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In 1980, workers in a Las Vegas hospital were suspended because they bet on when patients would die.

The results show small genetic differences among whale sharks, which indicates that their population is global.

DNA Reveals Whale Shark Habitats : Discovery News

At the beginning of this study the lab spent a year identifying genetic sequences unique to whale sharks.

May 27, 2010 - An experimental aircraft has set a record for hypersonic flight, flying more than 3 minutes at Mach 6 -- six times the speed of sound.

USAF Vehicle Breaks Record for Hypersonic Flight : Discovery News

Aug. 30, 2010 -- Love Plus is an open-ended "communication game" with basic voice recognition software and a screen clock that keeps real time to make players feel like they are really sharing their life with a girlfriend.

Resort Attracts Men With Virtual Girlfriends : Discovery News

Oct. 16, 2010 - Armenia on Saturday launched the world's longest cable car line, a 3.5-mile engineering feat that spans a spectacular gorge to the country's ancient Tatev monastery.

World's Longest Cable Car Line Debuts : Discovery News

Jan. 15, 2012 -- This artist's impression of the reentring Phobos-Grunt probe shows the ruptured fuel tanks ablaze as it tumbles through the atmosphere.

Dead Russian Mars Probe Reenters Over the Pacific : Discovery News

Watch what happens when Stephen Fry and zoologist Mark Carwardine encounter a fat, flightless Kakapo parrot in New Zealand.