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Scientists grow date palm tree using 2000 year old seed

It's lovely," Dr. Sarah Sallon said of the date palm, whose parents may have provided food for the besieged Jews at Masada some 2,000 years ago. The little tree was sprouted in 2005 from a seed recovered from Masada.

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Stingiest Sippers: The 10 Most Fuel-Efficient Cars in the US

Your leanest and greenest weapons with which to battle the $4 gallon

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Must Watch: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Trailer!

The very first trailer for David Fincher's The Curious Case of Benjamin Button has finally debuted online! This first played in front of showings of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, so I'm sure most people have at least seen it once, but you must watch it again.

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Study: Naps > Coffee, Good Night's Sleep to Combat Tiredness

You probably know how it goes. You've just had lunch and you're back at your desk. 3pm rolls around and home time is still some way off. Then the yawns start and all you can think about is curling up under your desk for a sleep.

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Why walking a little can go a long way

What if there was something simple you could do every day that would burn calories, be good for your heart, and help you stay young. You'd do it, right?

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Spider-Man: Web of Shadows GAme Preview

Shaba Games believes that their fall-launching Spider-Man: Web of Shadows will be a breakthrough. The team's solution to the game series' stagnation largely consists of implementing tricks they've learned in the company's previous 11 years of development.

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Ken Griffey becomes sixth member of the 600 homer club

Hooray, Ken Griffey did it, he his 600th home run, completing his long ascent and becoming the sixth player in history to reach that milestone. Griffey joined Barry Bonds, Hank Aaron, Babe Ruth, Willie Mays and Sammy Sosa, and eclipses Barry and Sammy whose legacies in baseball are destined to be discussed with the steroid and corking eras.

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Norway's Think to Produce, Sell Small Electric Cars in U.S.

Norway's Think Global AS, with backing from U.S. venture capital investors, plans to produce and sell a small all-electric car in the U.S. that could go as far as 110 miles when fully charged – fresh evidence that the race to woo American consumers with electric cars is heating up and drawing interest from the same investors that helped build Silic

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BMW’s Hydrogen Car Cleans The Air as You Drive

The vehicle was unveiled at last month’s SAE Congress in Detroit. BMW stole the spotlight with its hydrogen-powered 7-series sedan that emits less carbon monoxide than is present in its environment. The car’s engine breaks down and converts carbon monoxide, essentially cleaning the air as it is driven.

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World's First Production Hydrogen Hybrid Available This Fall

A company has finally gone and built the controversial hydrogen hybrid system into what appears to be a true production car. Not only that, the car looks, well, stunning… to put it mildly. Stats: 40 mpg, 0-60 mph in 3.5 sec. If the hydrogen hybrid system has truly been built into a production car, it would kind of put the kibosh on any naysayers.

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Chrysler Announces that All Its Cars will come in Hybrid

Speaking to reporters Chrysler’s Vice Chairman Jim Press announced that the every model will be offered as a hybrid. This may be speculation, but reflects the times. More Car News coverage in CarNews360.com. In a previous interview with a Detroit Newspaper, Chrysler made news saying it “absolutely” expects to provide a hybrid or diesel variants of all their car models.

Bob Dylan Endorses Obama

Now Bob Dylan - has endorsed Obama - has backed the Illinois senator to do for modern America what the generation before did in the 1960s - Says He 'Redefines Politics'. In an exclusive interview with The Times, Dylan gives a ringing endorsement to Mr Obama, the first ever black presidential candidate.

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