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A New Study Proves Ancient Hyenas Inhabited Canada During the Ice Age

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BP rig makes u-turn amid Greenpeace protest

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Higher carbon taxes needed to meet targets for greenhouse-gas-emissions: PBO

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NASA to use non-toxic spacecraft fuel for first time

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NASA discovers Star Trek insignia on Mars

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