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Closing in on a Carbon-Based Solar Cell

Spider Silk Reveals a Paradox of Super-strength

New Sensor Array Detects Single Molecules

The Mists of Time - Part 2: The Element With Two Names

The Mists of Time - Part 1: Swirls in Time

Obama Bestows Highest Presidential Honor on Early Career Scientists and Engineers

Electricity Collected From The Air Could Become The Newest Alternative Energy Source

Drought May Threaten Much Of Globe Within Decades

New Computer Model Advances Climate Change Research

Rain Contributes To Cycling Patterns Of Clouds

Birth of a Hurricane

New Methodology Improves Winter Climate Forecasting

Indian Ocean Sea-Level Rise Threatens Coastal Areas

Discovery of Subatomic Particles Could Answer Deep Questions in Geology

Construction to Start on NCAR-Wyoming Supercomputing Center

Mysterious clouds produced when aircraft inadvertently cause rain or snow

World's Largest Tornado Experiment Heads for Great Plains

Silver Tells a Story of Early Earth: Water Here Since Planet's Very Early Days

Methane Releases From Arctic Shelf May Be Much Larger and Faster Than Anticipated

Pollution From Asia Circles Globe At Stratospheric Heights

Ocean Drilling Expedition Off New Zealand Helps Predict Global Sea Level Changes

New Earthquake Information Unearthed by San Andreas Fault Studies

NASA Research Finds Last Decade was Warmest on Record

Heat And Moisture From Himalayas Could Be A Key Cause Of The South Asian Monsoon

Global Ice Age Climate Patterns Influenced by Bering Strait

Shining a Light on Light Pollution

Mystery Object in Starburst Galaxy M82 Possible Micro-Quasar

NASA's Cassini Spacecraft Sees Lightning On Saturn

World's Biggest Telescope to be Located on Armazones, Chile

NASA to Launch Human-Like Robot to Join Space Station Crew

Astronomers Capture a Rare Stellar Eclipse

The Ongoing Demise of a Planet

Suspected Asteroid Collision Leaves Trailing Debris

NASA Selects Boeing to Study Crew Capsule Design

Giant Intergalactic Gas Stream Longer than Thought

NASA's WISE Eye Spies First Glimpse of the Starry Sky

Spitzer Provides New Images Of The Small Magellanic Cloud

NASA's Kepler Space Telescope Discovers Five Exoplanets

NASA's Mars Rover Has Uncertain Future as Sixth Anniversary Nears

Meet The Presidents! - Madame Tussauds U.S. Presidents Gallery presents over 200 years of history.

The Garden - Daisy the Sports Star?

Caffeine Addicts Beware - Giant cup of coffee sets Guinness World Record.

A Thousand Bloom Chrysanthemum - One of the biggest wonders in the world of flowers.

Explore Space The LEGO Way - NASA and The LEGO Group partner to inspire children to build and explore the future.

The Garden - Perhaps fame isn't all it's cracked up to be.

Happy Anniversary to The Flintstones - The 'Modern Stone-Age Family' is fifty years old!

Dive With Sharks - Dubai Aquarium enriches the diving experience with underwater photography and shark feeding.

Sailing on Plastic Bottles - The Plastiki Expedition completes its historic 8,000 mile trans-Pacific voyage.

Unmanned Solar-Powered Aircraft Sets World Record - QinetiQ's Zephyr has been aloft for more than a week.

Martian Adventure - NASA and Microsoft Provide Mars 3-D Close Encounter

Moonbase Alpha Adventure - NASA takes gamers on a Lunar Adventure with new online video game.

The Garden - Newspapers explain a lot ... even Lindsay Lohan.

More than just Dinosaurs - There's lots to see and do at the updated Canadian Museum of Nature.

He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown - What happens when the always lovable Snoopy turns into a disobedient beagle?

Robots Compete in Botball Tournament - So it's not Transformers and there's no Megan Fox. It's still cool.

Bloodless Surgery Gaining Ground - U.S. military will reduce its use of blood transfusions through intensive training.

Celebrating 20 Years of Discovery - NASA's Starry-Eyed Hubble Telescope turns 20

The Garden - Newspapers are an excellent way to keep informed about current events ... even upside-down.

Dolphins Return to Renovated Seven Seas - Their 20-year-old Seven Seas home underwent a total makeover.

