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Sunday, July 12, 2009

Secret behind a turtle's shell is finally broken

Only now do we know that in the embryo, their ribs grow outward into a fan-shaped pattern with the shoulder blades inside.

Lightning delays space shuttle Endeavour launch

NASA scrubbed space shuttle Endeavour's Saturday evening launch after lightning struck at least 11 times near the seaside launch pad.

Report: N. Korean army suspected over cyberattacks

South Korea has obtained intelligence that North Korea last month ordered a military institute of computer hackers — known as Lab 110 — to "destroy" South Korean communications networks, news reports said Saturday.

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El Nino conditions return to affect weather

El Nino is back.

New technique finds ancient star explosions

Astronomers have spotted the most distant and oldest star explosions yet in the universe.

SKorea says attackers use IP address in 16 nations

Cyber attacks that caused a wave of Web site outages in the U.S. and South Korea used 86 IP addresses in 16 countries, South Korea's spy agency told lawmakers Friday, amid suspicions North Korea was behind the effort.

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