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Photo: Terra Nova Bay in the Antarctic, South Korea's choice for the their second research base on the continent

Slightly older article -- Fashion's latest fixation: 3D

Lucky to be alive: The bunny torched in his hutch by drunk woman during family argument

NASA finds cute shrimp beneath ice in Antarctica

Book makes new claims about Anne Frank; Bergen Belsen survivor Berthe Meijer says Frank distracted younger children from horrors of Nazi concentration camp by telling them fairy tales

Photo: Dolphins swim past a boat, on same day University of Newcastle researchers claimed tourists do them harm

Photo: a white stork stands in its nest in Bad Freienwalde, eastern Germany

Picasso's "Portrait of Angel Fernandez de Soto," once center of dispute, for sale

Women and girls (as young as 2 years old) are often rape victims in Haiti quake aftermath

Culture clash: European art provokes Muslims

Photo: a giant sculpture of a stockinged leg at The Magnificent Innovations for Women exhibition in Budapest

Ultraviolet rays shine new light on masterpieces by 14th century artist Giotto di Bondone, considered one of the founders of the Italian Renaissance

In paying for sex changes, Cuba breaks from past

Photo: a creation by designer Cesar Arellanes at exhibition to mark bicentenary of Mexican independence

Poem: "You Thought I Was That Type" by Anna Akhmatova

Dozen centuries-old shipwrecks found in Baltic Sea

Photo: hundreds of people watch the lighting of the falla 'Literato Azorin' in Valencia

Big Bang experiment may reveal dark universe: CERN

Japanese dolphin hunters bitter as 'The Cove' wins Oscar

Frosty the cat survives FOUR WEEKS in a chilled food warehouse... by eating frozen peas

Researchers: "AIDS virus can hide in bone marrow, avoiding drugs and later awakening to cause illness"

Gendercide in Asia: Massive rise in abortion of female fetuses

Photo: slap-sole shoes, probably Italian, mid-17th century, are seen on display in the "On a Pedestal: From Renaissance Chopines to Baroque Heels" exhibition in Toronto

Photo: a Sauropod dinosaur egg fossil retrieved from Dholi Dungri in India

Einstein's relativity manuscript goes on display

Ice Once Covered the Equator

Photo: a People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) volunteer adjusts her lettuce dress in Mumbai

Photo: a local resident desperately tries to fill a container with water at a dried-up reservoir in Zhulin Town, China

Mysterious image of snake appears on 400-year-old painting of Queen Elizabeth I

Photo: a dog at a shelter in Romania, with men clearing snow that was threatening the dogs' lives

Congrats to dear Luciole friend/contributor S.A. Griffin! Article in The Guardian: "For this poet, bombing at a reading won't be bad"

Tsunami warning to every nation around the Pacific after massive 8.8 earthquake strikes Chile

Galaxy quest: First stunning images from WISE telescope scanning our entire night sky

Removing Lymph Nodes May Boost Endometrial Cancer Survival

Indian Holi festival goers warned about water wastage

Photo: Raja, an eight-year-old rescued Royal Bengal Tiger, at the South Kahayar Bari tiger rescue centre

Van Gogh experts authenticate unusual VG painting

Bitter Melon Extract May Slow, Stop Breast Cancer

Scientists discover giant plastic rubbish patch in North Atlantic

Photo: a Maina bird flies over a Simolu flower tree on the outskirts of Guwahati city, India

Olympic photos just in from Luciole friend/contributor Tracy Lee Stum, of the warmup for Women's Figure Skating's short program in Vancouver

Startling article: Great White Sharks now more endangered than tigers with just 3,500 left in the oceans

What cats already know: "Naps Clear the Mind, Help You Learn"

Photo: one-month-old South China tiger cub Niuniu is seen at a zoo in Luoyang, Henan province

Protect Your Heart at Every Age

Photo: two red-crowned cranes dance to attract each other as others are still sleeping at their winter roost in Japan

Pluto Discovered 80 Years Ago Today ~ Still a Big Mystery

Britain at risk of worse deficit crisis than Greece, sparking serious fears over the economic stability of the country

Photo: a man holds a painting entitled "Orion" by actor Sir Anthony Hopkins on sale at Gallery 27, London

Ancient Arabic inscription found in Jerusalem dated to 910 CE

There's quite a story behind the Olympic flowers

Photo: newlyweds celebrate after 10,000 couples from 20 countries wed in a mass ceremony in Goyang, near Seoul

Secrets of Egypt's Tutankhamun set to be unveiled

Giant 1,400-year-old wine press discovered in southern Israel

Luciole Press is on hiatus until the next issue, to be published May 1 (important to read this)

Your hospital survival guide: The ingenious tricks that can save you from superbugs and other hospital disasters

Happy Year of the Tiger!!

