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Tentacled snake "sees" by touch

Hunter is shot by his dog

Philosopher urges Islamic fundamentalists to take up wine-drinking

Communicating with patients in vegetative state

Astronomers close in on finding signs of extraterrestrial life

Was Grumpy more highly evolved than Happy, Dopey and Doc?

I don't understand this argument, so here's a whole book of pictures of a bunny with stuff on its head

Man wins four-year legal battle to save his attack dogs from being put down; he is mauled to death

Zoo seeks Chinese language-lessons for US-born giant panda

Migrating birds under threat

Launching the Journal of Serendipitous and Unexpected Results

Farming edible insects

2012 solar storm could black out Olympics reports

Two newly discovered types of rodent fossil in Utah

Pheasant terrorises Yorkshire village

... Swordfish take a dislike to oil pipelines

... and rats are attacking the railways

"First Bigfoot investigator" finds new prints

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