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This is the most important traditional Chinese holiday, and it is typified by dragon and lion dances, fireworks, food and family.

Take a look at the cultural and historical significance of Chinese New year.

ScienceDaily (Feb. 13, 2010) Yale University scientists have streamlined the process for synthesizing a family of compounds with the potential to kill cancer and other diseased cells, and have found that they represent a unique category of anti-cancer agents. Their discovery appears in this week's online edition of the Journal of the American Chemical Society.

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ScienceDaily (Dec. 23, 2009) More than a hundred years after its discovery, the limbs and vertebrae of a fossil have been pulled off the shelf at the American Museum of Natural History to revise the view of early carnivore lifestyles.
Carnivores -- currently a diverse group of mostly meat-eating mammals like bears, cats, raccoons, seals, and hyenas -- had been considered arboreal in their early evolutionary history.
But now that the skeleton of 'Miacis' uintensis has been unpacked from its matrix of sandstone, it is clear that some early carnivores were built to walk on the ground at least part of the time. The new research is published this month in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology.

Whether you're planning a winter vacation to a warm destination or to visit friends and family, experts advise booking your travels as soon as possible. There are many opportunities you can take advantage of when you book your vacation package early.

Besides getting away from the hustle and bustle and looking forward to your vacation, check out the many other reasons to book early.

Specimens from one of the world's most spectacularly varied fossil forests can be seen here on a 7,470-acre site that encompasses prehistoric swamp and lake beds repeatedly inundated by lava. Felled trees from the dense forests of the Miocene Epochnot just the ginkgo for which the park is named, but some 200 other specieswere preserved beneath the solidified basalt, gradually turning to brilliantly colored stone as mineral deposits replaced their cell structure. Ice Age erosion brought them to light again.

At Life.FamilyEducation.com, you'll find information for parents on every aspect of family life. Browse our resources on child health, child development, nutrition for kids and teens, fitness for the whole family, and child safety. You'll also find information on social and emotional issues, like child discipline, communicating with your kids, teaching good behavior, and building your child's self-esteem. Don't miss our tips on family travel, vacations, and family finance!

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