National Museum of Scotland reopens after three-year redevelopment

Friday, July 29, 2011 Today sees the reopening of the National Museum of Scotland following a three-year renovation costing £47.4 million (US$ 77.3 million). Edinburgh’s Chambers Street was closed to traffic for the morning, with the 10am reopening by eleven-year-old Bryony Hare, who took her first steps in the museum, and won a competition organised

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Study finds marijuana use leads to brain development in rats

Saturday, October 15, 2005 In the November issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation,researchers announce that they have found that cannabinoids promoted a generation of new neurons in rats’ hippocampi. The study held true for both a plant-derived and a synthetic cannabinoid. The hippocampus is a part of the brain that contributes to learning and

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News briefs:July 16, 2010

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Skinny Fiber Reviews}

Read More About: Soxhlet Extractor Kit Submitted by: Jonoq White How might you shed weight by natural means without putting your health in jeopardy? Skinny fiber is one a good method for such dilemma. There is no better method than using the organic means. We need to take advantage of its proven effects with less

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Elite Boston Marathon runner Emily Levan discusses life and running

Saturday, April 23, 2005 The interview below was conducted by Pingswept over the phone with Emily Levan on April 21, 2005. Levan lives in Wiscasset, Maine, with her husband and daughter, and she ran in the Boston Marathon women’s race on April 18, 2005. To summarize for our readers, you recently came in 12th in

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Disposal of fracking wastewater poses potential environmental problems

Wednesday, April 25, 2012 A recent study by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) shows that the oil and gas industry are creating earthquakes. New information from the Midwest region of the United States points out that these man-made earthquakes are happening more frequently than expected. While more frequent earthquakes are less of a problem

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Massive ice deposits found on Mars

Friday, March 16, 2007 The European Space Agency‘s Mars Express spacecraft has discovered ice deposits in the south pole of Mars that are larger than the state of Texas. Scientists say that there is enough water in the deposits to cover the entire planet with up to 36 feet of water if the ice was

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News briefs:January 11, 2008

Contents 1 Wikinews News Brief 01-11-2008 01:20 UTC 2 Introduction 3 Events of worldwide notability, military action, disasters etc. 3.1 At least 24 killed in suicide bombing in Pakistan 3.2 Alabama father throws children in river 3.3 British troops may have received contaminated blood from American donors 3.4 George Bush arrives in Middle East 3.5

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Category:Frogs

This is the category for frogs. Refresh this list to see the latest articles. 26 March 2020: Florida frog skull survey shows spikes, say scientists 17 December 2018: Fire breaks out at Chester Zoo, England 29 March 2013: Wikinews interviews American zoologists about pirate perches’ chemical camouflage 29 August 2010: Japanese researchers create smell sensor

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