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September 30th
- When's the Best Time to Get the Flu Vaccine?
- Dinosaurs Were Taller Than Thought
- Gene Mutation Linked to Male Infertility
- Space Station to Make Flyover on Yosemite's Birthday
- Knot in Mystery Ribbon at Solar System's Edge Unravels
- Scientists Stalk Mystery of Smelly 'Asparagus Urine'
- Electric Vehicles Face Charging Challenges
- Good Decision-Making Groups Need More Women, Not Geniuses
- What's Red and Brown and Looks Like a Huge Penguin?
- MIT Researcher Confirmed as Next NSF Director
- Stuxnet Cyberattack on Iran Arms Hackers with New Ideas
- Constant Battle as Brain Pits Right Hand Against Left
- Did UFOs Disarm Nuclear Weapons? And If So, Why?
- Earth's Rivers in 'Crisis State,' Report Concludes
- Sloppy Records Cast Galileo's Trial in New Light
September 29th
- Hurricane Season Marches on with Tropical Storm Nicole
- What's the strongest muscle in the human body?
- How Do Sailboats Sail into the Wind?
- I, Monkey: Test Subjects Recognize Their Mirror Images
- Planet's Life Odds '100 Percent,' Astronomer Says
- Drilling into a Volcano Aims to Help Predict Possible Catastrophe
- Idaho's Out-of-Place Sand Dunes Reveal Past Climates
- 'Lost' Letters Reveal Twists in Discovery of Double Helix
- Hate Your Height? Scientists Uncover Genes You Can Blame
- Stress Brings Out the Difference in Male, Female Brains
- Drilling into a Volcano Aims to Predict Possible Catastrophe
- Electric Car Therapy Could Cut U.S. Oil Addiction
- Contraception Device May Help Treat Endometrial Cancer
- 22% of World’s Plants Threatened with Extinction
September 28th
- American Scientists Unsure What Caused Mudslide in Mexico
- In Photos: Plants in Danger of Disappearing
- 5 Everyday Things That Are Radioactive
- 22% of World's Plants Threatened with Extinction
- Blood Tests Point to First Traces of Several Cancers
- Kelp Waits to Take Its Place in America's Stomachs
- Frog May Teach Humans How to Regrow Limbs
- Finding E.T. May Become Harder If Aliens Go Digital
- Surprisingly Old Viruses Retired Inside Bird Cells
- Epic Past of Highest Coastal Mountains Uncovered
- Mysterious, Rare Red Diamond on Display
- Malware Will Change the Face of Warfare
- SIM Card Crime Ring Arrested, Is Your Phone Safe?
- Bullies Throw Peanuts at Allergic Kids
- Most Americans' Antibodies Ready to Squash Swine Flu
- Stink Bugs Come Calling for a Nice Warm House
- Artificial Human Ovary Created
- Rx for Patients: Bad Words Can Have a Good Effect
- Veterans with PTSD Suffer More Medical Illnesses
September 27th
- Surprising Hike in Suicide Rates Found Among Baby Boomers
- Hang On! Earth's Surface Moving North
- New Test May Help Track Vulture Killer
- Are iPods Damaging Our Ears? Answer is Hard to Hear
- Mars Moon Phobos Likely Forged by Catastrophic Blast
- Diet and Exercise Trump Diabetes Drugs
- Breast Cancer Comes With Risk of a Deeply Depressed Partner
- Web Searches Could Predict Box Office Hits
- Porn Surge Found in States that Helped Elect President
- New Exoskeleton Robot Suit is Faster, Stronger
- Facebook Movies Probe Web’s Newfound Honesty
- Genetic Science Oozes Out of Amateurs' Garages
- Daycare May Pose Risks to Kids With Chronic Lung Disease
- Study Reveals Why Women Apologize So Much
September 26th
- Swarm of 30,000 Earthquakes Reveals Newfound Volcanic Potential
- Sperm Donor Anonymity Sparks Controversy Among Offspring
September 25th
- The Louder the Reef, the Better Its Health
September 24th
- National Zoo Artificially Inseminates Asian Elephant
- Master of Disaster: Hurricane-hunting Drone Proves Game-Changer
- Why Do Whales Beach Themselves?
