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January 31
- How Ancient Greeks Chose Temple Locations
January 30
- White House Wants Your Green Ideas
- Inside Alaska's Explosive Redoubt Volcano
- For Woman, 8+6=14 Babies Now
- Zapping the Brain Improves Fine Motor Skills
- Water Plays Surprising Role in Climate Change
- 8 Is Enough: The Limits to Human Reproduction
January 29
- Who Says Green Can't Be Mean?
- Golf Tip: Putt, Don't Think
- Study: Stem Cells Reverse Paralysis in Rats
- Women's Brains Respond to Manly Men
- Women Have Nightmares, Men Dream of Sex
- Ancient Lefties: The History of Obama’s Handedness
January 28
- Stand Down: Black Holes Won't Destroy Earth
- Obama's Science Agenda: Aggressive and Daunting
- Study: Why We Get Sleepy
- People with Super-Memories Forget Nothing
- Boys With Unpopular Names More Likely to Break Law
- Book Tells Horror of 18th Century Surgery
- Hidden Cameras Capture Remote Jaguars
- Future of the Ocean: Expanding Dead Zones
January 27
- Cows with Names Make More Milk
- Triceratops Horns Used in Battle
- Living with Lemurs
- Study: Gamblers Who Lose Bet More
- Longevity from Calorie-Restriction Diet Questioned
- The Future of Baby-Making
- Future Emissions May Cause 'Irreversible' Warming
- Wood-Boring Wasp Inspires Brain Surgery Robot
- The Picky Mouse Club
- Q&A: The Incredible Birth of Octuplets
- Study: Why Telling Bad Jokes Is a Bad Idea
- Woman Gives Birth to Seven ... Wait ... Eight Babies
January 26
- Scientists Zero In on Earth's Original Animal
- Even Babies Know Rock 'n' Roll
- Obama Memos Aim to Improve Fuel Efficiency
- Masks Protect Against Colds, Flu
- Many Americans Much Happier Now
- Masturbation May Increase Risk of Prostate Cancer
- Do Huge NFL Players Help Teams Win?
- Obesity Caught Like Common Cold
- Lizards' Dance Avoids Deadly Ants
January 25
- Lies Take Longer Than Truths
- Single Brain Cell Can Hold a Memory
- Genetic Tricks of Parasites
- Female Companionship Extends Sex Lives of Male Mice
January 24
- Sneaky Fish Love Caviar
January 23
- FDA Approves Test to Inject Embryonic Stem Cells into Humans
- Teleportation Milestone Achieved
- How Cobras Spit With Perfect Accuracy
- Why Did Humans Migrate to the Americas?
- Guam's Birds Gone: Can Forest Survive?
- Instant Messages Reveal Relationship Health
January 22
- New RoboCop Operated by Cell Phone
- NASA Aims to Quiet Sonic Booms
- Evolution Gets Support in Texas
- Power of 10: Magic Number for Wild Dog Packs
- Mating Game Is a Waiting Game
- Tree Deaths Double in Western U.S. Forests
- New Fault Raises Threat of Eastern Earthquakes
- New Catfish Species Climbs Rocks
- Left vs. Right: Battle in Brain Discovered
January 21
- Can Obama Save the Planet?
- College Remains Key to Prosperity
- Antarctica Is Warming: Climate Picture Clears Up
- Love Could Doom Deadly Lampreys
- Young Women Best at Spotting Cute Babies
January 20
- Acupuncture Works ... As Placebo
- Dung Beetle Devours Millipedes
- Why People Fake Their Deaths
- First Image of a Bleeding Heart
January 19
- Mellow Demeanor May Stave Off Dementia
- Winter X Games Tricks: Are There Physical Limits?
- The Worst Inaugural Addresses Ever
January 17
- Ancient Walls Covered With Powdered Animal Bones
- In Tough Times, Nature Favors Female Brains
January 16
- Video Game Violence Not Why Most Play
- Growing Bird Populations Show Conservation Successes
- New 'Joy of Sex' Slim on Science
- Inauguration Worry: No Place to Pee
- Boy Gets Tongue Stuck to Frozen Streetlight Pole
- Study: You Touch It, You Buy It
January 15
- How Birds Can Down a Jet Airplane
- The Best Inaugural Addresses Ever
- God and Science: An Inner Conflict
January 14
- Report: Older Drivers in Fewer Deadly Crashes
- Why Were Great Cities Built in Quake Zone?
- New Survey Finds More than 600 Asian Elephants
- Sexual Pheromones: Myth or Reality?
- Mistaken Identity: Texas State Dinosaur Needs Name Change
January 13
- Caffeine Can Cause Hallucinations
- Cheese Is Grosser Than Thought
- Ancient Amazon Warrior Statue Resurrected
- Evolution of New Brain Area Allowed Small Motor Skills
January 12
- Dinosaur Wore Primitive Down Coat
- Super-Predators: Humans Force Rapid Evolution of Animals
- Soot-stained Snow Melts Sooner
- Recession Could Spur Traffic Citations
- Big Bird Left Big Droppings
- Bed Bugs Resist Pesticides
- Should Cell Phones Be Banned While Driving?
- How Viruses Work: Natural Motors Revealed
- Hot Air? Google Searches Generate Greenhouse Gases
- Top 5 Faked Memoirs
- Endorsements: How Sports Stars Get Inside Your Head
January 11
- Life As We Know It Nearly Created in Lab
- Designer Babies: Ethical? Inevitable?
January 10
- How We Get Our Bearings
- 14 Percent of U.S. Adults Can't Read
- When Childbirth Was Natural, and Deadly
- Obese Now Outweigh the Overweight
January 9
- The Recession Could Make You Fat
- The Myths and Realities of Bipartisanship in D.C.
- Amazon Deforestation: Earth's Heart and Lungs Dismembered
- Women Can Smell a Man's Intentions
- Study Finds Source of Self-Control, Maybe
- Spirituality, Not Religion, Makes Kids Happy
- Smarter Men Have More Sperm
January 8
- Study Reveals Why First Impressions Count
- Bug Love: Mosquitoes Sing Duet in Harmony
- Fit As a Fiddle and Sharp As a Tack at 91
- Human Record Set for Lack of Oxygen
- Shark 'Autopsy' Webcast: Science or Stunt?
- Spookfish Have World's Strangest Eyes
January 7
- 'Tetris' Game Quells Bad Flashbacks
- How Huge Flying Reptiles Got Airborne
- Loud Golf Clubs May Damage Hearing
- Big-Headed Crickets Are Better Fighters
- Brain Food: How to Eat Smart
January 6
- New Jersey UFO Likely a Hoax
- Psychedelic Mice Reveal Clues to Disease Transmission
- Great White Shark 'Autopsy' to be Webcast Live
- Car Parts Made from Coconuts
- End of the Light Bulb Generates Controversy
- Study: Exercise Won't Cure Obesity
- Why Smokers Can’t Quit Easily
- Trophy Hunting Causing 'Reverse Evolution'
January 5
- Bush to Create Large Ocean Sanctuaries
- Energy Savings from Shade Trees Documented
- Rare Pink Iguana Eluded Darwin and Others
- Human Trophy Heads Were No Strangers
- Bugs Pose Bioterror Threat
- Sightings May Solve Whale of a Mystery
- Exercise Improves Old Brains
- Weight Loss Improves Sex
- Human Hair Makes Good Fertilizer
January 2
- Where Words Come From
January 1
- Breakthroughs That Will Change Everything
- Virginity Pledges Don't Work
- In Photos: Expedition Everest Reveals Amazing Wildlife