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Barrios Unidos Offers Alternative to Gangs
Published: 2010-09-01 11:21:36Former gang members lead a healing circle as part of Barrios Unidos, a group that works to provide alternatives to gangs. Young people are encouraged to talk about their experiences in a safe environment. Jorge Ribas reports.
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Mystery Surrounds Solar Flare Event
Published: 2010-08-27 11:21:36Are mysterious particles shooting through Earth during solar flare events? Enough to disrupt the decay rate of radioactive material previously assumed to be constant? Discovery News' Ian O'Neill explains why scientists think that may be the case.
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Piranha 3D: Fact vs. Fiction
Published: 2010-08-20 11:21:36Piranha 3D unleashes the ravenous, toothy fish on unsuspecting spring breakers and moviegoers. But what are the facts behind the piranha's myth? Director Alex Aja talks to Jorge Ribas about his film's scaly star.
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Terror Bird Fought Like Muhammad Ali
Published: 2010-08-19 11:21:36New research reveals that terror birds - large, prehistoric carnivores that evolved alongside dinosaurs - hunted their prey with quick, opportunistic strikes. Trace Dominguez reports.
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Giant Squid Legend Lives
Published: 2010-08-18 11:21:36Inspiring authors and frightening sailors for centuries, the giant squid lurks somewhere between myth and reality. Zoologist Clyde Roper discusses the deep sea leviathan, separating fact from fiction.
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Sixgill Sharks Still a Mystery
Published: 2010-08-17 11:21:36Little is known about the elusive Sixgill Shark, but scientists are trying to change that. The Seattle Aquarium Sixgill Shark experts provide a primer on this elusive fish.
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Planetary Protection Officer
Published: 2010-08-16 11:21:36John D. Rummel protects Earth from alien life, as well as alien life from Earth.
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Caterpillars 'Gut Slide' to Get Around
Published: 2010-08-13 11:21:36Free-floating guts in caterpillars act like pistons helping the insects move. Researchers say this newly described form of locomotion, dubbed 'gut sliding,' could aid in the design of soft-bodied robots. Jorge Ribas reports.
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Flying Animals Captured in 3D
Published: 2010-08-12 11:21:36"Flydra," a new multi-camera, real-time, three-dimensional method of recording multiple flying animals, shows the minutest details of airborne insects. Click link at right to get the whole story. This movie shows various 2-D cameras tracking a fruit fly.
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Solar Flare Triggers Eruption on Sun
Published: 2010-08-02 11:21:36A solar eruption sends a wave of plasma hurtling towards Earth on August 1st, 2010. The event was captured by NASA satellites and explained by Discovery News Space Producer Ian O'Neill.
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