- Scientists Aim to Protect Longest U.S. Animal Migration Route
- Ask A Drone Pilot, in English or Spanish! Transcript of Web Chat
- Where Sleep Resides in the Brain
- Meteorologist Aims to Predict Any Way the Wind Blows
- Low Libido? The Latest Lowdown on Lust
- Bedbug Anxieties Force Exterminators to Play Psychologist
- Kite Aerial Photography Helps NGO Engineers
- Spectacular Aurora on Saturn Shines in New Video
- Past Ocean Cold Snap More Dramatic Than Thought
- Female Polar Explorers Revisit Tragic Race to South Pole
- A Hike in the Price of Booze Could Make Us All Healthier
- Facebook Movie Actor Prefers Phone Over Social Network
- Itsy Bitsy Spider's Web 10 Times Stronger Than Kevlar
- The Great Lakes: North America's 'Third Coast' (Photos)
- Where Are the Best Places To Find Dinosaur Fossils?
- City Life Fosters Disease Resistance, Study Suggests
September 23rd
- New Sea Slug Species Discovered in California
- Man to Attempt Fastest Antarctic Crossing
- Galaxy Cluster Collisions Energize Cosmic Rays
- Why Rubbing an Owwie Works
- U.S. Failure to Innovate Fuels Gathering Economic Storm
- Fiber Optics Could ‘Humanize’ Future Prosthetic Limbs
- ESPN Fantasy Football Site Rife With Security Flaws
- Is Religion Good for Your Health?
- Gulf Oil Spill 10 Times Size of Exxon Valdez, Study Confirms
- The Higher You Are, the Faster You Age
- Texas Cats Give Florida Panthers Another 9 Lives
- U.S. Senators Gunning for Illegal Websites
- Human-Powered Aircraft Flaps Wings in Flying First
- Breast Cancer: What Are the Symptoms?
- Childhood Obesity Blamed on Virus
- Oh $#*!, I'm 3! Kids Learning to Swear Earlier
- Underground Peep Show Reveals Artifacts of Life
- Protecting Teens from Sports Injury
- Hard-Hitting Sports Hold Dangers for Teen Athletes
- Sex After Breast Cancer: Most Survivors Find It Difficult
September 22nd
- Earth's Core Covered By Liquid Rock, Experiment Suggests
- O Hai! Rare Glimpse of Wild Baby Snow Leopard
- Three More Cubs Born at National Zoo
- Chat Up a Hurricane-Hunting Drone Pilot
- Utah Canyon Fire Photographed from Space
- As Biodiversity Goals Go Unmet, Japan Calls for 'Decade of Biodiversity'
- Faster Food: Genetically Altered Salmon May Speed to Market
- Cannibal Star Gobbles Up Companion and Starts Acting Younger
- Critical Care: ICU Diaries Can Ward Off Patient Trauma
- Breast Cancer: The Basics
- People Prefer Colonoscopies Over Computer Upkeep
- To Keep off 'Freshman 15,' Room With a Jelly-Belly
- Malaria in Humans Traced to One Infected Gorilla
- Black Strings: Black Holes With Extra Dimensions
- Breakthrough Untangles One Key to Alzheimer’s Disease
- Really Horny Dinosaur Heralded from Lost Continent
- Confused Monkeys Clarify How the Brain Sees Things
- Seagull Droppings Carry 'Super Bugs' to Remote Locations
- Solar-Powered UAV Can Stay Aloft for Years
- Extreme Microbe Drinks Dew on Spiderwebs to Live
- Americans Want Environmentally Sustainable Businesses
- Three Species of 'Extinct' Frogs Rediscovered
September 21st
- Three Species of "Extinct" Frogs Rediscovered
- Atlantic's Newest Tropical Storm: Lisa
- Hellish Venus Atmosphere May Have Had Cooling Effect
- Fall Foliage Seen from Space
- Degraded Oil From BP Spill Coats Gulf Seafloor
- Profound and Peculiar Changes Caused by the Recession
- Rhino Poaching Soars Along With Demand for Horns
- Websites Engage in Rivalry To Catch Google's Eye
- How Change of Seasons Affects Animals and Humans
- Study Lets the Sun in on Vitamin D as Cancer Fighter
- Kids Who Own Dogs Are More Active
- Malware Attacks Becoming Difficult to Avoid
- Hardware Security Protects What Software Can't
- Alternative to X-Rays Makes Its First Step
- New Medical Cart to Wheel the iPad into Hospitals
- Parting of Red Sea Jibes With Natural Laws
- The Myth of Arctic Daylight and Darkness Exposed
- Online Bullies Change Perception of Who's Most Depressed
September 20th
- Arabia's Largest Volcano Field
- New Plant List Will Leave No Leaf Unturned
- Devil in Details? Christine O'Donnell Dabbled in Witchcraft
- Can Caffeine Really Cause Insanity?
