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Niceness in Humans May Be Genetic: New Study
April 27, 2012 — The milk of human kindness may actually be passed on through the genes of nice people, while some jerks could be born bereft of that genetic niceness, according to a new study.
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March 16, 2012 — Humans who reach middle age are the most evolved creatures on the planet, according to a Cambridge professor.
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January 6, 2012 — Nighttime satellite images of the Korean Peninsula betray the profound economic divide that exists between Communist North Korea and the vibrant capitalist engine to the south.
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February 24, 2012 —A “remarkable” 12.76-carat pink diamond has been unearthed in Western Australia’s Kimberley region, according to the mining company Rio Tinto.
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March 30, 2012
Dozens of alleged poachers arrested in Cameroon for slaughter of some 300 elephants.
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Nov. 25, 2011
Titanic mandmade structures seen by satellite in remote part of northwest China.
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Human Air Pollution Blamed For Ocean Warming - June 15, 2012
U.S. Cities Dithering on Climate Change Impacts - June 8, 2012
Underground Water Use Accelerating Sea Level Rise - May 25, 2012
Mosquito-Proof Clothing to Combat Malaria - May 25, 2012
'Strange' Snakes Invade Namibian Village Homes - April 6, 2012

Spiders Overrun Flooded Australian City - March 9, 2012
Less Shade Around Texas Homes Due to Drought - February 24, 2012
Hung Pink Diamond Mined in Australia - February 24, 2012
Climate Change Plan B Proposed to Reduce Warming - January 20, 2012
La Niņa May Help Create New Flu Pandemics - January 20, 2012

Record Smog Driving Hong Kong Residents Away - January 13, 2012
Ambiguous Spring Puzzles Humans and Stirs Wildlife - January 13, 2012
Korean Divide: Light Legacy of Dictatorship - January 6, 2012
First Wave of Japan Tsunami Debris Reaches America - December 16, 2011
Struggle to Significantly Curb Greenhouse Gas Likely Lost - December 9, 2011
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