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Etchings: Ooh what a Ness

A scientific survey of the waters of Loch Ness begs the question: Was Nessie a victim of global warming, or a figment of our imaginations? Geneticist Neil Gemmell of Otago University led the New Zealand team of scientists along the shores of the Scottish lake and acquired samples to test. […]

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Etchings: Forget Burning Man, Let’s Do Alienstock

After Facebook removed the Storm Area 51 — They Can’t Stop All of Us event, which had over two million people sign up, one of its organizers is planning a real-life festival called Alienstock. Mathew Roberts was propositioned by Arkansas college student Brock Daily to hold a festival in Rachel, […]

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Etchings: The Highlights of the California scenery

The people of Twentynine Palms, Calif., just north of Joshua Tree National Park, caught one heckuva light show this year. A video surfaced on Youtube from Californian Cody Kennedy. Kennedy, who runs an animal-themed Youtube channel, captured a long bar of lights in the sky as the tried to capture […]