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Slide show: Month in Space: Sky highlights: Feast your eyes on eclipses, northern lights and other out-of-this-world sights from August 2008. ›19:25 28 Aug, Thu
Cosmic Log: Visions of Mars ... and more!: Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Are you looking for the latest, biggest, best pictures from the Red Planet and other colorful celestial hot spots? Start your journey right here. ›21:47
Bush may create largest protected area: President Bush on Monday said he was considering creating two protected marine areas in the Pacific Ocean one of which would be the world's largest, covering an area almost as large as Alaska. ›23:45 25 Aug, Mon
Video: Will Pawlenty be McCain's VP?: Aug. 28: John McCain is set to name his running mate Friday, and speculation is at a fever pitch. NBC's Kelly O'Donnell reports.(Nightly News) ›22:54 28 Aug, Thu
Anxious freshmen meeting first on Facebook: Filled with going-to-college angst, many incoming freshmen spent plenty of time this summer soaking up campus life and getting to know their roomies and classmates first on Facebook. ›12:59 28 Aug, Thu
At top of Greenland, new cracks in ice: In northern Greenland, new satellite images show a growing giant crack and an 11-square-mile chunk of ice hemorrhaging off a major glacier. ›23:31 21 Aug, Thu
Doggie 'doctors' diagnose their owners' ills: often before their owners even know they're ill. ›13:37 27 Aug, Wed
Woman out of doghouse in vote case: A judge has decided that a suburban Seattle woman who registered her Australian shepherd-terrier mix to vote has spent enough time in the legal doghouse. ›22:05 26 Aug, Tue
Wanted: Home for 6 million dead carp: Psst. Hey buddy, wanna buy 6 million carp? Utah has issued a permit to a businessman to remove 1.6 million pounds of carp in a bid to help an endangered species of fish. ›09:23 26 Aug, Tue
Video: Hoping a stump speech can fill a stadium: Aug. 28: Sen. Barack Obama checked out the football field transformed into an elaborate stage for him to make history, 45 years ago to the day, after MLK delivered his most memorable speech. NBC's Andrea Mitchell reports.(Nightly News) ›22:52 28 Aug, Thu
Live architecture: Grow your own home: Tolkien's hobbits would feel right at home in new dwellings made out of living tree roots and designed to protect inhabitants from earthquakes. ›15:41 28 Aug, Thu
Drunken-driving deaths fall in 32 states: Drunken-driving deaths fell in 32 states in 2007, the government reported Thursday, but alcohol-related fatalities increased among motorcycle riders in half the states. ›22:06 28 Aug, Thu
Canada's oil rush comes with critics: The largest dump truck in the world is parked under a massive mechanical shovel waiting to transport 400 tons of oily sand at an open pit mine in the northern reaches of Alberta. ›19:44
70 migrants missing in Mediterranean: A harrowing boat journey across the Mediterranean left some 70 African migrants missing after rough seas capsized the craft, the U.N. refugee agency said Thursday, calling on Malta to release the eight survivors from detention. ›20:37 28 Aug, Thu
Hundreds of oiled penguins die off Brazil: More than 200 oil-slicked penguins have washed up dead on the beaches of a popular Brazilian resort, and officials say they are searching for the source of the oil. ›20:51
Early ear infections may pack on pounds later: Chronic childhood ear infections may damage a vital taste-sensing nerve in kids, perking a preference for rich foods and making them prone to weight gain later, new research suggests. ›14:00 26 Aug, Tue
U.S. officials: Afghan deaths overstated: U.S. officials said a review of an American airstrike in Afghanistan refutes claims by the United Nations and others that as many as 90 civilians were killed. ›21:51 28 Aug, Thu
In pursuit of hot spots, we often miss the point: In our blind obsession with erogenous spots are we missing the forest for the trees? Is technology ruining regular sex for women? Sexploration answer your queries. ›12:36 28 Aug, Thu
Speed limit likely around Atlantic right whales: The government on Monday recommended a speed limit for commercial ships along the Atlantic coast, where collisions with the endangered right whale threaten its existence. ›00:28 26 Aug, Tue
'Grease to Greece' racers run on cooking oil: Fuelled only by used cooking fat, eight teams completed a 2,500-mile car rally from London to Athens on Wednesday in a bid to promote awareness of cheap and environmentally-friendly bio-fuels. ›16:10
GM to offer radios with ports for music players: General Motors Corp. says it will offer optional radios with USB ports for personal music players on some of its 2009 models. ›20:17
Doorstep astronomy: Venus shines bright: Venus will be visible low above the western horizon after sunset. If you're lucky you might catch Mars and Mercury too. ›19:24
Video: Hurricane Gustav gains strength: Aug. 28: As New Orleans marks the 3-year anniversary of Katrina, it is bracing for a major hurricane that could hit the Gulf Coast. Weather Channel meteorologist Jim Cantore reports on Tropical Storm Gustav.(Nightly News) ›22:57 28 Aug, Thu
87 sick, one dead from salmonella outbreak: One person has died and 87 are sick with salmonella food poisoning from tainted cheese in Quebec, health officials said on Friday. ›19:50
