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  1. Scientists say paper battery could be in the works Reuters - Mon Dec 7, 4:28 PM ET

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ordinary paper could one day be used as a lightweight battery to power the devices that are now enabling the printed word to be eclipsed by e-mail, e-books and online news.

  2. Monster Black Holes May Grow in Giant Star Cocoons SPACE.com - Tue Dec 8, 10:17 AM ET

    The biggest black holes in the universe are also the most perplexing. Scientists have long been confused about just how the earliest, most massive black holes formed, but new evidence now suggests they could have originated inside giant cocoon-like stars.

  3. Sir Richard Branson poses with SpaceShipTwo, a spacecraft designed to rocket wealthy tourists into space as early as 2011, during the unveiling in Mojave, Calif., Monday, Dec. 7, 2009. The long-awaited glimpse of SpaceShipTwo marks the first public appearance of a commercial passenger spacecraft. The project is bankrolled by Virgin Galactic founder, British billionaire Sir Richard Branson, who partnered with famed aviation designer Burt Rutan, the brains behind the venture. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
    Virgin Galactic unveils commercial spaceship AP - Mon Dec 7, 10:28 PM ET

    MOJAVE, Calif. - The sleek, bullet-shaped spacecraft is about the size of a large business jet — with wide windows and seats for six well-heeled passengers to take a thrill ride into space.

  4. Michel Jarraud, Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organization, holds up a temperature chart during a press conference at the UN Climate Conference in Copenhagen, Tuesday Dec. 8, 2009. This decade has very likely been the warmest in the historical record, and 2009 will probably end up as one of the warmest years, the U.N. weather agency announced Tuesday at the second day of the 192-nation climate conference in Copenhagen. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)
    UN: 2000-2009 could be Earth's warmest decade ever AP - 1 hour, 16 minutes ago

    COPENHAGEN - A leaked Danish document at the U.N. climate conference provoked angry criticism Tuesday from developing countries and activists who feared it would shift more of the burden to curb greenhouse gases on poorer countries.

  5. A man sells potatoes at a market in Havana November 13, 2009. Peas and potatoes have become the harbingers of change in Cuba as President Raul Castro chips away at some of the Cuban revolution's most hallowed social programs, without a word, the two vegetables were removed this month from the subsidized food ration Cubans have received since 1963 and prices shot up in what people fear was a glimpse of the future.  REUTERS/Desmond Boylan (CUBA SOCIETY FOOD BUSINESS)
    Killer Petunias and Murderous Potatoes Revealed LiveScience.com - Tue Dec 8, 1:10 PM ET

    Petunias and potatoes may actually be carnivorous plants, scientists now suggest.

  6. Humans Have Hidden Sensory System LiveScience.com - Tue Dec 8, 10:55 AM ET

    The human body may be equipped with a separate sensory system aside from the nerves that gives us the ability to touch and feel, according to a new study.

  7. Hubble Telescope Spots Most Distant Galaxies SPACE.com - Tue Dec 8, 11:16 AM ET

    The revamped Hubble Space Telescope has spied what might be the oldest, most distant galaxies yet seen, astronomers announced today.

  8. Skin Cream Secrets Revealed LiveScience.com - Mon Dec 7, 7:17 PM ET

    If asked to describe how skin cream feels, you might use words like "smooth," "thick," or "greasy."

  9. Mystery of Changing Star Brightness Deepens SPACE.com - Mon Dec 7, 11:46 AM ET

    Unusual fluctuations in the brightness of older sun-like stars have long mystified astronomers, and new, detailed observations of the phenomenon have only deepened the mystery.

  10. The Sea Shepherd Society's "Ady Gil" vessel at a secret location in the US. The space-age powerboat which holds the round-the-world record has sped off from Australia on a mission to harass Japanese whaling ships in Antarctic seas.(AFP/File/Sea Shepherd Conservation)
    Powerboat jets off to harass Japanese whalers AFP - Tue Dec 8, 2:45 AM ET

    SYDNEY (AFP) - A space-age powerboat which holds the round-the-world record sped off from Australia on Tuesday on a mission to harass Japanese whaling ships in Antarctic seas.

