Weirdest Science Stories of 2006

It's been a wild and wacky year in the world of science. Researchers from across the globe have put their heads together and made some amazing discoveries this year. From inventing a cloak of partial invisibility to detecting another parting of the Red Sea, the world of science got a little bit weirder. Take a look at the top 10 weirdest science stories of 2006.

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