch, showing the real and present harms of witch hunts in India and elsewhere. Often it's the marginalized and poor who are victims of the gruesome witch hunts, experts say.
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Odd Cause of Gaping Siberian Holes Possibly Found
July 30, 2014 | ArticleA trio of mysterious gaping holes in northern Siberia has spawned many theories about their origin, but scientists have suggested some concrete explanations.
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