Alarming to hear that three SEPARATE bear attacks were reported. At the Soda Butte campgrounds close to the Yellowstone National Park in Montana. One attack has left one man dead, and a woman and another man injured. According to the investigation, a female grizzly bear entered the campsite around 4 in the morning and attacked the campers in [...]
July 29, 2010 | Posted in
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With an AIDS vaccine still out of reach, two rigorous new studies have found different ways to sharply cut HIV infections among women and schoolgirls, who make up a majority of the newly infected in sub-Saharan Africa. Women who used a vaginal microbicidal gel containing an antiretroviral medication widely used to treat AIDS, tenofovir, were [...]
July 20, 2010 | Posted in
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Alright, the first time I heard of a “Chupacabra” was on a Dexter’s Laboratory episode (top left corner image) back in the late 90′s. It’s a sighting similar to a “Bigfoot” or the “Loch Ness monster”. Now rumors are all over the internet of a chupacabra getting slain in Texas. Chupacabras are a legendary cryptid [...]
In Russia, fishermen are in hopes that the authorities will search Lake Chany (in Siberia) for a mysterious creature resembling Scotland’s famous, Loch Ness monster. Witnesses describe the beast to be “snake-like”. Locals are claiming that “Nesski” as they call it, have been dragging anglers to their deaths. Imamentinom Naurusovym, a 59-year old was the [...]
July 12, 2010 | Posted in
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Amazon river dolphins are curious, friendly and gentle. Their adorable nature is what makes them fall easy prey for fishermen who hunt them and then kill them in a merciless slaughter. Researchers issued a warning of a growing threat to this pink species of dolphins which has already disappeared in other parts of the world. [...]
July 11, 2010 | Posted in
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Do you remember opening your own Happy Meal box? Excited to play with the toy inside more than eating your burger and greasy fries? Well, non-profit Center for Science in the Public Interest thinks of McDonald’s as the “stranger in the playground handing out candy to children.” They accuse McDonald’s of using irresponsible advertising by [...]
July 11, 2010 | Posted in
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A British report released Wednesday on the “Climate-gate” scandal criticizes a key group of scientists for lack of transparency and other problems with how they presented their data, but it concludes that their underlying scientific work is sound—and one of the top scientists is getting his job back. In November, climate change experts at the [...]
July 8, 2010 | Posted in
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The National Weather Service issues a warning that the triple-digit temperatures could make the situation very dangerous, as the heat wave that just hit the northeastern U.S. will continue to scorch until Wednesday. A heat advisory has been announced for cities in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and northeastern Maryland. Additional advisories are expected [...]
July 5, 2010 | Posted in
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