W hether it's its extraterrestrial looks or status as a "living fossil," there's always been something fishy about the sea lamprey. Now scientists have added another oddity to the creature's repertoire: The lamprey jettisons 20% of..
Topics: Animals, Mystery

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S cientists have discovered what may be the least inhabited place in the ocean. The seafloor sediments in the middle of the South Pacific have fewer living cells than anywhere else measured, a new study found. Oceanographer Steven D’Hondt of the...
Topics: Science

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Q ueen ants dozily dream, while worker ants are forced to get by taking power naps, the first study of the sleeping habits of ants has revealed. Queen fire ants fall into relatively long, deep sleeps and kip for an average of nine hours every day. By...
Topics: Animals

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A BELGIAN teenager said she would sue a tattoo parlor which she claims covered half her face with stars while she was asleep, a report claims. Kimberley Vlaeminck, 18, was left sporting 56 black stars of various sizes on the left side of her face, from...
Topics: Crime, General

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WAP - short for Wireless Application Protocol - is technology which allows you to access basic information on the internet from your mobile phone. This includes e-mail and information such as sport, traffic and news. WAP is the name for the most popular..
Topics: Internet, Technology

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