Strange life-forms found deep in a mine point to vast 'underground Galapagos'

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“The rock-eating, sulfur-breathing microbes have scientists wondering what other strange creatures dwell deep below Earth's surface.”

By Corey S. Powell Something odd is stirring in the depths of Canada's Kidd Mine. The zinc and copper mine, 350 miles northwest of Toronto, is the deepest spot ever explored on land and the reservoir of the oldest known water. And yet 7,900 feet below the surface, in perpetual darkness and in...

CDC warns about e-cigarette use after rise in vaping-related deaths

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“Five deaths from vaping-related illnesses have been confirmed.”

By Erika Edwards A severe and puzzling lung disease linked to electronic cigarettes and other vaping devices has doctors across the country scrambling to diagnose and care for patients struggling to breathe. On Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the number of...

This wormlike robot is made to wriggle through the human brain

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“Experts say the device could ultimately be a "quantum leap" in treating strokes.”

By David Freeman Scientists have developed a robotic device that could transform the treatment for strokes, which each year strike 795,000 Americans and kill 140,000. It’s a wormlike robot designed to wend its way through the maze of tiny blood vessels inside the human brain to break up the...

Women sue Lyft saying not enough done to protect them from sexual assault by drivers

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“"The message to the driver is, 'No one is watching you. You can do what you want,'"”

By EDITH HONAN Last December, a woman named Kim was out celebrating a friend's graduation from nursing school and her own 25th birthday. She called a Lyft to ensure "a responsible and safe way home." Instead, she said she was assaulted by her driver. Interested in Lyft? The driver would...

Conversion therapy crusader has something to say: He's gay

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““Conversion therapy is not just a lie, but it’s very harmful,” said McKrae Game, a South Carolinian who founded one of the nation's biggest ex-gay...”

SPARTANBURG, S.C. - A South Carolina man who founded one of the nation's biggest conversion therapy ministries has something to say: he's gay. The Post and Courier reports Hope for Wholeness founder McKrae Game came out of the closet this summer, nearly two years after he was fired from the...

Salma Hayek shows off bikini body on beach trip to celebrate turning 53

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““I haven’t done an-y-thing,” she admitted at the time. “I don’t know how to explain it.””

Actress Salma Hayek showed off her physique with a fun beach snap to celebrate her 53 birthday. On Monday the actress seemingly wanted to commemorate the occasion by showing off her body and how well it looks after all these years. The “Frida” star took to Instagram where she posed on the beach...

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover detects 'unusually high' levels of methane

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“Living organisms can give off methane, but so can rocks.”

By David Freeman In a finding that has renewed talk about the possibility of life on Mars, NASA's Curiosity rover has detected "unusually high" levels of methane on the Red Planet. Methane is an odorless, colorless gas that can be produced by simple geological processes as well as by microbes...

Boston's Straight Pride Parade is a deranged veneration of toxic masculinity nobody asked for

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“From the cosplay contest to the official hip hop artist, a look at the bizarre group courting mockery to make sure people know they're straight.”

By Jonathan Krieger The Straight Pride Parade is coming to Boston on Saturday, the brainchild of three straight men convinced that they are the victims of oppression. Apparently, the same kind of individuals who spent the last election complaining that everyone-gets-a-trophy millennials are...

Robert F. Kennedy assassin Sirhan Sirhan stabbed in prison

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“Sirhan, who was convicted in the 1968 shooting death of the Democratic presidential candidate, is serving a life sentence in a California prison.”

By Dennis Romero The man convicted of killing Robert F. Kennedy was injured Friday in a stabbing in a California prison, officials said. NBC San Diego confirmed the attack on Sirhan Bishara Sirhan, 75, citing law enforcement sources. "There was an assault on an inmate on Friday, August 30 at...

A 'gay gene'? It's complicated, according to new research on same-sex behavior

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“The study released by "Science" looked at nearly half a million people and is the largest of its kind.”

By Associated Press CHICAGO — The largest study of its kind found new evidence that genes contribute to same-sex sexual behavior, but it echoes research that says there are no specific genes that make people gay. The genome-wide research on DNA from nearly half a million U.S. and U.K. adults...