Secretive urban artist Banksy shows film in Berlin

Photo: students come face to face with a Sumatran tiger during a visit to Edinburgh Zoo.

Olympics host Vancouver ranked world's most liveable city

US refuses to cancel Obama's meeting with the Dalai Lama

Photo: a nun walks in St. Peter's Square during a snow fall

RIP Alexander McQueen. Two articles, including "How Alexander McQueen became 'the most influential designer of his generation'"

Human Trafficking Report: American children, immigrants forced into slavery, sex trade in Ohio

Lord Of The Rings prequel made by actress Kate Madison for £25,000 -- "Born of Hope" has scored 500,000 views on the internet (see it here)

The Healing Power of Herbal Tea

Anti-whalers, Japanese fleet fire water cannons at each other in latest clash over whale hunting

Photo: a haka is performed in Waitangi to celebrate New Zealand's National Day

US decision to freeze spending on HIV program sparks concern in Africa

Saudi Arabia's human rights lawyers called in to try to force divorce of girl, 12, married to 80-year-old man

Photo: Anti-whaling ship Bob Barker collides with Japanese harpoon ship Yushin Maru No. 3 in Antarctic waters

Photo: an installation of laser lights is seen in Vancouver

Costa Rica: Ruling party candidate Laura Chinchilla leads vote, could be elected first female president

Photo: a US army helicopter flies over the stepped Ziggurat temple, which dates back to 2113 BC, in the ancient city of Ur

Ancient Great Andamanese dialect extinct after last speaker of Bo, Bao SR, dies at age 85

14-year-old Reginald Earnshaw confirmed as UK's youngest WWII death

Young leopard gets a prickly reception as it tries to eat a porcupine in Botswana

Photo: villagers remove petioles of red chili at Shertha village in India where they earn 7 rupees (US$ 0.14) for 44pounds

Great essay from Luciole's Emma-Jayne Saanen (send love to Dougal): "Would you lend a paw? Would you stop to help an injured animal?"

Mystery of missing painting by Rolf Harris now center of court battle over its possession

Stone Age surgery discovered after 7,000-year-old man found with expertly amputated arm

Photo: a humpback whale breaching in waters off Hook Head, Ireland

13 countries agree plan to save wild tigers

Photo: panda cubs from the Wolong Giant Panda Reserve in Sichuan

Photo: children play football in an old swimming pool on a hill in Kabul

Magnificent lion awoken from catnap by his cub's gentle roar

New exhibit at the Alida Ivanov Gallery in Stockholm: Mikael Ellingsen, "The Invisible Thread," Feb. 6- Mar. 14, 2010

Incredible journey: How Baltic the scrappy dog drifted 90 miles on a piece of ice down a river and out to sea before being rescued

'Dogs of war' saving lives in Afghanistan

Elderly couple discover vase used as umbrella stand is a 270-year-old Chinese masterpiece worth £500,000

Photo: a walker climbs over sheets of ice on the beach at Ruegen Island, northern Germany

Stunning recovery: Haitian girl pulled from debris 15 days after the quake

Photo: John Galliano flanked by models at his presentation for Dior in Paris

Channeling your inner alien? Maybe, scientists say

Haiti's children on their own on shattered streets

Photo: a view of a ruined church in Port-au-Prince 13 days after the earthquake

Photo: a stunning sunrise over Melbourne

Entombed by the Haitian earthquake: survivor buried for 11 days in coffin-like space beneath the rubble

If smokers with cancer quit, they double their survival chances

WWF fears for Siberian tiger after Russian oil leak