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Kim Jong-Il Heir Faces Unsure Future

Posted Mon Dec 19, 2011 12:25 PM ET | 0

North Korea's state news agency called the dead leader's son, Kim Jong Un, the "great successor." Read more

Polar Bear, Knut, Had Brain Damage

Posted Tue Mar 22, 2011 02:57 PM ET | 0

Knut, the celebrity polar bear who died over the weekend, may have succumbed to a brain disorder. Read more

Virtual Autopsies Offer Clues Without the Knife

Posted by Eric Bland Mon Dec 21, 2009 06:43 AM ET | 0

A virtual autopsy tech uses high radiation to capture a 3-D view of a body that will never decompose. Read more

Hitler Skull Fragment Belonged to Female

Posted Wed Sep 30, 2009 07:53 AM ET | 0

A piece of skull with a bullet hole through it that Russian officials claimed belonged to Adolf Hitler actually came from a woman, scientists at the University of Connecticut concluded. Read more

Hitler Skull Fragment Belonged to Female : Discovery News

Posted Fri Jul 31, 2009 04:48 AM ET

A piece of skull with a bullet hole through it that Russian officials claimed belonged to Adolf Hitler actually came from a woman, scientists at the University of Connecticut concluded. Read more

Second 'Virgin Birth' Documented in Shark : Discovery News

Posted Fri Oct 10, 2008 09:07 AM ET

The first documented virgin shark birth seemed like an odd miracle, but now a second female has become pregnant sans daddy, adding to the evidence that female sharks don't always need a male to conceive, according to a new study. Read more

Bigfoot DNA Dubbed Scam, Believers Undaunted : Discovery Channel

Posted Sat Aug 16, 2008 07:31 AM ET

Two Georgia men say they have found Bigfoot and have his DNA, as others cry hoax. Read more

Calif. Firefighters Get Help From NASA Drone : Discovery Channel

Posted Tue Jul 15, 2008 05:58 AM ET

As more than 300 wildfires rage across California, an unmanned drone designed by NASA is helping firefighters in the field. Read more

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Posted Wed May 14, 2008 08:41 AM ET

Baleen whales fly through water like steely torpedos, thanks to a highly unusual ribcage. Read more

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Posted Mon Feb 11, 2008 12:02 PM ET

Arsenic poisoning wasn't behind Napoleon Bonaparte's early death, conclude Italian researchers. Read more

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Posted Fri Oct 19, 2007 11:05 AM ET

A new technique using microscopic ocean organisms could lead to cheaper, greener methods for producing iridescent cosmetics, paints and olographic plastics. Read more