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Wanted: Bigfoot hair samples sought by European scientists to see if mythical creature exists

LONDON - European researchers are planning to use new techniques to analyze DNA that could help crack the mystery of whether Bigfoot exists.

In a project announced this week, Oxford University and Lausanne Museum of Zoology scientists appealed to museums, scientists and Yeti aficionados to share hair samples thought to be from the mythical ape-like creature.

Read on....  http://news.yahoo.com/wanted-bigfoot-hair-samples-sought-european-scientists-see-002019835.html

Fracking Is Misunderstood, It's The Key To Energy Self-Sufficiency

Politicians on both sides of the aisle, as well as most Americans, want to see the U.S. become energy self-sufficient. But alas, wishing is not the same as doing.

Aside from using alternatives like the sun or wind–which many experts think will never be capable of completely supporting our energy needs, accessing energy resources typically requires monumental drilling or mining operations. These are usually accompanied by often justifiable concerns about the long term effects of these invasive operations on the health of our environment.

Read on....  http://www.forbes.com/sites/halahtouryalai/2012/05/21/fracking-is-midunderstood-its-the-key-to-energy-self-sufficiency/?feed=rss_home

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British scientist 'fathered 600 children' by donating sperm at his own fertility clinic

A British scientist fathered up to 600 children after founding a fertility clinic that promised to provide sperm donors from ‘intelligent stock’, it emerged yesterday.

Biologist Bertold Wiesner supplied sperm to the partners of infertile men from the middle and upper classes, including ‘peers of the realm’.

His wife Mary Barton later destroyed medical records, meaning most of those conceived there – and their thousands of subsequent offspring – have no idea of their true family history and blood ties.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2126761/Bertold-Wiesner-British-scientist-fathered-600-children-donating-sperm-fertility-clinic.html#ixzz1rZlT0BK5

'Shaggy' Tyrannosaur Now World's Biggest Feathered Beast

A newly discovered titanic tyrannosaur is the biggest feathered dinosaur yet, reaching up to 30 feet (9 meters) long and weighing more than 3,000 pounds.

While smaller than Tyrannosaurus rex, the new species, named Yutyrannus huali — meaning "beautiful feathered tyrant" — is still 40 times the weight of the largest feathered dinosaur known previously, Beipiaosaurus, which was described in 1999.

Read on....  http://news.yahoo.com/shaggy-tyrannosaur-now-worlds-biggest-feathered-beast-171602600.html

Titanoboa: How did a snake ever get so big?

Titanoboa: The new Smithsonian exhibit in Grand Central Station displays a replica of the largest snake in history, the 48-foot titanoboa. Why don't huge snakes exist today? 

"Bigger. Badder. Boa," declares the banner of the swanky Smithsonian titanoboa exhibit in Grand Central Station, New York City. The replica of the ancient, and, thankfully for humans, extinct, snake measures 48 feet long. Its diameter is that of a manhole. The sinewy hulk currently lies on the cold marble of Grand Central, jaw-loosened, draconic head arcing back as it swallows a spiny crocodile, its hexagonal scales gleaming with venue lighting and overhead chandeliers.

Scuba diver's close call with large tiger shark captured on videotape

A scuba diver is fortunate to be alive and with his right foot still intact after a close call with a large tiger shark during a recent expedition at what experts believe is the Bahamas. Pay attention to the 40-second mark of the accompanying video, which shows the shark swimming between the diver's legs and attempting to bite his lower leg. Had the shark actually taken a bite, the consequences would have been disastrous.

Read on.....  http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/blog/33119/scuba+divers+close+call+with+large+tiger+shark+captured+on+videotape/