Canada's Contribution To Astronauts - Kudos to Canada for Supporting Apollo 13 and the ISS

A New Way To Fly - A giant, vertical airship powered by natural energy and designed to carry travelers in style and luxury.

Antarctic 4D Theatre - Experience the Antarctic with 3D movies, vibrating seats, snow bubbles, and dry ice.

Moonbuggy Race - Student teams from around the globe will battle lunar terrain on NASA's test track.

Alice In Wonderland meets Bloomingdale's - Apparel And Accessories Inspired by Tim Burton's take on the classic children's tale

The Garden - Daisy finally figures out that some things are worth more than money.

Patching The Watchtower - Historic Grand Canyon tower to undergo renovations

Calgary Zoo Welcomes Baby Giraffe - At five feet, ten inches, this is one big baby!

Journey Through Distant Galaxies - Leonardo DiCaprio will be your guide on a new IMAX 3D voyage.

Gerry Swims Into Gladys' Life - Bristol Zoo's solitary giant gourami has not had a mate of her own for four years.

LEGOLAND Water Park - Like playing with your blocks ... in the tub.

Strawberry Dart Frogs Make Good Parents - They have poisonous skin, but they still take care of their kids.

Coming Soon: A Dedicated 3D Television Network - Three-Way venture to bring next-generation experience to home television viewers

The Garden - Daisy is determined to take better care of her money. Yeah, right.

NJIT Receives Funding Supporting Multiple Research Programs

T2k Neutrino Experiment Starts Its Search For The Unknown

Two Circulating Beams Bring First Collisions In The LHC

Direct Methanol Fuel-Cell For Mobile Electronic Devices

Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter taken out of Safe Mode

Hubble's Deepest Near-Infrared Image Yet

VERITAS Discovers Very High Energy Gamma Rays from Starburst Galaxy M82

Puzzling Lake Asymmetry on Titan

Record-Breaking Radio Astronomy Project to Measure Sky with Extreme Precision

NASA Awards $350,000 to Winning Astronaut Glove Designers

NASA's Wise Gets Ready To Survey The Whole Sky

NASA Spacecraft Impacts Lunar Crater in Search for Water Ice

The Sun Bombards Earth with High-Speed Streams of Wind

Lightest Exoplanet Yet Discovered

Galilean Nights: Global Astronomy Event Invites the World to Discover Our Universe

Kid's Book Asks, Are We Alone in the Universe?

Meteorite Found On Mars Yields Clues About Planet's Past

Polar Obsession - Remarkable photo book reminds us of what's at stake in the Arctic and Antarctic.

Mr. Lincoln Returns to Disneyland - Classic Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln gets an incredible Disneyland upgrade

Blame It On Swine Flu - Hand Sanitizers Rival Pens As Most Popular Promo Product

DNA Profiling For Penguins - Keeping track of these flightless birds goes high-tech

Species On The Climate Change Hit List - It's not just 'Save the Whales' anymore!

Project Penguin - Robben, Dyer, and Dassen receive good care at Bristol Zoo Gardens

New arrivals in Bristol Zoo's Reptile House - Bristol Zoo Gardens re-opened its Reptile House after extensive improvements and plenty of new arrivals.

The Fantastic Flight of the Silver Dart - Teaching children about Canada's aviation history

Charles Hayden Planetarium Upgrades - Museum of Science to Transform Planetarium into New England's Most Technologically Advanced Digital Theater

Oregon Zoo Cares For Orphaned Cougar Cub - Ten-week-old male cub is the second orphaned cougar brought to the zoo this year

World Wildlife Fund's Annual Watch List - Iconic Animal Populations Being Decimated By Climate Change

Luminous Windows 2010 - Displaying the largest and most comprehensive collection of holography in the world

Scene It? Movies Comes To iPhone - Trivia-Based Game Follows DVD, Console, and Online Success With Release on Mobile Platform

Hear the Music of the Peanuts - Online exhibition to feature Schulz's Beethoven: Schroeder's Muse

Amanda Knox In The Court Of Public Opinion - The wave of public outrage over this verdict highlights a problem with society.

iPhone Musicians - Mobile phones are being used as musical instruments in a new course at the University of Michigan.

Wanted: A New Mars Rover - NASA Program Offers Community College Scholars Chance to Design Space Rovers

A Bouncing Baby Beluga - The Vancouver Aquarium names its newest beluga calf, Nala.

Leonardo Dicaprio To Be Animated - He'll provide the voice for Jack Frost in DreamWorks Animation's upcoming feature, The Guardians.

