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Mongolian Death Worm: Legendary Creepy-Crawly Desert Killer

Mongolia, a land of mystery. Where the grave of great warrior king Genghis Khan, who created an empire stretching from the Baltic and Black to the Bering seas, remains undiscovered. Where the national dish has become Mongolian barbecue, the stir-fry buffet variety invented in the United States. And where giant, scarlet...

Skywatchers' Delight: Partial Solar Eclipse on the Horizon

Skywatchers take note: The first partial solar eclipse of 2011 arrives Tuesday morning. The Jan. 4 eclipse will be visible -- weather permitting -- in Europe, northern Africa and central Asia, but North America will miss out on the show. The eclipse will be visible first in northern Algeria. It moves to Western Europe,...

Coal May Be Behind China's Monster Traffic Jam

(Aug. 25) -- China's surging appetite for coal may be behind the nightmarish traffic jam outside Beijing that's now in Day 12. The jam has seen thousands of vehicles backed up along a 60-mile-long stretch of road between Inner Mongolia and Beijing. Motorists have reported travel times of up to five days to get through the...

Anchorage Police: Don't Tase the Bears (It's for Your Own Good)

(Aug. 4) -- Now, kids, it's time for a little lesson in common sense: If you use a Taser on a bear, you need a rather efficient exit strategy, because the second it wears off or you let go, it might get up and maul and possibly eat you. That's what Anchorage, Alaska, police are telling the public today, after the July 22...

Surprise: Gary Danielson Upset at Tebow Diss

Raise your hand if you saw a Gary Danielson hissy fit coming after the Tebow Child was inexplicably passed over for the Heisman by a guy with 18 more touchdown passes than he has. Okay, that's everyone. Cue fit. Danielson is talking about Tebow losing the award despite being first on the most ballots: Well, because it's a...

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Foreign Leader Joins Battle Over Dinosaur Skeleton

A fossilized dinosaur that was once at the top of its food chain is now caught in the jaws of a legal battle over whether or not its remains can be sold in the United State.

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06/02/12 Travel Challenge: Great rail trips Source: Perth News EXPERIENCE the ever-changing scenery along the Trans-Mongolian route from China through Mongolia and into Russia in a tailor-made 12-day rail journey priced from $3395 a person, twin share.
06/01/12 Parties agree to cooperate in dinosaur dispute Source: ABC - WTEN 10 - Albany NY The Mongolian government and a Dallas-based auction house have agreed to cooperate to try to resolve their dispute over a dinosaur fossil that was sold despite a court order.
06/01/12 Hazy days: Berkeley lab tackles pollution in Mongolia Source: PhysOrg.com The scientists are working with the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), a U.S. foreign aid agency, to improve air quality in the capital city by lowering emissions from outdated stoves and boilers.
05/31/12 Mongolia is not yet the next Qatar Source: Today Online - Singapore Mongolia, endowed with vast resources and growing at 17 per cent, has a gold-rush atmosphere.
05/31/12 Hazy Days: Berkeley Lab Tackles Pollution in Mongolia Source: Berkeley Lab Scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) are known for designing high-efficiency cookstoves for Darfur and Ethiopia.