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Cute lizards! "Scientists discover lizards on verge of leap from egg-laying to live births"

Incredible photo, plus article "Lax safety in Congo makes river travel dangerous"

EU money helps Roma get jobs and fight stereotypes

10,000-year-old boy's bones found in an underwater Mexican cave 'could rewrite the history of the Americas'

My mom loved everything to do with the Titanic long before a movie came out. New article made me think of her: "Titanic expedition shows off some crisp new images"

AP: In addition to success stories, "US wasted billions in rebuilding Iraq "

Found underneath the A1, the home of Rome's legendary lost Ninth Legion

'Pregnant nun' ice cream ad faces ban in Catholic outcry

Silk's dark side: Uzbek kids made to grow cocoons

U.S. vows help in fight against Congo sexual violence

New microbe discovered eating oil spill in Gulf

My dad was a Marine. We used to go to this base often; we were stationed nearby. "Marines pour resources into mental health care"

My parents' favorite song: 'What a Wonderful World' songwriter Weiss dies

Thanks go out for the good thoughts; my mom is still holding on, but she did get into an argument with me and her deceased parents!

Indiana ruling halts caregiver choices based on race

Some 200 women (and at least four male babies, one only a month old) gang-raped near Congo UN base

Trapped Chilean miners not being told it may be Christmas before they can be rescued

Michelangeo's "David" Gets Dragged into an Italian Proxy War

Dr. Laura, Sarah Palin, and the fight over free speech

Viruses May Cause More Cancer than Previously Thought

Why Do 20% of Americans Think Obama Is Muslim?

Experts finally solve puzzle of Roman ruins at Lullingstone

Luciole friend and contributor S.A. Griffin sent me word that there is a new book of Philomene Long's poems

Luciole friend and artist Johanna Maria Elisabeth Bergh has a new exhibit!

Study shows value of quality-of-life cancer care

Fact Check: Islam already part of WTC neighborhood

Striking new image of Tarantula Nebula at the heart of one of our closest galaxies

It's official, men and women ARE from the same planet

A complete surprise to me, I apparently have a case of whooping cough. Here is an article about the California outbreak

'Desert dust' days may worsen kids' asthma

Plastic jar removed from Florida bear cub's head

TIME article: Is Tainted Milk to Blame for China's Infant Puberty Cases?

Author Jonathan Schneer traces lead-up to "The Balfour Declaration: The Origins of the Arab-Israeli Conflict"

Female circumcision victims seek out Colorado doctor

New superbugs spreading from South Asia

Scarlett's dresses in bad shape, need repairs

Pet owner arrested after cat found 'marinating' in oils and peppers; thankfully the cat is alive and well

Stunning new image of two galaxies as they slowly crash into one another over millions of years

Israeli art show's portrayal of FM as a pig sparks protests

Very thought-provoking article: "Cloning, cruelty and how science sold out to greed"

Judge orders protections reinstated for gray wolf

Myanmar 'has created world's largest tiger reserve'

New marine study finds thousands of amazing new species

Sun storms may bring northern lights farther south

Patient who endured heart, liver, kidney and lung transplants has now become as a doctor

China bets future on inland cities

Tokyo's oldest listed person, age 113, is missing

TIME article: "Argentina Belatedly Celebrates a Journalist Hero"

Antarctica Experiment Discovers Puzzling Space Ray Pattern

Flying giants: Incredibly rare display as manta rays leap 9 feet out of water into the air

Court orders 'Bookseller of Kabul' author Aasne Seierstad to pay damages

Rare 3D film shows Warsaw devastated after WWII

EPA: 1 million gallons of oil may be in Michigan river after pipeline spills into the Kalamazoo

Baby boom for the Amish fuels expansion westward in search of new land

Zedonk hybrid born at Ga. wildlife preserve

My mom has been suffering from bad falls. Here is some info if you are dealing with the same situation: "Falls Among Older Adults: An Overview"

Painting at center of Caravaggio mystery unveiled; the "Martyrdom of St. Lawrence" will now be subjected to tests

Incredible images of the new Hoover Dam Bridge: when finished it will rise 890 feet above the Colorado River; its total length will be 1,900 feet

BP chief executive Tony Hayward will walk away with a payoff of up to 18.5 million dollars

Jordanian police nab lettuce lady during protest

NY Times article -- "Inside the Fog of War: Reports From the Ground in Afghanistan"

Photo: Sparky the cat relaxes bedside in the Autumn Suite at Longcroft Luxury Cat Hotel

New poem from Luciole Press friend and contributor Scott Wannberg: "almost recess time"

Just what is a buckyball? "Football-shaped carbon 'buckyballs' found floating in space for first time"

Gadget makers forced to look at links to Congo war

La Mujer de las Palmas: reconstruction of 10,000-year-old skeleton found in Tulum, Mexico shows ancient population more diverse than thought

Sister monument to Stonehenge may have been found

CDC: 15 US deaths tied to rare tropical fungus now found in Pacific Northwest

Computers to translate world's 'lost' languages after program deciphers ancient Ugaritic text

Petition seeks to have wolves howl across US

Suicide tied to air pollution and asthma

Lost Kafka writings resurface; court orders them to be removed from private possession

'Monster' star 10 million times brighter than the Sun discovered by astronomers at center of Tarantula Nebula

Former inmates of Auschwitz, a Catholic Pole recalls daring escape to save his Jewish girlfriend

It's a bird. It's a plane. No. It's... a donkey

Women's empowerment fuel economic hopes and fashionable dreams in Pakistan's turbulent Baluchistan

Scary Queen Mary advert banned; featured image of Tudor Queen Mary I turning into a flesh-eating zombie

Help Gulf Coast Animal Shelters

Hundreds of dead penguins wash up on Brazil's shores

Photo: a flame struggles for existence right before it is snuffed out by a blast of cold air

Discovery News article: Tigers Facing Global Extinction

World simmers during hottest year on record

Netanyahu says he will oppose conversion bill

Tiny shard bears oldest script found in Jerusalem (14th century BCE)

The Coming Birth Control Battle: Health-care reform spurs conservative activists to fight against coverage

Scientists say Gulf spill altering food web

TIME article -- Animal Rights: New Laws Take Movement to the Mainstream

Many people suffer from an allergy to the sun... (this is a lot how lupus feels/acts too, only it nevers improves if you have a slight tan, as it does in actinic prurigo)

Stargazers in awe as total eclipse arcs across Pacific

Russian curators anger church, but escape jail

Baby animals in oil spill face uncertain future

Promises, Promises: US fails to punish Sudan

Archaeologists unearth 4,300-year-old Egyptian tomb of father and son at the Saqqara necropolis

Male fireflies flash in unison 'so females don't get confused'

Two articles: "Iran to review woman's stoning verdict" and "How can a nation that could soon be a nuclear power still legally stone women to death for adultery?"

Presbyterians: End Israel aid over settlements. "Israel's peace will not come until they seek peace with Palestinians"

UK treasure hunter finds 52,000 Roman coins. Circa 286 CE, they were buried in a jar and weighed 350 pounds

Early humans ventured farther north than thought

CNN editor loses job over tweet

How Postal Rate Hikes Foretell America's Future