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May 31
- Proposal to Implant Tracking Chips in Immigrants
- Study Reveals Ancient Arctic Climate Swings
- Oddly, Predators Miss Flamboyant Guppies
- Hidden Ecosystem Discovered Beneath Cement Quarry
- Hurricanes to Unleash Dormant, Hidden Power
May 30
- The ABCs of IPOs: Easy-to-Pronounce Stocks Do Best
- What a Dozen Cloves of Garlic Will Do
- Top 10 Mysterious Diseases
- The Most Important Exercise Tip
- The Appendix: Slimy But Not Worthless
May 29
- Study: Sexual Desire is in Your Genes
- Birds Gone Wild: Extra Testosterone Makes Males Irresistible
- Genes: The Instruction Manuals for Life
May 28
- Cell Phone Users Make Polling More Difficult
May 27
- Poll: Ban Cell Phones While Driving
May 26
- Mystery Disease Makes Peoples' Skin Crawl
- DNA for Dinner: Strange Microbial Menu Discovered
- Long History of Southwest Droughts Confirms Looming Water Shortage
- Anti-Aging Competitions Go Head-to-Head
- Asimov's First Law: Japan Sets Rules for Robots
May 25
- Scientists Aim to Duplicate Harry Potter's Invisibility Cloak
- U.S. Leadership in Science May Depend on 8th-Graders
- Deserts Might Grow as Tropics Expand
- National Science Foundation Opens New Office in Beijing
- 06/06/06: Another Date with Para-Science
May 24
- The Psychological Strain of Living Forever
- Extending Human Life: Progress and Promises
- Strange Circles of Light Explained
- Survival Smarts: Healthy Lobsters Shun the Sick
- Underwater Volcano Erupts on Video
May 23
- Machine Offers Sight to Some Blind People
- The Ethical Dilemmas of Immortality
- The Truth on Longer Life Spans
- What a Buzz: Whales Hunt Like Bats
- The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Sperm
May 22
- Al Gore Takes 'Inconvenient Truth' to Cannes
- NOAA Predicts Busy 2006 Hurricane Season
- New Glasses Require Piercing Bridge of Nose
- Toward Immortality: The Social Burden of Longer Lives
- How We Smell
May 21
- Wham! Wham! Wham! Now Get Some Sleep, Ma'am
- Ozone Hole Might Heal by 2050
May 20
- Dairy Products Might Cause More Human Twins
May 19
- New Clues to the Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
- Spain Lays Claim to Columbus' Remains
- Sniff and Swim: How Sperm Find Eggs
- Michigan Cougars Not Extinct, Animal Droppings Indicate
- Fickle Female Fish Force Males to be Flashy
- Land Speed Record: Mountain Moves 62 Miles in 30 Minutes
May 18
- Frog Hops Back into Existence
- Top 10 Immortals
- Discovery of 'Hobbit' Questioned
- In the Tool Shed, Apes Plan Ahead
- Light Travels Backward and Faster than Light
- Starving Bacteria Cooperate to Make 'Superstrain'
- Age Doesn't Always Cure Bed-Wetting
- What's Up, Doc? I'm Sorry, But...
May 17
- Some Americans May Get Too Many Nutrients
- Human and Chimp Ancestors Might Have Interbred
- Giant Slab of Earth's Crust Found Near Core
- Monkeys Use 'Code Words' to Warn of Predators
- Day Care Providers No Substitute for Mom
- Women Get Drunk, High and Addicted Easier Than Men
- How Children Learn About God and Science
May 16
- Newfound Ships from Revolutionary War Sunk on Purpose
- New Eye on Hurricanes Could Improve Forecasts
- Mona Lisa Turns 500, and Other Unproved 'Theories'
- Predator Panic: Reality Check on Sex Offenders
- When a Rolling Stone Bounces
May 15
- Multimedia Babies: What's a Parent to Do?
- Real Doc Ock: New Robot Has Robotic Tentacles
- Why We Lie
- Ray-Gun Reality: Inside Two 'Star Wars' Projects
- Dragonflies Migrate Like Birds
May 13
- New Flexible Material Conducts Electricity
- Exercise Linked to Reduced Skin Cancer Risk
May 12
- 'Poseidon' Packs Punch of Real Science
- Picture Perfect Method to Detect Deadly Bacteria
- The Lure of 'Poseidon': Why We Love Disaster Movies
- Cancer-Causing Chemicals from Tobacco Smoke Found in Baby Urine
May 11
- Portable Dipstick to Measure Caffeine
- Scientists Discover New Monkey Genus In Africa
- Old Ship Logs Unlock Secrets About Earth's Magnetic Field
- Family DNA Helps Cops Catch Criminals
- Hybrid Cars: How They Work and What They Really Cost
May 10
- Climate Change, Not Humans, Killed Large Beasts
- Men Pay the Ultimate Price to Attract Women
May 9
- Some Air Purifiers Create Smog-Like Conditions
- Let Me Tell You a Secret: How You Hear Whispers
- Growing Bones: New Technique Proves Promising
- Treating the Symptoms: What's Wrong with U.S. Health Care
May 8
- Lesbians' Brains React Differently
- California Sees Worst Butterfly Season in 35 Years
- Comatose Patients Falsely Depicted in Movies
- Beach Patrols Help Sea Turtles Rebound
- Dolphins Name Themselves
- Why Ants Rule the World
- Android Has Human-Like Skin and Expressions
- Neanderthals and Humans: Perhaps They Never Met
May 7
- The President's New Helicopter
- The Story Behind the 'Alien Autopsy' Hoax
May 5
- New Genus of Cricket Found in Arizona Cave
- Mount St. Helens' Crater Sprouts Enormous Rock
- Non-Native Fish Invade Western Streams
- Horse Science: What Makes a Kentucky Derby Winner
May 4
- Bosnian Pyramids: Great Discovery or Colossal Hoax?
- Cell Phone Towers Double As Rainfall Monitors
- Dreadful Experiment Yields Shocking Results
- Rich Gallery of Deep-Sea Life Discovered in Bermuda Triangle
- How Bats Track Bugs
May 3
- Earlier Spring Starves Migratory Birds
- Global Warming Weakens Trade Winds
- Common Ancestor of Fish and Land Animals Found
- Large Earthquake Hits Tonga Region, Tsunami Warning Issued
- Geologists Say Peninsula Belongs to Russia, Not U.S.
- Robotic Turtle Proves Graceful
May 2
- One-Third of Young Americans Can't Find Louisiana
- British Healthier than Americans
- Hurricane Alley Heats Up
- DARPA's Robot Challenge Goes Urban
- Walk a Quarter-Mile or Die
- Vitamin Mania: The Truth about Antioxidants
- Bees Form Better Democracy
- Crying Babies Linked to Depressed Moms
May 1
- Humans Might Have Wiped Out Wild Horses
- Evolution Occurs Faster at the Equator
- Stunning Photos: Microscopic Images As Art
- Underage Drinking: A $23 Billion Industry
- Food Science: Building Better Steaks, Wings and 'Chops
- Airbus A380: Inside the World's Biggest Jet