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Facebook and Twitter are more addictive than cigarettes or alcohol, study finds
A new study suggests that social networking services such as Facebook and Twitter are more difficult to resist than cigarettes or alcohol.
Source: FOX

Bears at Play, Key for Survival
Hungry wild polar bear prefers playing with a chained sled dog to eating it. It sounds like a paradox. How could play ? defined as ?apparently purposeless activity that?s fun to do and pleasurable? ? be vital for grim survival in such an often random...
Source: ABC

Verizon to set up streaming service with Redbox
Challenging Netflix, Verizon says it will start a video streaming service later this year in cooperation with Redbox and its DVD rental kiosks.
Source: FOX

Russian scientists reach buried Antarctic Lake Vostok
A group of Russian scientists in Antarctica has succeeded in drilling to a lake buried two miles beneath the icy landmass, Russian news service Ria Novosti reported -- following a week of radio silence from the team that had some scratching their heads.
Source: FOX

US researchers discover 'Shieldcroc,' dating back 95 million years
A new species of prehistoric crocodile that dates back 95 million years ago has been identified by a University of Missouri researcher.
Source: FOX

Google Earth update erases underwater 'Atlantis'
A Google Earth map that raised rumors of the lost city of Atlantis has gotten a much-needed update, ridding the seafloor of a gridlike pattern that some vigilant users suspected were sunken streets from the mythological underwater city.
Source: FOX

Zuckerberg warns banks to keep quiet, sources say
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has sent a warning around Wall Street recently, telling the banks involved in his company's $100 billion IPO to stop leaking juicy tidbits to the media.
Source: FOX

Mock astronauts wanted for mission to Mars ... in Hawaii
If you've ever dreamed of becoming an astronaut and have four months to spare, you might have the "right stuff" to fly to Mars ? well, sort of.
Source: FOX

U.S. researchers discover new species of crocodile dubbed 'Shieldcroc' dating back 95 million years
A new species of prehistoric crocodile that dates back 95 million years ago has been identified by a University of Missouri researcher.
Source: FOX

Website can find your exact location with your phone number
In the battle for privacy on the Internet, even the most helpful tools designed to fight bank fraud and even find missing children could be used for much more nefarious purposes.
Source: FOX