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- October 31
- October 30
- October 29
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- Halloween Treats: 6 Sweet Facts
- Secret to Huge Pumpkins and Other Pumpkin Mysteries
- Record Storm Tears Across Midwest
- Part of Great Lakes Declared Research Reserve
- Objects May Point to Life's Building Blocks
- ADHD Medications Don’t Hurt Children’s Hearts, Study Finds
- 'Cryptic Species' May Unlock Philippines' Bird Diversity
- Bonding with Mom: Why Day Care May Harm Fussy Tots
- Why do we dress up on Halloween?
- Mice 'Smell' Light in Olfaction Study
- The 8-legged Monster Behind Chupacabra Mystery
- Findings: How Cancer Hides to Survive Chemo
- Quest for Survival: Photos of Incredible Animal Migrations
- Digital Organisms Shed Light on Mystery of Altruism
- October 28
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- Two Russian Volcanoes Erupt
- NASA's IceBridge Mission Makes First Antarctic Flight
- 'Time Traveler' May Just Be Hard of Hearing
- Not in the Bag: Green Tea Doubted as Breast Cancer Shield
- Win Your Costume Contest: Tips for a DIY Techie Halloween
- High-Tech Haunted Houses Boooost Scare Factor
- Island Rat Extermination Planned to Save Endangered Birds
- Earth-Sized Alien Planets May Be Common, Study Suggests
- Brain Size, Not Lack of Willpower, May Fuel Obese Bad Eating
- How Soay Sheep Survive on Dreary Scottish Isles
- Early Humans' Weapon-Making Skills Sharper Than Expected
- Doubt Cast on Green Tea as Breast Cancer Shield
- Bloodlust or Bloodless? Horror Film Love Runs Deep
- Arctic Whales Help Scientists by Taking Ocean Temperatures
- High BPA Levels Don't Swim Well with Sperm
- Preschoolers Watching Too Much TV
- October 27
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- Fancy a Snog? Same-Sex Kissing Common Among UK Male Students
- Arctic Whales Do Scientists a Favor by Taking Water's Temperatures
- Eye-in-the-Sky Aims to Keep Eagles Safe from Wind Farms
- Baby Gorilla Born at London Zoo
- Surprise! Algae Found in Coral at Record-Breaking Depths
- Fancy a Snog? Same-Sex Kissing Common In UK Male Students
- Lung Cancer Drug Speeds Through Clinical Trials
- Haunt Cuisine: 8 Tips for Trick-or-Treaters with Allergies
- True Cost of Smoking: Up to $150 a Pack
- World Needs 10 Times More Spending to Save Species
- Has Dark Matter Finally Been Seen? Time Will Tell
- Blooming Ocean: Huge Phytoplankton Explosions Explained
- Surprisingly, Hurricanes Avoid U.S. Landfall in 2010
- Pancreatic Cancer Shown to be Surprisingly Slow Killer
- New Brain Machine Reads Minds in Modest Breakthrough
- Snowball Earth: Deep Freeze May Have Spawned Complex Life
- Out of Asia: New Origin Proposed for Humans, Monkeys, Apes
- Kicking the Habit Harder for Smokers with Anxiety
- In Photos: The World's Freakiest Looking Animals
- Headless Dragonfly, Footless Lizard: Grisly Scene Preserved
- Poisoned Halloween Candy: Trick, Treat or Myth?
- Adultery Website Reveals Human Nature
- 5 Lifestyle Tips that Lower Your Risk of Colorectal Cancer
- Male Spiders That Get Just 1 or 2 Shots Prefer Virgins
- October 26
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- Price to Save Species Put at 10 Times Present Spending
- Oklahoma's Eroded Mountains
- Assassin Bugs Turn Webs Against Spiders
- Sneezin' in the Rain: New Monkey Is Discovered
- Starquakes Hold Secrets of Stellar Evolution
- Teen Sailor Lost at Sea Meets NASA Rescuers
- Sepsis Has Long-Term Impact for Older Adults, Study Finds
- Obese Kids' Stiff Blood Vessels Point to Heart Problems
- Asteroid Strike Could Force Humans into Twilight Existence
- Rangers Will Defeat Giants in World Series: Mathematician
- Browser Plug-in Makes Wi-Fi Hacking Easy
- Textile ‘DNA’ Thwarts Designer Counterfeits
- Indonesia's Explosive Geology Explained
- Halloween Health: The Best and Worst Trick-or-Treat Candy
- People Fall in Love, Brain and Soul
- Americans Snub Careers in Favor of Family
- Another Huge Quake May Hit Haiti, Study Finds
- 66-Foot Waves Hit New York in Ancient Asteroid Splashdown
- October 25
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- Gallery: New Species of the Amazon
- In Amazon, New Species Discovered Every 3 Days
- Kew Gardens Corpse Flower Set to Blow
- Why No Doesn't Mean No to Some Men
- Hubble Records New Video of 2nd Biggest Space Rock
- Heavy Smoking Boosts Risk of Alzheimer’s, Study Finds
- For Sufferers of Lost Sleep, Gene May Be Key
- Lungs Sense Bitterness Using a Little Bit of Tongue
- Robotic Shape-Shifting Gripper Picks Up Anything
- Newfound Virus is a Giant with Lifelike Properties
- Insects in Ancient Amber Reveal Unexpected India-Asia Ties
- How Do Scientists Know a Volcano Is About to Erupt?
