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Bizarre Ancient Crocodile Fossils Found

Posted: 11/19/09 2:54PM
Filed Under: Top NewsScience & TechAmazing DiscoveriesAncient Finds

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WASHINGTON (AP) - A 20-foot-long crocodile with three sets of fangs — like wild boar tusks — roamed parts of northern Africa millions of years ago, researchers reported Thursday.

Severe Vaccine Reactions Rare: Health Chief

Posted: 11/17/09 3:34PM
Filed Under: CanadaTop NewsScience & TechSwine Flu Outbreak

Out of 6.6 million H1N1 vaccinations, there have been 36 reported serious adverse reactions to the vaccine in Canada and one suspected death as of Nov. 7, says the chief public health officer.

Twins Joined at Head Successfully Separated

Posted: 11/17/09 9:14AM
Filed Under: WorldMedical NewsMedical Stories

A team of 16 surgeons and nurses successfully concluded 25 hours of delicate surgery Tuesday to separate twin Bangladeshi girls who had been joined at their heads, sharing blood vessels and brain tissue.

Australian Surgeons Work to Separate Conjoined Twins

Posted: 11/16/09 10:07AM
Filed Under: WorldMedical NewsMedical Stories

A team of Australian surgeons were working Monday, Nov. 16, 2009, on a delicate and complicated surgery to separate Trishna, left, from her conjoined twin sister, Krishna, who are joined at the top of the head. (AP Photo/Royal Children's Hospital Melbourn
A team of Australian surgeons were working Monday, Nov. 16, 2009, on a delicate and complicated surgery to separate Trishna, left, from her conjoined twin sister, Krishna, who are joined at the top of the head. (AP Photo/Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne)

Two-year-old Bangladeshi orphans, Trishna and Krishna, share parts of their skull, brain tissue and blood flow. On Monday, Australian doctors worked to separate the sisters in a delicate and complicated surgery.

NASA's Moon Crash Reveals 'Lots of Water'

Posted: 11/14/09 10:57AM
Filed Under: Top NewsScience & TechAmazing Discoveries

NASA discovers water on the moon.
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It turns out there's lots of water on the moon - at least near the lunar south pole. The discovery announced Friday comes from an analysis of data from a spacecraft NASA intentionally crashed into the moon last month.

Illness Could Turn Little Girl to Stone

Posted: 11/14/09 10:52AM
Filed Under: Top NewsScience & Tech

A 5-year-old English girl is battling a very rare illness that threatens to turn her body into a rock.