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- October 31
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- After Sandy, Lessons from Historic 1993 Flood Resurface (Op-Ed)
- Infographic: See the Scariest Weather in Your State
- Hurricane Sandy Exposes Jersey's Marsh Mistakes
- 'Unmanned: America's Drone Wars' Documentary Premieres in NYC
- Humpback Whales Are Bottom-Feeders, Study Suggests
- US Malaria Cases Reach 40-Year High
- Connectivity is Key to Understanding the Brain
- 'Screaming' Witch Head Nebula Brews Up Baby Stars (Photo)
- Images: 'Kraken' Trolled the Triassic Seas
- Tail-Wag Direction Matters for Dogs
- Beach Nourishment Works, But Should Towns Rebuild?
- Kraken Rises: New Fossil Evidence Revives Sea Monster Debate
- Science of Fear Explained in Spooky Video
- Flying Foxes (Actually Bats) on Remote Island Studied for First Time
- 7 Most Misleading Animal Names
- SARS Likely Originated in Chinese Bats, Study Finds
- Boo at the Zoo: Animals Get Their Spook On
- 4 Seasonal Vegetables to Eat Now
- Maine's Volcanoes (Yes, Maine) Among World's Biggest
- 'Smart Glasses' Could Help Blind People Navigate
- Strong Earthquake Strikes Taiwan
- Finned Monster Chomped Heads Off Ancient Amphibians
- In Photos: Fossils Reveal Bizarre Boomerang-Headed Amphibian
- 1 in 3 Americans Have High Blood Pressure
- Monster Mash: Protein Folding Gone Wrong
- October 30
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- Excessive Added Sugar Clogs Americans' Diets (Infographic)
- Can 'Meatless Mondays' and Improved Farming Counter Climate Change? (Op-Ed)
- Internet Both Helps & Harms Teens at Risk for Suicide
- Smells Like … An Armpit Infection?
- Mars Rover Curiosity Eyes Next Science Target
- A Bewitching History: Why Witches Ride Broomsticks
- Giant Halloween Solar Storm Sparked Earth Scares 10 Years Ago (Video)
- Military Honors War Dogs With 1st National Monument
- Dark Matter Eludes Scientists in 1st Results from Super-Sensitive Detector
- Strange 'Lava World' Is Most Earthlike Alien Planet Yet
- China's 'Airpocalypse' Tracked by NASA Satellite
- Oldest Volcano Painting Linked to Ancient Eruption
- Halloween Threats to Children: Fact or Fiction?
- Entomologist Finds Possible New Tick Species... Up His Nose
- How 3D Printing Gets a Boost from Vitamin B2
- Lightning Detector System Tracks Storms in Western Africa
- 'RoboRoach' is Bad News in So Many Ways (Op-Ed)
- Tiny Tentacles: Photo Reveals Amazing Catch-and-Release Nanofibers
- Earth's Largest Dinosaur 'Walks' in New Computer Simulation
- Helix-Shaped Plankton Portrait Wins 'Small World' Contest
- Zombie Neuroscience: Inside the Brains of the Walking Dead
- Prize-Winning Photos Taken Through a Microscope
- In Photos: The Arctic's Reindeer
- Reindeer Eyes Turn Blue in the Winter
- Amazing Images from Australia's 'Lost World'
- 3 New Species Discovered in Australia's 'Lost World'
- Are Legless Lizards Snakes?
- Rotting Balls of Fish Flesh Invade Salton Sea's Shores
- Gross Photos: Salton Sea's Rotting Fish Balls
- Viking Graves Yield Grisly Find: Sacrificed Slaves
- Heading Towards a Halloween Without Bats? (Op-Ed)
- With Bobcat Protections, California Continues to Lead (Op-Ed)
- Snakelike Zaps To Flowing Air Can Improve Vehicle Aerodynamics
- How to Land Safely on a Vertical Surface, Bee-Style (Op-Ed)
- This Halloween, Slay Some Energy Vampires (Op-Ed)
- Voodoo: Facts About Misunderstood Religion
- Sistine Chapel: Facts, History & Visitor Information
- Gross! Watch a Tick Bite in Action (Video)
- Instead of Studying Gun Violence, Americans Just Argue About It (Op-Ed)
- Health Check: Does Brain Training Make You Smarter? (Op-Ed)
- October 29
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- NASA's IceBridge Readies 1st Antarctica-Based Research Flights
- New Dolphin Species Identified Off Australian Coast
- Invasive Asian Carp Breeding in Great Lakes Watershed, Scientists Confirm
- Gold Rush's Poisonous Legacy: Mercury Will Linger for 10,000 Years
- Go Ahead, Eat the Halloween Candy (Op-Ed)
- Stings So Good: Centipede Venom Could Fight Pain
- Can Health Conditions Create Real Halloween Spooks?
- Chickenpox May Increase Kids' Risk of Stroke
- Sneaky Ways to Make Halloween Healthy
- Chemists Show Life on Earth Was Not a Fluke (Op-Ed)
- Hard Evidence: Is Open Access Working? (Op-Ed)
- Was the Early Moon Made of Magma 'Mush'?
