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Stories about: coca

The Newest Hummingbird Species, Threatened by Cocaine Production Besides being the smallest birds in the world (a Jamaican species, Mellisuga minima, is 6 cm (2.3 inch) long and weighs 2g), hummingbirds have also other peculiar characteristics, like the hovering ability, being the only birds species in the world able to move their wings equally forth and back. Now, to the about 40... 15 May 2007 09:55 GMT Cocaine, Investigated for Medical Use Coca is a bush growing naturally in northern Andes and indigenous people in the area have been chewing coca leaves as a mild stimulant for centuries. Coca tea is commonly served in its native region as a coffee surrogate. But the small fresh green leaves, collected in the fashion of green tea, are also manufactured i... 7 March 2007 09:42 GMT