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August 31
- Why Butterflies Have 'Eye Spots'
August 30
- Hurricane Evacuations: A Better Way
August 29
- Researcher Walks Among Dying Baby Chimps
- Hurricanes: Our 5 Worst Fears
- Why Holding Kids Back in School Is Bad
- The Power of Positive Thinking: Truth or Myth?
- Now Hear This: Don't Remove Earwax
August 28
- The Science of Fantasy Football
- Threatened Monkey Populations Surprisingly Large
- Changes to Endangered Species Act Called Bad Science
- Giant Clams Fed Early Humans
- Origin of Nerves Traced to Sponges
- Armpit Screens Are The Pits
- Chemist Conjured Exciting Experiment at Age 10
- Live Architecture: Grow Your Own Home
August 27
- Golden Oldie: Mr. Fish Is 27
- Mystery of Greenland's Ice Lingers as Sheet Shrinks
- Fossil of Ancient Pregnant Turtle Discovered
- Vast Amount of Arctic Carbon Could Be Released
- Consumers Predict Inflation as Accurately as Economists
- How Tiny Life Could Power the Future
August 26
- Scientists Learn How Nemo Finds His Way Home
- FDA Allows Irradiation of Your Vegetables
- The Key to Fundraising: Guilt Trips
- Amazing Ultralight Solar Plane Flies For Days
- Animal Chatter More Varied Than Thought
- Science Has No Place in Politics
- Why We Are All Insane
August 25
- Bats Shut Traps When Flying in Groups
- Cows Have Strange Sixth Sense
- Survey: Women Leaders Smarter, More Honest
- Falling With Style: Geckos Count on Tails
- Political Flip-Flops: From Lies to Legitimate Change
August 24
- Small Packages Trick People to Eat More
August 22
- Man Recalls Encounter With Obscure Wild Beast
- Asked to Volunteer Time, People Give Money
- 5 Keys to Happiness
- Hollywood Gets Inside the Minds of Moviegoers
- Real-World Recycling Puts U.S. to Shame
- Extreme Recycling: Zoo Doo
- Economist Hedges Bets on Wildfires in California
August 21
- Study: Large Earthquake Could Strike New York City
- Greenland Glacier Breakup Suggests Imminent Disintegration
- The Real Story Behind the 'Roof of the World'
- Gold-Plated Church Windows Purify Air
- How Peacocks Got Their Colorful Tails
- Whopping Fish Declared New Species
- Books Still Rival Movies For Stirring Emotions
August 20
- Mummified Iceman's Ancient Job Determined
- The Science Behind Refrigerated Baby's 'Miracle' Revival
- Sixth 'Taste' Discovered - Calcium
- Microscopic Battery Made with Live Viruses
- How Bubble Wrap Could Power the Future
- Beetles Decimate Canadian Forests
- New Clues to Where Salmon Go
August 19
- Face Recognition Varies by Culture
- Wide-Faced Men More Aggressive
- American Diets May Lack Vitamin D
- U.S. Droughts Can Last Centuries
- Church Attendance Boosts Student GPAs
- Keys to Ant Social Status Found
- Bugs Smell Funny
August 18
- One-Third of U.S. Schools in 'Air Pollution Danger Zone'
- Monsters, Ghosts and Gods: Why We Believe
- Scientists Say We Can See Sound
- How Manchuria Changed the World
August 15
- Flypaper No Match for This Slippery Bug
- Why Red Is Such a Potent Color
- Will China Become the No. 1 Superpower?
- 5 Ways to Beef Up Your Brain
- Earth's Plate Tectonics May Eventually Stop
- Bones in Lava Tubes Reveal Hawaii's Natural History
August 14
- Oceans Running Low on Oxygen
- People Really Do Look Better When You Drink
- In Science, There's Never a Final Answer
- Robot Has Biological Brain
- Curtain Call For Hollywood's Orangutans
August 13
- Proof or Hoax? Bigfoot Said Found in Georgia
- Will Deadly Pythons Spread Beyond Florida?
- Spooky Physics: Signals Seem to Travel Faster Than Light
- How Lunar Soil Could Power the Future
August 12
- The Pill Makes Women Pick Bad Mates
- Reality Check: Women Not Being Paid Better
- Limit Found to Tree Height
- Plants and Animals Move as Climate Warms
- Old Computers Recycled to Make Construction Material
- How Clinton's Exit May Boost Obama
- Exercise Pill: The Couch Potato's Dream?
August 11
- Girls' Most Dangerous Sport: Cheerleading
- Study: The Pose of a Champion is Innate
- Self-Defense: Why Chili Peppers Pack Heat
- Ancient Roman Ruins Discovered in Jewish Capital
- Referees Prefer Athletes in Red
- Elephants' Legendary Memories Help Herds Survive
- Deliberate Decisions Are the Best
- Cooking and Cognition: How Humans Got So Smart
- How Wandering Minds Lead to Mistakes
August 10
- New Material Could Make Objects Invisible
August 8
- The Reason More of Today's Scientists Hire Armed Guards
- Scientists Flee Landlocked Polar Bear at Arctic Camp
- China Likely to Win More Medals Than in Years Past
- Freaky Fungi Glow in the Dark
- Tiny Teeth of Ape Ancestor Found in India
- 8/8/2008: Running the Real Numbers on Numerology
- Curved Electronics Could Yield Eye-Like Digital Camera
August 7
- Why Shocking Images Stick in Short-Term Memory
- The Curious History of an Herbal Remedy
- Moneylenders Migrate to Web
- Olympic Sprinters Nearest Starting Gun Get Advantage
August 6
- Scientists Create World's Thinnest Balloon
- Will the U.S. Have a Droid Army?
- Love of Milk Dated Back to 6000 B.C.
- How Kites Could Power the Future
- Caveman vs. Modern Human: Who Would Win Olympic Gold?
- The Stranglehold of Weather on Beijing's Air Quality
- How Your Inner Athlete Makes You Smarter
August 5
- Plant-Eating Dinos Grew Fast to Fend Off Tyrannosaurs
- Two More Storms Added to 'Active' 2008 Hurricane Forecast
- The Olympics: History, Controversy and Just Plain Strange
- Chameleons: Masters of Disguise or Display?
- Olympics Wise Up On Gender Testing, Finally
- Falun Gong: Oppressed Movement or Just Plain Wacky?
- Highest Traces of Cocaine Found on U.S. Bills
- The Surprising Impact of Taste and Smell
- Surprising Number of Lowland Gorillas Discovered in Africa
August 4
- Ancient Shark's Bite More Powerful Than T. Rex's
- Secret to Towering Rogue Waves Revealed
- Greek Mummy Found in Lead Coffin
August 3
- World's Smallest Snake Discovered on Barbados
August 1
- Extreme Living: Scientists at the End of the Earth
- 5 Things You Must Know About Sleep
- Bugs Use Air Bubbles to Survive Underwater
- The Secrets of Prince Rupert's Exploding Glass Drops
- Scientist Was Writing 'Books' by Age 5
- How Birth Control Brings Us Down
- The Choreography of Dancing Molecules
- Older Men Happier Than Older Women