Honoring Monty Python - Monty Python receives a Special Award to honour their outstanding contribution to film and television.

Do You Have Sleep Apnea? - Doctors find a better way to diagnose this serious condition

The Garden - The realities of high finance hit home for Daisy.

'Moving Beyond Earth' at the Smithsonian - A new exhibition at the National Air and Space Museum follows the developing story of humans in space.

Elmo Loves You! - Sesame Workshop and Warner Home Video re-releases favorite Elmo feature

Canadian High School Goes Digital - Canadian High School announces use of Sony readers in place of printed textbooks

Running the Numbers: Portraits of Mass Consumption - Raising ecological awareness through art at the Museum of Science

A Piece Of History - NASA honors Biloxi's Apollo Astronaut Fred Haise with a moon rock

Baby Panda Cuts First Two Teeth - San Diego Zoo's panda cub shows off his personality and independence during his 11th veterinary exam.

King Tut Takes Toronto! - Experience 'King Tut: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs' at Toronto's AGO

Sunday at the Funnies - Visit Charles M. Schulz Museum's newest exhibition, Sunday at the Funnies.

Disappearing Orangutans - Chicago Zoological Society raises awareness of dwindling global orangutan population

Tales of the Maya Skies - An innovative show couples latest technology with ancient Maya science and culture.

Gorilla Charles Picks His Baby's Name - Critically endangered Lowland gorilla population gets a boost.

Sony Pictures Entertainment Takes On 'Risk' - Play the game, See the movie, Conquer the world

40th Anniversary Of First ARPANET Transmission - The precursor of the global Internet started as a link between only two nodes.

The Garden - Daisy wants to spend her money ... on something.

The Highbridge Tower - A sketch of the Highbridge Tower in Manhattan's Highbridge Park

Intelligent Traffic System Makes Hamburg's Elb-Tunnel More Efficient - No more running out in the middle of traffic to move traffic cones

The Garden - Daisy doesn't know what to do with her money ... but she seems to like the way it tastes.

Disney Unveils New Attractions - Including a 3-D version of the Star Wars based 'Star Tours'

Protecting Atlantic Coral Reefs - 25,000 square miles of the most important marine area in the world

Dancing To 'Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs' - Sony Wonder Technology Lab lets you dance with animated stars

Incarnadine: The True Memoirs of Count Dracula - A New Take On The Dracula Story

The Garden - Daisy joins the ranks of the rich and famous

The Garden - Daisy has mastered photosynthesis ... sort of

Earth's Disappearing Water - NASA satellites pinpoint humans as the cause

Signature In The Cell - The stunning complexity of life points to an intelligent designer

Stopping Marine Debris - The ocean should not be our garbage dump

Brain Fitness can Save Medicare Billions - Brain exercises make you smarter and healthier

Increase The Resale Value Of Your Home With Artificial Stone - It's all about curb appeal.

The Garden - Daisy finally tries some real photosynthesis

The Garden - Daisy doesn't know where to put the film in her digital camera.

The Garden - Daisy doesn't know anything about photosynthesis, but she's still having fun.

The Garden - Daisy learns about photosynthesis ... sort of.

Reeds - An abstract painting

The Garden - Daisy is upset about losing her job at the compost pile, but learns she still has a purpose.

The Garden - Daisy is upset about losing her job at the compost pile, but Boris doesn't seem to mind.

The Garden - Daisy's first look at the compost pile isn't what she expected.

The Garden - The HR Manager at the compost pile conducts sensitivity training.

A Solution to the Global Financial Crisis - Who can bail out the world? And what will happen when the world realizes it?

Men's Health - A subject too often neglected. These references may help to keep men and boys healthy.

Graphics References - for graphic artists and illustrators.

Free and Open Source Software - Here are some of the resources we find useful.

Apple References - Links and References about innovative Apple, maker of the Macintosh, iPod, and iPhone.

The Garden - Will the other compost workers accept Daisy and Boris?

The Garden - Daisy and Boris get ready for work at the compost pile.

The Garden - Daisy and Boris talk their way into a job at the compost pile.

The Garden - Daisy considers a career change.

The Cost of Humor - How many customers can you afford to alienate?

The Garden - Maurice has a new job with great benefits.

The Garden - The Garden's casino has a card shark.

Cut corners on safety at your financial peril - Listeriosis is as bad for business as it is for your health

The Garden - Literacy is a wonderful thing.

