Weird News

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A weedy sea dragon at a Georgia aquarium might celebrate this Father's Day as a new "mom." While it's normal for males to carry eggs, reproduction in captivity is rare.

June 13, 2008
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A deer nicknamed "Unicorn" that has a single antler in the center of its head is drawing attention to a Tuscan nature reserve.

June 12, 2008
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A type of Australian spider builds bizarre patterns into its webs to reflect certain wavelengths of light that lure prey to their deaths.

June 12, 2008
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A young deer with a single horn in the center of its head is drawing hundreds of visitors to the nature reserve in Tuscany where it was born, officials report.

June 12, 2008
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Air pollution may be stifling flowers' sweet smells, making it harder for bees and other pollinators to find them, say University of Virginia researchers.

June 10, 2008
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Male barn swallows whose breasts were artificially colored red were coveted by females and spurned by males, responses that changed their bodies' chemistry, a new study found.

June 9, 2008
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A bull Arab hound in Australia swallowed a poisonous cane toad whole, but she—and the toad—survived after the dog was given drugs to induce vomiting.

June 9, 2008
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A wildlife preserve in Africa has too many elephants, and they've got a surprising solution for controlling their population.

June 5, 2008
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A headless skeleton and disembodied pairs of legs are among possible evidence of ritualized killing at the 4,000-year-old settlement—despite their period's peaceful reputation.

June 4, 2008
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The mixture of moondust and carbon nanotubes could be used to make giant telescopes to more easily detect signs of life from distant Earthlike planets.

June 4, 2008
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Possibly mutilated skeletons from a 4,000-year-old site could overturn an ancient period's reputation, an archaeologist says.

June 4, 2008
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New photos of reportedly uncontacted, painted Indians firing arrows at a plane could help protect the rain forest and its peoples, native-rights activists hope.

May 30, 2008
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See a star flaming out in spectacular style, candy-colored fireworks exploding over New York, dairy kings risking injury for a speeding cheese wheel, and more.

May 30, 2008
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Yes, they had wings, but the largest flying creatures ever to have lived preferred to hunt baby dinosaurs and similar-size snacks on foot, scientists say.

May 29, 2008
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Two primates have learned to operate a prosthetic arm using only visualization exercises, scientists report in the latest advance in brain-machine interfaces.

May 28, 2008

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