- Sandy Snapshot: A Look Back at Hurricane's Fallout
- Brown Recluse Spider Bite: Rare-Disease Drug Could Thwart Deadly Toxins
- Nip/Tuck? Soldiers Seek Liposuction to Pass Military's Fat Test
- Spooky Nebula is Coldest Known Object in Universe (Photo)
- 'Minicomputers' Live Inside the Human Brain
- Water, Not Wind, Makes Storms Like Sandy Dangerous
- 5 Things Hurricane Sandy Changed for Good
- Hurricane Sandy's Impact (Infographic)
- Amazing Animation Shows Earthquake Ripple Across US
- Giant Armadillos Create Homes for Other Animals
- Giant Oarfish Dissected! Worms, Eggs Found Inside
- Invasive Earthworms Harming Great Lakes Forests
- Colorful Photo: Bright Pink Slug in Australia's Mount Kaputar
- Scientist's Quest: Save Forgotten US Missile Sites
- Slaughterhouses Aren't the Solution for Horse Overpopulation (Op-Ed)
- Forbidden City: Home to Chinese Emperors
- There’s Gold In Them, Thar Hills -- And Toxic Mercury
- Google's Crisis Map: Can Technology Save Us From Nature? (Op-Ed)
- Weather Experiments | Science Fair Projects
- Female Dogs Are Better Navigators (Op-Ed)
- In Photos: Nike Missile Sites Leave Footprints
- October 28
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- DIY Projects Linked with Lower Risk of Heart Attack, Stroke
- Facts About Hassium
- Can New Wristband 'Sense' What You're Eating?
- Astronaut Spies Mount Etna Eruption from Space
- Watching Me Watching You (And Liking It): Surveillance Isn't All Bad (Op-Ed)
- Hurricane Sandy's Toll on Health
- Dewdrops & Butterfly Tongues: Tiny Worlds Come to Life in Microscope Photos
- Images: Small Worlds Come to Life in Stunning Photos
- Is Sugar a Drug? Addiction Explained
- How Sandy Storm Damage Became NYC Playground
- Photos: Sandy's Wreckage, Now a Playground
- Ghouls Around the World: 5 Spooky Ghost Traditions
- Active Sun Fires Off 3rd Huge Solar Flare in 3 Days (Video)
- Women May Be Better Than Men ... At Multitasking
- Hurricane Sandy Brought Surge in Carbon Monoxide Poisonings
- Yellowstone's Killer Hazard: Earthquakes, Not Eruptions
- Hurricane Sandy: A Tale of 2 Hospitals
- The Scientist Who Helped Save New York's Subway from Sandy
- Australia's Oldest Bird Footprints Discovered
- Pediatricians Issue New Media Guidelines for Kids
- 12 Worst Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals & Their Health Effects
- 12 Worst Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals Revealed
- Healthy Kids Still at Risk for Flu Deaths, Study Finds
- 'Bishop of Bling': Catholics Aren't Alone in Struggle with Wealth
- Mean Girls: Women Evolved to Be Catty?
- October 27
- October 25
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- Sexercise? Getting Busy Burns Calories, Study Finds
- Hotspot? Not! Antarctic Volcanoes' Surprising Source
- Stir It Up: Naming of Caribbean Reef Parasite Creates Controversy
- Some Obscure, All Extraordinary: Historical Women in Science Honored
- Images: Artifacts from Extraordinary Women in Science
- Where Does It Go?
- NASA Space Telescopes to Peer Deeper Into Universe Than Ever Before
- NY Giant Pumpkin Carving Weekend Smashes Record
- 11 Surprising Facts About the Immune System
- Are Humans Reversing Cat Domestication?
- 6 Secrets to Unlocking Your Cat's Personality
- Sun Fires Off Another Monster Solar Flare
- Sun Erupts With Two Major Solar Flares (Video)
- Possible Polio Outbreak in Syria, First Since 1999
- Mars Rover Opportunity Begins Climbing Martian Hill
- Earthquake Hits off Japan's Coast
- Lightbulbs: Incandescent, Fluorescent, LED (Infographic)
- Spring on Saturn's Moon Titan Reveals Amazing Views of Otherworldly Lakes (Photos)
- Park Service Recommends New Cesar Chavez National Historic Park
- Electrocution: New Way to Erode Mountains
- Saturn's Faintest Rings Shine in New NASA Photos
- Earth's Water Likely Came from Very Early Asteroid Strikes
- Lions May Be Losing Their Reign in Uganda
- Smart Window Blocks Heat, Generates Electricity
- Giant Dinosaurs Stood Tall On Squishy Joints
- After Floods, Colorado Scientists Improve Forecasts
- FDA Proposes New Rules for Pet and Animal Food
- How 'Edge' Camouflage Fools the Eye
- Face-Shape Secrets May Lie in 'Junk' DNA
- October 24
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- How to Make a Zombie (Seriously)
- Paying Kidney Donors Is Cost-Effective, Researchers Say
- Mystery Radar Blob Reveals Odd Man-Made Phenomenon
- Scorpion-Eating Mice Feel No Sting
- Gallery: The Amazing Scorpion-Resistant Mouse
- Alleged Kidnapping: Yes, a Roma Couple Can Have a Blond, Blue-Eyed Child
- European Mars Rover Prototype Takes Big Test Drive in Chile Desert
- Too Close to Home: Deluge Engulfs Flood Researcher's Town
- Images: Mountain Town Cut Off By Flooding
- 7 Signs Your Child Is an iPad Addict
- Sea Lion Species Removed from Endangered Species List
- Suzanne Somers' Health Advice May Be Dangerously Wrong
- Viking 'Parliament' Discovered Beneath Parking Lot in Scotland
- Ash Explosion at Indonesia's Mount Sinabung
- Arctic Temperatures Highest in at Least 44,000 Years
- Do Animals, Insects Possess Winter Prognosticating Prowess?
