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Lost WWII plane finally arrives
(Jun 23, 2007)
An American fighter plane will be arriving in Britain from the United
States next week – 65 years after taking off. The P38 Lightning
was one of eight aircraft forced to land in Greenland after encountering
bad weather while en route to the UK in July 1942. The planes became
buried under 300ft of ice but 15 years ago the remains of one, renamed
Glacier Girl, were dug up.
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more. Source: BBC |
100-foot deep Andes lake disappears
(Jun 22, 2007)
A five-acre glacial lake in Chile's southern Andes has disappeared
– and scientists want to know why. Park rangers at Bernardo
O'Higgins National Park said they found a 100-feet-deep crater in
late May where the lake had been in March. Several large pieces of
ice that used to float atop the water also were spotted.
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more. Source: CNN/AP |
Owner's appeal over cat's 26 toes
(Jun 11, 2007)
They say cats have nine lives – so meet Des, who has 26 toes.
While most pet cats have 18 – five on their front paws and four
on their rear – the 10-year-old boasts seven on his front and
six on his back paws. The extra digits have left owner Alison Thomas,
of Felindre, near Swansea, pondering whether it is a UK record.
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more. Source: BBC |
Patient bleeds dark green blood
(Jun 8, 2007)
A team of Canadian surgeons got a shock when the patient they were
operating on began shedding dark greenish-black blood, the Lancet
reports. The 42-year-old man was not a Vulcan relative of Mr Spock
of the starship Enterprise. Instead, the unusual colour of his blood
was down to the migraine medication he was taking.
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more. Source: BBC |
Man claims new sleepless record
(May 25, 2007)
A Cornish man says he has broken the world record for sleep deprivation
by staying awake for 11 days and nights. Tony Wright, 42, from Penzance,
was trying to beat the Guinness world record of 264 sleepless hours
set by Randy Gardner in the US in 1964. He fought off tiredness by
drinking tea, playing pool and keeping a diary.
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more. Source: BBC |
Antarctic 'treasure trove' found
(May 18, 2007)
An extraordinarily diverse array of marine life has been discovered
in the deep, dark waters around Antarctica. Scientists have found
more than 700 new species of marine creatures in seas once thought
too hostile to sustain such rich biodiversity. Groups of carnivorous
sponges, free-swimming worms, crustaceans and molluscs were collected.
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more. Source: BBC |
Weird gravity in Canada blamed on hefty glaciers
(May 15, 2007)
A mysterious dip in gravity over Canada has been a weighty topic for
some scientists. Now satellite data reveal a thick ice sheet that
once cloaked the region partially resolves this so-called gravitational
anomaly. Scientists have known that the Hudson Bay region features
lower gravity than surrounding areas. While two theories have emerged
to explain the strange phenomenon, conclusive evidence has been elusive.
Read
more. Source: LiveScience |
Toad found deep down in Loch Ness
(May 3, 2007)
US researchers carrying out a sonar survey of Loch Ness have been
amazed to find a common toad crawling in the mud 324ft (98m) down.
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has been attempting
to unravel the mysteries of the loch. However, MIT said it did not
expect to come across the amphibian so far down.
Read
more. Source: BBC |
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