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February 29
- Man's Other Best Friend: Shorn, Worn and Eaten for Dinner
- The Real Question: Where Did the Chicken Come From?
- Electric Fish Advertise Their Bodies
- Scientists See Deep Inside Human Brain
- DNA Crime Lab Analysis: TV vs. Reality
- How to Make Adhesive as Good as a Gecko
February 28
- Spysat Debris Delays New Satellite's Launch
- NASA Chief Warns of Possible Job Cuts After Shuttle Retires
- Venus Mysteries Blamed on Colossal Collision
- Finding Them, Finding Us
- Monster Was T. Rex of the Sea
- Earth's Clouds Alive With Bacteria
- Air Bubbles Keep Bats Afloat
- How Roots Know Where to Grow
- What Separates You From Chimps
February 27
- Georgia-Led Team Wins Cash for Space Rock Tracking Plan
- New Moon Map Is Best Ever
- Super Stars Require Right Environment to Rise
- NASA Takes Aim at Moon with Double Sledgehammer
- Amazingly Sensitive Rat Whiskers Explained
- Sharks Decline But Attacks Rise
- Solar Power's Greenhouse Emissions Measured
- Amphibian Ark to Protect Funky Frogs
February 26
- Researchers Map Corn Plant's Genome
- Surprising Realities Behind 'Spiderwick'
- Earth's Final Sunset Predicted
- Secret to Mayan Blue Paint Found
- Petrified Animals Died Quickly
- Pay Attention: Politics Is Good For Your Brain
- When Disaster Relief Is a Disaster
- Agriculture's Plan B: Seed Vault Opens
- Ancient Mayans: Temples for Everyone!
February 25
- How Groundwater Shaped Mars
- Rats Destroy Island Ecosystems
- Viking Women Dressed Provocatively
- How The Eruption of Thera Changed the World
- Electron Filmed for First Time
- The Reality of Fingerprinting Not Like TV Crime Labs
February 22
- Mysterious Haze Found on Venus
- How to Solve Toddler Tantrums: Think Like a Neanderthal
- Proteins Could Beef Up Computer Memory
- U.S. Says Satellite Shootdown Offers Model of Transparency
- See Saturn Now: Lord of the Rings Rocks
- Perfection Is All Around Us
- New Machine Interprets Dreams
- Using Abstract Math to Treat Cancer
February 21
- Hollywood Throws 'Global Green' Pre-Oscar Party
- Navy Hits Satellite With Heat-Seeking Missile
- Virtual Teachers Outperform Real Thing
- Identical Twins' DNA Varies
February 20
- Shuttle Astronauts Glad to be Home
- How to Down a Satellite: Go Back 22 Years
- New Fla. Standards Use Word 'Evolution'
- Shuttle Atlantis Returns to Earth Safely
- Space War: Satellite 'Kill' Would Prove U.S. Capability
- Total Lunar Eclipse Tonight
- Space Shuttle Atlantis to Land Today
- Devastation of Trawling Visible from Space
- New Rubber-like Material Can Heal Itself
- 14 Things That Would Make Life Better
- Satellite Phones on TV's 'Lost' Can't Be Real
February 19
- Orbital Wins $171 Space Station Re-Supply Demo Deal
- Weather Looks Good for Wednesday Shuttle Landing
- U.S. Navy Might Shoot Down Spy Satellite Wednesday Night
- Satellite Shoot Down: How It Will Work
- The Truth About Sensational Kidney Thefts
- Solar Power to Rule in 20 Years, Futurists Say
- One Hour Warning: Solar Storms Get More Predictable
- Space Shuttle Crew Prepares for Landing
- Scientists Agree: Obesity Causes Cancer
February 18
- Eutelsat Eyes Leasing Ka-Band Capacity for Tooway System
- Shuttle Astronauts Cast Off From Space Station
- How Ancient Trade Changed the World
- Huge Frog Was Eating Machine
February 17
- Shuttle Astronauts Prepare to Leave Station
February 16
- Astronauts Unfazed by Planned Spy Satellite Shot
- Astronauts Focus Work on Station's New Columbus Lab
February 15
- NASA Readies Backup Shuttle Runway to Aid Spy Satellite Shot
- Spacewalkers Prime Station's European Lab for Science
- 'Cheers' Star Calls for Safer Oceans, Fishing
- Viewer's Guide: Total Lunar Eclipse Feb. 20
- Space Station's Columbus Lab in Ship Shape
- Astronauts to Outfit Station's New Lab for Science
- Mysterious Compound Seen as Key to Ocean Life
- Machine Taste-tests Coffee
- Animal CSI: Horrendous Pet Crimes
- Warmer Antarctic Might Lure Sharks Back
February 14
- U.S. Will Try to Destroy Crippled Satellite
- The Science of Fairy Tales
- In Romance, Looks Matters Most to the Beautiful
- Teleportation and Wormholes: The Science of 'Jumper'
- Sex and the Evolution of Love
- Chasing Shadows
- See Mars in 3-D
- Shuttle Astronauts to Take Time Off During Busy Mission
- Indian Moon Mission Delayed
