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Beware of the '12 Scams of Christmas'
Security firm lists top online scams during the holiday season.

Christmas and holiday season - Christmas - Holidays - Directories - Literature

PHOTOS: 20-Foot-Long Croc Lived Millions of Years Ago
Researchers discover new ancient crocodile species.

Recreation - Windsor - Society and Culture - Monarchy - History

PHOTOS: King of Pop Lives On ... in Baby Scan?!
Parents-to-be spot face of Michael Jackson on ultrasound scan.

Michael Jackson - Medicine - Health - Imaging - Ultrasonography

WATCH: Sneak Peak at Google's Operating System
Google Chrome operating system will be available for the 2010 holiday season.

Google - Google Chrome - Search - Search Engines - Tools

Sony Plans Online Service to Build Brand Loyalty
Sony's new online service to launch next year.

Sony - aibohack.com - Intellectual Property - Copyrights - Digital Millennium Copyright Act

WATCH: Penguin and Zookeeper's Love Story
Sandy returns to the arm of a zookeeper after her male companion dies.

Animals - Arts - Television - Relationships - Cyber Relationships

Astronauts Get Extra Moving Time at Space Station
Astronauts to get extra moving time at the International Space Station.

International Space Station - Astronaut - Technology - Space - Missions

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PHOTOS: Fireball Lights Up Western U.S. Sky
Witnesses say fireball "turned night into day."

Jehovahs Witnesses - Christianity - Religion and Spirituality - Opposing Views - Denominations

PHOTOS: Toronto Zoo Welcomes Baby Gorilla
Baby gorilla's father chooses his name.

Toronto Zoo - Gorilla - Primates - Flora and Fauna - Biology

WATCH: Liftoff! Put Yourself in the Pilot Seat
Lipstick camera shows Atlantis' launch from the pilot's point of view.

Atlantis - Social Sciences - Archaeology - Alternative - Lost Civilizations

'Modern Warfare 2' Makes $550 Million in 5 Days
"Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" is setting entertaiment records.

Call of Duty - Modern Warfare 2 - Warfare and Conflict - Infinity Ward - Information Warfare

Learning While Sleeping May Not Be Crackpot Idea
A new study suggests sleeping may enhance our memories.

Education - Distance Learning - Online Teaching and Learning - Methods and Theories - Learning Theories

Internet Scam or Post-Sale Bargain?
Senate committee takes aim at retailers' online sales tactics.

Credit card - Business - Financial services - Point of sale - Personal Finance

Unfriend or Defriend? Facebook Fans Debate
"Unfriend" is top word of 2009 but some say it should be "defriend."

Social Sciences - Public Speaking - Communication - Forensics - Game

Remote Control Bowels? Man's 'Bionic Bottom'
After accident, Ged Galvin uses a remote control to work his bowels.

Remote control - Networking - Shopping - Consumer Electronics - Accessories

Mars Rover: Stuck in the Mud
Spirit, the Mars rover that landed in Gusev Crater on Mars in January 2004 and is still working, just isn't going forward or backward. Back in April its wheels broke through some crusty ground into thick, soft dust, and engineers back at the Jet Propulsion Lab in California haven't been able to get it out. "This lonely spot on the edge of a crater may be where Spirit ends its adventure on Mars," said Doug McCuistion, director of NASA's Mars Exploration Program...

Mars - NASA - Mars rover - Gusev Crater - Spirit rover

Tranquility Base
Forty years after Neil Armstrong keyed his microphone and said, "Houston, Tranquility Base here, the Eagle has landed," a NASA probe in lunar orbit has returned this image of Apollo 11's landing site. Take a look.

Neil Armstrong - Apollo 11 - NASA - Tranquility Base - Space

NASA's Ares 1-X Test: The View From Above
Hundreds of cameras watched NASA's Ares 1-X launch last week, the test of NASA's maybe-successor to the space shuttles, but none had a more complete view than one on board a small Cessna Skymaster, which the space agency had circling...

PHOTOS: Fat Skunk Says Bye-Bye to Bacon
Plump skunk named Mr. Bumble tries to lose one-third his weight.

PHOTOS: Solar Eclipse

PHOTOS: At 7 Feet Long, Newfie Vies for Biggest Dog Title
Owner wants Guiness Book of Records to recognize Boomer

PHOTOS: Marine Life From Pole to Pole
Scientists find astonishing richness in species in Arctic and Antarctic oceans.

PHOTOS: Animals Battle Extinction
Humpback whale wanders into New York harbor.

PHOTOS: World's Volcanoes Erupt
Space station astronauts caught this view of Sarychev volcano erupting.

PHOTOS: Comet Lulin
Backwards-flying, green comet makes its closest approach to Earth today.

PHOTOS: Happy Birthday! Steve Jobs Turns 54
A look back at Apple co-founder Jobs and the company he created.

PHOTOS: Goldmine of New Species Discovered in Southeast Asia
More than 1,000 new species are discovered in the Mekong region.

PHOTOS: Bush Creates Marine Monuments in Historic Effort
Pres. Bush protects a huge expanse of the Pacific, leaving a bright blue legacy.

PHOTOS: Life in Bone-Chilling Barrow
Barrow, Alaska, perched on Artic Ocean, is threatened by climate change.

PHOTOS: Best in Show: Gadgets Take Top Honors
Check out the hottest tech offerings from this year's Consumer Electronics Show.

PHOTOS: Antarctica: A Call to Action
Photographer shows effects of climate change on a fragile part of the world.

PHOTOS: Under the Sea Census
Researchers spot hundreds of new species of underwater animals.

PHOTOS: Destroyed: Galveston Residents Return Home
Hurricane Ike evacuees come to Galveston for the first time since Ike.

PHOTOS: Wet Lake Found on Saturn
Lake has liquid -- but enough to water ski?

PHOTOS: Sky Phenomenons
Strange explosions may be the force behind dazzling phenomenon.

PHOTOS: WORLD'S UGLIEST ANIMALS
Conservationists believe the ugly fish should be listed as endangered.

PHOTOS: World Heritage Sites
UNESCO has named new sites deemed worthy of preservation.

PHOTOS: Mercury: Images of a Violent Planet
Messenger spacecraft reveals never-before-seen color images of the Swift Planet.

PHOTOS: Boeing Through the Years
Boeing to develop half-helicopter, half-blimp.

PHOTOS: Breathtaking Bridges
The world's longest cable-stayed bridge opens in China.

PHOTOS: Stars Go Green for Cleaner Planet
Celebrities practice eco-friendly living by going green.

PHOTOS: Who's Killing Mountain Gorillas?
The gorillas of Virunga National Park are in jeopardy in the Congo.

PHOTOS: Freaky Frogs
Freakish frog unleashes hidden claws if threatened.

PHOTOS: Best Gadgets of 2008
The competition was tight, but these 10 packed a punch.

PHOTOS: Geneva Gears Up for the Auto Show
Struggling auto industry hopes to drum up interest in Geneva this week.

WATCH: Sony's Latest Electronics for the Holiday Season
Matt Shenker of Sony presents their newest gadgets for the holiday season.