- Temporary Heart Damage May Explain Marathon Deaths
- Teens, Parents Both Underreport Drug Use, Study Finds
- October 24
- October 23
- October 22
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- Obesity: A 'Winnable' Public Health Battle?
- How Does Cholera Kill?
- 'Star Wars' Planet with 2 Suns Challenges Theories
- Magic Trick Based on Social Cues Fools People with Autism
- New Climate Change Worry: Space Tourism Soot
- Sugar and Spice? Women Better at Surviving Serious Injury
- Why Overachievers Choke Under Pressure
- Video Game Design Program Boosts Interest in Science Careers
- The Skinny on Invasive Snakes: Florida May Be Just the Start
- 1 in 3 Americans Will Have Diabetes by 2050, CDC Says
- October 21
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- Why Do Carbs Improve Marathon Runners' Performance?
- Apocalyptic Midwest Quake Predictions Overblown, Scientists Now Say
- Mission to Trace Antarctic Ice Set to Take Off
- iPad Breathes New Life into German Board Games
- Math Helps Marathoners Reach the Finish Line
- Doomsday Midwest Quake Predictions Overblown, Scientists Say
- River of Ice: Alaska's Susitna Glacier
- Bob Guccione, Publisher of OMNI Magazine, Dead at 79
- Another Winter of Extremes, Forecasters Say
- How New York City Shaped Superheroes
- Sisters Make Male Rats Less Sexy
- 'Tumor Magnet' Promises to Help Doctors Spot Cancer
- Achilles' Heel of Flu Virus Revealed, May Lead to New Drugs
- New Way to Detect Heartbeat with Magnetic Mini-Sensors
- Don't Sneeze: New Batteries Smaller than Salt Grains
- Lift Ban on Human Egg Studies, Scientists Plea
- A Malaria Mosquito Is Becoming Two Species in a Hurry
- Freak of Nature: Sloth Has Rib-Cage Bones in Its Neck
- How to Cut Down on Belly Fat: Eat Whole Grains
- Feeling Powerless Can Increase Consumer Spending
- What Exactly Is Social Security? (And How Much Money Do You Get?)
- October 20
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- Dust Blows Over Egypt, Libya and the Mediterranean Sea
- Weird Glow from Earth's Auroras Explained
- Massive X-ray-Belching Black Hole Finally Fits Cosmic Theory
- Teen Pregnancy: A 'Winnable' Public Health Battle?
- Latest Apple iLife Makes Killer Movie Trailers
- Apple Announces FaceTime for the Mac
- Apple Brings iPad Features to the Mac with Lion OS
- Brains of New Moms Grow, Study Reveals
- Apple Offers Two New MacBook Air Notebooks
- Prostate Cancer: PSA Test (Part 3)
- Gene Therapy That Works in Mice Could Make Humans Happy
- Atom Smasher Ramps Up Chase for 'God Particle'
- Plumbing the Depths of Gulf Oil Spill for Coral Killers
- AIDS: A 'Winnable' Public Health Battle?
- Dogs Reduce Stress in Kids with Autism
- Here to Hereafter: Can Psychics Really Talk to the Dead?
- Jellyfish Swarms: Menacing or Misunderstood?
- Man Eating Nothing But Potatoes for 2 Months
- Why Do Batteries Go Bad?
