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Scientists find ‘smallest fish’

What a cool little fish! Researchers have found the smallest known fish on record in the peat swamps of the Indonesian island of Sumatra. Individuals of the Paedocypris genus can be just 7.9mm long at maturity, scientists write in a journal published by the UK’s Royal Society. But they warn long-term prospects for the fish are poor, because of rapid

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Dead whale is examined by experts

I can’t believe I was up London yesterday and missed the whale, though what can I say, I’m very sad to hear it died, I really do love animals, and it’s a real shame when they die like this! 🙁 An expert is carrying out a post-mortem examination on a whale which died after becoming stranded in the River Thames. Despite a

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How far can your mind go?

I was just reading this article on unexplained-mysteries.com and just had to post about it here, it’s very intersting and I think I have to agree with everything that it says! How far can your mind go?  By Frank B. Glover , Posted on 01.01.06  Within the realm of reality everyone has a reason to believe in anything. What you

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Beagle 2 probe ‘spotted’ on Mars

It looks like they might have finally found the Beagle 2 probe on Mars! The scientist behind the British Beagle 2 mission to the Red Planet says the craft may have been found in pictures of the Martian surface. Colin Pillinger says the images suggest the mission very nearly worked, but Beagle somehow failed to contact Earth. He thinks the

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Predictions of when the world will come to an end!

Lately I’ve been thinking about how and when will the world end! Will it be by a massive up-rise in different cultures which creates panic and mayhem throughout our world or will it just be global warning or maybe even something far more sinister like the world will end on the 11/11/11. Well one think is for sure it’s not

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Giant ancient sea creature discovered

Check this intersting article out! A newfound ancient sea creature looks to be part crocodile, part T. rex, and 100 percent terrifying. The 13-foot long beast, Dakosaurus andiniensis, had a massive 18-inch-long jaw with interlocking 4-inch teeth. It is a long-lost relative of the crocodile yet it had fins. A digital rendering of the creature reveals the sort of thing

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NASA has a plan for asteroid deflection

Look’s like NASA is getting ready for the Asteriod by drawing up plans to deflect it, but dont get worried yet as NASA still has until 2029 to try and deflect the asteriod! NASA has outlined plans for dealing with an asteroid a quarter of a mile wide that astronomers believe is on a near-collision course with Earth. The agency

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DigitalGlobe Launching Two New Satellites

DigitalGlobe, which provides satellite imagery for Google Earth and Google Maps, has announced it will launch two new imagery satellites in 2006 and 2008. Commercial satellital imaging company DigitalGlobe has announced that it will launch two new high resolution satellites in the next three years. DigitalGlobe announced details of the company’s next generation of imaging systems, WorldView I and WorldView