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Mission to monitor ocean's climate control: Australian scientists set sail later this week on a voyage that could lead to better data from the Southern Ocean, which plays a major role in acting as a brake on climate change. ›16:07 1 Oct, Wed
The worlds strangest museums: Bunnies, bad art, and Burt Reynoldsthe worlds strangest museums showcase some of the worlds quirkiest passions. ›15:38 10 Oct, Fri
Cleaner way to drink from the seas?: David Kreamer's vision is to return old ships to the seas where they belong. But he'd like to see them fulfill a new purpose: turning seawater into drinking water through desalination facilities. ›21:55 6 Oct, Mon
NYC restaurants slammed by financial crisis: New York restaurant owners are seeing the first wave of the financial crisis. Analysts say that people are dining out less often, and when they do they are spending less. ›17:42 10 Oct, Fri
Canada faces suit over killer whales: Environmentalists are taking the Canadian government to court, demanding it use the country's Species at Risk Act to protect killer whales off British Columbia. ›01:18 9 Oct, Thu
All-electric Smart car is unveiled: Get ready for a new sound not look to the tiny Smart cars produced by Daimler. On Thursday, the company introduced its Smart ED an all-electric vehicle that makes barely a peep. ›19:47 2 Oct, Thu
Get high atop these 12 stratospheric destinations: There's something about getting high that helps you see things from a whole new perspectiveand no, we're not talking about a trip to Amsterdam. Here's a dozen stratospheric spots around the world that will have you gasping at the view or clinging, white-knuckled, to whoever is closest. ›15:57 9 Oct, Thu
GPS could save airlines billions in fuel costs: A World War II-era air traffic network that often forces planes to take longer, zigzagging routes is costing U.S. airlines billions of dollars in wasted fuel. ›18:05 10 Oct, Fri
Late-night potpourri: Stinky planes, a Cubs link: Late-night TV show hosts found humor in the presidential debate, the candidates, the economy, Barack Obama's stinky plane and Sarah Palin's lunar ambitions. ›13:40 10 Oct, Fri
Study: Wind farms have little affect on birds: Wind turbines do not drive birds from surrounding areas, British researchers said on Wednesday, in findings which could make it easier to build more wind farms. ›13:42 1 Oct, Wed
Animals have personalities, too: We know our siblings and in-laws have personalities sometimes to a fault. But science recently has revealed that such individual differences are widespread in the animal kingdom, even reaching to spiders, birds, mice, squid, rats and pigs. ›22:20 10 Oct, Fri
Pitt changed Jolies mind about biological kids: Angelina Jolie, an advocate of adoption, credits partner Brad Pitt with her decision to have biological children. ›20:50 10 Oct, Fri
Geothermal energy backers expect rebirth: Economic and environmental forces have created a "perfect storm" that could help geothermal shed its back-seat renewable status, proponents said at an international conference. ›19:27 7 Oct, Tue
USA Today price rising to $1: USA Today said it will raise its newsstand price by 25 cents to $1. The increase, which hits Dec. 8, will not affect home delivery rates or distribution agreements with hotels. ›19:46 10 Oct, Fri
CO2 rise means louder oceans, study finds: Beyond the damage it is expected to inflict upon sensitive marine ecosystems, ocean acidification may also allow sound to travel farther underwater, creating a louder deep sea din. ›19:44 30 Sep, Tue
Getting elderly drivers off the road poses challenges: As drivers get older, their driving skills decline. But getting the elderly off the road whether they're aging parents or ourselves is no easy task. Harriet Baskas has some well-mannered advice. ›15:36 9 Oct, Thu
After Shepard, no federal hate crime law: Matthew Shepard's mother still mourns lost opportunities to battle hate crimes and promote a greater tolerance of gays in the 10 years since her 21-year-old son was beaten, tied to a wooden fence and left for dead in a frigid Wyoming pasture. ›20:57 10 Oct, Fri
Tree power could save forests from fires: Tree power might sound like a hippie battle cry, but scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have literally tapped into the tiny electrical current carried in trees and created a company, Voltree, to capitalize on it as a power source. ›16:15 1 Oct, Wed
Analysis: The end of American capitalism?: The worst financial crisis since the Great Depression is claiming another casualty: American-style capitalism. ›09:38 10 Oct, Fri
Two Cuban soccer players missing in DC: 'You cant handcuff them to their rooms'; Team play U.S. in World Cup qualifier ›23:44 10 Oct, Fri
Great pumpkin is 1,900 lbs.: Steve Connolly hopes his Beast from the East will smash the current world record of 1,689 pounds. The problem is getting it to the weighing: Lifting it at this time of the year is a tough thing. Ill have a fork truck come in." ›15:10 6 Oct, Mon
Odd to perverse the worlds strangest museums: Bunnies, bad art, and Burt Reynoldsthe worlds strangest museums showcase some of the worlds quirkiest passions. ›15:38 10 Oct, Fri
Test Pattern: Watch some Paul Newman movies: Turner Classic Movies is devoting Sunday, Oct. 12, to the late Paul Newman, which makes it the perfect time to catch up on his flicks. ›13:49 10 Oct, Fri
Elderly man who shot ill wife at hospital dies: An elderly man who fatally shot his ailing wife in her hospital bed Friday and the turned the gun on himself died Saturday. ›17:05
