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Gore, U.N. Panel Share Peace Prize (17 October 09:30) |
| The Nobel honors efforts to raise awareness of the threat of global warming. |
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Q&A: Astronaut's Son Takes New Route to Space (16 October 08:00) |
| Computer game mogul Richard Garriott is buying his ticket to space. |
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How Some Aging Brains Stay Sharp (16 October 03:30) |
| Here's a hint: Stay active, in body and mind. |
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Oldest Human Footprints Opened to Public (15 October 07:45) |
| The fossilized prints belonged to humans who walked with a free-standing gait. |
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Bacteria Cause Chocolate Cravings (13 October 12:30) |
| Dying for some chocolate? Blame colonies of bacteria in your gut. |
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Soyuz Spacecraft Docks at Space Station (13 October 12:00) |
| The spacecraft has delivered the station's first female commander. |
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Brainwave-Powered Tech Offers Access to Second Life (12 October 09:00) |
| Brain waves power technology that moves avatars through a virtual world. |
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Resistant TB Gene Decoded in One Week (12 October 02:00) |
| The breakthrough could lead to more effective drugs against the deadly strain. |
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Tourists Have a Blast at Kazakh Cosmodrome (11 October 10:30) |
| The historic launchpad is becoming a destination in its own right. |
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Words Subject to 'Survival of the Fittest' (11 October 08:30) |
| Less commonly used words 'mutate' while popular ones remain the same. |
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Ozone Researchers Win Nobel (10 October 09:30) |
| The 2007 chemistry Nobel goes to scientists who explained why the ozone layer is thinning. |
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Human Origins: Space Dust in the Wind (10 October 09:00) |
| A telescope finds dust that bursts from black holes points to planetary origins. |
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In Another World, Women Are in Charge (10 October 07:45) |
| Women are commanding both a mission to the space station and the space station, itself. |
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Divers Chart Alaskan Shipwreck (09 October 08:00) |
| The Torrent sank 139 years ago after ramming into a reef. |
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Memory Storage Creators Win Nobel (09 October 08:00) |
| Two scientists win for a discovery that helps iPods and other devices store reams of data. |
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Faith in Space: Muslim Leaders Issue Guide for Astronauts (08 October 10:30) |
| An Islamic council devises religious guidelines for space travelers. |
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Stem Cell Scientists Win Nobel (08 October 08:00) |
| Two Americans and one Briton win for their technique to modify specific genes in mice. |
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Ig Nobel Awards Salute Chickens, Hamsters (05 October 09:30) |
| The annual ceremony honors the freaky, quirky, and downright weird. |
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Asteroid Named for Star Trek Star (03 October 08:00) |
| Asteroid 7307 Takei is named for the actor best known for his role as Hikaru Sulu. |
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Driven People May Avoid Alzheimer's (02 October 10:00) |
| Living diligently could thwart dementia, a new study suggests. |
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Inca Sacrifices 'Fattened Up' Before Death (02 October 08:15) |
| Sacrificed children were fed enriched diets up to a year before their deaths. |
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'Social' Robots Coming to a Home Near You (02 October 02:30) |
| A new batch of people-pleasing robots is on its way. |
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Tourism Threatens Popular Destinations (02 October 01:00) |
| Travel contributes to global warming and warming threatens prized destinations. |
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Neanderthals Reached China's Doorstep (01 October 11:15) |
| The ancient hominids made it much further east than previously thought. |
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New Tech Lets You Draw in the Air (01 October 10:30) |
| A new program allows sketchers to draw three-dimensional objects in mid-air. |
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Wet Weather Helped Human Africa Exodus (01 October 08:15) |
| Data from cave formations reveal wet weather nudged early humans out of Africa. |
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Chimp Not a Person, Court Rules (29 September 01:00) |
| Courts and animal advocates clash over whether a chimp is a "person" or a "thing." |
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Satellite Images Show Myanmar Abuses (29 September 12:30) |
| The new photos show disappearing villages and the buildup of army camps. |
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Say It, and Program Signs It (28 September 10:30) |
| A new computer program converts the spoken word into sign language. |
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Genes Key to Future Cancer Treatments (26 September 02:15) |
| Customizing treatments for individual cancer patients is getting easier. |
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Ancient Fishermen Lured Fish With Fire (25 September 11:00) |
| Gear found in a 7th century shipwreck suggest fishermen used fire to lure their catch. |
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Underwater Vac Inhales Alien Algae (25 September 09:00) |
| Reef-smothering algae, meet your foe: the Super Sucker. |
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Japan, China, India Racing For Moon's Riches (25 September 08:15) |
| Each is working on mapping the moon and determining what resources it may hold. |
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Head Size and IQ: Is There a Link? (24 September 10:00) |
| Bigheaded people might be brainier, but the relationship is anything but simple. |
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Snowmelt in Antarctica Creeping Inland (24 September 08:00) |
| Twenty years of data confirm Antarctic snow is melting farther and farther inland. |
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Mystery Boy in Iron Coffin Identified (21 September 07:45) |
| The body of a 15-year-old boy, found in an iron coffin has finally been identified. |
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The Hobbit: Not Human? (21 September 02:30) |
| A tiny skeleton found on the Indonesian island of Flores represents a new species after all, say scientists. |
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'Clean Gum' Won't Stick in Your Hair (19 September 09:30) |
| An unsticky chewing gum can be washed away from surfaces with water. |
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Intelligence: Do We Get It? (19 September 03:15) |
| To study intelligence, first you have to define it. Some smart scientists take a stab. |
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Bomb-Sniffing Briefcase Traces Residues (19 September 12:00) |
| Counter-terrorist operations get a boost from a hi-tech tool for tracing a bomb's origins. |
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Undersea Mission Broadcast Live on Internet (18 September 10:00) |
| Web users can check in on the aquanauts at any time during the nine-day mission. |
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Geologists: Ethiopian Plateau Spurred Human Evolution (18 September 09:30) |
| Africa's changing geology could be responsible for human evolution. |
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Machine Design Offers Fitness for All (18 September 01:00) |
| A fitness machine equalizes the workout room for those of varying physical abilities. |
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Hand-Washing Police to Men: Clean Up Your Act! (18 September 12:45) |
| A snoopy new study on bathroom habits confirms women are the cleaner sex. |
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Medieval Diaries Shed Light on Climate Change (17 September 10:00) |
| Ancient texts dispel any doubts that Earth is warming up more dramatically than ever. |
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Secret to 'Spidey Suit' Revealed (17 September 08:30) |
| Scaling vertical surfaces may not just be for comic book heroes anymore. |
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Ancient Scots Mummified Their Dead (14 September 11:30) |
| Extensive preparation was applied to bodies from prehistoric Scotland. |
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Next X Prize: $20 Million for Moon Landing (14 September 12:30) |
| Fly a rover to the moon, drive it around, relay a message home and win $20 million! |
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Neanderthal Vanishing Act: Case Closed? (13 September 02:15) |
| It wasn't climate change that wiped out our ancestors, suggests a new study. |
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The Perfect Jump Shot, Deconstructed (12 September 09:30) |
| Keep your eye on the ball, say scientists. |
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