- Alien Planet Count Passes 1,000 Worlds, a Milestone
- Baby 'Cured' of HIV Still Infection-Free After 3 Years
- The Key to Consciousness: Efficient Information Flow?
- In Photos: Mysterious Radar Blob Puzzles Meteorologists
- October 23
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- Delayed Gratification – How the Hippocampus Helps Us Hold Off (Op-Ed)
- Beyond Terminator: Robots Deserve Ethical Treatment Too (Op-Ed)
- Honey Not a Contender in The Fight Against Superbugs (Op-Ed)
- Facts About Bohrium
- Measuring Relative Humidity - Science Fair Projects
- Balloon Barometer - Science Fair Projects
- Supernatural Experiences May Boost Religious Giving
- Genes Outside of Nucleus 'Punch Above Their Weight'
- A Snapshot of High-Speed Photography (And How To Do It) (Op-Ed)
- Ancient Bees May Have Been Wiped Out with the Dinosaurs
- The Promise of Fusion is Real, If it's Properly Funded (Op-Ed)
- Men Slow Down for Love
- Ouch! Dental Implant Ends Up in Woman's Sinus
- NIH Funds Robotics Projects To Help Disabled
- 4 Ways to Enjoy Sprouts
- 5 intriguing facts about the Roma
- The Making of a Mysterious Renaissance Map
- The Carta Marina in Images
- The Birds Are Back! 'Rat Island' Renamed
- Ancient Galaxy Is Farthest Ever Seen
- Wastewater Disposal Linked to Oklahoma Earthquake Swarm
- Flying Drone Captures Underwater Images of 300-Year-Old Coral
- Peter Diamandis, X Prize and Asteroid Mining Innovator, Wins Breakthrough Award
- Cacophony of Shipping Noise Found in Humpback, Killer Whale Habitat
- New Flu Virus Found in Peruvian Bats
- Kiwifruits' Freakish DNA History Exposed
- Long Naps Linked to Diabetes
- Discovered: Plastic-Eating Barnacles
- Twins! Pictures of Zoo Atlanta's Baby Pandas
- Ancient Magician's Curse Tablet Discovered in Jerusalem
- In Photos: Ancient Curse Discovered in City of David
- 100 Days! Twin Panda Cubs Get Names
- Cloud in a Bottle - Science Fair Projects
- October 22
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- Who's Your Daddy? Probably Your Daddy
- Australian Lizards Thrive When Humans Hunt Them
- Facts About Seaborgium
- Can Oarfish Predict Earthquakes?
- Docs Give New Definition to 'Full Term' Pregnancy
- US Support for Marijuana Legalization at Its Highest Yet
- Grab-and-Go Beetle Hoards Poo and Gallops
- Genomics Pioneer Craig Venter Envisions Future of Synthetic Life
- Flu Shots May Also Protect Heart
- Glow-in-the-Dark Spray Could Make Night Driving Safer
- Why Australia's Wildfires Are So Bad
- New App Helps Users Avoid Contaminated Food
- One Year Ago Today: Future Superstorm Sandy Formed
- No Pictures, Please! Andean Bears Wreck Research Camera (Video)
- Meteorite Study Suggests Mars Atmosphere Trapped in Rocks, Not Lost in Space
- NASA Spacecraft Snaps Amazing Photo of Earth En Route to Jupiter
- Researchers Keep Mum on Botulism Discovery
- Students Invent Lock to Stop School Shooters
- Tower of Power: Australia Fires Spawn Pyrocumulus Clouds
- Antarctic Ozone Hole Hits 2013 Peak Size
- What Is Coconut Oil?
- Talking Directly to Toddlers Boosts Their Verbal Skills
- Hurricane Raymond Seen from Space (Satellite Photos)
- Bowflex Boost: Fitness Tracker Review
- There's Gold in Them Thar Trees
- Halloween - History, Facts, Origins, Myths and Traditions
- US Carbon Dioxide Emissions Drop 3.8 Percent
- Photos: Best Science-Themed Halloween Costumes
- Album: Discovering a Duck-Billed Dino Baby
- High-School Student Finds Bumpy-Headed Baby Dino
- We Know What Starts Fires; Are We Brave Enough to Prevent Them? (Op-Ed)
- How Twitter Fans Kept NASA Alive During the US Shutdown (Op-Ed)
- Is Playing a Musical Instrument Good for Your Health?
- Disney Creates 'Feel-able' Touchscreens
- Giant Pandas More Resilient to Change than Other Endangered Animals
- October 21
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- Ax Falls for Antarctic Research Projects After Shutdown
- Purple Cube Crystal Tops Auction Sales
- How Satellites Watched Russian Meteor Explosion from Space
- Facts About Dubnium
- Australia's Wildfires: Are Eucalyptus Trees to Blame?
