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Pa. kayaker finds ancient tree fossil
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PITTSBURGH, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- A Pennsylvania man kayaking on a local river found a tree fossil embedded in a rock at the river's side that experts say is almost 300 million years old.
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Germany gives reprieve to nuclear plants
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BERLIN, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- Germany has decided to extend the life of its 17 nuclear power plants, the last of which was to have been shut down by 2022, authorities said.
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Valuable research frog to get home base
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BOSTON, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- An African frog prized by researchers of everything from birth defects to organ regeneration will get a new national home base, U.S. scientists say.
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Sex ads still appearing on Craigslist
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NEW YORK, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- The Web site "Craigslist" has censored its "Adult Services" section, but ads seeking money for sexual services are still appearing, ABC News said.
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'Halo Reach' video game coming out
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LOS ANGELES, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- The video game "Halo Reach" will be the last one produced by the company that developed the "Halo" series, a company official says.
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Report reveals site of secret Israeli base
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JERUSALEM, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- A French magazine has revealed the Israeli location of one of the largest and most important signals intelligence bases (SIGNIT) in the world.
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China launches media satellite
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XICHANG, China, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- China launched a rocket early Sunday carrying a satellite meant to provide live radio and television broadcasts for the next 15 years, officials said.
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Indonesia on alert for more eruptions
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JAKARTA, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Officials in Indonesia say scores of people stayed away from their homes near Mount Sinabung for fear of another eruption of the volcano Saturday.
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Boulder, Colo., named brainiest U.S. city
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NEW YORK, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Boulder, Colo., tops the list of America's brainiest cities, followed by Durham-Chapel Hill, N.C., Washington, Boston and Trenton, N.J., an analysis found.
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Children's book on evolution wins award
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LONDON, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- An illustrated children's book with an evolution theme has won an award in Britain, and its author says it's an important topic for youngsters to learn.
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New technique could help ozone layer
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NORWICH, England, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- A new way to measure atmospheric gases could track down sources of CFCs thought to be slowing the recovery of Earth's ozone layer, European researchers say.
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Intact Roman lantern discovered in Britain
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IPSWICH, England, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- A British man using a metal detector has found what is thought to be the only intact Roman bass lantern ever found in Britain, authorities say.
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Mars life may have been missed years ago
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- New analysis of data sent from Mars 34 years ago showing there was no organic material on the planet suggests maybe there was after all, U.S. scientists say.
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Chemical basis for first life theorized
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ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 3 (UPI) -- The start of life on Earth presents a paradox, scientists say: How did amino acids arise before there were biological catalysts needed to build them?
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Path of giant iceberg tracked from space
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PARIS, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Scientists say a European satellite has been tracking an iceberg, the largest in the Northern Hemisphere, that cracked from the Greenland ice sheet Aug. 4.
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