Dodo
One of the best known extinct species, the dodo (Raphus cucullatus), a flightless bird native to the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius, disappeared around 1680. A member of the dove or pigeon fa...
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PORT LOUIS, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Three centuries after the
dodo's demise, the rich plant and animal life of Mauritius is
still under threat, this time from exploding populations of
non-native specie...
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Arthur Kornberg, 1959 Nobel DNA winner, dies at 89 WASHINGTON ...
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Question 1 of 10:The crowns of
Scotland
and
England
became united in 1603 when which Scot replaced Queen Elizabeth
on the throne?
Charles I
James I
Henry VII
Edward VI
Question 2 of 1...
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Question 1 of 10:The Doctor comes across a machine that can remove fear and aggression from people's minds. What's it called?a) The Conscience of Marinus (1)b) The Spirit of Marinus (0)c) The Soul ...
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Question 1 of 10:The new Doctor is generally disappointed with his latest face, but which feature does he think is an "improvement"?a) His eyes (0)b) His ears (0)c) His chin (0)d) His nose (1)Quest...
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Kansas has repealed public school science guidelines questioning the theory of evolution that brought the state international ridicule, but educators aren't sure how long it will be before the deci...
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BEIJING, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Mankind's closest relatives are
teetering on the brink of their first extinctions in more than
a century, hunted by humans for food and medicine and squeezed
from fores...
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Having been greeted with gee-whiz American reviews (and one or two stifled yawns), Tina Brown’s The Diana Chronicles has landed near the top of the New York Times best-seller list....
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NEW DELHI, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Life is ebbing away from
India's controversial nuclear cooperation deal with the United
States after the government appeared to back down in a row with
its communist ...
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stories that have run separately and are available in full on
the file.
Gene switch altered sex orientation of worms CHICAGO (Reuters)...
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Dodo
Invasive species threaten Mauritius, land of dodo