  11. Antidepressants Can Change Personalities LiveScience.com - Mon Dec 7, 4:10 PM ET

    Taking an antidepressant can lead to significant personality changes, likely for the better, a new study finds.

  12. Guatemala pushes for DNA tests of kids adopted in U.S. Reuters - Tue Dec 8, 12:57 PM ET

    GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - For three years Olga Lopez desperately searched for her baby daughter who was snatched from her home in Guatemala, until her face appeared in government paperwork for an international adoption.

  13. This NOAA satellite image taken Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009 at 12:45 a.m. EST shows widespread clouds from the Intermountain West through much of the Plains and into the Ohio Valley as areas of light snow and rain develop from the Central and Southern Plains through the Mid-Mississippi Valley. Rain and thunderstorms are also visible in the Lower Mississippi Valley and areas of the Southeast.  (AP PHOTO/WEATHER UNDERGROUND)
    The nation's weather AP - Tue Dec 8, 5:30 AM ET

    Wet and wintry weather was expected across the Central U.S. on Tuesday as a low pressure system continued to track over the Central Rockies and into the Plains.

  14. Nobel Economics Prize laureates from USA, Oliver E. Williamson, left, University of California Berkeley, and Elinor Ostrom, Indiana University   seated during a press conference at the Royal Academy of Sciences in Stockholm, Sweden Monday Dec, 7,  2009. The 2009 Nobel prizes will be handed over to the laureates by the Swedish king on Thursday. (AP Photo/Scanpix Sweden/Bertil Ericson)
    Nobel winners helped by independence, coffee AP - Mon Dec 7, 11:24 AM ET

    STOCKHOLM - Intellectual freedom, independent research and frequent coffee breaks with colleagues helped this year's Nobel Prize winners make their groundbreaking scientific discoveries.

  15. Bat Ray Detects Weak Electrical Signals from Prey LiveScience.com - Tue Dec 8, 8:31 AM ET

    Off the coast of California, the bat ray Myliobatis californica glides over the seafloor looking for buried clams to eat. Well, "looking" isn't the right word. The ray's eyes, after all, are on top of its head, not great for looking down.

  16. A Bangladeshi woman carries water on the outskirts of Khulna some 400 kms from Dhaka in June. Bangladesh, Myanmar and Honduras were the countries most severely affected by extreme weather events from 1990 to 2008, according to a climate change risk study.(AFP/File/Munir Uz Zaman)
    Bangladesh, Myanmar 'worst-hit' by extreme weather AFP - Tue Dec 8, 11:36 AM ET

    COPENHAGEN (AFP) - Bangladesh, Myanmar and Honduras were the countries most severely affected by extreme weather events from 1990 to 2008, according to a climate change risk study published on Tuesday.

  17. Ancient Volcano's Devastating Effects Confirmed LiveScience.com - Fri Dec 4, 10:10 AM ET

    A massive volcanic eruption that occurred in the distant past killed off much of central India's forests and may have pushed humans to the brink of extinction, according to a new study that adds evidence to a controversial topic.

  18. Salazar approves Shell's Chukchi exploration plan AP - Mon Dec 7, 5:24 PM ET

    ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The Minerals Management Service on Monday conditionally approved plans by Shell Oil Co. to drill three exploratory wells next year in the Chukchi Sea off Alaska's northwest coast.

  19. Offshore oil drilling gets go-ahead in Alaska's Arctic McClatchy Newspapers - Mon Dec 7, 7:08 PM ET

    WASHINGTON — The Interior Department on Monday gave the go-ahead for Shell Oil to begin drilling three exploratory wells in the Chukchi Sea, a move that opens the door for offshore oil and gas production in the Arctic.

  20. A peasant in Burkina Faso stands near the grass he planted to help stop the advance of the Sahara desert in November 2009. Climate change is already forcing people to migrate, with most moving within their countries or to a neighbouring country, a report by the International Organization for Migration said Tuesday.(AFP/File/Issouf Sanogo)
    Climate change already driving migration: IOM AFP - Tue Dec 8, 12:00 PM ET

    GENEVA (AFP) - Climate change is already forcing people to migrate, with most moving within their countries or to a neighbouring country, a report by the International Organization for Migration said Tuesday.