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Syria returns stolen marble artifact to Iraq
(AP)
 AP - Syria has returned a marble artifact to Iraq that was stolen from one of the country's archaeological sites.
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Merger of US earth sciences agencies proposed
(AP)
AP - From climate change to volcanoes and earthquakes, the world's growing challenges have leaders in earth science proposing a merger of agencies that study the planet.
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Mars lander's next bake test could be its last
(AP)
 AP - The Phoenix lander's first chemical sniff of Martian soil did not turn up any trace of the building blocks of life. Its next whiff could be its last.
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Outdoor BBQ: A 700,000-year-old Ritual
(LiveScience.com)
LiveScience.com - July Fourth is a celebration of outdoor cooking, as well as our nation's birthday. It's time to brush off the barbecue and throw masses of processed meat on the grill.
As we all stand around waiting for the fire to die down so that we can make s'mores, it's also a time to ponder the notion that the barbecue is a ritual 700,000 years old or more, and it might have something to do with our big brains.
Human ancestors started out eating whatever they could; berries, bark, fruit and bits of small animals were probably the main fare. ...
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Weather around the U.S.A.
(AP)
AP - Weather around the U.S.A.
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Phoenix scientists soon will analyze Martian ice
(AFP)
 AFP - Scientists with the US Phoenix lander will make their first analysis of Martian ice fragments in coming days but it could be the last done in one of the probe's small ovens, NASA said on its website Friday.
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Chinese man gets award for caring for quake pig
(Reuters)
 Reuters - A Chinese man who bought an emaciated
pig who survived for 36 days under rubble after May's massive
Sichuan earthquake and promised to care for it for life has
been given an award by an animal rights group.
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Museum confirms discovery of rare fossil
(AP)
AP - Scientists with the Virginia Museum of Natural History have confirmed the discovery of a 500 million-year-old fossil called a stromatolite.
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NKorea says US, other parties slow on nuclear pact
(AP)
 AP - North Korea said Friday it will not take further steps to dismantle its nuclear program until the U.S. and its other negotiating partners award fuel oil and political benefits promised under an aid-for-disarmament deal.
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No revamp of EU rules on GMO crops: ministerial meeting
(AFP)
 AFP - A review of the European Union's procedures for vetting genetically modified crops does not imply the policy will undergo far-reaching change, a French environment minister said Friday.
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