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Slovak parents fail to block adoption by gay couple -- in England

States look to the past for execution methods -- This, as Tennessee has decided to revert back to using the electric chair.

Warm Pacific Behind U.S. Cold: Study

Canada vending machines pop out marijuana

Olive oil and salad combined 'explain' Mediterranean diet success

Oklahoma will not extradite dad of Cherokee girl

Bizarre rooftop villa in Beijing ordered to be torn down -- "It has been seized upon by the Chinese public and media as yet another example of the willingness of the country's uber-wealthy to flout rules and usually get away with it."

Growing up with more than two siblings lowers your divorce risk

Russia surgeon 'stole heroin from drug mule's stomach'

Behaviors in Adolescence May Affect Early Dementia Risk

Dyslexia 'seen in brain scans' of pre-school children -- "The left arcuate fasciculus connects an area of the brain involved in speech production with another used to understand written and spoken language."

Near-death experiences are 'electrical surge in dying brain'

Brain changes of autism may begin in the womb -- induced labor increases risk

Did Neanderthals Teach Humans How to Make Tools?

Ancient redwoods in growth spurt of a lifetime

Woodpecker population surges in metro Detroit as birds discover emerald ash borer delicacy

Big animal extinction 'severed nutrient arteries'

Meat vs veg: how does a vegetarian diet stack up? -- Take a guess.

Africa's Worst Drought Tied to West's Pollution -- Chaos theory in action.

Human face look after 100,000 years predicted -- But Stephen Hawking predicts that humans have but 1000 years left, if we don't get off the island planet.

Oxytocin Hormone May Treat Autism: Study Shows Oxytocin May Improve Social Skills for Some People With Autism

Separate brain paths for start and end of sounds is key to hearing and understanding speech -- both eventually join in temporal lobe

First Brain Recordings from Flying Fruit Flies: Researchers at the California Institute of Technology have obtained the first recordings of brain-cell activity in an actively flying fruit fly

Hottest temperature ever heads science to Big Bang -- "Scientists have created the hottest temperature ever in the lab -- 4 trillion degrees Celsius -- hot enough to break matter down into the kind of soup that existed microseconds after the birth of the universe."

Mysterious Origin of Cosmic Rays Pinned Down

Backward Black Holes Control Fate of Galaxies

See-Through Frogs Discovered

Marijuana May Disrupt Brain Development -- "[The researcher] pointed out shortcomings in the study, however."

Simple test may spot concussion in athletes

Timing of Seasons Is Changing -- "The Earth's seasons have shifted back in the calendar year, with the hottest and coldest days of the years now occurring almost two days earlier, a new study finds. This shift could be the work of global warming, the researchers say."