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Italy dig unearths female 'vampire' in Venice (AP)

AP - An archaeological dig near Venice has unearthed the 16th-century remains of a woman with a brick stuck between her jaws — evidence, experts say, that she was believed to be a vampire. The unusual burial is thought to be the result of an ancient vampire-slaying ritual. It suggests the legend of the mythical bloodsucking creatures was tied to medieval ignorance of how diseases spread and what...

Bad Biology: Girls Should Not Get Pregnant (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Many women in the United State delay marriage to jump-start their careers, but women in numerous other countries tend to follow ancient traditions and marry young, sometimes too young. A recent report by Boston University School of Public Health researcher Anita Raj and colleagues claims that half of Indian women aged 20 to 24 had been brides when they were under 18, the...

UN agencies: NKorea plans April satellite launch (AP)

AP - North Korea told two U.N. agencies it plans to launch a communications satellite between April 4-8 — an unprecedented disclosure seen as trying to fend off international worries that it is really a test of long-range missile...

Great White Sharks Were Once Shorter, Fossil Shows (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - The most complete fossil of an ancient great white shark has been found in the dry deserts of Peru, including parts of the spinal column and a mouthful of 222 teeth. Great whites are the undisputed king of sharks today, with bodies that can reach more than 20 feet (6 meters) in length. But not much is known about their evolutionary history. Seems they were a bit shorter 4...


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