Is it us or was April one big whip-crack of a news cycle?

Shooting spree. Imus mouthing off. Baldwin voice mails. Rosie inviting The Donald to canibalize her.

You know it’s been a wild news month when when the genetic parentage of Anna Nicole Smith’s baby - you remember that name from all the way back in February, right? - barely cracks the top headlines of the month.

With that in mind, here is what might have missed your news radar in April. Let’s hope May is a little more sane.

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Scientists have discovered a way by which they can convert A, B and AB-type blood groups into O-type blood. The technique could lead to a dramatic increase in the worldwide stocks of blood available for transfusion.

In Case You Missed It: Bloody good news

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After laying their eggs, sea turtles travel hundreds of miles to return to traditional sites where they forage for food.

In Case You Missed It: Egg-celent instincts

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Only 18 percent of employers in the United States have a strategy to recruit older workers, while just 28 percent of U.S. employers report having a strategy to retain older employees.

In Case You Missed It: Hope I get hired before I get old

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A middle school’s environment can dampen - or exacerbate - violent or disruptive tendencies of aggressive young teens.

In Case You Missed It: Well, I don’t feel tardy.

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A new species of fish was discovered after a volcanic eruption on the French island of Réunion killed hundreds of fish. The scientists discovered the fish floating belly-up in the ocean, killed by rising water temperatures after molten lava poured into the sea.

In Case You Missed It: Hey, look. Seafood.

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Owls try to sound more macho by lowering the tone of their hoots.

In Case You Missed It: Quiennes mas macho?

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A team of European astronomers announced that they found a new planet circling a comparatively nearby star in the constellation Libra, that, like Earth, orbits a comfortable distance from its sun, maintains a surface temperature somewhere between 32 and 104 degrees Fahrenheit and could harbor surface water.

In Case You Missed It: Someone alert Interplanet Janet

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Scientists have discovered how to use a beam of light to bend and move soapy water, a significant discovery because it involves moving a body or mass of liquid with a laser rather than moving an individual particle of liquid.

In Case You Missed It: It’s bubblicious

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A survey of 25,000 Americans by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions in Baltimore found that 62 percent said they do not eat any fruit on a typical day, and 25 percent said they do not eat vegetables. All told, 11 percent ate the recommended number of servings of fruits and vegetables, they found.

In Case You Missed It: You want fries with that?

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When it comes to using the Internet to plan trips, 42 million women research and plan travel online compared with 40 million men. Age-wise, the top demographic for planning vacations online is the 45+ age group (40.1 million), followed by 35-44 (30 million) and 55+ (19.5 million).

In Case You Missed It: Take a little trip and see

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An undersea mineral chimney emitting hot, iron-darkened water that attracts unusual marine life – including a possible new species of jellyfish - has been discovered at about 8,500 feet underwater by an expedition currently exploring a section of volcanic ridge along the Pacific Ocean floor off Costa Rica.

In Case You Missed It: Pass the jellyfish, please

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Smithsonian scientists have discovered a place in the eastern Pacific Ocean off the coast of Panama in which approximately 50 percent of the organisms found in some groups are new to science.

In Case You Missed It: Didn’t think of looking here, did you?

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The 8,500 warriors, horses and other figures in China’s terracotta army contain different pollen compositions, scientists have discovered, a finding which could help locate the long-sought kilns where the clay figures were made.

In Case You Missed It: Terracotta da vida, baby

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Scientists have discovered that a type of spider which is common in Florida caresses and snuggles its young.

In Case You Missed It: As long as there’s no spooning, we won’t object