- Extreme Sensors Could Send Data From Inside Volcano
- Science Projects That Can Run Right on Your Home Computer
- Northern Lights Get Internet Reality Show
- Gestational Diabetes May Be Predicted Earlier
- Mysterious Bat-Killing Disease Appears Harmless in Europe
- Cool La Nina Heats Up Fire Danger in U.S. Southwest
- Future Online Password Could be a Map
- Warming in Deep Southern Ocean Linked to Sea-Level Rise
- Good Mothering Soothes Babies Born to Be Fussy
- Kids Exposed to Strain of Cold Virus More Likely to be Obese
- Obese Teens Prefer Gastric Bands over Gastric Bypass
- Boeing Launches Search for Crucial Rare Earth Elements
September 19th
- Earth's Measurers Say U.S. Needs More Tools for Task
- Ovarian Cancer Risk Tied to Four Genetic Markers
- Genetic Markers Linked to Breast Cancer Risk
- Zoo's Baby Lion Cubs Likely Female
- Is Fido Fat? Human Diet Tricks Could Help
September 18th
- Bloodsucking Warrior Worms Destroy and Eat the Enemy
September 17th
- Skyscraper Storms: 7 Big City Tornadoes
- Record Number of Hurricane Hunters Swarm Karl
- Tornado Alley: New Vacation Hot Spot
- Alien Planets Can Flock to Nearest Star
- 7 Quite Unholy Pope Scandals
- Poll Links Obesity and Depression
- Tornado in NYC? Experts Survey Damage
- World's Rainforests Act as Rain-Collecting Umbrellas
- Low Sexual Arousal in Women Helped by Talking About It
- Freud Was (Half) Right About Incest
- New Images Show How Exercise Affects Aging
- Shortage of Single Ladies Drives Men to Commit
September 16th
- How Do They Make Spam?
- NASA Gets a 3-D View of Hurricane Igor
- Hurricane Hunters Fly Through Karl
- Warming Temperatures Might Cool 'Arctic Hurricanes'
- New Imaging of Biggest Crash on Earth Reveals Colliding Continents
- High Heels Throw Dancers' Feet Off Balance
- Why Overheard Cell Phone Conversations Annoy
- Auto X Prize Points to Super-Fuel-Efficient Future
- Supercomputer Could Drive Robotic Vehicles
- New Device Makes Your Credit Card Smart
- Hurricane Hunters Fly Through Surprisingly Strong Karl
- Great Lakes Seen Clearly from Space
- Moon's Face Reveals Extreme Cosmic Abuse
- As Desert Dust Blows, Climate Researchers Will Track It
- New Imaging Reveals Continental Crash Zone
- Brain’s Anatomy Predicts Level of Introspection
- When T. Rex Became Tyrannical
- Finding a Monkey's Sense of Fairness
- Newfound Creature Is Neither Elephant Nor Shrew
- Teens with Severe Acne More Likely to Be Suicidal
- Rare Asian 'Unicorn' Sighted, Dies in Captivity
September 15th
- Why Do Bird Flocks Move in Unison?
- New Physics? Fundamental Cosmic Constant Now Seems Shifty
- Wild Hurricane Facts as Season Gets Super Stormy
- Arctic Sea Ice Drops Fast in 2010, to Near-Record Lows
- Hold Your Nose! Corpse Flower Drops a Stink Bomb
- FDA Approves Fat-Busting Laser, But Do Results Last?
- Ancient Toothy Bird Had Record Wingspan
- Good Lunch Helps Workers Improve Health
- Glacial 'Armor' Can Help a Mountain Grow
- Microbe Goes to Extremes to Live
- What's the Difference Between Corn Syrup and Sugar?
- NASA Calls Igor 'Monstrous Hurricane'
- Why Raccoons Didn't Cut It as Lab Rats
- Kids with Autism Don't Experience Contagious Yawning
- Hearts Seem to Heal Slowest for Grouchy Pessimists
- Tomb Twister: Skeleton May Be Alexander the Great's Father
September 14th
- Ocean Cruises Sample Marine Life Near San Francisco
- Julia Joins Igor as Atlantic Hurricane
- For Men on a Date, Evolution May Guide Where Their Eyes Go
- Why Women Prefer 'Chill' Guys
- Australian to Run from North to South Pole
- Halley's Comet Was Spotted By Ancient Greeks
- Last Stronghold of Endangered Tigers Identified
- Mine! How Selfishness Can Benefit Society
- Measurement of Mountains' Rise is a First
- Women Agree with Science on Global Warming More Than Men Do
- Consumers Will Pay More For Products They Can Touch
- Mystery of the Overweight: Who, Me?
