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Missing Genes Could Cause Laziness: Study

Laziness and lack of willingness to exercise may not just be down to the brain. A new study has found that a key gene in the body could play a significant role in providing energy, motivating people to exercise more.

Texas Wildfires 2011: 2 Dead, 1,000 Homes Destroyed [PHOTOS]

A burnt car sits in front of a house that has been razed to the ground as a wildfire burns out of control near Bastrop
A continuous drought that has caused billions in damage to Texas' agricultural industry shows no signs of yielding any time soon, as it is feeding wildfires that have claimed two lives and destroyed more than 1,000 homes. The brush fires have kept officials with the Texas Forestry Services busy on Sunday, as they responded to 63 new fires burning on more than 32,000 acres to include 22 new large fires.
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Nearly 40 Percent of Europeans Suffer Mental Illness

Europeans are plagued by mental and neurological illnesses, with almost 165 million people or 38 percent of the population suffering each year from a brain disorder such as depression, anxiety, insomnia or dementia, according to a large new study.
Burning Man 2011

Burning Man 2011: Photos from the Nevada Desert

The 25th Burning Man Festival came to an end Monday. Nearly 50,000 people gathered in Nevada's Black Rock, where they lived, partied and celebrated community, artwork, absurdity, decommodification and revelry for a week.
Typhoon Talas Pounds Japan with Rain, Flood, Landslide and Damages

Typhoon Talas Kills 29 in Western Japan

Typhoon Talas has killed 29 people in Western Japan as it unleashed record rainfall that triggered landslides and flooding. The typhoon, which is now downgraded to a tropical storm, was the worst to hit the country in seven years. As many as 56 people are missing as the typhoon caused widespread damage.
Pinwheel Supernova the Brightest Stellar Explosion of the Decade: Scientists

Pinwheel Supernova the Brightest Stellar Explosion of the Decade

Astronomers at the Mount Palomar Observatory in California has claimed that their robotic telescope has detected what could be regarded as the supernova of a generation - a type la of supernova that resulted from the violent explosion of an old star twenty-one million years ago.
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Small Plane Crash Kills 1, Starts Brush Fire

A small plane crashed near a rural California community on Sunday then burst into flames, killing one person and igniting a fast-moving brush fire that destroyed one home and evacuated almost 30 others.

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