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• THURSDAY 7. MARCH, 2013
• 18:11 KKK Hood or Blanket? How Expectation Misleads

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  A report of a Ku Klux Klan sighting at an Ohio campus was likely a case of mistaken identity. But why? ->  

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• 17:17 Quiz Reveals Likelihood You'll Be Dead By 2023

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  People over 50 can take a quiz to find out their odds of meeting their maker in the next ten years. ->  

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• 17:00 Russia Finds 'New Bacteria' in Antarctic Lake

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  Russian scientists believe they have found a wholly new type of bacteria in the subglacial Lake Vostok in Antarctica.  

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• 16:32 Bumble Bees at Risk, While Others Thrive

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  A study of 30,000 bees from 438 species over 140 years in the northeast US shows that bumbles are in trouble, southern bees are moving in and exotic species are on the rise. ->  

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• 16:20 Stone-Age Skeletons Unearthed in Sahara Desert

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  The skeletons date between 8,000 and 4,200 years ago, meaning the burial place was used for millennia.  

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• 16:07 Sharks Along Florida Coast Cause Beach Closures

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  Tens of thousands of sharks have been spotted migrating along the Florida coast, causing beach closures. ->  

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• 16:05 3D-Printed Skull Implant Ready for Operation

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  The FDA has approved a process for printing skull bone replacements, which could benefit hundreds of patients per month.  

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• 15:53 1st African American Man Dates Back 338,000 Years

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  A miniscule bit of DNA from an African American man now living in South Carolina has been traced back 338,000 years. ->  

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• 14:30 Evidence Oceans Flowed on 'Snowball Earth'

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  When ice possibly swathed the entire world, the oceans underneath may have nevertheless surprisingly churned.  

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• 13:00 'Hairy' Visitor: How to Observe Comet Panstarrs

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  As Comet Panstarrs makes its debut in Northern Hemisphere skies, it will be a naked eye celestial object -- here's how YOU could see it.  

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• 12:59 Comet Pan-STARRS Invades Northern Skies

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  It’s been a long time coming, but Comet Pan-STARRS, the first of two comets expected to grace Earth’s skies this year, will be visible in the northern hemisphere just after twilight beginning Thursday.  

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• 12:30 School Gardens Plant Seeds of Healthy Eating

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  Children show an increased willingness to try new foods after they had grown and cooked them in a school-based kitchen and gardening program.  

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• 11:00 Why Sinkholes Are Eating Florida

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  Sinkholes are an increasingly deadly risk in Florida, due primarily to the region's geology.  

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• 09:51 More Americans 'Alarmed' about Global Warming

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  The percentage of Americans who dismiss the reality of climate change has dropped in half from 2010 to 2012, while those who are "alarmed" have risen by 60 percent. ->  

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• 01:00 The Earliest Dogs: Photos

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  A pointer named 'Major' was identified this week as being the first known modern breed of dog. See photos of other early dog breeds.  

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• WEDNESDAY 6. MARCH, 2013
• 22:48 Who Will Be the Next Pope?

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  Which cardinals are on the short list to head the church -- and which are on the black list? ->  

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• 22:00 Rare Kissing Octopus Unveiled For the First Time

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  Unlike other octopus species, Larger Pacific Striped Octopuses mate in an intimate clinch with their beaks and suckers pressed against each other.  

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• 22:00 Steer a Spaceship with Your Brain

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  A collaborative brain-computer interface pushes the limits of control.  

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• 21:00 'Yeti' Robot Finds Cracks in Antarctic Ice

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  Meet Yeti, a faithful rover of the robotic kind that sniffs out dangerous crevasses for convoys crossing the glaciers of Antarctica and Greenland.  

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• 20:00 Half of Africa's Lions May Go Extinct in 40 Years

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  While nearly half of Africa's lion populations are facing extinction in the next several decades, fenced conservation parks could reverse the trend.  

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• 19:59 Tell Your Car to Play Your Favorite Song

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  Volvo teamed up with Spotify to launch a voice-activated, music-streaming service for your car. ->  

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• 19:25 Snowquester Storm: Photos

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  The latest winter storm dubbed snowquester by The Washington Post's Capital Weather Gang blog brought a mix of rain and snow to the nation's capital on March 6, 2013.  

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• 19:20 'NIghtmare' Bacteria a Growing Threat, Says CDC

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  Patients infected with this strain are left with potentially untreatable infections.  

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• 18:08 Lost Skier in Maine Follows Tracks to Rescue

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  A snowmobile rescuer finds a teenager lost for two days in poor viability. ->  

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• 18:03 Wha-? Ferrari Unveils a Hybrid Hottie

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  Ferrari's newest hypercar, LaFerrari, has a 950-horsepower, V-12 gas-electric engine.  

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