A letter by Francis Crick, the co-discoverer of DNA, outlining the Nobel Prize-winning achievement to his young son is expected to fetch as much as US$2 million when it is auctioned by Christie's...
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An adult colossal squid (skw-id), with eyes as big as dinner plates and razor-sharp hooks on its tentacles, has been caught by a New Zealand fishing crew.
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