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Why Your Credit Card Won't Work In Europe

Posted by Jesse Emspak Fri Apr 6, 2012 12:25 PM ET | 0

Credit cards with magnetic strips are not popular in Europe because it's too easy to forge them. Read more

Future Zoos to Have Woolly Mammoths and Tiger Robots

Posted Fri Feb 17, 2012 12:52 PM ET | 0

Would you go to the zoo to see a cloned wooly mammoth? Zoos are trying to figure out the future of their industry, and the ideas are big. Read more

Who Wants a Teacup Mammoth?

Posted by Trace Dominguez Fri Dec 9, 2011 04:31 PM ET | 0

Our most commented stories this week were about the ethics of cloning, spying and the psychology of killing. Read more

Mystery Behind Virgin Births Explained

Posted by Jennifer Viegas Fri Oct 14, 2011 02:30 PM ET | 0

An eastern diamond rattlesnake gives birth five years after mating. How does she swing it? Read more

Realistic Replica Face Masks Are Creepy

Posted by Christina Ortiz Wed Oct 12, 2011 11:57 AM ET | 0

Photographs of a face are taken from different positions and printed in three dimensions on vinyl resin. Read more

Cloned Cows to Produce Human-Like Milk

Posted Fri Jun 10, 2011 02:42 PM ET | 0

Adding two genes raises the nutritional value of the cow's milk. Read more

Petri Dish Brain Has 'Short-term Memory'

Posted by Nic Halverson Thu Jun 2, 2011 08:20 AM ET | 0

Microbrain composed of embryonic rat neurons has 12 seconds of memory. Read more

Could Cloning Tech Resurrect the Mammoth?

Posted Mon Jan 17, 2011 02:59 PM ET | 0

The long-extinct pachyderm could be back to life in five years time. Read more

Camel Breeding Goes High-Tech

Posted Fri Oct 1, 2010 09:04 AM ET | 0

The UAE now has the most advanced camel research centers in the world. Read more

Cloning Has Terrible Trade-Offs

Posted by Larry O'Hanlon Wed Aug 18, 2010 08:15 AM ET | 0

Self-cloning aspens may seem to have the secret to immortal life, but research shows cloning has its limits. Read more

Cloned Cow Meat Enters Food Chain

Posted Thu Aug 5, 2010 08:08 AM ET | 0

An investigation in Britain about milk from a cloned cow entering the market revealed that beef from bull had also followed suit. Read more

Genetically Modified Eucalyptus Trees Ignite Controversy

Posted by Zahra Hirji Wed Jun 9, 2010 07:34 PM ET | 0

A paper company genetically modified the Eucalyptus tree, an aggressive invasive plant, to withstand colder temperatures. Read more

Genetically Modified Eucalyptus Trees Ignite Controversy

Funky Foods

Posted by Zahra Hirji Tue Jun 1, 2010 04:13 PM ET | 0

Israeli farmers are redefining our perception of food with mini watermelons and worm-shaped berries. Read more

LIFE in the News

Posted Mon Mar 22, 2010 07:45 AM ET

Catch up on the latest news about the animals in Discovery Channel's "LIFE" series. Read more

Fossilized Eggshells Yield DNA

Posted by Jennifer Viegas Tue Mar 9, 2010 07:01 PM ET | 0

These ancient DNA samples could open the door to cloning long-extinct species. Read more

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