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Camera combo devices not a one-stop solution: Do you even have to buy a digital camera anymore? It depends on your needs, but the answer for most of us is yes if you want good-quality photos. ›12:43 9 Oct, Thu
Scientists confirm shark's virgin birth: In a study reported Friday in the Journal of Fish Biology, scientists said DNA testing proved that a pup carried by a female Atlantic blacktip shark in the Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center contained no genetic material from a male. ›05:49
Ford, GM say they wont file for bankruptcy: Executives at Ford and General Motors said Friday they are not considering filing for bankruptcy, even as the tumbling stock market crushed shares of both automakers. ›20:49
Wall Streets rollercoaster ride continues: Wall Street capped its worst week ever with a wild session Friday that saw the Dow Jones industrials rocket within a 1,000 point range before closing with a relatively mild loss. ›22:34
Obama: McCain trying to divide country: Barack Obama on Friday accused John McCain of trying to divide the country, but he let fellow Democrats handle harsher attacks while he kept his message mostly upbeat. ›17:46
Study: Urban bears arefatter, die earlier: Urban black bears are much heavier and more likely to die violent deaths than their wilder peers, a new study found. And if female, they're more likely to get pregnant at a younger age. ›20:58 30 Sep, Tue
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
Buffett boosts wealth to top Gates: Warren Buffett is again the richest American, deposing Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, after Forbes magazine recalculated the fortunes of some of the 400 wealthiest Americans. ›19:50
Pakistan condemns U.S. missile attacks: U.S. missile attacks on suspected militants in Pakistan's northwest near Afghanistan are undermining the war on terror and "helping the terrorists," the Muslim nation's Foreign Ministry said Friday. ›18:13
Pakistan terror debate grows urgent: Amid a series of suicide bombings across Pakistan, the anti-terrorism debate has grown more urgent than ever before. ›09:55
Video: World finance ministers to convene in Washington: Oct. 9: A day after the world's central banks agreed to cut their interest rates, the Treasury Department showed signs it may be heading in a different direction on the $700 billion bailout. NBC's John Yang reports.(Nightly News) ›22:52 9 Oct, Thu
Top 5 best video game quotes: Reducing the most memorable video game quotes to just five is a tough task. But we've given it a shot, serving up the extracts that truly define the medium the most choice game quotes of all time. ›03:40 9 Oct, Thu
Which comedian poked fun at debate? That one: Which late-night comedian poked fun at the presidential candidates' debate performance? That one. ›13:28 9 Oct, Thu
8 great space telescopes: The Hubble Space Telescope isnt the only scientific eye in the sky. Since 1990, Hubble has been joined by a fleet of orbital observatories that have dazzled us with images of the cosmos. ›21:35 9 Oct, Thu
Are 'microplastics' marine pollutants?: Tiny plastic particles called "microplastics" and which concentrate pollutants might be ingestible by the ocean's tiny denizens and then move up the food chain. ›20:04 2 Oct, Thu
Orphaned rhino adopted by park rangers: Kenyan park ranger Patrick Muriithi has some common parenting concerns, but his child is unique: a teenage, two-ton rhino. ›15:44 7 Oct, Tue
Newsweek poll: Obama opens double-digit lead: With four weeks left in the presidential campaign, Barack Obama now leads John McCain by double digits, 52 percent to 41 percent among likely votersa marked shift from the last Newsweek poll, conducted one month ago, when the two candidates were tied at 46 percent. ›20:46
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
Scientists confirm shark's virgin birth: In a study reported Friday in the Journal of Fish Biology, scientists said DNA testing proved that a pup carried by a female Atlantic blacktip shark in the Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center contained no genetic material from a male. ›05:49
G7 endorses plan to stem financial crisis: Finance officials from the worlds top economic powers endorsed a sweeping plan Friday to stem the worst financial crisis in more than a half-century. ›22:48
NATO agrees on Afghan drug role: NATO defense ministers Friday authorized their troops in Afghanistan to attack drug barons blamed for pumping up to $100 million a year into the coffers of resurgent Taliban fighters. ›19:11 9 Oct, Thu
N.J. to 'race to the sea' for wind power: New Jersey is powering up an ambitious plan to become a world leader in the use of wind-generated energy. ›19:14 7 Oct, Tue
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
Somali pirates threaten to blow up ship: The pirates who hijacked an arms-laden Ukrainian tanker off the coast of Somalia threatened Friday to destroy the ship if no ransom is paid, a spokesman for the bandits said. ›19:48