- Landslide Danger Looms in Next Seattle Earthquake
- Gun-Toting Robots May Fight Alongside Soldiers in Future Battles
- Second Oarfish in a Week Washes Ashore
- New Algorithm Helps Cochlear Implants Detect Music
- Math Ability Starts in Infancy, Study Suggests
- Global Warming Forecast for Amazon Rain Forest: Dry and Dying
- New Hair Loss Treatment: Follicle Method Shows Promise
- 6 Myths About Girls and Science
- Troops Call for Military Airstrike? There's an App for That
- Online Dating Game: 1 in 10 Americans Have Tried It
- Breast Milk Bought Online May Have High Levels of Bacteria
- Not Just CGI: The Incredible Tech of Horror-Movie Monsters
- Rankings: America's Favorite Monster Is …
- Making Monsters: Images of Spooky Special Effects
- October 20
- October 18
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- Why is a Common Hip Problem So Frequently Misdiagnosed? (Op-Ed)
- On Mozambique Coast, Food Grows Alongside Species Diversity (Op-Ed)
- Efficiency is the Energy of the Future, and the Present (Op-Ed)
- Is Being a Good Samaritan a Matter of Genes?
- D-Wave Computer's Solution Raises More Questions
- What Is Airplane Mode?
- Light from Early Universe Has a Twist
- 9 Biblical Theories, Conjectures and Other Heresies
- IPCC Green-Lights Kyoto Protocol, Wetlands Reports
- Woman Turning into 'Human Statue' Gets Bionic Arm
- How Google Street View Could Fight Invasive Species
- When Galaxies Collide: The Growth of Supermassive Black Holes (Op-Ed)
- Of Heads and Headlines: Can a Skull Doom 14 Human Species? (Op-Ed)
- US Navy's New Aircraft Carriers Will Be Massive 'Floating Cities'
- Spectacular Photo of Saturn's Rings Created by Amateur Astronomer
- Image Gallery: The Incredible Bionic Man
- 1st Fully Bionic Man Walks, Talks and Breathes
- Russian Meteor: How Many Tiny Asteroids Buzz Earth?
- Oops! Etruscan Warrior Prince Really a Princess
- In Photos: The Tomb of an Etruscan Prince
- Going Back to the Moon Could Settle Questions about Lunar Origin
- Fake-ID Use Is Common, Fuels Underage Drinking
- Chimps Catch Yawns From Humans, Study Shows
- Dr. DNA: Using Genes to Guide Prescriptions
- Technology Gains are Powering Wind Energy (Op-Ed)
- For Modern Society, Are Animals 'The Ghosts in Our Machine'? (Op-Ed)
- October 17
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- How Many Calories Am I Burning? (Infographic)
- Does Housework Count As Exercise?
- Medical Mystery: Man Sheds Tears of Blood
- Evolutionary Theory of Cancer Overlooks Genetic Research (Op-Ed)
- Exercise May Work Out Well for Your Nose
- Post-Shutdown Panda Cam Fix Stymied: Fans Overwhelm Site
- Amazon Photos: Trees That Dominate the Rain Forest
- Shutdown Ends, But US Antarctic Research Still on Thin Ice
- Most Neurotic & Creative States Revealed in US Personality Map
- Creative or Neurotic: What's Your State's Personality?
- A Night's Sleep Cleans Brain of Harmful Toxins
- A Few Tree Species Dominate Amazon Rain Forest
- Devastating Frog Fungus Triggers Cell Suicides
- Were Earliest Humans All 1 Species? Oddball Skull Sparks Debate
- In Photos: Amazing Human Ancestor Fossils from Dmanisi
- Forever Young: Google's Quest for the Fountain of Youth (Op-Ed)
- The Yeti: Has a Geneticist Solved the Mystery?
- Misconceptions About Miscarriages Are Common, Survey Finds
- 'Catastrophic' Wildfires Hit Australia
- Typhoon Francisco to Strengthen, Track Toward Japan Next Week
- Shutdown Over: Science Agencies Send Celebratory 'Back to Work' Tweets
- Mystery of Galaxy Evolution Revealed by Distant Cosmic Lens
- Biggest Star Ever Found Is Ripping Apart (Photo)
- Huge Chunk of Russia Meteorite Pulled from Lake
- Retired NFL Players Show 'Pronounced' Brain Abnormalities
- Cold Temperatures and Chili Peppers Help Burn Fat
- Science Gets Graphic in New Comic Books
- Today's Teens More Prone to Genital Herpes, Study Suggests
- Undersea 'Grand Canyons' Host Hidden Life Just Miles from Manhattan (Op-Ed)
- October 16
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- Oreos As Addictive as Cocaine? Not So Fast
- Secrets to the Biggest Frog Jumps Ever Revealed
- Cocktail-Drink Boat Powered by Booze
- Facts About Rutherfordium
- Fenced In, Animal Migrations Cannot Survive (Op-Ed)
- Facts About Lawrencium
- New Wave Wi-Fi: Wireless Underwater Internet in the Works
- Wipha Hits But Does Not Damage Fukushima Plant
- Pre-Incan Culture Expanded Through Trade, Not Conquest
- Life After Death? New Techniques Halt Dying Process
- Perfect Storm: Blizzard, Shutdown Pummel South Dakota Ranchers
- Medical Journals Refuse to Publish Tobacco-Funded Research (Op-Ed)
- Sea Level Rise Swamping Florida's Everglades
- Ancient 'Mega-Clawed' Creature Had Brain Like a Spider's
- Are You Part Iceman? Famous Ötzi Has 19 Living Relatives
- Ocean Health Suffers from Overfishing, Index Finds
- Stick to a Diet: 4 Tips for Strengthening Willpower
- Solar Eruption Could Help Earth Prepare for Technology Melt-Down (Op-Ed)
- Need for Speed: New Series Explores World's Fastest Things
- The Nuclear Odyssey of Naoto Kan, Japan’s Prime Minister during Fukushima
- Does Mercury Hold Clues to Birth of Earth's Moon?
