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September 30
- City Bears Get Fat, Die Young
- Twisted Science: Pain Causes Arthritis
- Americans Clueless About Plans to Create New Life Forms
- Financial Risk-Taking Linked to Testosterone
- Earth's Air Divided by Chemical Equator
September 29
- Bug's Incredible Leaps Explained
- Bus-Sized Dinosaur Breathed Like Birds
- Global Warming Costs Starfish an Arm and a Leg
- Brain's Hub of Fear Found
- How 'Photo 51' Changed the World
- Survey Says: Polls Have Problems
- Video Gamers Surprisingly Fit and Older
September 28
- Even Viruses Catch Viruses
September 27
- Why Old Athletes Come Back
September 26
- Bees Can Count
- Prehistoric Giant Goose Skull Found
- New Life Found in Old Tombs
- Being Human: What a Pain!
- Facebook Profiles Out Narcissists
- In Pain? Stop and Smell the Roses
- In Barren Patch of Ocean, Hope for Life
September 25
- At Home, Women Rule
- Iditarod Dogs' Endurance Secret Revealed
- Oldest Rocks on Earth Found
- Why Earth's Magnetic Field Flip-Flops
- Office Emails Loaded with Lies
- Dinosaur Spills His Guts
- Conservative or Liberal? Workspace Reveals All
September 24
- Financial Crisis: Can Americans Stay Happy?
- Some Marshes Pass Too Much Gas
- 5 Myths About Wind Energy
September 23
- The Flip Side of Flip-Flopping
- Tiny Dino Fed on Termites
- Chocolate Helps Heart Stay Healthy
- When Hospitals Make You Sick
- You Write the Melody, Computer Handles Harmony
- How to Cheat Death
September 22
- Extinct Giant Tortoise Could Be Revived
- Neanderthals Ate Seals and Dolphins
- McCain vs. Obama: The Web Sites
- Chimps Prefer Cooked Food
- Men With Traditional Views on Sex Roles Earn More Money
- New Test Shows If You Are a Shopaholic
September 21
- Fish Fingers: Your Digits Used to Be Fins
September 19
- Scientists Predict the Next President
- The Long History of the 2008 Financial Mess
- Skeleton May Be Early TB Victim
- Bug Builds Underwater Mobile Home
- Size Tradeoff: Horns vs. Copulatory Organs
- Lessons in Corporate Failure From a 5th-Grader
- Future Fury: Hurricane Effects Will Only Get Worse
September 18
- Political Views Driven by Biology
- New Iguana Species Found in Fiji
- Financial Fiasco: Can America Recover This Time?
- Plants Make Own Painkillers
- Fringe Science and the Secretive Project Stargate
September 17
- 100 New Sharks and Rays Named
- Nation's First Weather Museum Survives Ike
- Food Shortages Drive Birds to Murder Chicks
- Ike's Death Toll Hits 50
- Parachutist Survives Fall, Gets 'Pacemaker for Pain'
- How Food Labels Could Power the Future
- Dogs Catch Human Yawns
September 16
- Biggest Melt Comes From Smallest Glaciers
- Whales Heard Near New York City
- Social Isolation Makes People Cold, Literally
- Arctic Sea Ice Shrinks to Second Lowest on Record
- How Amish Avoid Obesity
- Snacks Overpower Our Best Intentions
September 15
- New Rules Advised for Hunting Gorillas, 'Bushmeat'
- Fluorescent-Red Glowing Fish Found
- Strange 'Ant from Mars' Discovered
- How 'Kilroy Was Here' Changed the World
- Dinosaurs
- Why People Ignore Hurricane Evacuation Warnings
- Even Plants Eat Their Greens
- Bees Do the Wave to Save Their Lives
September 12
- Ike Underscores Foolishness of Building on Barrier Islands
- History's Worst Storm Surges
- Why Ike's Storm Surge Could Devastate Galveston
- The Bizarre Creatures of Madagascar
- Tiny 'Ships' Sail Bloodstream to Destroy Cancer
- King Tut Had Twins, But Why?
- Why Ike Could Be Texas' Worst Nightmare
- Near-Death Experiences: What Really Happens?
September 11
- Ancient Amphibian Had Enormous Teeth
- Early Whales Had Legs
- Why Dinosaurs Ruled: Just Plain Luck
- Strange New Source of Bladder Pain Discovered
- Why Thin Will Always Be In
- Natural Cures Pack Dangerous Chemicals
- Search for Magical Dark Matter Gets Real
- Creepy Cannibalism: Why Female Spiders Eat Mates
- Hurricane History: Texas a Top Target
September 10
- How an Eggbeater Could Power the Future
- Rare 'Forest Giraffe' Photographed
- Some Must Touch Before They Buy
- Jurassic Undertakers Feasted on Dead Dinosaurs
September 9
- Boss' Gender Can Affect Workers' Stress
- Huge Ancient Lake Discovered in Russia
- Animals Set to Auction Their Art
- Wild Animals Suffer on 'Junk Food' Diets
- It's A Zoo Out There: Online Dating for Rare Species
September 8
- Neanderthal Brains Grew Like Ours
- Brains Wired Differently in Men vs. Women
- Humans Have Astonishing Memories, Study Finds
- Pyrenees Glaciers Disappearing
- Odd Gender Differences Found in Walking
- Antarctic Earthquakes Shake at Glacial Speed
- Theory of Flightless Birds Shot Down
- How Gandhi Changed the World
- For Giant Bug, Size Matters
September 7
- Study: Credit Cards Cause More Spending
September 5
- Urban Surprise: More Bicyclists Means Fewer Accidents
- Extinction Circles Giant Vultures
- Autism and Vaccines: Why Bad Logic Trumps Science
- Should Babies Be Put on a Sleep Schedule?
- Future Doctors Could Sniff Out Cancer
- The Common Cold: Myths and Facts
September 4
- Why Dewdrops Stay on the Rose
- Survey: Keep Religion Out of Politics
- Mammoth Mystery: The Beasts' Final Years
- Thinking Makes Us Pig Out
- Out There: People Who Live Without TV
September 3
- Strongest Hurricanes Getting Stronger
- Volcano's Eruption Colors World's Sunsets
- New Bread Packaging Thwarts Mold
- How Smarter Cars Could Power the Future
- Deep-Voiced Deer Lucky in Love
September 2
- Study: Zen Meditation Really Does Clear the Mind
- Study: Our Mates Look Like Mom and Dad
- Robot Helicopter Teaches Itself How to Fly
- Dead For Years, Ferrets Finally Become Fathers
- Diary of a Dying Mom
- Era of Scientific Secrecy Near End
- Forecasters: September Will Be Busy Month for Hurricanes
- The Science of Stickiness Revealed
- Trees Suffer One-Two Punch of Acid Rain and Climate Change
September 1
- Darwin Gallery: Darwin on Display
- Is Sarah Palin a Creationist?
- How 'Mein Kampf' Changed the World
- Beetles Evolving as Lovers or Fighters
- People Who Lose Jobs Become Hermits