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The shore of Deception Island in Antarctica, in 2008
Denmark: 65 world leaders for UN climate summit (AP)
Astronaut's baby daughter born as he circles Earth (AP)
Newspaper circulation may be worse than it looks (AP)
Rare Charles Darwin book found on toilet bookshelf (AP)
New hydrogen-storage method discovered
Beyond sunlight: Explorers census 17,650 ocean species between edge of darkness and black abyss
Analysts say AmEx is most interested in the so-called peer-to-peer services of Revolution
China is the world's largest emitter of the greenhouse gases blamed for global warming
South Koreans to get Apple's iPhone this week (AP)
Baby can wait as expectant dad finishes spacewalk (AP)
The Monarchs' annual migration ritual has yet to be scientifically explained
Unseasonably hot and dry weather combined with strong winds to fan scores of blazes in the country's southeastern states
Restored machine to explore mysteries of Big Bang (AP)
GOP: Health test recommendations could affect care (AP)
Measure to change U. of Neb. stem-cell rule fails (AP)
Museum: Galileo's fingers, tooth are found (AP)
NJIT receives funding to improve Big Bear Telescope, study solar energy
GE Scientists Developing Wearable RFID Sensors to Detect Airborne Chemical Agents
Termite creates sustainable monoculture fungus-farming
Elpida Completes Development of 1-Gigabit GDDR5
Researcher: Faint writing seen on Shroud of Turin (AP)
Atomic-level Snapshot Catches Protein Motor in Action (w/ Video)
Smartphone app illuminates power consumption
Newspapers are displayed at a newsstand
Tapering a Free-Electron Laser to Extract More Juice
A view of a superconducting solenoid magnet at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) near Geneva
Possible link studied between childhood abuse and early cellular aging
Ultra-Powerful Laser Reproduces How Star's Jets Travel through Interstellar Space
More than 18 million cubic metres of sand are set to be poured onto the new coastal band of dunes until 2011
International expedition investigates climate change, alternative fuels in Arctic
We're off then: the evolution of bat migration
Screen of a computer featuring a search of the word "edition" on the home page of Google's website
Cisco has released a Web security app for iPhone
Astronauts await word of baby girl on Earth (AP)
Researchers discover antibody receptor identity, propose renaming immune-system gene
GE, Vivendi talks over NBC Universal stretch on (AP)
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Microwave Meter Measures Moisture and Density of In-Shell Peanuts
Three of a kind
Study uses brain scans to discover how children 'read' faces
UCSB physicists move one step closer to quantum computing
Flax and yellow flowers can produce bioethanol
Trust Linux!
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Cassini's Big Sky: The View from the Center of Our Solar System
Before Darkness Falls: Cassini to Scan Enceladus on Winter's Cusp
The court will now call its expert witness: the brain
Don't Blame Tryptophan for Thanksgiving Snooze
Sony hopes online service will build brand loyalty (AP)
Qualcomm's next e-book to use a mirasol display
Some 6,000 families were affected by the drought in the Chaco region of Paraguay, particularly indigenous populations
The LHC promises to unlock scientific mysteries about the creation of the Universe and the fundamental nature of matter
AP IMPACT: Gripes about swine flu vaccine abound (AP)
Dispensing prescription drugs in 3-month supplies reduces drug costs by a third
Formerly conjoined twins to need years of care (AP)
Military experiment seeks to predict PTSD (AP)
Astronauts get extra moving time at space station (AP)
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Active hearing process in mosquitoes
Twitter now wants to know "What's happening?"
IBM scientists create rapid disease diagnostic chip (w/ Video)
Hunting for Planets in the Dark
Dell's profit, stock drop on weak quarterly report (AP)
Mother's depression a risk factor in childhood asthma symptoms, study suggests
SOFIA Seeks Secrets of Planetary Birth
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Astronauts get extra work done in 1st spacewalk (AP)
Paleontologists find extinction rates higher in open-ocean settings during mass extinctions
NASA Provides Venerable Hubble Hardware to Smithsonian