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- September 30
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- Ebola Update: 1st Case Diagnosed in the US
- Half of Earth's Wildlife Lost Since 1970, Report Finds
- South African Safari: Wild Beasts of the Cape
- Popular Supplement Is Culprit in Itchy Rash
- Drone Captures Incredible Footage of Massive Hong Kong Protests
- Higgs Music: What the World’s Largest Atom Smasher Sounds Like
- Brain Tech Projects Get $46 Million in Funding
- Build-a-Bot Kit Makes Robots Open Source
- Rare Evolutionary Twist Morphed Dino Arms into Bird Wings
- Images: A Dinosaur Wrist Transforms into a Bird Wing
- Ape See, Ape Do: Chimps Learn Skills from Each Other
- Weird 'Island' on Saturn Moon Titan Puzzles Scientists (Video, Photos)
- Why Are So Many Volcanoes Erupting?
- Hidden Risk? Marijuana May Be Bad for Your Heart
- Fall Colors Spotted from Space (Photos)
- Climate Change Could Alter the Human Male-Female Ratio
- Tiny Sea Monkeys Create Giant Ocean Currents
- Pirate Attacks, Corruption & Treasure Revealed in Vatican Archives
- Images: Pirate Tale Revealed in Vatican Archives
- Dolphins Can Sense Magnets, Study Suggests
- Fighting Hockey Concussions with Safer Helmets (Op-Ed)
- September 29
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- Lots o' Water! 117 Million Lakes Dot Earth, Most Accurate Survey Finds
- How Often Does Enterovirus D68 Cause Paralysis?
- Climate Change Influenced Extreme Heat in 2013, Report Finds
- Why Deadly Japan Volcano Erupted Without Warning
- 'O' My: Ring-Shaped Cloud Spotted Over the Pacific (Photo)
- Sophisticated 600-Year-Old Canoe Discovered in New Zealand
- Well-Armed Design: 8 Octopus-Inspired Technologies
- Photos: Amazing Tech Inspired by the Octopus
- Higgs Boson to the World Wide Web: 7 Big Discoveries Made at CERN
- In Photos: Urban Bobcats Stroll through the American Southwest
- Flash Photography: 'Bolt from the Blue' Caught on Camera
- Egyptian Mummy's Brain Imprint Preserved in 'Peculiar' Case
- Best Birth Control for Teens: Implants, IUDs
- September 27
- September 26
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- NASA Space Shuttle Data Tapped to Combat Climate Change
- BRCA Gene Mutations Linked to Salivary Gland Cancer
- Apple's Health App Tracks Almost Everything, Except Periods
- 3D-Printed Rocks Could Change Fracking Practices
- Drones Are Coming to Hollywood: FAA Clears Robot Flyers for Filming
- Mysterious Colorado Rock Formation May Be Result of 'Natural Fracking'
- Much of Earth's Water Is Older Than the Sun
- 3 Tips for Following Low-Carb Diets
- Once-Massive Aral Sea Is Drying Up (Photos)
- How Caffeinated Energy Drink Triggered Teen's Heart Problem
- Delivery Drones Become a Reality in Germany
- In Images: DHL's 'Parcelcopter' Delivery Drone
- Climate Change Scrambles Arctic Food Chain
- Remarkable Limb Regeneration Began 300 Million Years Ago
- How to Turn an Inkjet Printer into a Bio Lab (Op-Ed)
- Why Do Some Men Show Signs of Pregnancy? (Op-Ed)
- Dissecting the Agony and the Ecstasy of Win-Win Choices (Op-Ed)
- Talk Therapy May Help Social Anxiety Better than Drugs
- September 25
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- Number of Never-Married Americans Hits New Record
- Feeling Bummed? How Disappointment Works in the Brain
- Tesla Museum Sparks 'Buy a Brick' Crowdfunding Campaign
- 1.8 Million Americans Have Chlamydia, Report Finds
- Strong 6.2-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Alaska
- Ancient Stone Toolmaking Didn't Just Spread Out of Africa with Humans
- Mass Dog Vaccination Could Eliminate Rabies Globally