Downgrade to XP - Isn't that a step in the wrong direction?

The Garden - Daisy's new friend, Boris the Mushroom, is a real comedian. At least, Daisy thinks so.

The Garden - Daisy welcomes a new character to The Garden, Boris the Mushroom.

Wall-E - Political commentary fit for kids.

Vantage Point - 8 Strangers. 8 Points of View. 1 Truth.

The Garden - Rose is back on her stem, and the Flowers experience a dramatic change.

Art Theft - We all lose out when pieces of our past go missing.

Get Smart - This retake on the original series has no need to say "Sorry about that, Chief."

Microsoft closes the window on XP - Is it time to close the book on Windows?

Putting Landfill Gas To Use - The garbage you put out on the curb may eventually fuel your car.

Scientific Experiment Could Destroy The Earth - Or maybe not.

The Garden - The flowers have Rose, but how are they going to get her back on her stem?

A Windows Free Zone - Using Macs, Linux, and Wine to escape the Microsoft money pit.

The Garden - Daisy finds a way to get Rose down from the picnic table using Bowser Power.

Impossible Positions - Courts Undermine Parental Authority

Star Trek: The Music - World-class performance brings the legend to life.

Star Trek Fandom - The Force Behind Star Trek's Longevity

The Garden - It looks like Indiana Daisy may have met her match in Bowser, the Bringer of Yellow Rain.

Tim Hortons - How much is goodwill and customer loyalty worth?

Jumper - Is it worth jumping into a theater to see this movie?

Lifelock - Don't make promises you can't keep.

Off-Shore Wind Farms - Power from the sea may answer objections about noise and aesthetics.

The Garden - It takes a special kind of Daisy to deal with the Bringer of Yellow Rain ... Indiana Daisy!

Indiana Jones - The Crystal Skull proves Indy isn't ready for the old folks home yet.

Iron Man - Not just another guy-in-a-suit movie.

The Garden - The Bringer of Yellow Rain may complicate the flowers' rescue plans.

When Crime Labs Fail To Follow The Evidence - Mistakes You Won't Find On CSI

Spring - An abstract painting and a poem about springtime.

The Garden - The flowers find Rose, but will they be able to reach her in time?

The Garden - Our flowers learn the Evil Neighbor's yard is home to Slobbering Giants.

The Garden - The grass have warning for our flowers: Beware the Bringer of Yellow Rain!

Meta-Baseball - There's baseball, and then there's the Game of Baseball

The Garden - The flowers meet some of the inhabitants of the Evil Neighbor's backyard. Is the Evil Dog near too?

Some People Never Learn - My in-laws fall for another hoax email ... again.

The Garden - The flowers are about to enter the Evil Neighbor's backyard!

The Garden - The mission to rescue Rose from the Evil Neighbors gets some high-tech help.

Blu-ray Wins The Format War - But don't hold a ticker-tape parade just yet.

The Garden - Daisy leads the flowers on a mission to rescue Rose.

Who's To Blame? - There's more than enough blame to share when a teenage girl is sexually assaulted.

Deliver Us from Evil - exposes the world of pedophile priests and the Church that protects them.

The Garden - The flowers aren't going to take Rose's kidnapping lying down!

Toxic Hazards On Your Desk - What can be done about the hazardous materials used in computers?

The Garden - A senseless act of terrorism strikes the garden!

The Garden - We're all in this together.

National Treasure: Book of Secrets - More puzzles in this worthy sequal to the original.

The Garden - If it looks like a rose ....

I Am Legend - Will Smith battles vampires in New York.

The Golden Compass - Is it enough to draw you back for a sequel?

The Garden - Daisy's poem.

The Garden - What rhymes with Daisy?

The Garden - Daisy doesn't need thorns!

Testing For Tommy - Alabama Governor Bob Riley refuses to order tests that could save an innocent man from death.

The Garden - Daisy is starting to show her true feelings about Rose.

The Garden - A Rose by any other name ...

The Garden - A new flower in the garden can only mean one thing: Trouble for Daisy!

Guests From Hell - How Resorts Deal With Theft And Vandalism

Convicted But Innocent - How wrongful conviction affects you.

Colm Wilkinson's Broadway & Beyond Tour - Much more than just a man behind a mask

Spring Is Just Around The Corner - What you can do to prepare your garden for spring.

Breezes, Punta Cana - A Welcome Break From The Cold

Virtual Servers - They're not just figments of your imagination.

