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Monster Monday: The Black Mamba’s Kiss of Death

by | Monday, July 4, 2016 |

Photo: The black mamba shows its ominous black smile. Credit: © NickEvansKZN, Shutterstock Widely...

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The Battle of the Somme: 100 Years

by | Friday, July 1, 2016 |

Photo information: British troops go “over the top” during the 1916 Battle of the Somme in northern...

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Monster Monday: Crazy Ants in Your Computer?

by | Monday, June 27, 2016 |

Photo: Crazy antCredit: © Brberrys, Shutterstock Everyone knows how annoying ants can be,...

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Climate Change Victim One

by | Thursday, June 23, 2016 |

About the photo: The Bramble Cay melomys (Melomys rubicola)—seen here in 2002—has vanished from the...

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