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Woman Passes Driver's Test on 950th Try
Offbeat  (tags: auto, cars, humans, off-beat, unusual, women, world )

Caree
- 44 days ago - msnbc.msn.com
A woman in South Korea who tried to pass the written exam for a driver's license with near-daily attempts since April 2005 has finally succeeded on her 950th time. The South Korean woman must still get past the driving exam to get license.
Missing Boy Found Safe at Home After Runaway Balloon Chase
Offbeat  (tags: americans, bizarre, children, good news, odd, experimental, safety )

Caree
- 70 days ago - msnbc.msn.com
FORT COLLINS. Colo. - A 6-year-old boy was found hiding in the attic at home Thursday, several hours after the runaway flight of his family's experimental balloon riveted the nation and led to a frantic search for the child, who was feared to have ...
Killer Bugs Made Welcome on Green Farms
Green Lifestyle  (tags: environment, eco-friendly, farms, food, green, humans, sustainable, science )

Caree
- 134 days ago - news.nationalgeographic.com
Hungry pests cost farmers millions in crops losses each year, resulting in the widespread use of chemical pesticides, to which many bugs eventually become immune. But one effective deterrent is clean, green, and sustainable--the wasps, flies, ladybugs...
Perseids: What They Are, How to Watch the Meteors - (Yet More Info)
Science & Tech  (tags: astronomy, interesting, science, space, world )

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- 134 days ago - news.nationalgeographic.com
What are Perseids? What's a Meteor Shower? Like all meteor showers, the Perseids are set in motion when a comet leaves behind a trail of rocky debris, or meteoroids, as the icy orbiter circles the sun...
Photos of the World's Largest Telescope Unveiled
Science & Tech  (tags: astronomy, humans, interesting, science, space, study, technology, world )

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- 137 days ago - news.nationalgeographic.com
Crowds gathered last week on the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands--a Spanish territory--to watch Spanish King Juan Carlos inaugurate the U.S. $180-million GTC, which is co-owned by Spain, Mexico, and the University of Florida in the U.S.
Extinct Walking Bat Found; Upends Evolutionary Theory
Science & Tech  (tags: Fossils, discovery, history, interesting, science, study )

Caree
- 138 days ago - news.nationalgeographic.com
A walking bat in New Zealand took its marching orders from an ancestor, a new fossil-bat discovery reveals. Scientists had long thought that the lesser short-tailed bat evolved its walking preference independently.
Comet Swarms May Have Delivered Earth's Oceans
Science & Tech  (tags: astronomy, concept, history, interesting, science, scientists, space, study )

Caree
- 138 days ago - news.nationalgeographic.com
A barrage of comets may have delivered Earth's oceans around 3.85 billion years ago, a new study suggests. Scientists have long suspected that Earth and its near neighbors were walloped by tens of thousands of impactors during an ancient event ...
U.S. Electronic Waste Gets Sent to Africa
Health & Wellness  (tags: africa, children, ethics, humans, usa, environment, pollution, mercury poisoning, government, risks, safety )

Caree
- 141 days ago - abcnews.go.com
Toxic trash sickens young scavengers in Ghana. Much of the e-waste in the Agbogbloshie dump comes from foreign countries, including the United States. Recyclers that buy it from government agencies ship it overseas in cargo containers mixed in with ...
Bobcat Hit By Car Will Recover, Return To The Wild
Animals  (tags: Good News, habitat, rescued, wildlife, rehabilitation )

Caree
- 449 days ago - cbs4denver.com
A bobcat hit by a car on C-470 is on the road to recovery. CBS4 first reported about the bobcat Tuesday when it was hit near Morrison, Co. The bobcat left the veterinarian Wednesday to start the healing process at a wild animal rehabilitation center.
Bush Administration May Ease Clean-Air Rules For National Parks
Environment  (tags: Bush Admin, forests, pollution, national parks, clean air, EPA, regulations, wilderness, scientists, Clean Air Act )

Caree
- 588 days ago - msnbc.msn.com
The Bush administration is on the verge of implementing new air quality rules that will make it easier to build power plants near national parks and wilderness areas, according to rank-and-file agency scientists and park managers who oppose the plan.
 
 
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