- 'Black Hole Indigestion' Captured by Giant Radio Telescope (Photos)
- Humanoid Robots to Flying Cars: 10 Coolest DARPA Projects
- Makers of 'Craze' Workout Supplement Halt Production
- Angelina Jolie's Breast Surgeon Speaks Out
- Are Dolphins Reaching a Breaking Point? (Op-Ed)
- Feline Vision: How Cats See the World
- Images: See the World from a Cat's Eyes
- King Herod's Tomb a Mystery Yet Again
- In Photos: The Controversial 'Tomb of Herod'
- After Burning Man, Leaving No Trace (Op-Ed)
- New Study Tracks the Social Cost of Carbon (Op-Ed)
- Olduvai Gorge: Oldest Evidence of Mankind's Evolution
- Contrary to Belief, Not Everyone Will Blindly Follow Orders (Op-Ed)
- Dogs Follow the Friendliest, Not the Alpha (Op-Ed)
- October 15
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- Why So Many Powerful Storms in the Pacific?
- Long Invisible, Research Shows Volcanic CO2 Levels Are Staggering (Op-Ed)
- Speak Up! Costa Rican Bats Use Leaves as Hearing Aids
- Gallery: Leaf-Living Bats
- Famous Scotland Volcano Has Only One 'Heart'
- Yasser Arafat: The Dark History of Polonium
- Climate Change Will Not Spare an Inch of Global Ocean, Study Finds
- Shorter Days Flip Genetic Switch To Halt Hamster Mating
- The Ultimate Iron Chef – When 3D Printers Invade the Kitchen (Op-Ed)
- Nobel-Winning Physicist Peter Higgs to Retire Next Year
- 18-Foot-Long Deep-Sea Creature Found off California
- Your Liver May Be 'Eating' Your Brain
- Giving Birth to New Insights into Brain Development and Disease (Op-Ed)
- Hello World! Brain Develops Senses at Birth
- Human 'Mad Cow Disease': 1 in 2,000 Brits Carry Abnormal Protein
- Typhoon Wipha Battering Tokyo, Eastern Japan
- Astronauts See Strange Cloud in Space from Missile Launch (Photos)
- ITER Fusion Reactor to Postpone Basic Physics Research
- What Caused the Deadly Philippines Earthquake?
- New Breast Cancer Gene Test Gives Patients More Options
- US Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Obama's Climate Change Plan
- China Reports First Fall Case of H7N9 Bird Flu
- Sea Lampreys' Sexy Secret? Bile Salt
- Glowing Light Reveals Bacterial Infections in Implants
- Rare Double Infection of Flesh-Eating Bacteria Puts Man in Coma
- Fish Armor Repels Vicious Piranha Bite
- Recession Linked to Rise in Vasectomies, Study Suggests
- How Earthworms Offset Their Carbon Emissions
- 19 Weirdest Effects of the Government Shutdown
- Coral 'White Plague' Epidemic Could Be Caused by Virus
- Panda Miscarries at Edinburgh Zoo
- Workout Supplement Contains Meth-Like Compound
- How Does a Solar Racer Work?
- Elastic to Plastic: High-Energy Lasers Warp Copper – Permanently (Op-Ed)
- October 14
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- Hunt for Amelia Earhart's Plane Back On
- Facts About Nobelium
- Stranger than Fiction: Volcanic Eruption Creates Deadly Acid Lake
- What Is MRSA?
- Scans Reveal Striking Similarity Between Human and Canine Minds (Op-Ed)
- What Is a Dry-Ice Bomb?
- Government Shutdown Could Cost Defense Department Billions
- Delaying Measles Vaccine May Increase Risk of Seizures
- Super Cyclonic Storm Phailin: The Strongest Cyclone Ever in the North Indian Ocean Basin (Op-Ed)
- Air Pollution 'Fertilizer' Threatens National Parks
- Broccoli Compound Could Prevent Radiation Sickness
- Young Apes Develop Empathy Like Human Kids
- Touch-Sensitive Prosthetic Limbs Take Step Forward in Monkey Study
- Rare Blood-Engorged Mosquito Fossil Found
- Giant Amazon Fish Species Discovered
- Debt Ceiling: How Much Is $16.699 Trillion?
- Handful of National Parks Reopen With State Funds
- NASA Research Stalled By Government Shutdown
- Government Shutdown: What Will Happen to Google's Quantum Computer?