In Case Of Emergency, Break Glass - Preparing a disaster recovery plan for your business.

Who Has Heard The Wind - Do wind farms produce noise pollution?

Manners In Text - Observing proper business etiquette in your email.

Is Linux Ready For Your Desktop? - It may be, if you're comfortable with trying new things.

Second Star To The Right - An alternative to GPS that doesn't require batteries.

Finding Work Through A Temporary Agency - Finding a great job can be easy, if you're open to change.

The Garden - Daisy gets an education.

The Garden - Daisy learns that ownership has its privileges ... and its responsibilities!

The Garden - Daisy's weed list is getting longer!

The Garden - Daisy takes over the Garden and starts a weed list.

The Garden - Daisy has a bright idea.

The Garden - Spike is a what?!

The Garden - Technology isn't always what you expect.

The Garden - Romance is blooming!

The Garden - Excuse our obscure references.

The Garden - It's amazing what some people leave lying around.

Don't Say It If You Don't Mean It - Juno Awards producers tease couple with bogus car promise.

Going Off-Grid - What does it take to disconnect from the world?

Rejoice In Simplicity - A painting of a mouse enjoying the sweet fragrance of a flower.

The Garden - Daisy's view of the garden begins to change.

Music or Noise? - A drawback to wind power, depending on your attitude.

The Garden - A warning to children: Don't mess with the flowers!

The Garden - Rain may not be neat, but it is scientific.

Whine, Whine, Whine - Some people will complain about anything.

Dual-Boot Linux and Windows - Resizing a Windows Partition to Enable a Dual Boot for Linux.

The Changing Sound of Music - The music of tomorrow may be the noise of today, or maybe not.

The Garden - The protest continues.

Competitive Knitting - Not a sport for the timid.

The Garden - Daisy kicks her protest up a notch.

The Garden - Daisy decides to do something about her situation.

Dorky, Disabled, or Dead? - Make your kids wear helmets!

No Such Thing As Bad Publicity? - Heads roll after a publicity stunt goes wrong.

Convict Carts - No More Wonky Shopping Carts, Smaller Prisons

The Garden - Daisy finds out that plants are not the only residents of the garden.

The Garden - Daisy begins her first night, and boy is it dark!

Sidekick - A typical Daniel Baldwin movie.

Why We Fight - Freedom comes at a high cost.

RV - It would be funny even without Robin Williams.

Ford Sees Red - Ink, that is. The world's second-largest auto manufacturer is bleeding.

A Scanner Darkly - If this doesn't scare you off drugs, nothing will.

Ice Age 2: The Meltdown - More fun than a barrel of squirrels.

Good Night, and Good Luck - We don't seem to learn from history.

The Illusionist - Slight of hand and misdirection make for a great story.

The Garden - Daisy thinks her soil is dirty.

The Virus and Bacteria Hoax - There's no reason to be afraid of these tiny critters.

Another Bank Loses Your Data - At what point will they lose your confidence too?

The Garden - Daisy is not a happy flower.

Rogers Drops Services - Business At The Speed Of Stupid. Don't respect your customers.

Stupid Radio Station Stunts - Business At The Speed Of Stupid.

The Garden - Premier of our comic strip featuring befuddled flowers and idiosyncratic insects.

The Soap That wouldn't Leave - A bar of soap is lasting an unnaturally long time.

Lady In The Water - Don't watch it if your jeans are too tight.

Pointless Mission Statements - Some companies make great use of the Dilbert Mission Statement generator.

Scientific Fanaticism - Science Is Already A Religion

Celestial Navigation - Finding your way through the Final Frontier.

A History Lesson For The Pope - Praying for peace is a good thing, but actions speak louder than words.

Neighbors From Hell - It's time to move.

If You Were A Superhero - What would be your super power?

Using a Mac font on Linux - You can still use that zero byte file if you treat it properly.

Are you hungry for the McAstro? - McDonald's and NASA announce corporate sponsorship deal.

More Sensitive Data Lost - When are corporations going to learn?

Come Out From Among Them - A scriptural response to priestly abuse.

Technical Notes - Notes we've been accumulating about Macs, Linux, and Windows.

Big Splash - An abstract painting

Broken Glass - An abstract painting

Man on Fire - An abstract painting

Why I Like Bats - A Poem by Spooky Mark

Improving Sports - Don't take offense if you actually do like sports.