Yorkshire link to African roots

   White men with a rare surname from the east of Yorkshire may have black African roots, research suggests.
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Intersex sunfish found in Potomac basin (AP)

   AP - Scientists studying intersex fish in the Potomac River basin have found the abnormality for the first time in redbreast sunfish, the third species affected by the mysterious phenomenon, a federal fish pathologist said Tuesday.
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Rome's Palatine Hill shows new treasures (AP)

   

AP - Work on Rome's Palatine Hill has turned up a trove of discoveries, including what might be the underground grotto where ancient Romans believed a wolf nursed the city's legendary founders Romulus and Remus.

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Radio tags track wasp behaviour

   Miniscule radio-tags fitted to wasps have helped scientists shed light on the insect's behaviour.
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U.N. climate panel to project wrenching change (Reuters)

   

Reuters - A U.N. climate panel will project wrenching disruptions to nature by 2100 in a report next week blaming human use of fossil fuels more clearly than ever for global warming, scientific sources said.

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Snow showers, flurries NE, Midwest Wednesday (weather.com)

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Man has partial face transplant

   French doctors perform a partial face transplant on a 29-year-old man in the third operation of its type.
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Small feathered dinosaur glided with biplane wings (Reuters)

   Reuters - About 125 million years before the Wright brothers embraced a similar design, a small feathered dinosaur took to the air with a biplane wing arrangement enabling it to glide from treetops, experts say.
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Diver in Australia survives shark attack (AP)

   AP - A diver escaped a 10-foot shark's attack by poking the animal in its eye after it had already chomped on his head once and was preparing for another bite, witnesses and officials said Tuesday.
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China confirms satellite test, says no threat (Reuters)

   

Reuters - China said on Tuesday it had shot down one of its own satellites, confirming U.S. reports, but denied it was threatening an arms race in space.

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China confirms missile test (AP)

   AP - China confirmed Tuesday it has conducted an anti-satellite weapons test but insisted it wasn't militarizing space, nearly two weeks after the event that alarmed the world and prompted questions about Beijing's motives.
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Martha Stewart Makes Orbital Call to ISS Crew (SPACE.com)

   SPACE.com - Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) sought a few pointers from domestic diva Martha Stewart Monday on how best to make their orbital laboratory a bit more like home.
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Five killed, 3,500 homeless after heavy rains in Mozambique (AFP)

   

AFP - Torrential rains in central Mozambique have claimed five lives and rendered more than 3,500 homeless since the weekend, the National Institute for Disaster Management said.

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Survey: Waterbird species are in decline (AP)

   

AP - Nearly half of the world's waterbird species are in decline, mostly due to rapid economic development and the effects of climate change, according to a global survey released Tuesday.

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Concerns over beached ship

   Two containers of hazardous chemicals are washed overboard as oil leaks from a beached cargo ship.
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London 2012 'to be greenest ever'

   The 2012 Olympics are to be the greenest games in history, organisers say.
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Bush 'must fight climate change'

   Heads of major US firms call on President Bush to back mandatory emissions cuts in his State of Union speech.
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China confirms satellite downed

   China confirms reports that it used a ballistic missile to destroy a satellite, amid fears of a new arms race.
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Trial begins against PETA volunteers (AP)

   AP - Jury selection began Monday in the trial of two animal rights activists charged with animal cruelty after they were discovered dumping dead animals in a trash bin.
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