- Incredible Technology: How to Map a Lightning Strike
- 72-Year-Old Man Survives in Wilderness by Eating Squirrels
- Invasive Mink Threatens South America's Largest Woodpecker
- BPA Exposure Linked to Higher Rate of Miscarriage
- The Secret to a Well-Behaved Child: Regular Bedtime
- October 13
- October 12
- October 11
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- Erin Brockovich: Carcinogens Still Plague California's Drinking Water (Op-Ed)
- 1.2 Million American Non-Jews Feel 'Jew-ish'
- James Watson Biography: Co-Discoverer of DNA's Double Helix
- Seek and Destroy: Dismantling Syria's Chemical Weapon Stockpile (Op-Ed)
- The Surprising Product Used to Attract Jaguars
- University Hosts Wiki 'Edit-a-Thon' to Add Women in Science Entries
- Salmonella Outbreak: 5 Tips for Cooking Chicken Safely
- Eye Damage In Diabetes Could Stem From The Cells Used To See
- Facts About Mendelevium
- Weak Iron Explains Earth's Inner Core Speed Trap
- Government Shutdown Closes Nation's Nuclear Labs
- Vampire Cannibals: Real Ghouls Haunt Papua New Guinea
- How Bad Will Cyclone Phailin Be for India?
- Lost Kings: DNA Fails to Illuminate Royal Mystery
- How Much of a Man Are You? Being Online Can Change That (Op-Ed)
- 'The Walking Dead': How to Survive a Zombie Invasion
- What the Average American Man Looks Like
- National Parks Closed, but Still Plenty of Leaf Peeping Spots
- Digital Natives: The Most & Least Wired Countries Revealed
- Googling Your Health: Why Some Suffer More Anxiety
- The 20 Most and Least Wired Countries
- Arctic Ice Melt Could Lead to ... Pirate Chases?
- Herbal Supplements Often Contain Unlisted Ingredients
- Nobel Peace Prize Honors Watchdog of Chemical Weapons
- The Cold Sore Virus May Help Kids Fight Cancer (Op-Ed)
- October 10
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- Kissing May Be Evolution's Matchmaker
- Antarctic Science Shutdown Leaves Workers Hanging
- Deadly Amoeba Infiltrates Second Louisana Water System
- UK Shudders as Venomous Spider Creeps Across Britain
- Facts About Fermium
- Some National Parks Could Reopen With State Funds
- Shutdown Could Flush Years of Antarctic Research Down the Drain
- Surgical Knife May Sniff Out Cancer
- Royal Buzzkill: Gourd Doesn't Hold Louis XVI's Blood
- US Army Finds Tech Solution to Soldiers' Altitude Sickness
- Breast Cancer Blood Tests Available, But Not Proven
- Dancing Atoms in Glass Revealed for First Time
- Fitbit Releases New Activity Tracker
- Virtual Tour: See Yosemite National Park During Shutdown
- Ancient European Farmers and Hunter-Gatherers Coexisted, Sans Sex
- Image Album: Fossil Skeletons Reveal Europe's Genetic Legacy
- In Photos: Ancient Seaside Portico Uncovered in Greece
- Ancient City's Strip Mall Unearthed in Greece
- Mom Confesses She Skips Daily Baths for Baby
- Elephants Understand Human Gesture, No Training Needed
- Worms Tell a Tale of How Nerves Develop
- 'Iron Man' Suit Under Development by US Army
- Tropical Cyclone Phailin Barrels Toward India
- Smelling Storms? Human Supersenses May Become a Reality
- Philadelphia Children's Hospital Bans Dietary Supplements
- Mystery of Bizarre Icelandic Lava Pillars Solved
- Image Album: The Bizarre Lava Pillars of Iceland
- Americans' Interest in Hemorrhoids Has Skyrocketed
- Clues to Lost Prehistoric Code Discovered in Mesopotamia
- In Photos: Lost Prehistoric Code Found in Mesopotamia
- October 9
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- Shutdown Science: Furloughed Workers Feel the Burden of Boredom
- What is Laminated Object Manufacturing?
- World's Largest Wave Machine Planned
- Man Develops Rare Case of Melanoma in the Gums
- Can Peanut Butter Sniff Out Early Signs of Alzheimer's?
- Mummified Head May Not Belong to King Henry IV
- Sandy's Aftermath & Legacy Take Center Stage in 'Nova' Show
- 'Cyclops' Sub Aims to Advance Deep Sea Exploration
- Petting May Be Stressful for Some Cats
- Forget Polar Bears — Warming Will Hit the Tropics First
- Climate Change Forecast: When Cities Will Hit 'Tipping Point'
- 1 in 4 American Dogs & Cats Is Overweight
- Shooting Highlights Dangers of Distracted Living
- This Way Up: Source of Brain Dizziness Identified
- New Watch Allows You To Count the Seconds Until You Die
- First Evidence of Comet Striking Earth Found in Egypt
- 6 Super-Fast Alien Planets May Be Skimming the Surface of Their Stars
- Neptune's 'Lost' Moon Spotted for 1st Time In 20 Years (Photos)
- Next Generation: 5 Ways Science Classes Will Change
- Meteorites from Russian Meteor Explosion Reveal Signs of Cosmic Crashes
- What Is Kale?
