Dinosaur flatulence may have warmed Earth
In a major new climate finding, researchers have calculated that dinosaur flatulence could have put enough methane into the atmosphere to warm the planet during the hot, wet Mesozoic era.
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Tsunami football found in Alaska
Rogue driver takes cop on wild ride
Taste testers deployed to sample gas leak fish
Scotland has called in taste testers to sample the fish found near the site of Total's North Sea gas leak, an unusual gastronomic exercise intended to provide reassurance to Scottish seafood lovers
Baby does runner from bath
'Miracle' cat survives 19-storey fall
A veterinarian says acting like a flying squirrel may have saved a cat from serious injury in a 19-storey plunge from a Boston high rise.
Taxi driver returns half a million in forgotten gold
A Thai taxi driver has returned gold worth $US450,000 ($NZ546,000) to a customer who left the jewellery behind three days earlier.
Boy (8) takes sister (5) on joyride
Police in Ogden, Utah, say an 8-year-old boy took his 5-year-old sister on a drive in the middle of the night and crashed the family minivan.
Nobody was hurt.
Tiniest town in US up for auction
What's advertised as the smallest town in the United States goes up for auction next month.
Man dies trying to set buried alive record
A Sri Lankan man has died while trying to set a record for the longest time spent buried alive, police say.