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May 31
- Neurologist Explores Music's Healing Power
- 'Aliens' Ogled My Teen Daughters!
May 30
- Nanowire 'Paper Towel' Designed to Clean Up Oil Spills
- Swingin' Social Scenes Keep Seniors Sharp
- Fat Finding Reveals Why Diets Don't Work
- Brand Names: From Mesopotamia to MAC
- Hurricane Monitoring to Improve in 2008
May 29
- Pre-Humans Shuffled Before Walking
- Birth Control Stuck in the Dark Ages
- Asphalt Could Go Green
- Robot Surgeon Removes Brain Tumor
- Court Claim: Chimps Are People, Too
May 28
- Runaway Global Warming 635 Million Years Ago
- Smell Map Could Lead to Digitized Odors
- Monkey's Robot Arm Feels Natural
- Oldest Embryo Fossil Found
- Seafloor Diversity Points to Origin of Life
- DNA Retrieved from 1,000-year-old Vikings
- Rice Byproduct Makes Biofuel
May 27
- Huge Flying Reptiles Ate Dinosaurs
- Female Albatrosses Shack Up
- Frogs Pack Concealed Claws
- The History and Future of Birth Control
- Study: Public Schools Just As Good as Private Schools
- Scientists Claim Woman's DNA Sequenced
- Environmentally Friendly Bombs Planned
May 26
- New Robot Walks Like You
- How Gutenberg changed the world
May 25
- Big Quakes Trigger Global Shaking
May 23
- How to BBQ a Healthier Burger
- Earth vs. Mars: Polar Opposites
- The Mild-Altering Role of Incense in Religion
May 22
- From Kennedy to Clinton: Why Everyone Is Thumbs-Up
- Texas Polygamy Case Based on a Lie
- Extreme Life Found a Mile Below Seafloor
- How to Beat Jet Lag: Don't Eat
- Man's Suicide Makes Dozens Sick
- Majority of Oceanic Shark Species Face Extinction
- Songbird Serenade Is Sneaky Sex Strategy
- Can 'Fighters' Like Ted Kennedy Beat Disease?
- Invasive Species
May 21
- Green Plants Boost Job Satisfaction
- Creationism Creeps into U.S. Classrooms
- Stem Cells Might Cause Cancer
- 'Frog-amander' Fossil Fills Evolutionary Gap
- The Secret Medical Records of Presidential Candidates
- Secrets of the Real Crystal Skulls
- Amazing Robot Jumps Like Grasshopper
May 20
- Brain Tumors: What Senator Kennedy's Diagnosis Means
- Future Aircraft Could Repair Themselves
- 'Mind-Blowing' New Creature Discovered
- First Dinosaur Footprints Found on Arabian Peninsula
- Early Tornado Warnings Not Always Helpful
May 19
- Mammography: Can It Be Improved?
- How Coffee Changed the World
- Extinct Tasmanian Tiger's DNA Revived in Mice
- Transitional Frog Lays Eggs on Water and Land
- Men Suffer Domestic Violence, Too
- Human Suffering: Why We Care (or Don't)
May 18
- Causes of Morning Sickness Revealed
May 17
- 2nd Strong Aftershock Hits China Sunday Morning
May 16
- Same Sex Couples Common in the Wild
- 12 Species on the Brink of Extinction
- Grads Get Pomp and ... Depression
- The Man Behind Amazing Movie Simulations
- God and Science Collide in Nation's Capital
May 15
- Girl's Twin Found Inside Her Stomach
- Premature Ejaculation Finally Defined
- Hazing: Why Young Men Do It
- Why the China Quake Was So Devastating
- Key to Teen Social Success Found
May 14
- Microbes Could Build 'Iron Man' Circuits
- Staggering Amount of Food Wasted
- Floating an Old Idea: Zeppelins Return
- Junk Computers Could Fuel Cars
May 13
- Beware Cheap Sunglasses
- China Quake a 'Worst-Case Scenario' for California
- Sloths are Not Total Sloths
- Mathematicians Still Seen as Einsteins
- Overconfidence Ensures Failure in Business
- Pet Sterilization Grows Controversial
May 12
- 'Designer Baby' Work Criticized
- The Most Powerful Modern Women Leaders
- How the Spice Trade Changed the World
- Global Warming Worries Wealthy, Polluting Nations Least
- Robot Surgeon Gets a Brain
- Kids Say Kids With Glasses Look Smarter
- Seal Tries Sex with Penguin
- Mysterious Cheetah Disease Explained
- Blind Dog Sees After Surgery
May 11
- Frogs Go Ultrasonic for Sex
May 10
- Myanmar Aid Deliveries Now 'Race Against Time'
May 9
- Happy Mother's Day: Woman Pregnant With 18th Child
- Teeth Offer Clues to Human Diet Evolution
- Why Doesn't Evolution Discourage Suicide?
- Cat Urine Makes Mice Macho
- Wetsuit's Inventor Dies
- Myanmar Flooding Seen From Space
- Sneaky Spider Named for Rocker Neil Young
May 8
- World's Dirt Deteriorates
- 114-Year-Old Man Takes Longevity Keys to the Grave
- World to End in 2012 (Check Back for Updates)
- Mother Nature Still in Charge
May 7
- Conservatives Happier Than Liberals
- Music Reduced to Beautiful Math
- Cold Water Thrown on Antarctic Warming Predictions
- Go Speed Racer! Demons on Wheels Designed
- Firm Handshakes Help Land Jobs
- Strong Earthquake Strikes Near Japan
- World's Strangest Creature? Part Mammal, Part Reptile
May 6
- Signs of Suicide Seen in Brain Scans
- Electric Signals Could Ward Off Sharks
- Secret Found: What Makes Food Look Tasty
- Breastfeeding Rates Up, Along With Guilt
- Hey Yogi! Bears' Picnic Basket Theft Secrets Revealed
May 5
- Tropical Trouble: Species to Struggle in Heat
- Volcano in 1600 Caused Global Disruption, Study Suggests
- How to Fight Global Warming at Dinner
- How the Wealthy Medici Changed the World
- Why the 1930s Dust Bowl Was So Bad
May 4
- Slow Down: Whale Crossing
May 2
- What We Know (and Hate) About Consciousness
- 'Iron Man' Hero Personifies Modern Military Contractors
- Archive of 'Changed the World' Columns
- Blobs Inside Earth Like Peanut Butter
- The Freaky Fish of the Congo
May 1
- Birds Babble Like Babies
- Multiple Quakes Rock the West
- Cloud Rat Rediscovered after 112 Years
- Breaking Up Not So Hard, Study Finds
- Humans: The Strangest Species
- Parachuting Dog Helped Win WWII