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Abkhazia at the center of turf battle

By Megan K. Stack

Georgia and Russia vie for the region, now a hub of post-Cold War hostilities.

 

 

North Korea's food shortage may worsen, U.N. agency says

By Bruce Wallace

The World Food Program warns that the country will need massive aid to prevent widespread hunger.

 

 

Earth's Hum Sounds More Mysterious Than Ever 

Earth gives off a relentless hum of countless notes completely imperceptible to the human ear, like a giant, exceptionally quiet symphony, but the origin of this sound remains a mystery.

 

 

Study: Elephants thought extinct may have survived

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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Borneo's pygmy elephants may be descendants of an extinct Javan elephant race, saved by chance by an 18th century ruler, according to a new study released Thursday.

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Cleveland zoo researchers find rare giant turtle in Vietnam

 

 

14 parrots taken from Springs home

 

 

Free service puts novel spin on books

BookMooch will have the inventory equivalent of the book-industry's largest wholesaler. Where's all that stuff? In your house.

Thu, Apr 17 04:00:00 PDT 2008 | Read full story 

 

 

 

Prairie Birds Flirt, and a Town Livens Up

 

 

 

An Image Is a Mystery for Photo Detectives

By RANDY KENNEDY

“The Leaf,” originally thought to have been made around 1839 or later, has become the talk of the photo-historical world. It may be, in fact, one of the oldest photographic images in existence, dating to the 1790s.