- Battling the Bedbugs: At First You Shudder
- Forensics Helps ID Victims of Murderous Dictator Pinochet
- Belize Manatees a Separate Subspecies, DNA Confirms
- Town's Disease Is Traced to a Surprising Culprit
September 13th
- Log from Doomed 1912 Arctic Expedition Unearthed
- Is Bursitis Age-Related?
- Rescue Plane En Route to Evacuate Man in Antarctica
- Mars Life Building Blocks Possibly Seen By Viking Probes
- Air Force Invests in 'Batman' Technologies for Soldiers
- How Mosquitoes Find a Tasty Host
- Guys Improve Hand-washing Practices, Restroom Spies Find
- Sneaky Robots Taught the Art of Deception
- Why Are Category 5 Hurricanes So Rare?
- Why Is the Bald Eagle America's National Bird?
- New E-skin Could Give Robots Human-Like Touch
- Your Brain Processes Images Differently When You're a Kid
- Vampire Books Like 'Twilight' May Be Altering Teen Minds
- Got a Wart? Your Best Bet Is to Freeze It Off
- 'Grand Theft Auto' May Improve Decision-Making Skills
- Small Beauty Firms Face Regulatory Beast
- Optical Illusion of Young Girl Makes Drivers Slow Down
- Religious Ceremony Forces Fish to Evolve or Die
- Lead Poisoning in Samurai Kids Linked to Mom's Makeup
September 12th
- Huge Windstorm Spawns New Classification: 'Super Derecho'
- Why Do Teens Hurt Themselves? The Science of Self-Injury
September 11th
- Earth's Penguins Skating on Thin Ice
- What's Auto-Tune and How Does it Work?
September 10th
- Igor Strengthens to Major Hurricane as Julia Becomes Newest Tropical Storm
- Amazon River Plume Spied by Satellite
- Photos of Flightless Birds: All 18 Penguin Species
- Kids' Mental Number Lines Reveal Math Memory
- Meteor Crater: Experience an Ancient Impact
- Violent Tides Destroy Huge, Hot Alien Worlds
- The Culture of Blasphemy Among Nonbelievers
- Bedbug Anti-Sex Chemical May Treat Infestations
- Worms May Hold Clues to Neurological Disorders
- Hippo-like Mammals Once Basked in Toasty Arctic
- Can a Goldfish Really Grow to 30 Pounds?
- Are More Kids Intentionally Hurting Themselves?
- Diaries of a 19th Century Military Wife Uncovered
September 9th
- What's Synthetic Biology?
- Chilean Quake Observers Say Patterns Are Predictable
- What's the Difference Between Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia?
- How Much Water Is on Earth?
- One-Third of Americans Back Ban on Synthetic Biology
- Corpse Flower to Cause a Big Stink
- Snoop Dogg and Norton Team Up to Smoke Cybercrime
- How the NFL Decides What New Technologies to Adopt
- Ancient African Cocktail: Beer and a Shot of Antibiotic
- Death May Come Earlier for People on Insomnia, Anxiety Meds
- When Worlds Collide, Chances for Alien Life Dwindle
- 5-Minute Scan Reveals Brain Maturity
- Size Matters: A Bird Uses Illusion to Wow a Mate
- August 2010 Was Second Hottest on Record
- How the Term 'Hipster' Lost Its Swing
- Herb Quells Cows' Methane-Laden Belches
- Column of Molten Rock Found Under Yellowstone
- Overweight Kids' Body Image Takes Pounding From Bullies
September 8th
- Secret to Continents' Survival May Be Dry Rocks
- Remote Cameras Track Wildlife, Help Conservation Efforts
- Basking Sharks Declared a 'Species of Concern'
- Going Deep: The Future of Technology in the NFL
- New NFL Technology Brings Fans Closer to the Action
- How the NFL Football Got Its Shape
- Distant, Big Galaxies Caught Cannibalizing Smaller Ones
- Brain Scientists Discover a Tiny Traffic Cop
- Extinction 'Tipping Points' Possibly Predictable
- Humpback Dinosaur Surprises and Puzzles Experts
- Cockroach Brains Help Fight Deadly Human Superbugs
- Chronic Drinking, Sudden Withdrawal: Both May Be Dangerous
- Mysterious Livestock Attacks in Mexico Blamed on Chupacabra
- Male Menopause: Reality or Myth?