- In Photos: Tracing the Invention of Ancient Stone Toolmaking
- Only 1 Person Has Been Cured of HIV: New Study Suggests Why
- Gas Chambers Discovered at Nazi Killing Camp
- Abu Dhabi to Host First Solar-Powered Flight Around World
- No Single Missing Link Between Birds and Dinosaurs, Study Finds
- 20-Year-Old Supernova Mystery Finally Solved
- 5 Ways the Superintelligence Revolution Might Happen
- 1,000 Feet Down: Man Sets New Deep-Dive Record
- 'Climate Smart' Agriculture Is Blossoming (Op-Ed)
- Jetpack Could Rocket Runners to 4-Minute Mile
- Matt Damon: To Solve World Poverty, You Need Clean Water
- Bacteria in Wine May Bring Health Benefits
- Modern-Day Witch Hunts Target Men
- Artificial Atoms Talk ... and Scientists Listen
- The Macabre Dr. Mutter's Freaky Medical Marvels
- 'Dr. Mütter's Marvels' (US 2014): Book Excerpt
- Surgery in a Time Before Anesthesia (Op-Ed)
- Some 'Green' Buildings are Unhealthy for Residents (Op-Ed)
- Water Vapor Found on Neptune-size Alien Planet
- Historic Treaty: Bring Buffalo Home, Heal the Prairie (Op-Ed)
- September 24
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- Suspenseful Video: Alligator Attacks Scaredy Cat
- Increasing Skirt Size Linked to Breast Cancer Risk
- For Varicose Veins, Laser Treatment Is Best
- How Long Will You Be Laid Up After Surgery? Blood Test May Tell
- Climate Change Gets Graphic in 2050 Weather Forecasts
- Blind Cavefish Froze Its Internal Clock to Save Energy
- Gallery: Out-of-This-World Images of Insects
- Bizarre Sphere Fossils Could Be Among World's Earliest Animals
- In Images: Strange 600-Year-Old Spherical Fossils
- Who Will Be Under Water as the Seas Rise, New Report Reveals
- Mighty Mitochondria Play Life-and-Death Roles in Cells
- Humanity Has More Mothers Than Fathers, DNA Reveals
- Octopus Cannibalism Caught on Video for 1st Time
- In Photos: See an Octopus Cannibal in Action
- US Ranks Behind 25 Other Countries in Infant Mortality
- September 23
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- Do People Expect Too Much From DNA Data? (Op-Ed)
- Concerned About Climate? Don't Be A Downer (Op-Ed)
- Google Cuts Ties With Climate-Denier Group
- Epic Big Bang Discovery Might Just Be Space Dust
- Failure Is Good (When You Learn from Mistakes), Experts Say
- New Clues to Evolution of Flowering Forests
- US Diabetes Rate May Be Leveling Off
- Obama on Climate Change: 'No Nation Is Immune'
- Author Ray Bradbury's Sci-Fi Art Collection Up for Auction
- Is Booze Tasty, or Bitter? Your Genes Decide
- Soda Companies Pledge to Cut Americans' Beverage Calories
- Photos: Author Ray Bradbury's Collection of Comic Books & Sci-Fi Art
- Ebola Epidemic: The Best- and Worst-Case Scenarios
- Cause of Mysterious Butterfly-Shaped Radar Blob Found
- Climate Change Is 'Single Biggest Risk' to Global Economy
- Hospitals Adapting for Adults With Autism (Op-Ed)
- Strange New Type of Brain Cell Discovered
- 5 Cool DIY Tech Trends from World Maker Faire
- Americans Respect (But Don't Always Trust) Scientists
- Are Pro Athletes Prone to Violence?
- Nazca Lines of Kazakhstan: More Than 50 Geoglyphs Discovered
- In Photos: Google Earth Reveals Sprawling Geoglyphs in Kazakhstan
- How We Can Control Aging (Op-Ed)
- Why Research Trumps 'Certainty' (Op-Ed)
- September 22
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- Keep Your Pants, and Your Dignity, at the Hospital
- California Drought Triggers Massive Mudslide
- Robotic 'Exosuit' Does the Heavy Lifting
- Campfire Tales Served as Early Human Social Media
- Image Gallery: The Kalahari Bushmen Tell Campfire Stories
- Where Did Ebola Come From?