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars to Hit Small and Big Screens
- The Hand of Man: No Seas Remain Pristine
- Yellowstone Rabbits Hop into Extinction
February 13
- Titan Has More Oil Than Earth
- Futuristic Car Runs Like WWI Submarine
- Early Bats Flew Without Navigation
- Gorillas Caught in Very Human Act
- Swift Predator's Secrets Revealed
- Shuttle Astronaut to Return to Spacewalk Duty Today
- Loneliest Observatory in Antarctica Looks to the Stars
- Disney Revives 'House of the Future'
- Robot Chef Makes Tasty Octopus Balls
- Fearsome Dinosaurs Found in Sahara
- New Tape Mimics Sticky Gecko Feet
February 12
- Settlement of Americas a 3-Act Play
- Shuttle Astronaut Feeling 'Very Fine' After Malady
- Space Spies Revealed in New Documentary
- Lake Mead Could Dry Up by 2021
- Why Lab Animals are Still Used
- New Duck-Billed Dino Discovered in Mexico
- Napoleon Death: Arsenic Poisoning Ruled Out
- Farthest Galaxy Found, Perhaps
- Lice Shed Light on Ancient History of Americas
- How Lunar Landers Sandblasted the Moon
- Why Perfect Dates Make Lousy Partners
- Former Boeing Engineer Allegedly Shared Shuttle, Rocket Secrets With China
- Astronauts Open Space Station's Newest Lab
February 11
- Spacewalkers Help Deliver Station's New European Laboratory
- 'Columbus' Compass,' Crew Mementos Ride Aboard Shuttle Atlantis
- Insect Invasion Possible as Climate Warms
- Tiny Pterodactyl Fossil Found
- Record Low in 'Icebox of the Nation'
- Astronauts to Install Station's New European Lab
- All the Presidents' Hair on Display
- Laser Blasts Colorize Metals
- Court Strikes Down EPA's Plan on Mercury
- New Cosmic Theory Unites Dark Forces
- Space Tourism Insurance to Be Expensive
- Submersible Robot Runs on Sea's Heat
- How Writing Changed the World
February 10
- Shuttle Flight Back on Track After Astronaut's Illness
February 8
- Shuttle's Heat Shield Appears Undamaged, NASA Says
- NASA Probe Begins Hunt for Alien Planets
- Mystery of Saturn's Watery Moon Solved
- Spaceship Builder to Appeal Calif. Fines
- Scientists Explore Invisible Environmental Helpers
- Origin of Birds Debated
- Astronauts Inspect Shuttle Heat Shield for Dings
- How a Lunar Eclipse Saved Columbus
- Why We Love the Sweet Life
February 7
- Europeans Celebrate Successful Launch of Science Lab
- Charge Your Cell Phone Just By Walking
- Secret to Sexy Saxophonists Revealed
- Kissing Cousins Have More Kids
- Study: Biofuels Can Be Bad
- Study: It's OK to Feed Birds
- Noah's Arctic Ark for Seeds Set to Open
- Coming Feb. 20: Total Eclipse of the Moon
- Hard-To-See Meteor Shower Observed from Arctic
- Space Shuttle Atlantis to Launch European Lab Today
February 6
- Europeans Eager to Launch Orbital Science Lab
- Robots Pump Gas
- Weather Outlook for Tomorow's Shuttle Launch Worsens
- Scientists Create See-Through Fish, Watch Cancer Grow
- Why Parents Eat Their Young, Especially the Big Ones
- Teen Pregnancy: Hip or Blip?
- Space Magnetism May Hold Secret to Fusion Power
February 5
- Dinos' Veggie Diets Packed Surprising Punch
- Murky History of Television Gets Murkier
- NASA: Space Shuttle on Track for Thursday Launch
- Marriage: It's Only Going to Get Worse
- 'Dicey' Forecast Lingers for Shuttle Launch
- New Cargo Ship Launches Toward Space Station
- Fitness Rx for Some: Skip the Gym, Go Home
- New Way to Kill Viruses: Shake Them to Death
- Green Thumbs Caught Red-Handed
- TV Migrates to Cell Phones
- Cosmic Finger Taps Our Galaxy's Shoulder
February 4
- Crikey! How Crocs Digest Animals Whole
- Scientists to Americans: Take a Hike!
- Species Success: Rhinos Recover
- Implants Create Insect Cyborgs
- Super Tuesday Voters Can Broadcast Choices
- Deal? No Deal, Chimps Say
- NASA's Best Missions to Get High Definition Treatment
- Governments Skittish on European Manned Space Program
- Mercury's Mysteries, Old and New
- How the Hyoid Bone Changed History
February 2
- 'Green Collar' Jobs Seen As Prosperous
February 1
- Image Gallery: Dinosaur Fossils
- NASA Takes The Beatles 'Across the Universe' Literally
- Super Celebrations: Western Culture Parties On
- Study: It Rains Less on Weekends
- Navy Tests Incredible Sci-Fi Weapon
- Marketing the Next President of the United States
- 'Missing Link' Croc Displayed in Brazil
- For Better or Worse, Modern Ocean Explorers Stay Connected