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New research proves conclusively that exposure to violent video games makes more aggressive, less caring kids -- regardless of their age, sex or culture.
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The remains of an extraordinary fossil unearthed in 67-million-year-old sediments from Gujarat, western India provide a rare glimpse at an unusual feeding behavior in ancient snakes.