- Disaster Relief to Filmmaking: 4 Ways Drones Can Be Used for Good
- Platform Sandals Revealed on Greek Statues Guarding Alexander-Era Tomb
- Super Schnozzle: Dinosaur with Exceptionally Large Nose Discovered
- NASA Spacecraft Arrives at Mars to Probe Mysteries of Red Planet's Air
- Scientists Lead Huge Climate Change March in NYC
- Mars on Earth: How Utah's Fantastical Moqui Marbles Formed
- Photo Gallery: Fantastic Moqui Marbles
- Your Politics Stink: People Can Literally Smell Ideology
- September 21
- September 20
- September 19
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- Maker Faire Celebrates Innovation and Tech in NYC This Weekend
- 700-Year Embrace: Skeleton Couple Still Holding Hands
- Flu Vaccine: Should Your Kids Get the Nasal Spray?
- Exercising May Bolster Your Brain Wires in Old Age
- Hints of Mysterious Dark Matter Revealed by Cosmic Rays
- Image Gallery: War is Damaging Syria's Historical Castles and Landmarks
- Do Your Kids' Brown-Bag Lunches Have Enough Calcium?
- Pre-dawn SpaceX Launch on Saturday Visible Along US East Coast
- War Is Destroying Syria's Ancient Treasures, Satellite Photos Show
- 5 Technologies for the Selfie-Obsessed
- Lonesome No More: George the Giant Tortoise on Public Display in NYC
- Images: 100-Year-Old Lonesome George Tortoise Goes on Exhibit
- Tornado Season Peaking Earlier Than Ever
- Pharaoh-Branded Amulet Found at Ancient Copper Mine in Jordan
- Prize for 480 New Varieties of Wheat
- Are Testosterone Supplements Really Necessary?
- Prelude to Offshore Drilling Not a Blast for All (Op-Ed)
- Ig Nobel Prizes 2014: Jesus Toast, Dog Poop and Raucous Science
- September 18
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- Antidepressant Effects Are More Rapid, Dramatic Than Thought
- Breast Pump 'Hackathon' Seeks Better Tech for Busy Moms
- Ancient Monastery with 'Industrial-Scale' Winepress Discovered
- Nearly 600 Years of Tree Rings Show Altered Ocean Habitat
- Photos: Monks May Have Pressed Wine and Oil in Ancient Monastery
- NASA Keeping Close Eye on Arctic Climate
- Celebrating Silly Science at the Ig Nobels: How to Watch Live Tonight
- Weird Earth Movement After Japan Earthquake Finally Explained
- Tiny Implants Could Give Humans Self-Healing Superpowers
- Long-Lost Roman Fort Discovered in Germany
- In photos: Ancient Roman fort discovered
- Amazon Turtles 'Talk' to Their Tots
- Wildfire Prevention Costs Far Less Than Fires (Op-Ed)
- Can Cycling Crimp Sex for Men?
- New Mushrooms Discovered in Chinese Grocery
- Is Rock 'Hashtag' Really Neanderthal Art? (Op-Ed)
- September 17
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- Trauma and Food Addiction Linked for Women
- As U.S. Fights Ebola, NGOs Breathe Easier (Op-Ed)
- 'Coyote' Drone Launches Straight into Hurricane Edouard
- Chimps are naturally violent, study suggests
- Artificial Sweeteners May Boost Blood Sugar, Study Finds
- Antarctica Nearing Sea Ice Record High, But Arctic Ice Still Shrinking
- Image Gallery: Lethal Aggression in Wild Chimpanzees
- Gravity Moved Continents on Early Earth
- Sunken 'Ship of Gold' Contains Bounty of Jewelry, Other Treasures
- Livestock Workers May Carry Staph Bacteria from Pigs
- Saving Nemo: Pet Goldfish Recovers from Tumor Removal
- Gallery: Amazing Photos of Goldfish's Life-Saving Tumor Surgery
- In Photos: Sunken Ships Lurk Near San Francisco
- Ig Nobels to Honor the Hilarious Side of Science on Thursday
- Shark Skin-Like Surfaces May Ward Off Hospital Superbugs
- Ancient Egyptian Woman with 70 Hair Extensions Discovered
- Photos: 3,300-Year-Old Egyptian Hairstyles Revealed
- Historic 'Ghost Ships' Discovered Near Golden Gate Bridge
- Astronomy Detectives Reveal Origin of Monet's 'Impression' Painting
- September 16
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- Climate Change Affects Shark Swimming in Strange Way
- King Richard III's Final Moments Were Quick & Brutal
- Postmortem Photos: King Richard III's Battle Injuries
- Ebola Outbreak 'Spiraling Out of Control,' President Obama Says
- US Waistlines Gained an Inch This Decade
- World's Happiest Country Is ... (Hint: It Has a Canal)
- This Is How 135 Nations Fare on Happiness
- Asteroid Science: How 'Armageddon' Got It Wrong
- Dino-Killing Impact Remade Plant Kingdom, Too
- 'Exosuit' Mission to 2,000-Year-Old Shipwreck Begins
- Entangled 'Photon Triplets' Could Speed Up Telecommunication
- Could Ebola Become Airborne?