- US Air Force Adding 1,200 Jobs to Cyber Defense Program
- Replace Mood Busters in Your Diet with Mood Boosters
- 3 Chemists Win Nobel for Computer Modeling Work
- October 8
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- Ambience Influences How Whisky Tastes
- Shutdown Cancels Entire US Antarctic Research Program
- Gov't Shutdown Boon to Invasive Bugs
- Swift Record! Migrating Birds Fly Nonstop for 6 Months
- Hungry for More: What Weight-Loss Apps Are Missing
- Sarcasm Detectors: Empathetic Kids Are Better at It
- Woolly Mammoth Comeback? 5 Ethical Challenges
- How to Bring Back the Woolly Mammoth (Infographic)
- China: First to Discover the New World?
- Dominant Meerkat Mamas Force Others to Wet Nurse
- Salmonella Outbreak Widens After Government Shuts Down
- How Earth's Core Got Its Iron
- Painting Found in Swiss Vault May Be Da Vinci's Work
- Tom Hanks Says He Has Type 2 Diabetes
- Dodo Tales: 17th-Century Observations Suggests Later Extinction Date
- Go with Your Gut: How Bacteria May Affect Mental Health
- Attracted to Your Opposite? Brain Chemicals May Tell
- Shape of Huge Asteroid with 2 Moons Revealed By SETI, Amateur Astronomers
- Higgs Boson's Nobel Nod Marks 'Fantastic Day' for Particle Physics
- Surprise: Ashkenazi Jews Are Genetically European
- Conservatives & Liberals Equally Smug, Study Finds
- Nuclear Fusion: Laser-Beam Experiment Yields Exciting Results
- DNA Tests Unlock Secrets of Mysterious Bryde's Whales
- Scene of 1,500-Year-Old Massacre Uncovered in Sweden
- Higgs Boson Physicists Snag Nobel Prize
- Hack-Proof Pacemakers: Code Based on Heartbeat Could Thwart Disruption
- October 7
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- Death Rates Higher in Booming Economy
- Cocoa Frog Among New Species Discovered in 'Pristine' Ecosystem
- In Photos: Tropical Eden Discovered in Suriname Rain Forests
- Bacteria-Eating Crabs Call Seafloor Mud Volcano Home
- Facts About Berkelium
- Government Shutdown: Chilling Effects on Antarctic Research
- Weather Service Forecasters Hike Through Blizzard to Work
- Life on Alien Planets Trickier to Find Than Previously Thought
- 3D Printing Exhibition Showcases Unusual Artwork
- 7 Revolutionary Nobel Prizes in Medicine
- 5 Revolutionary Nobel Prizes in Medicine
- 9% of Young People Admit to Sexual Violence
- Scientists Speak Out on Harm of Research Hiatus (Op-Ed)
- Human Ancestors' Oral Hygiene: The Toothpick
- 3D-Printed Bacteria May Unlock Disease Secrets
- Why Marsupials 'Mate Themselves to Death': Better Sperm
- Gravetop Sundial Reveals Lost Civilization's Tech Savvy
- Album: Ancient Bronze Age Sundial
- US Ivory Crush Canceled in Wake of Shutdown
- Americans Deserve a Better Fracking Debate (Op-Ed)
- Massive New Attack Drone Under Development in Russia
- Pregnant Smokers Who Quit Could Reduce Kids' Emotional Problems
- City Life: Are Mountain Lions Back on the Prowl?
- Image Gallery: Hurricane Season 2013
- To Change Anti-Science Activists' Minds, Go Beyond Science (Op-Ed)
- 5 Surprising Ways to Banish Bad Breath
- Trying to Get Pregnant (or Not)? The 'App for That' Has Limitations
- Why Hard Drinkers Have Problems with Bones
- 7 Strange Ways Humans Act Like Vampires
- Nobel Prize in Medicine Awarded for Cell Transport Discoveries
- October 6
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- October 4
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- As Constrictor Attacks Continue, Look to the Snake Trade (Op-Ed)
- What's Missing From the Nobel Prizes? Scientists Weigh In
- 2013 Nobel Prize Winners to Be Announced
- SPACE.com Malware Notifications Are Incorrect
- US Military Will Use Drones to Spy on North Korea
- WildCat Robot Gallops in Video Debut
- How Oral Hygiene Affects the Rest of You
- Size Doesn't Matter: 'Penis Shame' Is All in Guys' Heads
- Once 'Extinct' Pinocchio Lizard Pokes His Nose Out
- Literary Fiction May Boost Mind-Reading Skills
- The Dark Side of the Nobel Prizes
- Fall's Weird Weather Rolls in As Feds Scramble
- 11 Surprising Facts About the Digestive System
- 8 Wild Facts About the Penis
- Premature Ejaculation: New Sprays Give Men More Treatment Options
- Giant Radio Telescope Reaches Full Power with 66 Antennas
- Elusive Giant Squid Washes Up on Spanish Beach
- Agency by Agency, Shutdown Hitting Federal Science Hard (Op-Ed)
- Is it Ever Right to Hang a Husky? (Op-Ed)
- October 3
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- Marine Debris Pollution: Five Lessons Learned This Year (Op-Ed)
- In Photos: The Fight Over Gray Wolves' Endangered Status
- Illegal Drugs Are Cheaper, Stronger than Ever
- 5 Experts Answer: Is Flossing Really Necessary?