- October 19
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- Exploring Africa's Cape of Good Hope
- 30,000-Year-Old Flour Finding Suggests Cavemen Craved Carbs
- Pyramid Lake, the Last Remnant of an Ancient Lake
- Hormones for Menopause Increase Breast Cancer Hazard
- Huge Alien Planet Has a Mysterious Hot Spot
- A Gene May Discourage Drinkers from Becoming Alcoholics
- Pregnant Women Don't Need Extra Fish Oil, Study Finds
- Magma in Ethiopia to Predict Future Eruptions
- Magma in Ethiopia Could Predict Future Eruptions
- Antenna in Space to Provide 4G Wireless Service
- Where Did 'Separation of Church and State' Come From?
- Extreme Drought Ahead, Scientists Predict
- Does Constant Violence Desensitize or Bore Teens?
- Smoking: A 'Winnable' Public Health Battle?
- Ancient Turtle Bones Discovered in Antarctica
- October 18
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- What's the Difference Between a Typhoon and a Super-Typhoon?
- Super Typhoon Megi Hits the Phillippines
- What Makes a Storm a Super-Typhoon?
- Votes Are In: Kiwi Chick Named!
- End of the Earth Postponed
- Lights On! LED Skin Implants Created
- Want to Weigh a Star? Use an Alien Planet's Moon
- Catch 22: People Who Avoid the Sun Lack Vitamin D
- Tomb of Priest May Mark Egyptian City of the Dead
- Haiti Quake Offers Surprising Lesson About Earth's Surface
- Study Reveals How to Create the Best Brand Names
- Ancient Shipwreck Points to Site of Major Roman Battle
- Monarch Butterflies Self-Medicate
- High Soy Intake May Reduce Risk of Breast Cancer Recurrence
- Saturn's Moon May Provide New Life to Conquer
- Jellyfish Attacks With Stealth
- October 17
- October 16
- October 15
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- Amazing Tropical Butterflies
- Tropical Storm Paula Spans Cuba, Florida
- Conspiracy Debunked: NASA Photoshops Images for Good Reason
- Gashes on Bones Suggest T. Rex Was a Cannibal
- Stealth Malware Steals and Imitates Social Behavior
- It’s in the Blood: New Hope for Detecting Schizophrenia
- Grand Staircase Holds Earth's History
- Deep Thoughts on What Makes Humans Special
- e-Book Piracy Surges, Says Study
- Wave of Spam Surrounds New ‘Harry Potter’ Movie
- Extra Pounds Put the Squeeze on Blood Pressure in Heavy Kids
- Prostate Cancer: PSA Test (Part 2)
- Cancer Is a Man-Made Disease, Controversial Study Claims
- U.S. Marks Civil War's 150th with Historical Collection
- Too Fat to Fight: Obesity a Threat to National Defense
- Scientists Endure Deluge to Study Tropical Streams
- Economist Finds Best Matches for Students and Schools
- October 14
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- Fish Discovered 4.5 Miles Deep in Ocean
- Undersea Art Springs to Life
- The Best Way to Lie to a 3-Year-Old
- Flu Vaccine May Be Safe for People with Egg Allergies
- New App Monitors Pet Health
- Holy Therapists! Why Batman Drives Shrinks Batty
- Prostate Cancer: PSA Test (Part I)
- Chilean Cheer: Why We Break Out the Bubbly to Celebrate
- Discovery Puts New Spin on Universe's Most Powerful Magnets
- Sorry, Kids, Tests Help You Learn
- Scientists Urge Tougher Efforts to Preserve Biodiversity
- Eye Tracker Wakes Sleepy Drivers
- UFOs Sighted Over Manhattan
- New Species Discovered on Damaged Easter Island
- Yoga Can Soothe the Aches and Pains of Fibromyalgia
- Reading, Writing and – iPads?
- Shark Smell Myth Found Fishy
- Punching Robot Socks Humans to Prevent Accidents
- Primates Play with Strangers to Battle Xenophobia
- October 13
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- Mapping History: U.S. Marks Civil War's 150th with Historical Collection
- Underwater Robot to Explore Ice-Covered Antarctic Ocean
- Herbal Weight-Loss Supplements Loaded with Illicit Drugs
- New Species Discovered on Environmentally Damaged Easter Island
- Are we really all made of stars?