- Transgender Stereotypes Could Explain Discrimination
- Tiny Bite Marks Reveal Afterlife of an Ichthyosaur
- Suicide Contagion: How the Media Can Help Fight It (Op-Ed)
- Sexism and Science Go Hand-in-Hand (Op-Ed)
- Is Wearable Tech Changing Behavior?
- Are You a Supertaster?
- Watch Live! Colossal Squid Undergoes Autopsy
- September 15
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- Southwest's Earthquake Spike Linked to Injection Wells
- 'Global Selfie' Project Will Beam Earthling Message to Space
- Try Kegel Exercises for Urinary Incontinence, New Guidelines Say
- Stealth Cheetah Robot Sprints Like a Cat (Video)
- Ancient People of Teotihuacan Drank Milky Alcohol, Pottery Suggests
- Hurricane Odile Pounds Baja, Heads Toward US
- Flawed Fracking Wells Taint Pennsylvania's Drinking Water
- Thousands of Kids Hospitalized Every Year After Ingesting Parents' Meds
- Photos: 5,000-Year-Old Stone Monument in Israel
- In Photos: Ancient Egypt on Google Street View
- Pot Smokers Who Feel Down Light Up
- Calm Before the Quake? Turkey May Be Due for the Big One
- Massive 5,000-Year-Old Stone Monument Revealed in Israel
- September 14
- September 13
- September 12
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- From Slot Machines to Self-Tracking Devices: An Anthropologist Story
- World's First Electric Car Race Kicks Off This Weekend
- New Protections for Sharks Take Effect This Weekend
- Earthquake Unleashes Avalanche Over Sprawling Glacier (Photo)
- No Sympathy for the Devil: Why People Fear Satanism
- Warming Air Was Trigger for Antarctic Ice Shelf Collapse
- Female Stone Statues Revealed in Ancient Greek Tomb
- Strong Solar Flares This Week a Rare Double Whammy, Scientists Say
- Back-to-Back Sun Storms May Supercharge Earth's Northern Lights
- In a Warming World We Can't Keep Depending on the Same Few Crops
- Ebola Crisis in West Africa: Where Did All the Development Money Go? (Op-Ed)
- Lab-On-A-Chip Tech is Revolutionary, Yet Universities Cling to 'Dark Ages' Animal Models (Op-Ed)
- Patience, Persistence Reveal Sharks' True Nature
- Social Sharks (Gallery)
- September 11
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- Solar Flares to Hit Earth in Rare One-Two Punch
- Hidden Napa Earthquake Faults Found by NASA Radar
- Big Cats Eat Dogs in India, Leopard Poop Reveals
- Egyptian Pyramids Added to Google Street View
- Sun Storms: Incredible Photos of Solar Flares
- Extraordinary Brain: Woman's Missing Cerebellum Went Unnoticed for 24 Years
- Sleepwalking Dangers: Man Falls Off 60-Foot Cliff
- Religion Doesn't Make People More Moral, Study Finds
- Jellyfish Swarms: Bellwethers of Environmental Change
- First Swimming Dinosaur Was 'Half-Duck, Half-Crocodile'
- In Images: Digging Up a Swimming Dinosaur Called Spinosaurus
- Apple Watch: What's So Great About Sapphire?
