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With the price of oil approaching all-time highs, the cost of home heating this winter is expected to soar. Experts say it's not a question of whether it will be a bad winter for consumers, just how bad. » read more
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This member of the hydra family is a distant descendant of what scientists believe was the very first animal to gain the ability to detect light.
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Scientists have traced the origin of eyes back to a transparent blob of living jelly floating in the sea about 600 million years ago. » read more
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