- Feds Use Facebook Narcissism to Reveal Marriage Fraud
- To Hell & Back: How 69 Days Underground Affects Spirituality
- Hubble Reveals Asteroids' Collision
- One Way to Ward Off Alzheimer's: Take a Hike
- Gravity at Small Scales Remains a Mystery
- Clouds Reveal the Shape of Continents
- Whale Poo: The Ocean's Miracle Grow
- In US, 1 in 5 Teens Have Serious Mental Disorder
- One-Fifth of Americans Do Video Calls or Video Chats
- Sex Beats Cloning (With Change in Scenery)
- Tsunamis Send Mysterious Waves into Earth's Atmosphere, Too
- Bird Brains: Pigeons Gamble Just Like Humans
- Epilepsy Meds Linked to Infertility
- October 12
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- Tsunamis Send Mysterious Waves into Atmosphere
- Coral Bleaching Event Linked to Spike in Caribbean Sea Temperatures
- Brain MRI Could Help Diagnose Autism
- When Fertile, Women Want Manly Men
- Where Dinosaurs Died Reveals How They Lived
- Coral Bleaching Linked to Spike in Caribbean Temperatures
- Remarkable Rock: The Great Dyke of Zimbabwe
- Sea Change: Corals Reveal Climate Change's Impact on Ocean
- Brains Hard-Wired to Connect with Friends
- Best Buy Adds Electric Car Fueling Stations
- In Advanced Cancer Patients, When Should Testing Stop?
- Urbanization, Aging Will Affect Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- New Technologies Let Pornography Producers Stay On Top
- National Parks Aim to Bring Fossils to Life
- 500th Alien Planet Could Be Discovered This Month
- Entrepreneurial Spirit Reigns Supreme in America
- Miners Face Everything From Trauma to Euphoria
- Volcano Blows a Hole in Controversial Geoengineering Idea
- Reality Check: Indian Woman Said to Cry Blood
- Bigfoot Cousins Claimed in Many Countries
- Youth Gives Out Online Passwords More Freely
- For Young Brains, Teaching Technologies Are Hit-or-Miss
- 3 Lifestyle Choices Lower Breast Cancer Risk
- October 11
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- Paula Becomes Hurricane in Caribbean
- Flowers' Stripes Serve as Bees' Landing Strips
- Nanowire-Armed Bacteria Become Living Biological Circuits
- Supreme Court Case Could Change Vaccine Lawsuits
- Dark Matter Stars Could Solve Cosmic Mystery
- What Are the Greatest Risks of Rescuing the Chilean Miners?
- Leaving Night Light On Could Cause Weight Gain
- Large Swaths of Earth Drying Up, Study Suggests
- Windows Re-Opens Mobile Race
- Criteria For Diagnosing Alzheimer's Outdated, Experts Say
- Do Nobel Prize Winners Become Wealthy?
- 'Pessimistic' Dogs Have Greater Separation Anxiety
- Los Angeles Tsunami Risk Raised
- Newly Found Carnivore Already Threatened with Extinction
- The History of Pornography No More Prudish Than the Present
- Exercise Doesn't Make Up For Kids' Screen Time
- October 10
- October 9
- October 8
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- Creatures of the Frozen Deep: Antarctica's Sea Life
- Superhero or Supervillain: Which Lurks Inside You?
- Otto Becomes Hurricane Number Eight
- Strait of Gibraltar: Where Atlantic Meets Mediterranean
- Why Is the Toxic Hungarian Sludge Red?
- Great Gourds! What's With Those Warty Pumpkins?
- Nothing Can Stop Internet’s Phenomenal Growth
- Watch out, Weekend Warriors! Exercise Habits Could Hurt You
- Water Ice Common on Asteroids, Discovery Suggests
- Adorable Bat, I Am!
- Is There a Gay Teen Suicide Epidemic?
- Mathematician: Yanks, Phillies to Win Playoffs
- What Farming Ants Can Teach Us About Bioenergy
- Spooky Quantum Entanglement Disturbed
- Impact of Gulf Spill on Smallest Creatures Remains Unknown
- Teens with Eating Disorders Self-Injure, Doctors Miss Signs
- How Toxic Grass Puts Animals to Sleep
- Why Do Allergies Get Worse in Autumn?
- Hidden Costs of Obesity Bring Yearly Total to $73 Billion
- October 7
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- New Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Vents Discovered in Middle of Atlantic
- Impact of Gulf Oil Spill on Smallest Creatures Remains Unknown
- How Do Caves Form?
- Steamy Yellowstone Vents Found Teeming with Life
- Women Don't Sweat as Much or as Effectively As Men
- Frozen World of Eris Looks a Lot Like Pluto
- Hey Lizard Face, Want to Join My Social Group?