- 'Green' Jobs are Rising, But Will it Continue? (Op-Ed)
- The Active Sun Fired Off a Big Solar Flare: Watch It Live Today
- Ancient Swamp Creature Sported 'Mick Jagger' Lips
- Ancient 'Dragon' Beast Flew Right Out of 'Avatar'
- Sunny Days May Boost Suicide Rate
- Nerds in Paradise: Science & Sci-Fi Convention Lands in Hawaii
- New Photos Show Another Troubling Contact with Isolated Tribe
- Earth's Protective Ozone Layer Shows Signs of Recovery
- September 10
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- 'Fat Shaming' May Actually Lead to Weight Gain
- Did 'Deadly' Spider Eggs Really Hitch a Ride on Imported Bananas?
- Why the Apple Watch Doesn't Mean 'Death' for Fitness Trackers
- US Military's New Laser Gun Zaps Drones
- Photos: Satellites Sees Glowing Iceland Volcano
- Sharks Need Healthy Coral Reefs, 10-Year Study Finds
- Images: Iceland's Blazing Volcano Seen From Space
- Lost Ship from Ill-Fated Arctic Quest Discovered
- Ancient Squirrel-Like Creatures Push Back Mammal Evolution
- Useless? No - Whale Hips Play Sexy Role
- Ancient Viking Fortress Reveals 'Fierce Warriors' Were Decent Architects
- Uncanny Valley Not So Uncanny for Lonely People
- In Photos: Hidden Monuments Discovered Beneath Stonehenge
- Hidden Monuments Reveal 'Stonehenge Is Not Alone'
- Ancient Sloths: 5-Ton Creatures Grew Monstrously Fast
- We Need to Talk About the Sexual Abuse of Scientists
- Microbial Factories Could Produce Locally Brewed Painkillers
- As Arctic Melts, Shipping Traffic Blasts Wildlife (Op-Ed)
- September 9
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- Smart Health: Apple Watch Wants to Get You Moving
- Endangered Pupfish Could Vanish in 30 Years, Egg by Egg
- Ancient 'Toothy' Dolphin Fossils Found in Peru Desert
- Yosemite Wildfire Seen from Space (Photo)
- In Images: Student-Built Rovers Explore a Mock Mars Environment
- Oy Vey! European Jews Are All 30th Cousins, Study Finds
- Look Ma, No Hands! GM Announces 'Intelligent' Driving Tech
- Middleton's 2nd Pregnancy: Is Short Spacing Healthy?
- Stunning Emerald Green Arabian Sea May Herald Ecosystem Disaster
- Zombie Fungus Enslaves Only Its Favorite Ant Brains
- Nicaragua Meteorite Impact Theory May Be Meteor-wrong
- Turning the Tide on Corporate Disinformation (Op-Ed)
- In Massive Shift, Nestlé Takes on Animal Cruelty (Op-Ed)
- September 8
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- Mock Mars Rover Competition Honors Best Student Designs
- Prediabetes Linked to Higher Risk of Cancer, Study Finds
- Giant Dinosaur Could Fill in 'Black Hole' of Fossil Record
- Rare Respiratory Virus Suspected in 12 US States
- Hot Stuff! Toxic Tornado Twirls Above Iceland Volcano
- Gallery: Massive new dinosaur discovered in Sub-Saharan Africa
- Full Harvest Moon: How to Photograph Tonight's 'Supermoon'
- Stephen Hawking Says 'God Particle' Could Wipe Out the Universe
- Climate and Civilization Killed Egypt's Animals
- New Particle Detector Could Reveal Universe's Missing Antimatter
- Full Harvest Moon Dominates Night Sky Tonight: Watch It Live
- Jupiter's Moon Europa May Have Plate Tectonics Just Like Earth
- 6th Mass Extinction? Humans Kill Species Faster Than They're Created
- Female Sculptures Guard Mysterious Tomb in Greece
- Office Germs: Viruses Spread Everywhere in Just Hours, Study Shows
- Why do people keep their accents?
