Topic: NATURE - on March 25, 2010 at 12:00:00 PM CET
Taste testing the world's hottest pepper
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Topic: PHOTO - on March 25, 2010 at 11:51:00 AM CET
Rock photographer Jim Marshall dies at 74
Music photographer Jim Marshall, who spent more than a half-century capturing rock-and-roll legends including the Beatles, Bob Dylan and Janis Joplin at work and in repose, has died. He was 74.
Marshall's death in New York City was confirmed Wednesday by Aaron Zych, a manager at the Morrison Hotel Galleries, which hosted one of the photographer's last exhibits.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on March 25, 2010 at 11:49:00 AM CET
Police seize tiger from gallery
It was seized by police over allegations that it was on sale illegally.
The exhibit, which was on display at SHOWstudio gallery in Mayfair, has now been impounded by Scotland Yard’s Wildlife Crime Unit, while they investigate.
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Topic: NATURE - on March 25, 2010 at 11:48:00 AM CET
Chemical From Plastic Water Bottles Found Throughout Oceans
A survey of 200 sites in 20 countries around the world has found that bisphenol A, a synthetic compound that mimics estrogen and is linked to developmental disorders, is ubiquitous in Earth’s oceans.
Bisphenol A, or BPA, is found mostly in shatter-proof plastics and epoxy resins. Most people have trace amounts in their bodies, likely absorbed from food containers. Its hormone-mimicking properties make it a potent endocrine system disruptor.
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