- Discovery of Protein Structure May Help Fight Cancer, HIV
- Too Cute! Lion Cubs Get First Checkup
- Downloadable Facebook Profiles Await Future Historians
- Nitrogen Fingered As Latest Ecosystem Evildoer
- Parasites Join Forces, For Better or Worse
- Rare Acne Linked to Alzheimer's
- 7 Percent of Babies Now Have Email Addresses
- Diabolical (and Nutty) Plan to Arm Rats to the Teeth
- One Medical Atrocity Infects Truth About Another
- Toxic Red Sludge: How Do Chemicals Cause Burns?
- Little-known Shark Species Gets a Closer Look
- Breast Cancer Risk Linked to Breast Density
- October 6
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- Hurricane Season Not Over Yet: Subtropical Storm Otto Forms
- Five Tornadoes Strike Russia. Really?
- Sun's Surprise: Even As It Relaxes, It May Heat Earth's Climate
- Kilauea Volcano Lava Enters the Ocean
- Why China Has Produced 8 UFO Sightings in 4 Months
- One Star Birth Scenario Debunked By 'Fossil' Galaxies
- Daisy's Sexy Spots Drive a Fly into Frenzy of Pollination
- How Do Chemicals Cause Burns?
- Office Obesity: Desk Jockeys Put on Pounds
- In Parkinson's Disease, Brain Cells Lose 'Powerhouses'
- Neural Diagrams Help Explain Color Vision
- Comet May Not Have Rocked Stone Age World
- Top Reasons for Being Unfriended on Facebook
- Mapping the San Andreas Fault (Underwater and in 3-D)
- Genes Influence the Way You Shop, Study Finds
- For Wonder Material Graphene, Nobel Prize is Just The Start
- For Pregnant Women, 1 or 2 Drinks Per Week May Be OK
- Shipwreck May Yield Secrets of Antiquity
- Explore the Underworld: Coolest Spelunking Trips
- October 5
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- New Sensors Take Yellowstone Geysers' Temperatures
- The 7 Longest Caves in the World
- Bone Study Finds No Benefit from Extra Vitamin D
- Microscopic Creatures Win Ocean Diversity Game
- Rain Forest's Exotic Bounty: Tiny Frogs, Pink-Eyed Katydids
- Oldest Dinosaur Footprints Discovered
- How Does IVF Work and What Lies Ahead?
- Most Dinosaurs More Like Barney Than T. Rex
- Flying Inflatable Saucer Could Carry Entire Buildings
- 'Perrier Ocean' Could Give Kick to Saturn Moon's Geysers
- Siblings of Autistic Kids Have High Risk for Language Delays
- Grain of Hope: Researchers Seek a Super-Rice
- Education Lacking During Breast Cancer Awareness Month
- Q&A: Discoverer of Dead Gay Duck Sex
- Happy Couples Are On the Same Page – Literally
- Wind Farms Alter Local Weather
- Corals Discovered Where None Were Expected
- Dads, Too, Get Hormone Boost While Caring for Baby
- Was Rutgers' Tyler Clementi Suicide a Hate Crime?
- October 4
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- Photos: Amazing Caves Around the World
- Southwestern United States Spied from Space
- Directory of Ocean's Denizens is Done
- Arctic Sea Ice Reaches Third Lowest Point
- After Big Bang Came Moment of Pure Chaos, Study Finds
- Teens with Anorexia Recover Better with Help from Parents
- Army Cyber Command to Defend Elusive Battleground
- Ancient Statue of King Tut's Grandfather Revealed
- Thigh Flab Healthier than Muffin Top
- Don't Worry: Happiness Levels Not Set in Stone
- Head-Carrying Actually Pain in the Neck
- Ancient Colorado River Flowed Backwards
- Americans' Sex Lives Exposed by New Survey
- Bedbugs Q&A: Everything You Need to Know (and More)
- Details of 18th-Century 'Ground Zero Ship' Revealed
- October 3
- October 2
- October 1
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- Name That Baby Kiwi
- Better Informed Patients May Reduce Multiple Births from IVF
- Infographic: The Geology of Yellowstone
- Money Can’t Buy Love, but it Might Buy Friends
- Facebook Adds New Perils To the Rituals of Dating
- Practicing Certain Poses Creates a Sense of Power
- Yosemite at 120: The World's Oldest National Parks
- Execution Science: What's the Best Way to Kill a Person?
- High Blood Pressure in Pregnant Women Linked to Sleep
- Electronics Breakthrough Could Revolutionize Memory Chips
- Lack of Community Support Drives Rural Teens to Drink
- Yellowstone and Yosemite: Two of the World's Oldest National Parks (Photos)
