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Is Sex Addiction Real, or Just an Excuse for Bad Behavior?
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Why did this lioness kill the father of her cubs?
A lioness at a US zoo has killed the father of her three cubs in their pen - an incident experts say is shocking and unprecedented.
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Nasa photographs rectangular iceberg
Nasa has released a striking photo of a rectangular iceberg floating in the Weddell Sea off Antarctica.
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‘TOO LATE TO FLEE’: ‘Worst storm ever’ smashes into US
FLORIDA residents have been told it is now too late to evacuate as Hurricane Michael, the strongest to hit the state, makes landfall.
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Urgent action needed to avoid climate disaster, key UN report warns
Preventing an extra single degree of heat could make a life-or-death difference in the next few decades for multitudes of people and ecosystems on this fast-warming planet, an international panel of scientists reported Sunday.
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Wild weather: Hurricanes, tsunamis and quakes threaten millions
A POWERFUL series of quakes, hurricanes, tsunamis and other storm systems are rattling the globe in the wake of almost a thousands deaths in Indonesia.
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Researchers uncover more on hitchhiking cat-eyed snake
IT’S not a fictitious scene from a movie — it’s a real life occurrence happening now and some predict a scary “cataclysm”.
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A vast wall in Antarctica could slow rising seas, but some scientists are wary of the idea
Engineering glaciers could slow sea-level rise at the source.
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Death Toll Rises as Florence Drenches Carolinas
Tropical Storm Florence continued to soak the Carolinas Saturday as it lumbered across the region, claiming more than a dozen lives and stranding hundreds of people in floodwaters.
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Cancers 'rising around the world'
There will be 18.1 million new cases of cancer and 9.6 million people will die with the disease this year worldwide, a report predicts.
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Harvard professor slams coconut oil as ‘pure poison’
A HARVARD professor has slammed the use of coconut oil, saying the consumption of the product is like eating poison.
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How to eat your way to a flat stomach — and stop bloating for good
BLOATING and stomach aches are easy enough to fix if you eat the right foods. Follow these tips to create a healthy gut.
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Mendocino Complex Fire now largest in California history
The record for the largest wildfire in California history fell on Monday after just eight months as the Mendocino Complex Fire passed the Thomas Fire, from last December, to set the new mark for most acres burned.
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"It Beats You Up And Scars You": This Is What It's Like To Fight California's Relentless Wildfires
As the state's wildfire seasons get longer and more devastating, firefighters are adjusting to a new and "frightening" normal.
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500 Buildings Have Been Destroyed As A Deadly Wildfire Tears Through A Northern California City
Among the losses were the homes of firefighters working in the area, as well as the Redding police chief.
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Liquid water 'lake' revealed on Mars
Researchers have found evidence of an existing body of liquid water on Mars.
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Japan: Deadly heat wave continues as temp hits record 41.4C near Tokyo
A government survey published last year found only around 42% of public elementary and middle schools had air conditioning, and most apartment buildings do not have centralized climate control systems.
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Lava flies through roof of Hawaii tour boat, injuring 23
An explosion sent lava crashing through the roof of a tour boat off Hawaii's Big Island, injuring 23 people on Monday, officials said.
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Lions eat 'rhino poachers' on South African game reserve
At least two suspected rhino poachers have been mauled to death and eaten by lions on a South African game reserve, officials say.
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How bogong moths migrate thousands of miles using the Earth's magnetic field
The insect has stumped scientists for years
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