- Destruction of Giant Algae Doughnut Threatens Lake Michigan
September 7th
- Yellowstone Detectives Find Underground Column of Molten Rock
- Ocean Floor Observatories Give New View of Exotic Life
- Remains of Huge, Ancient Coral Reef Discovered
- Study of Men Dancing Reveals Moves Ladies Love
- To Find Alien Volcanic Eruptions, Look for Foul Gas
- The Down Side to Downsizing Your Waistline
- Why Do Some People Have Hair on Their Knuckles?
- NASA Team to Trapped Miners: No Alcohol or Cigarettes
- New Details on How the Brain Responds to Fear
- Colorado Wildfires Seen From Space
- Is bad handwriting genetic?
- Hallucinogenic Comforts Fatally Ill Patients in Study
- Secret to Red Crabs' Epic Migration Discovered
- Green Gym Generates Electricity From Bikers
- Mediterranean Shipwrecks Reveal Shift to Modern Shipbuilding
September 6th
- Men More Susceptible to Memory Decline
- Money Buys Happiness Only Up to a Point
September 5th
- More Parents 'Redshirting' Kindergartners
September 4th
- How Is Crowd Size Estimated?
September 3rd
- Massive Greenland Iceberg Floats Into Arctic Strait
- Bucking Trends, Vulture Populations in Cambodia Thriving
- Plan to Protect Yellowstone Aspen with Wolves Goes Awry
- Monkeys Caught Monkeying Around During Full Moon
- Can Bad Memories Be Erased?
- Dogs' Hip Dysplasia Risk Often Missed
- Some Ancient Galaxies Had Wild Youth
- Sizing Up Oil Drilling Rigs in the Gulf
- Drone Buzzes Hurricane Earl
- Labor Day Is No Vacation for a Growing Number of Workers
- American Made: Five Companies Bucking the Outsourcing Trend
- Observatory Staff Aid in Military Helicopter Crash Rescue
- Program Tracks Preschoolers with Electronic Tags
- Mystery of the Floating Octopus Solved
- Plant and Spider Compete for Food
- Hair Gives a Heads-Up On Heart Attack Risk
September 2nd
- Expedition to the Fossilized Ancestor of the Great Barrier Reef
- Engineer Predicted Deepwater Horizon's Oil Slick Spread
- Why Is So Much Oil In the Gulf of Mexico?
- Supernova Blast Wave Could Shape Galaxy Evolution
- New Potential Malaria Treatment Identified
- Nature Offers Template for Solar Energy Materials
- Are the Chicago Cubs Really Cursed?
- Oily Sheen Spotted Near Burning Gulf Oil Platform
- Mass Extinction Threat: Earth on Verge of Huge Reset Button?
- Shapeshifting Robot Plane Flies in Bad Weather
- Ants Defeat Elephants to Save a Tree
- Hurricane Alley Heats Up with Stormy Threesome
- Sugar Water Doesn't Dampen Baby's Pain, Study Suggests
- Traumatized Vets Face Higher Dementia Risk
September 1st
- Network of Mics Helps Track Sea Creatures on the Move
- Do MRI Machines Affect Tattoos?
- Serengeti's Great Migrations May Be on Road to Ruin
- Gallery: The Fury of Hurricane Ike
- Inside Hurricane Earl: Bumpy Flight, Great View
- Could New York City Handle a Hurricane?
- Old Star's Super-Hot Water Vapor Surprises Scientists
- In the Eye of the Storm: NASA's Hurricane Hunters
- Brain Exercises Can Delay Mental Decline, But Then Watch Out
- Best Places to Work in the U.S. Federal Government
- Serengeti’s Great Migrations May Be on Road to Ruin
- Bacteria Crafty at Sharing Antibiotic Resistance
- Inside Hurricane Earl: Bumpy Flight, Spectacular View
- NASA: Food, Emotional Support Vital for Trapped Chile Miners
- Homeopathy Shake-Up Goes Global
- Angry Boss Can Bring Out Workers' Creativity
- Sleep-Deprived Teens May Pay a Hefty Price