- In Photos: Seeing Sharks Up Close
- Humbling View of Sharks Revealed in Stunning Photos
- Smartphone-Controlled Brewbot Gets aHead with Kickstarter
- Spooky Vibrations: Finding Brings Quantum Computers a Bit Closer
- Zapping the Brain Makes People Obey Social Norms
- Why We Get Jet Lag: Blame Your Vassopressin
- Scientist to Congress: Shutdown a 'Deep Hardship'
- 'Five Billions Years of Solitude' – the long, dark search for E.T., and for ourselves
- 'Poop Pills' May Halt Gut Infections
- Tropical Storm Karen Forms, Likely to Hit US Gulf Coast
- 15 Weirdest Effects of the Shutdown
- Potentially Dazzling Comet ISON Spotted from Mars by Spacecraft (Photo)
- Solar Fallout from Sun Eruption Crashes Into Earth (Video)
- Where's My Flower? Diesel Throws Honeybees Off the Trail
- Gray Wolves May Lose Endangered Status, But Not Without a Fight
- 'Lost Tribes' Saved through Creation of Massive Colombian Park (Op-Ed)
- Hawaiian Mythology Digs Deep into Volcanic Past (Op-Ed)
- October 2
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- Government Shutdown Delivers Blow to BRAIN Initiative
- Spies & Secrets: 4 True Stories From Tom Clancy's Novels
- Five Things You Must Know About the IPCC Report (Op-Ed)
- Seafloor Scours Hint at Ancient Arctic Ice Sheet
- From Animals, We Can Learn Generosity and Forgiveness (Op-Ed)
- For Twin Delivery, C-Sections No Safer than Vaginal Births
- Not in the Mood: Storms Quell Insects' Appetite for Sex
- Photos: Pufferfish Make Seafloor Circles to Mate
- Explosive Supervolcanoes May Have Rocked Ancient Mars
- Image Album: Lake Natron Gives Up Its Dead
- Kiribati Man Presses Case as Climate Refugee
- Lake That Turns Animals to Stone? Not Quite
- Pufferfish Love Explains Mysterious Underwater Circles
- Why Bigfoot is Unlikely Only If You Know What “Unlikely” Means
- Red Wine's Resveratrol Could Be Beneficial After All
- Earthquake Scientist: Extend California's New Early Warning System
- Honey Badger Don't Care About Camera Traps
- Photos: Honey Badgers and Other Tiny Predators Caught on Camera
- Think You Know Your Close Pals? Think Again, Science Says
- Teenage Mice 'Cry' to Ward Off Frisky Males
- Polar Opposites: Why Climate Change Affects Arctic & Antarctic Differently
- Fracking Wastewater Radioactive and Contaminated, Study Finds
- Clouds On Alien Planet Mapped for 1st Time (Image)
- Ideas Wanted for NASA's 2020 Mars Rover, But Government Shutdown Adds Challenge
- Fitbit Flex: Fitness Tracker Review
- Jawbone Up: Fitness Tracker Review
- Nike FuelBand: Fitness Tracker Review
- Giant Impact That Formed the Moon Blew Off Earth's Atmosphere
- Withings Pulse: Fitness Tracker Review
- Should the Higgs Boson Win This Year's Physics Nobel?
- Strange Super-Earth Planet Has 'Plasma' Water Atmosphere
- Weighty Issue: Is It Healthy for Seniors to be a Little Overweight?
- Animal Sex: How Kangaroos Do It
- Gov't Shutdown Science: Why Human Nature Is to Blame
- October 1
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- Tiny, Strange Primate Fossil Unearthed in Coal Mine
- Accelerometers: What They Are & How They Work
- Photos: Fossils Reveal Pint-Sized Primate
- Source Of 13th Century Volcanic Calamity Discovered
- Exercise May Be As Effective As Drugs For Some Diseases
- When People and Wildlife Conflict, Humane Solutions Work Best (Op-Ed)
- First Snowstorm of Season Brewing: South Dakota to Minnesota
- In Photos: Arizona's Superstition Wilderness
- Ancient Roots: Flowers May Have Existed When First Dinosaur Was Born
- How to Get Kids to Like Vegetables: Study Reveals Tips
- Can Humans Spontaneously Combust? 'Unexplained Files' Investigates
- New Photos of Pakistan's Earthquake Island Released
- Amazing Images of Pakistan's Earthquake Island
- 'The Walking Dead': Why Humans Will Never Defeat Zombies
- What Is Molly?
- A Cosmic 'Tardis': What the Universe Has In Common with 'Doctor Who'
- Top Brain Science Movies Revealed
- Rough Waters Ahead: Climate Change Report Ups Sea-Level Projections
- NASA Finds Most Crowded Galaxy Ever Seen (Video)
- Statins Do Not Harm Memory, Study Says
- Twitter Abuzz with #Shutdown's Effects on Science
- 6 Ways Government Shutdown Will Impact Science, Health
- Melting Snow Reveals Ancient Bow and Arrows in Norway
- Neolithic Bow and Arrow Revealed in Melting Snow
- Krokodil, Molly and More: 5 Wretched New Street Drugs
- Shrinking the Carbon Footprint of a Widely Used Chemical
- Francis Crick: Co-Discoverer of DNA's Double Helix
- A 'Cyborg Astrobiologist' To Study Alien Planets
- Dog Kisses are More Than Just Slobber (Op-Ed)
- Cadence Sensors: What Are They and How Do They Work?
- Record Electric Vehicle Sales Could Have Climate Impact (Op-Ed)