- Toddlers Know More Math Than You Think
- 3,000-Year-Old Golden Bowl Hides a Grisly Archaeological Tale
- September 7
- September 6
- September 5
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- Saying 'Thank You' Does Make a Difference (Op-Ed)
- For Some, Tourism Now Includes Surgery
- Oversized Alien-Like 'Shrimp' Caught Off Florida Is ID'ed
- Images: Oversized Alien-Like 'Shrimp' Caught Off Florida
- Tesla Motors to Build Battery 'Gigafactory' in Nevada
- Buried Treasure: 1,900-Year-Old Roman Jewelry Unearthed
- Kilauea Lava Creeps Toward Hawaiian Neighborhood
- Rare Anesthetic May Help Treat PTSD, Rat Study Suggests
- Mind Messaging: Thoughts Transmitted by Brain-to-Brain Link
- 'Last Supper' Papyrus May Be One of Oldest Christian Charms
- Coffee Genome Reveals Why Your Java Smells So Good
- New Quantum Particle Calculations Make Waves in Field
- Student-Built Rovers Will Face Off on Mock Mars Missions
- September 4
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- Newfound Asteroid Will Give Earth Super-Close Shave on Sunday
- See Iceland's Spectacular Eruption From Space (Photo)
- Mosaic Floor Revealed at Alexander the Great-Era Tomb
- Blooming Plants: Spectacular Photos of Dahlias
- Obesity Rates Increased in These 6 States
- Atom-Sized Construction Could Shrink Future Gadgets
- Float in Earth's Upper Atmosphere with High-Altitude Balloons
- How Soy Supplements May Affect Breast-Cancer Genes
- Eating Potassium-Rich Food May Lower Stroke Risk
- Icky Solution to Diaper Waste: Grow Mushrooms on Them
- How Crafty Ocean Bacteria Conquer Food Deserts
- Super Soaker! Spitting Fish Target Prey with Amazing Aim
- Why Everyone Makes the Same Angry Face
- Try Again: Why Some People Persist in the Face of Setbacks
- El Nino Watch: 6 Months and Still Counting
- Grim Ebola Prediction: Outbreak Is Unstoppable for Now, MD Says
- Dreadnoughtus Dinosaur Weighed Whopping 65 Tons, Feared Nothing
- Images: Uncovering the Colossal Dreadnoughtus Dinosaur
- $1 trillion trove of rare minerals revealed under Afghanistan
- The 'Normal' American Family Is a Myth
- Space Robot Arm Tech Could Help Surgeons Operate on Kids
- The Wilderness Act Turns 50
- September 3
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- Iceland Volcano Sparks New Flooding Threat
- Google's Anti-Aging Startup to Build Drug Research Center
- Ancient Mammal Relatives Were 'Night Owls'
- Pilots and Cabin Crew Have Twice the Risk of Melanoma
- Massive Extinct Volcano Discovered Beneath Pacific Ocean
- Ebola Survivor Nancy Writebol Tells of Her Tough Battle
- Image Gallery: Mysterious Ocean-Dwelling 'Mushrooms'
- Puzzling New Animals Look Like Deep-Sea Mushrooms
- In Photos: New Seamount Discovered Beneath Pacific Ocean
- Third American Ebola Patient Is Named
- The Microtubule: A Multitasking Cellular Worker
- 7 Animals That Wore Backpacks for Science
- How the Napa Quake Deformed Earth (Satellite Photo)
- How Blueberry Pie Caused Girl's Strange Allergic Reaction
- 25% of World's Languages Are Threatened
- Nest of Young Dinosaurs with 'Babysitter' Discovered
- September 2
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- Wild Monkeys Learn to Puzzle Out Banana Video
- In Photos: Adorable Marmoset Monkeys Learn to Solve Banana Puzzle
- Low-Carb or Low-Fat? Any Diet Works if You Stick to It, Study Says
- Southwest Could Face a Megadrought This Century
- Ebola Cases Likely to Increase in Coming Weeks, CDC Director Says
- Russia's 'Sex Geckos' Perish in Space
- Invasive Camel Crickets Widespread in US Homes
- 425-Pound Gorilla Breathes Easy After Sinus Surgery
- In Photos: Doctors Treat Gorilla With a Horrible Sinus Infection
- 7 Awesome Discoveries Made by Kids
- Too Much Screen Time May Worsen Kids' Ability to Read Emotions
- Cave Carving May Be 1st Known Example of Neanderthal Rock Art
- Man Having Heart Attack on Plane Saved by Passengers
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