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Cosmic Log: The decade's highs and lows in science - 21 hours ago
Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Some may call the decade that's ending the "aughts" or the...
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Eight ways to cool a warming planet - yesterday
Cuts to greenhouse gas emissions are widely considered the most prudent strategy to cool the planet,...
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Even bacteria get lonely - yesterday
Scientists are reporting that bacteria locked in solitary confinement know they are locked up, talk...
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Hungary votes for open standards - 1 hour ago
Hungary has legislated adoption of open standards for its critical IT systems, perhaps showing a...
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Open house? Google has also been eying Trulia - 2 hours ago
Search giant has been in acquisition talks--on and off--with the real-estate search engine, sources...
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A wondrous cell phone Christmas card - 3 hours ago
A man is asked to create a Christmas card for his marketing agency. Noticing that there are a lot of...
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Obama Tries Optimism In Face Of Copenhagen Flop - 3 hours ago
Amidst growing talk from pundits of all political persuasions that the Copenhagen climate conference...
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Czech President Klaus: Global Warming Not Science, but a 'New Religion' - yesterday
As the Copenhagen Climate conference comes to a conclusion amidst riots by demonstrators and...
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Physics Shocker: First Glimpse of Mysterious Dark Matter? - yesterday
Tantalizing hints of dark matter — the mysterious substance thought to make up a quarter of the...
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France Slaps Google Over Book-Scanning Plans - yesterday
A Paris court ruled that Google is breaking French law with its policy of digitizing books, handing...
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17 Movies We're Geeked Out For in 2010 - yesterday
If you thought 2009 was a great year for movies, look out for 2010: From high-tech spy thrillers to...
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Viewtopia: Top 21 DVDs of the Year (With Video!) - 2 days ago
Straight from the Viewtopia archives, PM's' weekly column of the hottest DVDs, Blu-rays and digital...
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Viewtopia 12/15/09: Top 5 DVDs of the Week (With Video!) - 4 days ago
This week's top DVD releases include the brilliant, action-packed Inglourious Basterds, the...
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Last Indian dancing bear set free - yesterday
Animal rights campaigners are celebrating the end of a seven-year campaign to see all of India's...
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Technology firms boost US economy - yesterday
Strong earnings from Oracle and Research in Motion lift hopes for the world's biggest economy.
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Leaders must strike deal - Obama - yesterday
World leaders have arrived in Copenhagen to try to rescue a deal on climate change - but there is no...
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SPACE PHOTOS THIS WEEK: Geminids, Two-Faced Moon, More - 4 days ago
A superbright meteor pierces the California sky, Hubble unveils its "holiday...
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Dark Matter Detected for First Time? - yesterday
With cautious optimism, physicists say they may have finally "felt" the ghostly...
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Amazon Losing "Flying Rivers," Ability to Curb Warming - yesterday
The Amazon's flying rivers"humid air currents that deliver water to the vast...
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NASA Maps Night-shining Clouds - yesterday
A NASA satellite has created a new map of so-called "night-shining clouds," which form at high...
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New Crew Poised to Launch to Space Station - yesterday
A Russian cosmonaut doctor, a veteran Japanese astronaut and a rookie American spaceflyer are poised...
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Video Show - The Black Hole that Made You Possible - yesterday
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Top 100 Stories of 2009: #90: Fossil Bonanza for an Animal That Doesn't Fossilize: The Octopus - 22 hours ago
“The preservation of these soft-bodied creatures is the result of a chain of lucky chances.”...
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Top 100 Stories of 2009: #91: The Strange Ancient Process That Made Earth's Oxygen - 22 hours ago
Less volcanism led to a "nickel famine," which led to the downfall of methanogens, which led to the...
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Top 100 Stories of 2009: #94: Ecological Surgeons Perform Successful Species Transplant - yesterday
Two colonies of butterflies flapped their wings in northern England and the resulting debate was...
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Reproductive biology: Girls on top - 2 days ago
Stressed mothers spontaneously abort male fetusesIT HAS been known for a while that stressful...
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Marine archaeology: Davy Jones's lock-up - 2 days ago
Underwater robots can help study the world’s shipwrecks, a trove of information about the past...
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HIV microbicides: Dashed hopes - 2 days ago
A microbicide which, it was believed, might protect from HIV, does notIN THE frantic search for ways...
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How to Get a Little Privacy on Facebook - 9 hours ago
Over the past week, has been nudging its users -- first gently, then firmly -- to review and...
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Hacked Drones: How Secure Are U.S. Spy Planes? - yesterday
Pentagon downplays breach but analysts say it reflects new era of warfare. ...
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'Operation Chokehold': Did iPhone Protest Against AT&T Succeed? - 23 hours ago
iPhone users share protest's progress online, AT&T said no impact. IPhone -...
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Top 100 Stories of 2009: #92: Nowhere to Hide From the Buzz of Civilization - 22 hours ago
An ever-expanding network of roads, railways, rivers, and shipping lanes means that only 10 percent...
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Top 100 Stories of 2009: #96: Microbes Build Better Batteries - yesterday
Microbes can help wind and solar by storing energy as methane; viruses make clean and cheap...
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Think Tech: 4 Hi-Tech Ways to Cook Thanksgiving Dinner—and Store the Leftovers - 3 weeks ago
An infrared fryer that that makes practically no mess, a cooking thermometer with a wireless...
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Boys Explore Cell Phone Features More Than Girls - 23 hours ago
Young boys are more likely to use the advanced features on their mobile than girls.
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Free Wi-Fi at McDonald's Part of Trend - 23 hours ago
McDonald's is just the latest food chain to offer free Wi-Fi.
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Keeping an Eye on Home - yesterday
A Computer Scientist and Electrical Engineer can always keep an eye on his home. That's because...
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Be a green Santa with these holiday gifts - yesterday
For Christmas this year, some of us wouldn't mind getting gifts that are good for the planet as well...
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NASA reveals photo of liquid on Saturn moon - 20 hours ago
NASA scientists revealed Friday a first-of-its-kind image from space showing reflecting sunlight...
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Twitter hackers appear to be Shiite group - yesterday
The popular microblogging Web site Twitter was briefly hacked early Friday by the "Iranian Cyber...
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Oracle Database Biz Poised to Bounce Back - yesterday
Fiscal second-quarter numbers show Oracle's core database business is likely to benefit from a...
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Oracle Rises After Beating Estimates, Cites U.S. Recovery - yesterday
Orders for new software remain slow but come in at the high end of company forecast
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Verizon Prepares for the iPhone - yesterday
Verizon Wireless is buttressing its network in the event Apple drops AT&T as the exclusive carrier...
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Hi-Tech Key and Safe Teen Driving - 3 months ago
Ford's Parent-Conrtrolled "MyKey" is Designed to Control Speed Limit Observation and Seat Belt...
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Top Tech for Back-To-School - 4 months ago
CNET's Natali Del Conte Gives Her Picks for the Season's Best Education Gadgets for Kids
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Hottest Summer Gadgets - 4 months ago
CNET's Natali Del Conte Demos Latest Gizmos Designed to Enhance Your Fun
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Reproductive biology: Girls on top - 2 days ago
Stressed mothers spontaneously abort male fetusesIT HAS been known for a while that stressful...
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Marine archaeology: Davy Jones's lock-up - 2 days ago
Underwater robots can help study the world’s shipwrecks, a trove of information about the past...
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HIV microbicides: Dashed hopes - 2 days ago
A microbicide which, it was believed, might protect from HIV, does notIN THE frantic search for ways...
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